PARSIPPANY — Hiawatha Children’s librarians, Netta Aragona, Karen O’Malley, and Katy Halpern, held a Kid’s Vote mock election from November 1 to November 8 encouraging children to cast their votes along with their parents for President of the United States.
The children valued being able to vote at the same time their parents did. Thanks to the Morris County Board of Elections, who donated stickers, the children received the same “I Voted” stickers after they cast their votes. 160 children voted for who they wanted to be the next President. The winner was Hillary Clinton with 114 votes over Donald Trump who received 46 votes.
Parents and children alike appreciated the opportunity to cast their vote in our public library setting. It was an educational experience for all ages.
Over fifty children responded to the question “what would you do if you were President of the United States?” Some responses:
“Help people in emergencies” – age 6
“Every day would be Christmas” – age 8
“Have more reading homework” – age 10
“Keep all people safe” – age 10
“Like to make everyone follow the rules” – age 8.
