Good morning! As I head off to Philadelphia for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference I’m calling on anyone who has ever held/read/loaned/borrowed/devoured/listened to/written/published or bought a book to participate in the action below!
Writers for Democratic Action is launching BOOK THE VOTE (BTV), a drive to bring readers, writers, booksellers and librarians together to register voters before the 2022 elections. Volunteers will organize and staff nonpartisan tables in participating bookstores and libraries, especially in battle-ground states. Stores and libraries in colleges and universities will focus on registering the crucial cohort of younger voters. In the spring of 2022, BTV Registration Tables will be placed and staffed at partner bookstores and libraries every Saturday, expanding to Saturdays and Sundays in the summer, and to five days a week in the Fall. On September 20th, the American Library Association’s National Voter Registration Day for 2022, BTV will sponsor high profile author readings at partner bookstores and libraries across the country. BTV is partnering with DEMOCRACY MATTERS, a national student organization, which offers paid internships to undergraduates. DM interns will organize students on their campuses to promote voter registration, in league with BTV.
Good morning! As I head off to Philadelphia for the Association of Writers & Writing Programs conference I’m calling on anyone who has ever held/read/loaned/borrowed/devoured/listened to/written/published or bought a book to participate in the action below!
Writers for Democratic Action is launching BOOK THE VOTE (BTV), a drive to bring readers, writers, booksellers and librarians together to register voters before the 2022 elections. Volunteers will organize and staff nonpartisan tables in participating bookstores and libraries, especially in battle-ground states. Stores and libraries in colleges and universities will focus on registering the crucial cohort of younger voters. In the spring of 2022, BTV Registration Tables will be placed and staffed at partner bookstores and libraries every Saturday, expanding to Saturdays and Sundays in the summer, and to five days a week in the Fall. On September 20th, the American Library Association’s National Voter Registration Day for 2022, BTV will sponsor high profile author readings at partner bookstores and libraries across the country. BTV is partnering with DEMOCRACY MATTERS, a national student organization, which offers paid internships to undergraduates. DM interns will organize students on their campuses to promote voter registration, in league with BTV.
Action
You can participate in many ways. Check if your local bookstore is participating HERE.
For Bookstores & Libraries
To indicate your bookstore’s or library’s interest in participating, or to learn more, CLICK HERE. The full BTV project proposal is available HERE.
For Writers
To participate or to learn more, please CLICK HERE.
The BTV “Call to Action” brochure for Writers is available HERE.
For Readers
If you want to work with a local bookstore or library, click HERE. The BTV brochure is available HERE.
Have a great week! Betty
Action
You can participate in many ways. Check if your local bookstore is participating HERE.
For Bookstores & Libraries
To indicate your bookstore’s or library’s interest in participating, or to learn more, CLICK HERE. The full BTV project proposal is available HERE.
For Writers
To participate or to learn more, please CLICK HERE.
The BTV “Call to Action” brochure for Writers is available HERE.
For Readers
If you want to work with a local bookstore or library, click HERE. The BTV brochure is available HERE.
Have a great week! Betty