Yakima Valley Regional Library’s motto, “Connecting People and ideas,” is not only provocative, but particularly apt when describing their September Project event. If you’re in the area, check it out!
This year we will be showing the PBS film “Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience.” We have invited the public to share letters, poems, and [...]
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some september project libraries highlight materials that relate to issues that matter like peace. some september project libraries work with various civic institutions to provide civic education. and some libraries, like aberdeen timberland library, do both.
we recently heard from thirza krohn, senior/adult services librarian at aberdeen timberland library, [...]
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professor emmanuel j. yannakoudakis (department of informatics, athens university of economics and business), professor taso lagos (department of communication, university of washington), and university of washington students studying abroad in greece are organizing a conference for their september project. the conference will take place in the main hall of athens university of economics and business [...]
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on september 23rd, 24th, and 25th, seattle public library brings mountain climber turned humanitarian greg mortenson to town for a series of author readings and discussions. readings take place at three libraries - beacon hill branch, douglass-truth branch, and green lake branch - and at town hall seattle.
mortenson will share his experiences building more than [...]
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