The September Project

The September Project is a grassroots effort to encourage civic and campus events on freedom, democracy, and citizenship on or around September 11. Built over a digital network (the Internet) and organized through a social network (public and academic libraries), the September Project in 2005 collaborated with over 655 libraries from 34 countries to sponsor events that encouraged reflection, discussion, and dialogue about the meaning of freedom, the role of information in promoting active citizenship, and the importance of literacy in making sense of the world around us.