Libraries
Libraries and librarians are the heart and soul of the September Project. Since 2004, over 1200 public, academic, school, and government libraries in 35 countries have hosted and organized September Project events. This year, we hope your library will join us.
Co-directors
Sarah Washburn works for TechSoup on the MaintainIT Project, an effort to spotlight how libraries maintain public computers. Previously she worked for the Gates Foundation as part of the US Public Libraries Program. She developed a love of libraries while participating in summer reading programs at the Omaha Public Library (NE).
David Silver teaches media studies at the University of San Francisco, and works closely with librarians at USF’s Gleeson Library. He wrote his dissertation at the Library of Congress and learned to read at San Luis Obispo Public Library (CA). He blogs at silver in sf.
Contact them at septemberproject AT gmail.com
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Advisory Board
Michael Baldwin
Director, Benbrook Library District
Benbrook, Texas
Ivan Chew
Manager, Adult and Young People’s Services
National Library Board
Singapore
Bill Erbes
Founder, Libraries Remember
Library Assistant Director
Bensenville Community Public Library
Sandy Heierbacher
Director, The National Coalition for Dialogue and Deliberation
Douglas Honig
Communications Director
ACLU of Washington
Marsha Iverson
Public Relations Specialist
King County Library System
Chris Jowaisas
Grants Administrator for the Library Systems and TANG
Texas State Library and Archives
Nancy Kranich
Civic Librarian and Past President, American Library Association
Convener, ALA Libraries Foster Civic Engagement Membership Initiative Group
Nancy Pearl
Librarian and Author
Founder, If Everyone Read the Same Book
Robert Putnam
Director, The Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America
Professor, Public Policy
Harvard University
Diantha Dow Schull
President, Americans for Libraries Council
Bernard Vavrek
Founder, Association of Rural and Small Libraries
Director, Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Kathleen Woodward
Director, Simpson Center for the Humanities
University of Washington
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