We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
The Preamble to the Constitution, signed, Sept. 17, 1787, ratified, June 21, 1788.
Happy Constitution Day! Staff from the Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services are hosting an event on Thursday, Sept. 15th to celebrate Constitution Day. At the same time, volunteer voter registrars will be helping folks register to vote! This dual-purpose event will spotlight key elements in our country’s founding and governance structure. In addition to the four-hour event, two exhibit cases in Fondren Library showcase materials on each of these topics. The “Voting” exhibit can be found in the first floor elevator lobby, and “Constitution Day” is located in the basement elevator lobby. Materials in the exhibit cases are borrowed from the Federal Depository Library collection held at the Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services.
Join us Thursday, September 15th, from 1 – 5 pm, at the lobby in front of the Circulation Desk. Those attending the event are encouraged to share their thoughts about the Constitution through social media, and enter the raffle for a chance at a cool prize.
For more information about Constitution Day and Elections, see the extensive resources found on our LibGuides: http://libguides.rice.edu/constitution_day and http://libguides.rice.edu/elections_voting