9/11 - 20th Anniversary

This program will be offered both virtually and in-person. Program formats are subject to change. Registrants will receive an email notifying them of any such changes.

Patrons who attend in-person will be required to wear a mask regardless of vaccination status.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, join us for this presentation hosted by the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. During this program, you will hear the following stories of those personally affected by the events of September 11th, 2001 (closed captioning, American Sign Language interpretation, verbal description, and Spanish subtitles will be available):

• 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