We looked at the
calendar and could not believe that it’s September! Where did the summer go?
Why are we still dealing with rising numbers of COVID cases and deaths? We had
such high hopes for life going back to normal this fall, and those hopes
included in-person programs for all ages in the Library. Unfortunately, that will have to wait a
little while longer. In place of programs that call for patrons to be in the
same space at the same time, we are trying something different.
For children, the Youth
Services department has come up with daily reading-at-home suggestions that
pair with take & make crafts. We
hope to make it easier for parents and other adult caregivers to add early
literacy training, which is critical for the younger ones. The calendars can be
picked up from the Youth Services department or printed from here. A different craft will be available for
pick-up in the Youth Services department each week.
For adults, DPL is
hosting September 11, 2001: The Day That
Changed the World, a poster exhibition from the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Fourteen posters – covering the events of the
day, the origin of the attack, the effects afterward, and 20 years later – will
be on display through September 29th. We have a reading list in the DPL catalog, a guest book to sign, activities for the kids to make and
turn in to be part of the display, and postcards for adults to record memories
or thoughts about 9/11/2001. There are many online resources available to learn
more about the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the victims and the survivors (linked
from https://mydpl.org/9-11/ or directly at https://www.911memorial.org/.)
Finally, if you
are in the Library on Friday, September 10, 2021 or Saturday, September 11,
2021 there will be a film playing near the display that is geared toward
educating younger generations about September 11th, but is
appropriate for all ages. Stop and watch a portion or all of the film if you
are visiting the Library those days. Please
take the time when you come into the Library to view the exhibition and sign
the guest book. We will be providing feedback on how the display impacted our
patrons to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum and we need your thoughts to do this.
For all of the
tragedy and death that happened that day there was an abundance of heroism and
love that followed. One of the main reasons to commemorate 9/11 is to remember
the victims, and all of the amazing everyday heroes who gave their lives to
save others. Some were first responders and some were just people who went to
work like normal in the twin towers and Pentagon, or boarded a flight then
found themselves in the middle of a terrorist attack. Most of them did what
they could to help their coworkers and random strangers evacuate or take down a
plane. For the September task, read a
book about a hero. We all need more heroes in this crazy world.
Happy Reading!
