Our New President!

Who? No, not THAT President. That's already old news. We mean, the President and Vice President elected here at our library, from a list of candidates as varied as they were enjoyable. All day yesterday, kids and adults alike came to cast their ballots, including a first grade class from a nearby school who were an absolute trip!! One older lady giggled as she filled out her ballot, then looked up at me and said, "I'm laughing! On Election Day!" I saw another adult walk in the front door in her work uniform, come over and vote, and then leave again without conducting any other library business. Those all made my day!

The plan was to tabulate the results first thing in the morning...and then I got stuck at home with sick kids. Thank-you to Lisa for doing that for me!

Without further ado, the winners are...

Elephant and Piggie!

They took 26% of the vote, and were followed by:
Pooh and Piglet - 20%
Pete the Cat and Groovy Joe - 18%
Ladybug Girl and Curious George - 18%
Fancy Nancy and Pigeon - 6%

Write-ins took 10% of the vote, and included Snoopy, Ranger's Apprentice, Frog and Toad, Katie Woo, and Pippi Longstocking.

All wonderful choices!

As for that other election...I'll just repeat what I posted on Facebook yesterday morning:

"Go vote (if you haven't already). Then let it go. Whatever the results, the world will still be here tomorrow. 99% of what affects your life has nothing to do with who the President is, so once you have done your part in the 1% by voting, get off your butt and see about the other 99%. That should keep us all way too busy to gripe about that first bit."

Review: Buddy for President, by Hans Wilhelm, and some Election Day Fun!

9780062403667

$17.99

Hunter Green would like everyone to know why his dog, Buddy, would make a great President. 

- he is helpful

- he loves the great outdoors (like Theodore Roosevelt)

- he is great at kissing babies

- and who better to preserve, protect and defend than a hound?

Campaign promises include more recess, and throwing frisbees rather than going to war. Who could argue with that? A fun read-aloud for this time of year, offering a discussion of the elections without being overly technical or political.

With Election Day coming up very soon, we have had quite a bit of campaigning here at the library. Thanks to our local County Clerk, children can come in November 8 and cast their ballot for any of these presidential candidates and 

their running mates:

Elephant and Piggie - Balance and Enthusiasm!

Pete the Cat and Groovy Joe - It’s all Good!

Ladybug Girl and Curious George - Take chances! Make every day an adventure!

Fancy Nancy and Pigeon - What our country needs is accessories!*

                                                                                      *and hot dogs!

Pooh and Piglet - Steadfast and dependable

(Unfortunately, Buddy did not make this year's ballot).

At least one local class of first graders is coming by to vote, and the polls so far are showing Elephant and Piggie with a strong lead. Who would you choose? Cast your vote in the comments - and don't forget to go vote grown-up style on Tuesday (if you haven't already)!