HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2021-09-07 Thomas Balch Library to Participate in Educational September 11 Exhibit
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
September 7, 2021
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
lkosin@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Thomas Balch Library to Participate in Educational September
11 Exhibit
Leesburg, VA (September 7, 2021) – The Thomas Balch Library
will participate in September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed
the World, a digital educational exhibition presenting the
history of 9/11.
The exhibition covers its origins and ongoing implications
through personal stories of those who witnessed and survived
the attacks. Archival photographs and images of artifacts from
the 9/11 Memorial & Museum’s permanent collection will be
available for viewing.
The exhibition also explores consequences of terrorism on
individual lives and communities at the local, national, and
international levels, and encourages critical thinking about the
legacies of 9/11.
Developed and curated by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, this exhibit is made possible in part
by the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy Demands Wisdom. Also included
are materials related to 9/11 experiences and memorialization in Loudoun County. The digital
exhibit will be on view in the Library’s John Divine room throughout September 2021.
This exhibit will be available to view during the month of September. Library hours are currently
as follows:
• Monday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
• Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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