Cross-posted from the FTRF Blog Applications are now open for FTRF’s 2013 Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund Banned Books Week event grants. Grants in the amounts of $2,500 and $1,000 will be given to organizations in support of “Read-Outs” or other activities that celebrate Banned Books Week (Sept. 22 – 30, 2013). Applications will be accepted through April 30, 2013, [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Freedom to Read Foundation’
March 15, 2013
Persepolis removed from Chicago Public Schools for “graphic illustrations and language”; OIF & FTRF respond
As documented by DNAinfo.com and numerous other blogs, the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) yesterday ordered that all copies of the award-winning graphic novel Persepolis be removed from schools district-wide. Initially the order explicitly included libraries, but the head of school libraries has since issued a directive that, pursuant to its collection development policy, the book is to [...]
February 12, 2013
FTRF Conable Conference Scholarship applications now open
Applications for the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship are now open. Check out the press release and please forward the information to any LIS students and recent graduates you know who have a passion for intellectual freedom and an interest in attending the ALA Annual Conference with all expenses paid. Questions? [...]
February 5, 2013
Final settlement reached in Davis County
Cross-posted on the Freedom to Read Foundation Blog. A final settlement was reached last week in the Davis County, Utah book removal case. In addition to returning the book In Our Mothers’ House unrestricted to school library shelves, the school district agreed not to remove or restrict access to any library books based on Utah’s [...]
January 16, 2013
FTRF statement on Davis County, Utah book reinstatement
Reblogged from Freedom to Read Foundation Blog. Yesterday, the Davis County, Utah, Public School system announced that it would be re-instating the book “In Our Mothers’ House” to school library shelves. While a final settlement of the case brought by the ACLU of Utah has not been reached, it is a most welcome development! Here is the [...]
January 9, 2013
Get your tickets for FTRF’s Jan. 26 Jamaica Kincaid event in Seattle
The Freedom to Read Foundation is pleased to present author Jamaica Kincaid as the featured speaker at its annual banned/challenged author event in conjunction with the 2013 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. Kincaid is an award-winning writer originally from Antigua. Her books include At the Bottom of the River, Annie John, The Autobiography of My Mother, My Brother, and Mr. Potter. Her 1990 [...]
October 17, 2012
Nominations process open for 2013 Freedom to Read Foundation Board election
Cross-posted to the FTRF Blog FTRF has announced the Nominating Committee for the 2012-2013 Board of Trustees. Nominations (including self-nominations) are being accepted by the committee through December 14, 2012. Elected trustees will serve two-year terms starting at the ALA 2013 Annual Conference in Chicago and running through the 2015 Annual Conference in San Francisco. Trustees are required [...]
August 30, 2012
Timeline Entry for 1983: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Leading up to Banned Books Week 2012, ALA will highlight one book from its new timeline of banned and challenged books each day. Today we feature 1983, when I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou, faced significant controversy. In 1983, four members of the Alabama State Textbook Committee called for the rejection [...]
August 29, 2012
Timeline: 30 Years of Liberating Literature
Since 1982, Banned Books Week has rallied librarians, booksellers, authors, publishers, teachers, and readers of all types to celebrate and defend the freedom to read. As we commemorate 30 years of Banned Books Week and enter our 31st year of protecting readers’ rights, ALA is pleased to unveil this new timeline of significant banned and [...]
June 15, 2012
List of IF programs & meetings at ALA Annual
For a (nearly) complete list of intellectual freedom-related programs and meetings at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, visit the OIF conference events page. The ALA Conference Scheduler is also a great place to search events and identify where you want to be and when. Some “don’t miss” events (ACC stands for Anaheim Convention Center): [...]
