Over an eight-month span, nearly 130,000 people walked past displays in Snohomish County libraries created by the League of Women Voters to raise awareness about voting and democracy.  

The outreach by the League of Women Voters of Snohomish County began in September 2025 at the Lynnwood Library and finished in May 2026 at the Snohomish Library.  

In between, displays of various sizes and themes informed passersby at the Brier, Mount Lake Terrace, Mukilteo, Edmonds, Marysville and Monroe libraries.  

Although the initial project is wrapped up, the LWVSC is now scheduling its next round of displays and exploring new venues. 

Brenda Mann Harrison, who leads the effort, explained the power of the outreach. 

Each time a LWVSC volunteer climbs a ladder to secure information to the back of a display wall — or places a doll dressed as a suffragist on a glass shelf — library visitors stop to watch, read or ask questions.  

“Libraries are community gathering places, which makes them the ideal places to increase awareness of the resources and services the League offers,” Harrison noted. 

Topics were numerous and varied: candidate forums, a constitution quiz, the League student video contest, civic education books in Spanish and English, voter resources and registration information, “know your rights” facts, Unite & Rise, reasons why LWVSC members joined the League, and much more. 

At the Snohomish Library, the huge display case, which measures nearly 8 feet high and 7 feet wide, highlighted the importance of every vote.  It featured handwritten messages from community members who were asked, “Why do you vote?” 

More than 20,000 people passed by those testimonials in May alone, according to data from the Sno-Isle Libraries district.  

Feedback has also indicated the impact of the project. Harrison noted librarians gushed over the number of comments they received and members of the community reached out to League members to say things like, “It was the best display ever at the Edmonds Library.” 

But the most rewarding compliment for LWVSC volunteers comes when they look back into a library lobby after setting up a new display and find people just standing there, soaking up the information. 

Several League members support the project, including Harrison, Jane McClure, Julie Titone and Laura Hudgins.