Libraries Remember
ALA documents Libraries Remember as a nationwide library remembrance initiative around 11 September 2003 and records a second event in 2004. The cited evidence does not establish uninterrupted current annual continuity.
Date and recurrence
11 September (documented 2003–2004 program context)
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / American Library Association legacy September 11 remembrance program. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Libraries Remember Day, Libraries Remember
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- American Library Association — Libraries Remember 2003Association History
- American Library Association — 2004 Libraries Remember grantAssociation History
Frequently asked questions
When is Libraries Remember?
11 September (documented 2003–2004 program context) The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical September 11 program. Recheck ALA before presenting Libraries Remember as a current annual observance..
Does Libraries Remember fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Libraries Remember an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / American Library Association legacy September 11 remembrance program. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Libraries Remember?
The stored designation basis is: ALA documents Libraries Remember as a nationwide library remembrance initiative around 11 September 2003 and records a second event in 2004. The cited evidence does not establish uninterrupted current annual continuity.. Supporting provenance includes American Library Association — Libraries Remember 2003. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Libraries Remember international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / American Library Association legacy September 11 remembrance program.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-10.