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electoral college 101 (or, Electing a US President in Plain English)

Posted in resources, tagged 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 [...]

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A collaborative effort in Seattle

Posted in public library, public talk, resources, tagged on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Our friend John Klockner just let us know about his organization’s collaboration with the King County Library System and the ACLU of WA. John’s participation in the September Project is especially sweet, as John was here at the beginning, as the September Project’s Technology Director, guiding us through code and algorithms we didn’t understand and [...]

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“For freedom!” The University of Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala participates

Posted in academic library, displays, resources, tagged on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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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Nine branches and a Bookmobile: the Massanutten Regional Library System (VA)

Posted in public library, resources, voter registration, tagged on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

From Cheryl Metz at the Massanutten Regional Library: The Massanutten Regional Library system of eight branches and a Bookmobile will participate in the September Project this year. Each branch will distribute brochures that list available resources for Voting, Patriotism, Democracy and Remembrance. The Main branch will also display varied materials from Sept 2nd – 16th [...]

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The Public Library of Empoli participates again

Posted in public library, resources, tagged , on August 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Public Library of Empoli, situated in Tuscany, near Florence and the historic Arno River, is again participating in the September Project. For the past three years, the library has organized events each September, and this year will present a booklet with bibliographic information on international terrorism. (The booklet can be downloaded from the web [...]

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September Project events for children, teens, and adults at all eight branches of Arapahoe (CO) Library District

Posted in children, community collaboration, discussion, film screening, library system, music, public library, public talk, resources, teens, voter education, voter registration, youth on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

All eight branches of the Arapahoe Library District, a public library system serving more than 200,000 residents living in Arapahoe County and other major suburban counties that make up the greater metropolitan area surrounding Denver, Colorado, are participating in this year’s September Project in a big way. It’s exciting when entire library systems get involved [...]

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small library? tips for getting your message out.

Posted in public library, resources, rural libraries, tagged , , on August 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Over the years, librarians have shared their secrets to effective marketing of programs. I just ran across a thread worth sharing on this topic from the Association of Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL) listserv: We have printed placemats with puzzles, reference searches, etc., for distribution in local restaurants. Our Friends group paid for reduced rates [...]

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Waycross College: Constitution Week

Posted in academic library, resources on September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

We have on display books on 9/11 and also posters, books, DVDs to commemorate Constitution Week here at our library at Waycross College. Ms. Janice Williams Reference Librarian Waycross College

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Oregon Middle School: support your library

Posted in oregon, public library, resources on September 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

The September Project at Oregon Middle School: We are connecting with our local public library to celebrate  National Library Card Sign Up Month, introduce the various programs available at the public library and services available on line.  We have set aside Sept 24th for the public librarian to visit our middle school to meet with [...]

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kids, know your rights! – a free electronic publication

Posted in reading list, resources, teens, youth on July 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »

planning a september project event for teens? consider using kids, know your rights! a young person’s guide to intellectual freedom, a four-page electronic publication that can be downloaded for free. using kid-friendly language, the brochure is divided into six sections: 1) a brief introduction to the history and importance of intellectual freedom in the US; [...]

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