Today, libraries in King County, Wash, will commemorate the third anniversary of September 11, 2001, by sharing touchy-feely “ideas about democracy, citizenship and patriotism” as part of “The September Project.”

Here’s what some of the participating libraries are doing:

* At Bellevue and Federal Way libraries, a theater group called Book-It All Over! will present a production based on the book, “Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.” “Sadako” is about the “inspiring true story of an athletic young Japanese girl who develops leukemia after the bombing of Hiroshima. While hospitalized, Sadako finds strength and hope in a Japanese legend, which claims a sick person will be healed if they fold one thousand cranes.” This sounds like a pretty good production, but what does it have to do with the Islamic radicals who murdered three thousand Americans three years ago today?

* At Maple Valley and Fairwood libraries, an outfit called “Living Voices” will present information on the evacuation and relocation of Japanese-Americans from the West Coast during WW II: “In 1942 Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 unjustly imprisoned thousands of loyal American families. These innocent Americans struggled to maintain families while incarcerated. Share one Japanese American family’s struggle with national betrayal in an interactive combination of video and live theater. Many of the civil liberty issues raised in this performance are still relevant today.” This is the sort of tripe that compelled me to write my book. Living Voices, by the way, is a recipient of government funds.

* At Bothell library, photographer Jed Share will “share images from the book, ‘Born Free & Equal’ a collection of photographs that was developed to teach the youth of Japan about the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and about becoming more connected as global citizens. Jed has traveled to more than eighty countries around the world to document ways the media can be used to create cross-cultural understanding.” I’m all for cross-cultural understanding, but why not present 9/11-related photos like these?

* Lake Forest Park and Woodmont libraries will show “And Justice for All,” a film by Sandi Cioffi in cooperation with a left-wing activist group called “Hate Free Zone.” This film “explores the government response to the events of 9/11 and the impact on civil liberties, human rights and our character as an American people.” Good grief.

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