Library Closure for Veterans Day

Both Library branches will be closed on November 11 in observance of Veterans Day. We will reopen on November 12 during normal operating hours.

Never Forget: A Commemorative Webinar

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The webinar will be available at 911memorial.org/webinar. Log in at any time beginning Friday, September 10 to view the program on demand. The live chat will be available from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. EDT on September 10 and 11.

Click the "View Webinar" link at the top of the page. To access the video, participants will be prompted to answer a brief set of questions.

Participants will learn about 9/11 through personal stories from 9/11 family members Cait LeaveyBrielle Saracini, and John Spade, first responders from the FDNY and PAPD, and a student on 9/11, and ask questions through a live chat with Museum staff. The webinar will be interpreted in American Sign Language and captioned. An audio description and Spanish subtitles will also be available.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum invites communities across America to participate in an on-demand program commemorating the 20th anniversary of 9/11. This year's speakers include: 

Carlton Shelley II, a West Point graduate who was a student in the elementary school where President George W. Bush was told about the 9/11 attacks.

Bill Spade, a retired FDNY firefighter who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11, and his son, John Spade, a graduate of the 9/11 Museum Ambassador program and Museum volunteer.

Will Jimeno, a retired Port Authority police officer who was rescued from the debris pile hours after surviving the collapse of the Twin Towers.

Brielle Saracini and Cait Leavey, who both lost their fathers on 9/11 and became lifelong friends while volunteering with an organization dedicated to supporting those who lost loved ones on September 11.