Truxal Library Special Topic Guide: Election and Voting, Fall 2022
Truxal library encourages everyone to practice their voting rights!
- Pew Research Center: 2022 Election ReportsPew Research reports on issues at stake in the 2022 election.
Local issues and ballot questions
Press Release from AACC's Center for the Study of Local Issues identifies the concerns of Anne Arundel County voters in this election:
Are you prepared to vote for local races and ballot questions? The League of Women Voters of Anne Arundel County's voter guide is a nonpartisan source for information about all of the choices on this year's ballot:
Selected Books
Palaces for the people : how social infrastructure can help fight inequality, polarization, and the decline of civic life –by Call Number: HC79 .C3 K55 2018ISBN: 9781984822413
The Vanishing American Dream –by Call Number: HC110 .I5 V36 2020ISBN: 9781633310445Publication Date: 2020-09-22
After the Projects –by Call Number: HD7288.78 .U5 V34 2019ISBN: 9780190624330Publication Date: 2018-12-18
City on the Verge –by Call Number: HT177 .A77 P46 2017ISBN: 9780465054732Publication Date: 2017-05-16
How the Drug War Ruins American Lives –by Call Number: HV5825 .B436 2016ISBN: 9781440850110Publication Date: 2016-03-21
Trigger Points: Inside the Mission to Stop Mass Shootings in America –by Call Number: HV6536.5 .F65 2022ISBN: 9780062973535Publication Date: 2022-04-05
A World Without Police: How Strong Communities Make Cops Obselete –by Call Number: HV7431 .C549 2021ISBN: 9781839760051Publication Date: 2021-08-24
Gun Violence in American Society –by Call Number: HV7436 .G87655 2016ISBN: 9780761867043Publication Date: 2015-11-17
Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing –by Call Number: HV8139 .S89 2019ISBN: 9781250108296Publication Date: 2019-03-19
We Own This City –by Call Number: HV8148 .B2 F46 2022ISBN: 9780593133682Publication Date: 2022-03-15
Tangled up in Blue –by Call Number: HV8148 .D55 B76 2021ISBN: 9780525557852Publication Date: 2021-02-09
The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness –by Call Number: HV9950 .A437 2020ISBN: 9781620971932Publication Date: 2020-01-07
Shadows of Doubt: Stereotypes, Crime, and the Pursuit of Justice –by Call Number: HV9950 .O25 2019ISBN: 9780674976597Publication Date: 2019-04-15
Selected Ebooks
Ebooks in the library's collection can be accessed from off campus with a library card number. Apply for a free library card now.
Differences That Matter: Social Policy and the Working Poor in the United States and Canada –by ISBN: 9781501711251Publication Date: 2018-07-05
Electoral Violence, Corruption, and Political Order –by ISBN: 9780691203645Publication Date: 2020-07-21
The New Jim Crow : Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness –by ISBN: 9781620971949
Owning Up: Poverty, Assets, and the American Dream –by ISBN: 9780815706205Publication Date: 2002-08-30
Parks and Recreation System Planning: A New Approach for Creating Sustainable, Resilient Communities –by ISBN: 9781610919333Publication Date: 2020-07-21
Resilience for All: Striving for Equity Through Community-Driven Design –by ISBN: 9781610918930Publication Date: 2018-05-24
Vacant to Vibrant: Creating Successful Green Infrastructure Networks –by ISBN: 9781610919005Publication Date: 2019-04-30
Database Best Bets
- Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints This link opens in a new windowBooks, journals, magazines, newspapers, audio files, videos, and more on current controversial issues
- ProQuest News & Newspapers This link opens in a new windowIncludes current and historical content from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and Baltimore Sun
- Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new windowArticles on all topics from journals, magazines, and newspapers
- CQ Researcher This link opens in a new windowIn-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day
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