| Libraries Remember September 11, 2011 Memories |
Sunday, September 11, 2011 The Bensenville Community Public Library 200 S. Church Road Bensenville, IL 60106 12:00 a.m. The library will open at midnight on Saturday and remain open for the twenty-four hours of September 11. Just prior to opening, the flag will be raised in front of the library as part of a very brief ceremony. All community members are invited to attend, then join us as we wait for the sun to rise on another September 11. 12:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m. Young adults from Bensenville will gather at the library to create a very special video - Memories of September 11, 2001. 12:00 p.m. - 12:45 Mountain Jack will visit the library, and he will be accompanied by Scribbles the Bear. Mountain Jack tells wonderful tales of life in the woods, and he will delight young listeners age 7 and younger. The kids will be going outside to the library's story circle where Scribbles the Bear will introduce them to Mountain Jack. (Moms and Dads will be invited to stay inside to relax with a cup of coffee while the kids enjoy the stories.) Mountain Jack will tell stories for about half an hour, and then there will be time for photographs with the kids, Scribbles the Bear, and Mountain Jack -- bring your cameras! 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. During this hour, Bensenville students will present the work they have been doing in recognition of September 11, 2001. 2:45 p.m. Dedication of the Bensenville Community Quilt 3:00 p.m. Thomas Alva Edison will visit the library. Mr. Edison will speak of his life of invention and share pictures to tell his life story. He will explain how it took over 1,000 tries to find the right filament for his new invention - the light bulb. He will talk about the creation of his favorite invention - the phonograph and how people believed it was a hoax and that he was actually just a ventriloquist. We will also hear of Mr. Edison's desire to do for the eye what he had done for the ear.... so he developed motion pictures and released his first movie, The Great Train Robbery, in 1903. Thomas Edison will join us in the Lifelong Learning Center at 3:00 p.m. Please note that tickets are required for this performance. Tickets are free and they will be distributed at the adult reference desk beginning Monday, August 29. 4:30 p.m. The library will host a reception for Thomas Edison and community members who attended his presentation. 6:30 p.m. Beginning at 6:30, a Sunset Commemorative Service will be held in the Garden of Knowledge. Lasting less than an hour, this annual event is an opportunity for anyone who would like to speak, to share a memory, to do so. It is always a moving event, held in a magnificent setting. If you would like to speak, contact Jill at the library. If you would like to listen, simply be at the library at 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. With memories of how all of America joined together with such unity of purpose in the days following 9/11/2001, the library will host a family community service project in cooperation with Helping Hands. More information will be posted here as it becomes available. 7:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Join us at anytime from 7:30 until midnight to participate in Steps for Change. The Garden of Knowledge will glow with over 100 luminaries designed by the students of Bensenville. You will have an opportunity to follow the illuminated path through the Garden and stop at several displays designed to inspire. At the end of the walk, you will be asked to sign the final display, a wall of commitments to take Steps for Change. Midnight: Please join us as we lower the flag and close Libraries Remember for another year. |
