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Participate in Voter Voices with NET
Nebraska Public Television and Radio (NET) staff, in partnership with the Nebraska Library Commission, are gathering the thoughts, perspective, and questions of the public this election year. Bill Kelly from NET visited Broken Bow to record a round table discussion with local citizens and Grand Island Public Library recently started to participate in this “NET Campaign Connection 2012: Voter Voices” project. This is a unique opportunity for library users to make use of a webcam computer to voice the important issues during this campaign season. (Seen on TheIndependent.com at http://www.theindependent.com/news/local/library-celebrating-national-library-week/article_f6f0032c-8256-11e1-9661-001a4bcf887a.html and SandhillsExpress.com http://sandhillsexpress.com/BuySell/BuySellDetails/tabid/108/ArticleId/5063/Nebraska-Public-Television-Radio-Voters-Voices.aspx..)
Citizens are invited to sit at the computer with a webcamera, state their name, and ask questions of the candidates or comment on issues important to them or to their communty. This is a great way to motivate people in your community to come into the library and use the library public computer center–participating in this exciting digital democracy project. See netNebraska.org/votervoices for more information. Libraries with public computer centers can contact Mary Jo Ryan, 800-307-2665, if you are interested in participating. Are you ready for your close-up?
See http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/netradio/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1923872 for NETRadio coverage of the first roundtable discussion in our Digital Democracy partnership with NET. This is another great example of the programming that is happening in our libraries through the BTOP Library Broadband Builds Nebraska Communities project. Any Nebraska public library is invited to set up a Voter Voices station in their library.
This is really cool. Do all Lincoln libraries have a cam and how long will these cams be up?
Hi Mary Jo!
Hey Renee. It is so cool. Right now, I know that these are the locations in Lincoln, but more may be added since this will continue through the November election:
Victor Anderson Branch, Lincoln City Libraries – 3635 Touzalin Ave., Lincoln, NE (map)
Beginning July 1, record Voter Voices videos during the following hours (CT):
Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m.
Bennett Martin Public Library, Lincoln City Libraries – 136 S. 14th St., Lincoln, NE (map)
Record Voter Voices videos during the following hours (CT):
Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Sundays, noon to 5:45 p.m.
Loren C. Eiseley Branch, Lincoln City Libraries – 1530 Superior St., Lincoln, NE (map)
Record Voter Voices videos during the following hours (CT):
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon
Thursdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m.
Charles Gere Branch, Lincoln City Libraries – 2400 S. 56th St., Lincoln, NE (map)
Record Voter Voices videos during the following hours (CT):
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon
Thursdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Sundays, 2 to 4 p.m.
Beth Dodson Walt Branch, Lincoln City Libraries – 6701 S. 14th St., Lincoln, NE (map)
Record Voter Voices videos during the following hours (CT):
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon
Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
Saturdays, 2 to 4 p.m.
Listen to what Carlos Barcenas (Grand Island) has to say about immigration and educationa at: http://votervoices.blogspot.com/. Go to this site and share what you think…mjr
PS: All the location across Nebraska are listed at: http://votervoices.blogspot.com/p/voter-voices-locations.html