Today marks the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on America, and it is certainly a somber day. We will never forget the many lives lost and shattered, the hundreds of firefighters, police officers, and all the brave men and women who ran into the danger, or were inadvertently caught up in it. The City of Attleboro is marking this day in a number of different ways:
The Attleboro Fire Department is holding it’s annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at 10am at Attleboro Fire Headquarters at 100 Union St., Attleboro, to commemorate the day. They gather each year to remember the nearly 3,000 lives lost, including the 343 FDNY firefighters and other first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice while answering the call to help others. Twenty-five years later, it remains our responsibility to ensure their courage, sacrifice and service are never forgotten. They also remember the families who lost loved ones and all those whose lives were forever changed by the events of that day. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend as they come together to remember and honor those we lost.
Attleboro is dedicating it’s new Global War on Terror Monument this morning at 11am in Capron Park – make sure to stop by and pay your respects.
Additionally, the folks over at the Libby App have put together a phenomenal list of resources and highlighted some of the work that New York Public Library is doing to preserve the history of 9/11. “NYPL’s collections include records from the September 11th Fund, research files from New York Times reporters James Glanz and Eric Lipton, and, most recently, the CameraPlanet 9/11 Archive. Acquired in 2025, the archive contains more than 1,200 hours of video documenting 9/11 and its aftermath, including footage filmed during the week of September 11. These collections offer different perspectives on an event that changed New York City and the world. They preserve the work of journalists, the response of organizations, and experiences captured on film so that future generations can learn from them. NYPL has also continued to create opportunities for younger readers to engage with the history of 9/11, including a 20th-anniversary conversation in 2021 with authors who have written about the events for children and young adults. This year, the New York Public Library has launched a special 25th anniversary conversation feature as part of it’s We the People storytelling project, powered by StoryCorps.”
Finally, you can check out APL’s own 9/11 display on the first floor, featuring books for both children and adults to help remember and contextualize this experience, which was formative for so many of us.
