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Election Day Stories & Activities
2026-11-03 09:30:00 2026-11-03 10:00:00 America/Chicago Election Day Stories & Activities Celebrate election day with stories, songs and playful voting! We’ll read books about elections. Plus, we'll vote for a favorite story time character and some fun “amendments.” Ages 2½–5 years with an adult. Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Tuesday, November 03
9:30am - 10:00am

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Columbia Public Library

Children's Program Room

Celebrate election day with stories, songs and playful voting! We’ll read books about elections. Plus, we'll vote for a favorite story time character and some fun “amendments.” Ages 2½–5 years with an adult.

Celebrate election day with stories, songs and playful voting! We’ll read books about elections. Plus we'll vote for a favorite story time character and some fun “amendments."

Ages 2½–5 years with an adult. (See both sessions.)

AGE GROUP: | Toddlers | Preschoolers |

EVENT TYPE: | Story Time | General |

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