TODAY IS THE DAY!!!

It’s the day we’ve been working toward for … well, for a while. And it will all be for nothing if you don’t fulfill your civic duty and head to the polls by 8 pm today. Not sure where to vote? Check out this website. Just enter your name,birth month and year, and zip code to discover your voting location. It’s really pretty simple! Just remember that the CADL ballot question is on the BACK of your ballot, and please vote YES to keep Capital Area District Libraries open. (Remember: if the renewal fails, all CADL branches will close January 3, 2011!)

If you’re really in to supporting CADL, head out to Kelly’s in Downtown Lansing starting at 5 pm to watch the results come in with Support CADL volunteers and CADL staff. If you can’t make it to Kelly’s, keep your eye on the Ingham County Clerk’s website beginning at 8 pm to watch the results come in – just remember to refresh the webpage every half hour or so .

If you regularly follow our blog, you must know by now how valuable libraries are to their communities. You also understand that the Capital Area District Library has a question on the August 3 ballot asking people in the CADL service area (the vast majority of Ingham County) to renew their existing millage. In all honesty, they’re not asking for a lot – just a straight renewal of their 1.56 mills.*

Ok, back to my point. If this election fails – if the CADL millage does not pass – ALL OF THEIR LIBRARIES WILL REALLY CLOSE.

*Take a look at the Library Use Value Calculator to see just how much you’re paying and how much you’re saving using the library.