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Dr. Irina Gendelman just notified us that Saint Martin’s University O’Grady Library in Washington will participate in The September Project 2009 by educating their patrons on the history and current events of Iranian culture.

As one of the world’s oldest civilizations, Iran has contributed greatly to our understanding of literature, art, science, math and philosophy. Therefore, [...]

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While many of our participating libraries in The September Project are public libraries, we also have several academic and school libraries that host some of our favorite events. What we love about these libraries is that they have the opportunity to reach out to so many students.
This year my academic library, the University of San [...]

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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, [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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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 Constitution [...]

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We are pleased to welcome another library from Israel to the September Project. Their timely event is certain to spark thoughtful, and important conversations. Gita Hoffman posted to our listserv:
Bar-Ilan University Library System, Ramat-Gan, Israel, will be exhibiting books and posters in the lobby of the Wurzweiler Central Library. The title of the [...]

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Karen M. Chobot, the Director of the Mildred Johnson Library at the North Dakota State College of Science recently shared her library’s event on our project listserv. Her event was a powerful–and painful–learning experience that will undoubtedly remain with her students for some time. We’re pleased and honored that the Mildred Johnson Library is participating [...]

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It is with great pleasure that we welcome the Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala as one of the latest participants in the September Project. Since I am not a Spanish speaker, I translated Luis Guillermo Pineda’s message to us using an online translator:

The Library Ludwig von Mises at the Universidad Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala [...]

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Angel R. Rivera just let us know that the University of Texas at Tyler Library is participating in the project. Their event centers around a screening of the film, Good Night and Good Luck:
The screening will take place in the Library’s Room 401 at 7:00pm on Thursday, September 11, 2008.
Dr. Courtney Cullison, Assistant Professor of [...]

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