BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:2400@giblib.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200926T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200926T120000 DTSTAMP:20200918T143524Z URL:https://www.giblib.org/events/library-market-day-2-2020-09-26/ SUMMARY:Library @ Market Day DESCRIPTION:We just can’t sit September out! Come see us at The Market at Gibsonville - currently held at the Gibsonville Community Center - every Saturday  September 5 - Ocotber 3.\nThis is a big month for libraries\, a nd we can’t wait to celebrate with you! Library staff will be handing ou t free books and more on Saturdays from 8 AM - noon all month long. Learn more about the Market at gibsonville.net/marketatgibsonville.\n\nWeek 1 (S ept 5th): Library Card Sign-Up!\nSeptember is Library Card Sign Up Month!\ nYou can sign up for a library card online at giblib.org/card\, in person at the library\, or at one of our Market Day events. If you want to get a physical card\, you will need to bring a photo ID and proof of your curren t address if the information on your ID is not up to date. A piece of mail or an official document like a utility bill\, vehicle registration or a l ease agreement can be used to prove your current address. Digital-only car ds can be obtained online at giblib.org/signup.\n\nWeek 2 (Sept 12th): Mak e Yourself Count with the 2020 Census!\n2020 Census ends September 30\nWha t matters to you – Schools? Transportation? Hospitals? Data from the Cen sus brings federal tax dollars to our community – that’s $1\,623 per p erson\, per year in North Carolina according to a George Washington Univer sity report. Data from the Census also helps inform planning efforts for a ll these important community resources. Data from the Census also determin es the number of US Representatives in Congress – NC is expected to gain at least one seat. To learn how Census data impacts you and your communit y\, visit 2020census.gov and census.nc.gov\n\nWeek 3 (Sept 19th): Celebrat e Hispanic Heritage Month!\nNational Hispanic Heritage Month starts Septem ber 15\nEach year\, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month fro m September 15 to October 15\, by celebrating the histories\, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain\, Mexi co\, the Caribbean and Central and South America. We look forward to celeb rating with you at our September 15 and 19 Market Day events. Learn more a t hispanicheritagemonth.gov.\n\nWeek 4 (Sept 26th): Voter Registration Dri ve!\nVoter Registration Day is September 22\nVoter registration is more im portant than ever as states shift policies to respond to COVID-19. At the same time\, social distancing prevents many voters from getting registered in their communities\, at DMVs\, and more. Figure out how to get #VoteRea dy in NC\, including the possibility to register online! If you are a DMV customer with a N.C. driver’s license or DMV-issued ID\, you may now reg ister to vote or change certain parts of your registration online for free . Register online at https://payments.ncdot.gov/ and learn more about Vote r Registration Day at our September 22 and 26 Market Day events or online at nationalvoterregistrationday.org.\n\nWeek 5 (Sept Oct 3rd): Banned Book s Week!\nBanned Books Week starts September 27\nBanned Books Week is an an nual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September\, it spotlights current and historical attempts to cens or books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book comm unity — librarians\, booksellers\, publishers\, journalists\, teachers\, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas\, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular. Lear n more at our September 29 and October 3 Market Day events and at bannedbo oksweek.org.\n\n \;\n\n \;\n\nThese events made possible by fundin g from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under t he provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as adminis tered by the State Library of North Carolina\, a division of the Departmen t of Natural and Cultural Resources (IMLS grant number LS-246155-OLS-20). CATEGORIES:Special Events LOCATION:Gibsonville Community Center\, 314 Tenth St\, Gibsonville\, NC\, 2 7249\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=314 Tenth St\, Gibsonville\ , NC\, 27249\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Gibsonville Commun ity Center:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR