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Exploring the Cultures of Iran: A Global Project

Posted in academic library, cool project, discussion, displays, film screening, public talk, tagged , , , , on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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. [...]

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The 1st Amendment

Posted in constitution day, cool project, event, exhibit, school library, the september project, tagged , , , on August 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »

September is right around the corner and we are anticipating the upcoming events.  Recently, we have received word from the Gleeson Library at The University of San Francisco that their event will focus on the first amendment. photos by:  davidsilver They plan on having posters for each of the freedoms listed in the first amendment: [...]

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Designing an Event

Posted in book display, book exhibit, cool project, exhibit, north dakota, tagged , , on July 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »

As mentioned in previous posts, it is hard to define what makes the “perfect” September Project event.  There are no set templates when it comes to designing a good activity, book display or community project.  But from looking at past TSP events, some of the most interesting projects capture the surrounding culture and history of [...]

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What I’d Like the World to Read!

Posted in art exhibit, cool project, displays, public library, tagged , , , , , , on July 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Public Libraries Singapore has announced its What I’d Like the World to Read! For The September Project 2009. Patrons are invited to create a short video, audio or Power Point presentation on any book they choose and why they think it is important for the world to read it. Here is a sample of one [...]

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smart program idea for teens

Posted in cool project, teens on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

This week, Darren Thompson at the Blue Island Public Library in Illinois posted on pub-lib about a teen program he runs at the library: “We host a program called ‘Passport to ____,’ where the teens pick a different country each month and we visit that country using Google Earth, offer dishes from that country (cooked [...]

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A call to action: ask questions at the US presidential debates

Posted in cool project, tagged 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 [...]

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Waffle Brunch with Benjamin Franklin at Beaufort Branch Library!

Posted in community brunch, cool project, discussion, film screening, food, public library, public talk, voter education, tagged , , , , on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last week, Beaufort Branch Library adult events programmer Amanda Brewer emailed the September Project listserv to share the following news: The Beaufort Branch Library in Beaufort, SC is a medium-sized library located along the beautiful South Carolina coast known as the Lowcountry. This is our first time joining the September Project! As the adult events [...]

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we have a map!

Posted in cool project, tagged , 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 [...]

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blogging the september project: use this tag!

Posted in cool project, tagged 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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