Reed Library to host Sept. 11 remembrance Friday

The staff of the Daniel A. Reed Library invites all who are interested to join them on Friday, Sept. 11, for “Meet Me in the Stairwell,” a remembrance for those lost in the terror attacks eight years ago on that day.

Interested participants are asked to assemble at 8:15 a.m. starting at the fourth floor of the Carnahan-Jackson Center Atrium stairway, and continuing down into the main area of the library. Director of Library Services Randy Gadikian will say a few words and ask for a moment of silence at 8:45 a.m. to honor all those lives lost and the heroic rescue teams involved. A “hand squeeze” ceremony will then be passed from one person to another down the stairwell from the fourth floor to the first.

Photos and a timeline of the events of Sept. 11, 2001, will be featured in the Atrium and all attendees will receive a red, white and blue ribbon pin.