Get Ready for Day One
Ready for the first day of school on Thursday, September 10?
September 15 is National Voter Registration Day! New voters who are at least 16 years of age (who will be eligible to vote once they turn 18) can register to vote at vote.nyc—where you can also find information about important dates and deadlines, check your registration status, and more. For the upcoming election on November 3, 2026, New York voters must be registered by October 24.
Early Readers (3-K–Grade 2)
- Lillian’s Right to Vote, by Jonah Winter; illustrated by Shane W. Evans
- Miss Paul and the President: The Creative Campaign for Women’s Right to Vote, by Dean Robbins; illustrated by Nancy Zhang
- The President of the Jungle, by Andre Rodrigues, Larissa Ribeiro, Paula Desgualdo, Pedro Markun
- V is for Voting, by Kate Farrell; illustrated by Caitlin Kuhwald
- Vote for Our Future, by Margaret McNamara; illustrated by Micah Player
Elementary (Grades 3–5)
- Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote, by Alice Faye Duncan; illustrated by Charly Palmer
- Finish the Fight: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote, by Veronica Chambers and the Saff of the New York Times
- For Which We Stand: How Our Government Works and Why it Matters, by Jeff Foster; illustrated by Julie McLaughlin
- How Women Won the Vote: Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Their Big Idea, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti; illustrated by Ziyue Chen
- When You Grow Up to Vote: How Our Government Works for YOU, by Elenor Roosevelt with Michelle Markel; illustrated by Grace Lin
Middle School (Grades 6–8)
- Drawing the Vote: A Graphic Novel History for Future Voters, by Tommy Jenkins; illustrated by Kati Lacker
- Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box, by Evette Dionne
- The Woman’s Hour: Our Fight for the Right to Vote (Adapted for Young Readers), by Elaine Weiss
- This is Our Constitution: What It Is and Why it Matters, by Khizr Khan
- You Call This Democracy? by Elizabeth Rusch
Upper Grades (Grades 9–12)
- Because They Marched: The People’s Campaign for Voting Rights that Changed America, by Russell Freedman
- One Person, No Vote: How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally (A Young Adult Adaptation), by Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden
- Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights, by Lawrence Goldstone
- Votes for Women! American Suffragists and the Battle for the Ballot, by Winifred Conkling
- Votes of Confidence: A Young Person’s Guide to American Elections, by Jeff Fleischer
You can find these books and many more great reads on Sora, our Citywide Digital Library, which provides free access to thousands of digital e-books and audiobooks for our students!
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SPOTLIGHT ON OUR SCHOOLS
This past June was one for the history books for New Yorkers—not only did our City commemorate a long-awaited championship and host the start of the biggest sporting event in the world, but we also marked the end of the 2025–26 school year!
From graduation ceremonies and award celebrations, to final project presentations and end-of-year exams, City public schools were buzzing with activity and excitement all month long! Check out some of the snapshots we took over the past month, and join us in thanking all of the incredible educators, school leaders, volunteers, and students who made the past year truly special for NYC Public Schools!
