September 16, 2005

Libraries Mark Sept. 11 Anniversary With Dialogue About Freedom

By BROCK READ

Libraries around the world planned to mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, by asking patrons to come together and mull over some weighty topics -- like freedom, democracy, and citizenship.

And that's just as it should be, says David Silver, an assistant professor of communication at the University of Washington. Mr. Silver has helped to organize the September Project, which encourages libraries to use the month to engage their communities in