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We really must warn you: this story is one hundred percent true, and even more frightful than that. Happy Halloween!

Happiness is having your own library card.

Happy Howl-oween! Celebrate in spooky style with Dog Man, Cat Kid, Captain Underpants, Dragon, and Halloweiner by #DavPilkey!

Happy Halloween from the Very Hungry Caterpillar and the Very Busy Spider! How do you and your kids plan to celebrate Halloween today?

Boo!!! That's it, now go back to what you were doing!

Even though Mattie Oblinger couldn’t vote, she still took the electoral process seriously. She wrote to her husband during his business travels, pressuring him to come home and cast his vote. #BecauseOfHerStory #VoteHistory

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Happy Halloween! This spooky display of animal skulls can be found in Madison’s library. Like many, Madison was curious about the natural world and had specimens of interest in his home, like fossils and shells. Photo by Erin Bonilla, courtesy of The Montpelier Foundation.

This fake alligator foot-topped pointer wasn't part of a Halloween costume; it was a part of a political campaign. The pointer was used by Texas entrepreneur ...Ross Perot, an independent candidate in the presidential race of 1992. Perot is credited with delivering the 1st presidential campaign infomercials. From early October to just a day before the election, Perot bought several primetime slots to air 30 to 60 minute programs on the 3 major television networks. Most of these featured him sitting at a desk speaking directly to the American people. Because he believed America needs more than six-second answers, Perot relied heavily on physical charts and graphs, the first presidential candidate to do so. During 2 of his infomercials, he pointed at his visual aids with what he called his voodoo stick with a fake alligator claw. (Perot’s nickname for this pointer was a bit of a play on words. George Bush had coined the phrase voodoo economics more than a decade earlier. Perot said it was appropriate because the country was in deep voodoo). Although he didn’t win, Perot received almost 19% of the popular vote, making him the most successful non-major party candidate since Theodore Roosevelt in 1912. Interested in learning how you can vote in this year's election in your home state or territory? Visit the U.S. Election Assistance Commission's website and find key dates, polling locations, and other useful information: https://eac.gov/vote

What is Eugenia’s middle name? Maddy, who is five years old, asked me this question in a recent letter. People often ask writers where their ideas come from. ...The answer is complicated; but sometimes, a story shows up when you ask the right question. For me, What is Eugenia’s middle name? is the right question. I thanked Maddy. I wrote the question down in my notebook. We will see what comes of it. See more

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'tis the season... THE SPOOKY SEASON!

#OTD in 1795 John Keats was born.