The U.S. Presidential election is on Tuesday, November 6, just a few days away. Discover fun stories and fascinating facts about elections and the Presidency in the books on the Election Time book list. Who do you think should be President? Even though kids are too young to vote, you can still express your opinion by voting in the Time for Kids' Election Poll. Get informed and impress your parents or teachers. Learn about the candidates, the issues, and what goes on during an election at Scholastic's or Time For Kids' special Election 2012 sites.

Our new KidLinks School Partner is Cornelia Elementary School in Edina. During the school year, I visit classrooms at our partner schools and those students pick their favorite books and authors to be featured on KidLinks. Local author David LaRochelle is one of the favorite authors of third, fourth, and fifth grade students at Cornelia. David is also a professional pumpkin carver! Be sure to take a look at photos of his amazing pumpkins! What authors would you and your classmates pick? If you would like me to visit your school so your class can learn more about KidLinks, please ask your teacher to e-mail Amy today!

The library can help! Use the Homework Help page here in KidLinks to find in-person tutoring at some libraries, Homework Rescue tutoring available online from any computer, and databases and websites to help you with specific subjects. The tools link on the left side of the page will get you to dictionaries, encyclopedias, and a calculator. Everything you need is all in one place.

Ghosts, vampires, werewolves, and even stranger monsters fill the pages of the books in our scary stories list. But these tales are not for the faint of heart. If you love a good fright, check out these scary stories tonight!

If you love the environment and art, join us for a Paint It Green workshop where you'll get to create art and reuse unwanted items.