As part of their September Project, the Hargrove Library on Mohave Community College’s Bullhead City campus will be hosting a presentation as part of their “Talking Loudly in the Library” series. The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will be presenting “The Constitution and the Bill of Rights,” at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, September 23, [...]
Archive for September, 2008
The September Project at Hargrove Library on Mohave Community College’s Bullhead City Campus
Posted in academic library, displays, tagged academic library, display on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Terrebonne (LA) perseveres and participates
Posted in displays, Louisiana, music, music concert, public library, tagged Louisiana, music on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Terrebonne Parish Library has seen some tough times the past few years. Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike have all been unwelcome visitors to the community the library serves, and each year, Terrebonne comes back, a bit shaken, but strong. We were so delighted to hear from Lauren Ledet once again, proof that her community [...]
The Library of the Athens University of Economics & Business returns!
Posted in academic library, tagged academic library, greece on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Professor E. J. Yannakoudakis, Chairman of the Library of the Athens University of Economics & Business, in Athens, Greece, recently emailed to say their library would be once again participating in the September Project. It’s nice to welcome back, for the fourth or fifth time, the Library of the Athens University of Economics & Business.
A September Project and Constitution Day display at University of Washington’s Gallagher Law Library
Posted in displays, tagged constitution day, displays, law library on September 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Via the project listserv, we learned that the University of Washington’s Gallagher Law Library has designed a September Project and Constitution Day display. The display includes books on the US Constitution, democracy, and freedom. The display was organized by Jessica Moskowitz, a Library Technician at Gallagher Law Library, a MILS student in UW’s Information School, [...]
A world away, but not really that far: Povilas Visinskis Public Library (Lithuania)
Posted in academic library, discussion, displays, public library, tagged Lithuania, Rhode Island, thanks on September 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Each year, I’m amazed and humbled by the people who join this project. Although each event is unique, libraries are united by their dedication to organizing events that reflect their communities. Events explore notions of what it means to enjoy freedom, or what a peaceful planet may look like, or how the pursuit of a [...]
A call to action: ask questions at the US presidential debates
Posted in cool project, tagged president on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
With the American presidential race in full swing, libraries are preparing voters with information and offering access to registration so as many people as possible can take part in the process. James Rettig, the President of ALA, is asking libraries to take it one step further this year: On Tuesday, October 7, one of the [...]
Conversations In Another World: Alexandrian Free Library (Second Life)
Posted in public library, public talk, tagged Second Life on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When we started the September Project five years ago, Second Life was barely a year old, and barely a blip on the scene, much less a location in which we expected events to take place. This year we have two events happening In World, and this one is the trailblazer. From Riven Homewood: Freedom and [...]
Electronic voting, Will Rogers, and Harry Potter, at Radford Public Library (VA)
Posted in discussion, film screening, public library, public talk, tagged virginia on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Toni Cox, from the Radford Public Library, in Radford, VA posted a very simple message with a poster outlining her very impressive schedule of events that is anything BUT simple. Bravo, Toni! What an impressive program you’ve organized for your community! The September Project: Celebrating Democracy and Citizenship in a post 9-11 World Will Your [...]
electoral college 101 (or, Electing a US President in Plain English)
Posted in resources, tagged commoncraft on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As we face a major election in the US, and as some of the events, like Cabrillo College Library’s event cover topics like the Electoral College, it occured to me that perhaps this video from our friends Lee and Sachi at Commoncraft may be of interest to those organizing September Project events. (For a video [...]
A lively discussion with music as a complement: Cabrillo College Library (CA)
Posted in academic library, constitution day, discussion, music, public talk, tagged academic library, California on September 16, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It is with great pleasure that we read the post from Topsy Smalley, Instruction Librarian, where she shared news with us that Cabrillo College Library, a longtime participant in the project, was again organizing a September Project event. Read on: The September Project at Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, is being combined with recognition of [...]
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