“We interrupt this program…” or this blog. Or as the Python folks used to say, “And now for something completely different.”

This week’s post isn’t about books, reading, or writing. Instead, I want to urge all our American readers to get out and VOTE.

This is NOT a partisan rant. We are not siding with the blue or red wave, or with any particular candidate or party. You need to vote your own conscience, whatever direction it may take you in, whichever path it leads you down. But whoever it is you favor, whatever candidates and issues or other ballot questions you choose to vote for, you DO need to get out and VOTE.

And that’s what we here at Roundtable urge you: Vote on Election Day, or vote early, or vote by mail…but VOTE.

And if your locality has any kind of referendum in favor of financial support of libraries, please vote for it. Our libraries across the nation need all the help they can get,

Again—vote your conscience, vote at your convenience (mail-in, or early, or “regular”), but VOTE.

Thank you.