# Library Events: More Info: Fall Event Details

Constitution Day

Constitution Day celebrates the ratification of the US Constitution on Sept. 17.

We will observe this day a little early with a panel discussion, Freedoms Promised: Freedom to Read, Banned Books and Free Speech, followed by an all-American lunch of hot dogs and apple pie.

When:

Tuesday, Sept. 17, 11:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Where:

Grand Hall

Voter Registration

Mi Familia Vota will be on campus to register voters! (Not sure if you're registered? Find out! Pretty sure you are? Double-check!)

When:

Monday, Sept. 16 through Thursday, Sept. 19

Where:

2nd Floor Elevator Lobby (Leo's Landing)

Election Important Dates:

• The general election day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
• Early voting in Texas will start on Monday, Oct. 21 and ends Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
• To vote in Texas, you must be registered at least 30 days before the election date (Oct. 7, 2024 for this year's November general election).
  • Already registered? Double-check.
  • If you moved or changed your name, you need to update your registration.

Banned Books Week (Sept. 22-28, 2024) celebrates our freedom to read by highlighting books that have been challenged for removal from libraries and schools across the nation and around the world.

Once Upon a Pumpkin: No-Carve Decorating Contest

2024 Theme: Ghosts

Who:

This contest is open to all full- and part-time employees (staff, faculty, administration) at LSC-UP (including student workers).  You can participate as part of a team (intra- or inter-departmental) or solo!

Dates:

• Sept. 16: Sign up period to reserve a pumpkin begins.
• Sept. 27: Pick up your pumpkin from the library.
• Oct. 21: Pumpkins are due in the morning! Voting will start today and end on Oct. 28.
• Oct. 30: Winner announced at the SLRC Haunted Open House! (Noon, in the Teaching Gallery)
• Oct. 31 - Nov. 1: Take your pumpkin home.

Rules:

• No carving. You may use pins or staples to hold things in, but no cuts.
• Your pumpkin should be a visible part of your design. If you could take the pumpkin out and it'd still be basically the same, you don't have enough pumpkin.
• Pumpkins must adhere to the year's theme. You can be creative in your interpretation, but there must still be an apparent connection. (e.g. if the theme were "cars," a cat-styled pumpkin would not belong. On the other hand, the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro could!)
• Pumpkins must be work-appropriate.

A special thanks to HEB at Vintage Park for donating the pumpkins, 2014-2020 and 2024!

 Get in the October spirit with our Halloween: Fun Edition and Halloween: Spooky playlists on Spotify!

Join Professor (and horror writer) Rhonda Garcia as she reads one of her short stories followed by a Q&A. Learn about the craft of horror writing!

When:

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Where:

Teaching Gallery, B12.805

Get to know the SLRC in a fun and spooky way! We'll have food, prizes, scary movies, and therapy dogs.

Trick or treat to collect candy and knowledge about the SLRC. When you're done, turn in your playbook to get tickets to claim your tshirt and lunch! We're serving: soft pretzels, corn dogs, pumpkin pie, ice cream and candy, and drinks.

When:

Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

At noon in the Teaching Gallery, we'll announce the winner of the pumpkin contest!

Where:

B12.8

When:

Día de los Muertos is officially Nov. 1-2, but we're going to have the ofrenda a little longer: the afternoon of Oct. 31 through Nov. 5.

What:

This is a public memorial to lost loved ones. Send in photos and/or stories you want to share -- we'll take care of printing out copies to display! You're welcome to leave items directly, too, but since this is a public display, don't leave anything you couldn't bear to lose.

Submit a Photo and/or Story

A mini-ofrenda will also be on display in Leo's Landing during Death Con!

When:

Thursday, Oct. 31, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Where:

Leo's Landing (2nd floor elevator lobby)