A library volunteer asked me recently what types of books libraries choose for September Project discussion events. I had a few ideas: The Sacramento Public Library chose Three Cups of Tea this year, and the Seattle Public Library included it in their September Project last year. Another selection worthy of a discussion: Breach of Peace: [...]
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on the topic of texts: book discussions @ your library
Posted in common reading, tagged book discussion, one book, one community on July 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
September Project events at Campbell County (VA) Public Library System
Posted in banned books week, book exhibit, essay contest, public library, rural libraries, voter education, tagged banned books week, book exhibit, essay contest, Long Island Coalition Against Censorship, public library, rural libraries, voter education on July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This morning, Nan Carmack, Director of the Campbell County Public Library System, posted to the September Project listserv to share her library’s events: Campbell Co. Public Library System, in rural Virginia, will be participating by displaying feature titles as well as the Banned Books Exhibit from the Long Island Coalition Against Censorship (in conjunction with [...]
Events at Sugar Grove Public Library
Posted in public library, public talk, voter registration, tagged IL, public library on July 26, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Beverly Holmes Hughes, the Director of the Sugar Grove Public Library (IL) recently shared with us that her library is once again participating in the September Project. After knowing Beverly through her posts and her library’s events over the years, David and I had an opportunity to meet Beverly during a visit to the Bensenville [...]
“Electing a President” display at Bell Library at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Posted in academic library, tagged academic library, constitution day, displays, voter registration on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Denise Landry-Hyde, a Reference/Distributed Learning Librarian at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, posted to the project listserv to share Bell Library’s September Project event. Denise writes: “The Bell Library at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will be hosting a display during the Fall Semester on “Electing a President.” This will be our contribution for the September Project. [...]
Multiple events at Seattle Public Library
Posted in discussion, film screening, public library, public talk, tagged Seattle Public Library, TSP08 on July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In its 5th year of participating in the September Project, the Seattle Public Library is organizing a suite of events that are provocative, diverse, and worth attending. The Seattle Library–especially my old neighborhood branches of Ballard and Capitol Hill–holds a dear place in my heart. If you’re in town, please attend at least ONE of [...]
El Proyecto Septiembre: conectar el mundo una biblioteca a la vez
Posted in academic library, tagged El Proyecto Septiembre, Proyecto CIBA, TSP08 on July 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Thanks to Ana A Chiesa and Proyecto CIBA, our project description has been translated into Spanish. Thank you Ana! If you belong to and/or serve Spanish-speaking communities, please consider forwarding this message to them. El Proyecto Septiembre alienta a las bibliotecas y las comunidades para reunirse de manera significativa a lo largo del mes de [...]
we have a map!
Posted in cool project, tagged map, TSP08 on July 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It’s been fun to watch September Project events evolve over the past 5 years, and fascinating to watch technology improve and expand along with them. Way back in 2004, we had a map that marked each participating library with a pin. The map was based on code, sweat, and tears by our then Technology Director [...]
Sacramento Public Library, One Book One Community program
Posted in public library, public talk, tagged one book one community, TSP08 on July 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We just received word from the Sacramento Public Library (CA), who has organized their September Project around a “One Book, One Community” program. Read on! “The Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California will present its One Book Sacramento: Connecting Our Communities free event on September 9, 2008, featuring Greg Mortenson, best-selling author of Three Cups of [...]
The September Project at Gonzaga University
Posted in academic library, tagged academic library, theatrical performance, TSP08, washington on July 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Theresa Kappus, distant services librarian at Foley Center Library at Gonzaga University, recently posted to the listserv to share their September Project events. On September 11, 2008, Foley Library will be sponsoring a reading stage performance of Reed McColm’s Hole in the Sky. Reed McColm is a local playwright who’s award-winning play “explores the lives [...]
blogging the september project: use this tag!
Posted in cool project, tagged TSP08 on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you have a blog and plan to post about your September Project event, please don’t forget to use this tag: TSP08 Using this tag will connect all of the events and make it easy for others to find your event and other participants from around the globe.
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- RT @amlibraries: Top news: Libraries Host September Project Programming http://dlvr.it/5Bh6n 1 year ago
- The September Project 2010! http://tinyurl.com/2424dho 1 year ago
- Saint Martin's Univ's O’Grady Library designs a September Project to display aspects of Iran and its culture :: http://tinyurl.com/yfjozqy 2 years ago
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