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MCC Libraries: Monthly Displays: Constitution Day 2025

Banner that reads "Constitution and Citizenship Day." The design includes patriotic symbols like Capitol Hill dome, the U.S. flag, blue and red stars, and a waterprint copy of the first page of the U.S. Constitution

What is Constitution and Citizenship Day?

Constitution Day and Citizen Day are national observation holidays that take place on September 17. Both celebrations observe the signing of the United States Constitution in 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Both celebrations were designated as holidays in February 1952. In 2004, Congress passed a bill that mandates all public-funded educational institutions and agencies to provide educational programming on the history of the U.S. Constitution (National Archives, 2024; U.S. Department of Education, 2025).

Middlesex Community College seeks to spark students' interest in their constitutional rights, voting, and other civic engagement issues (MCC, 2023). It is within this interest that the Office of Civic and Student Engagement actively works with the MCC Library to provide resources that support students' education on their constitutional rights.

 

What does this guide include?

This guide includes resources found at the MCC Library (Bedford and Lowell campuses), and online. It is the MCC Library's mission to provide students with reliable information about the history of the United States Constitution, their constitutional rights, and events hosted by the College. Some of the resources that can be found in this guide are:

  • books and ebooks,
  • history and law databases,
  • documentaries,
  • dedicated websites.

The second page of this guide focuses on the First and Fourteenth Amendments, and their relationship to labor unions.

MCC Civic Engagement Activities

September 16, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm National Voter Registration Day Boths Campuses
September 17, 12:00 - 1:00 pm Constitution Day Event Lowell Café
September 26, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Service Day at Boys & Girls Club Boys & Girls Club
October 6 National Voter Education Week Lowell
October 7 National Voter Education Week Beford
October 8 National Voter Education Week Lowell
October 9 National Voter Education Week Bedford

 

For more information about MCC's Civic Engagement and Student Learning Office, visit their dedicated website.
https://www.middlesex.edu/students/engagement/civicsandservice.html