Chicago, NY, Hawaii on Obama Library's Short List

The Barack Obama Foundation, which is developing and raising money for the massive legacy project, announced Monday that it has selected four universities to compete for the library, culled from an initial list of 13 applications submitted earlier this year. The University of Hawaii, in Obama's birthplace Honolulu, made the cut, as did New York's Columbia University. The University of Chicago, where Obama used to teach, and the University of Illinois at Chicago round out the list.

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President Barack Obama won the 2012 Presidential election. According to major news outlets, he captured 303 electoral college votes, and won important battleground states like Ohio and Virginia.

Find a map of election results or results by state.

Obama will begin his second-term in office when he is sworn in at a public ceremony taking place on January 21, 2013. Learn more about the President and the inauguration.

Ranking the Presidents

Siena Research Institute’s 2010 Presidential Expert Poll ranked Franklin Delano Roosevelt No. 1, followed by his cousin and fellow New Yorker Theodore Roosevelt. The poll has generated a healthy debate on the online pages of the Times Union.

Inauguration Day

You are cordially invited to join us and your neighbors at the Main Library for this nation's Historic Presidential Inauguration broadcast live on the large screen.

Don't sit at home alone or in front of your computer screen at work - gather with APL in this celebration of our democracy! It certainly promises to be a great afternoon!

Tuesday, January 20th, 11am - 12:30pm
Main Library Auditorium
Swearing In Ceremony & Presidential Address

Also, the Howe Library at 200 South Pearl Street
will be broadcasting live at 11am too.

Then at 12:30pm at Main
Join the Friends of APL at the Main Library for a special Noon-Time Presentation
Jazz Dance Program, presented by The Egg. This free, multimedia program exploring the history of jazz dance through dance demonstrations and historic video footage features Tap Dancer and Lindy Hopper, choreographer, writer, and dance preservationist Rusty Frank.

The Presidential Signing Statements Controversy and Its Implications for Library Professionals

Schoolhouse Rock Is No Longer Enough (PDF).

Presidential signing statements, a potent but previously little-discussed lawmaking device, have recently become the focus of fierce controversy both inside and outside the academy. The author presents an overview of the debates, identifies informational gaps that characterize the subject area, and reviews practical and policy implications for library professionals.

Presidential Primary 2008 - February 5

If you are eligible to vote in the NYS primary – unlike in some states, you’ll already need to be registered as a Democrat or Republican.

If you will be away on February 5, you need to apply for an absentee ballot TODAY. Either go to your county board of elections (Albany’s closes at 4:30) or go to the website of your county Board of Election, print the document (it’s 8 ½ X 14, at least the Albany County version), fill it out, sign it, and make sure it’s POSTMARKED TODAY (January 29). Link to all of the county boards here.

In New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie, POLLS OPEN AT 6 AM - CLOSE AT 9 PM. In all other counties, POLLS OPEN AT 12 NOON and CLOSE AT 9 PM.

From the NYS Board of Elections re: the February 5 (Presidential) and September 9 (unofficial date for other offices) New York State 2008 primaries.

In New York City and the counties of Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Erie, POLLS OPEN AT 6 AM - CLOSE AT 9 PM. In all other counties, POLLS OPEN AT 12 NOON and CLOSE AT 9 PM.

Here's a list of candidates' delegates.