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Space Available for IFRT Pre-conference

There is still space available for the Intellectual Freedom Round Table’s pre-conference, “Privacy: Who Do You Trust?” Led by Carolyn Caywood and Nancy Kranich, the conversation will be structured with an Issue Map and will introduce the methods of deliberation so that participants will become more comfortable in fostering civic engagement as we explore privacy values and concerns. This pre-conference will be valuable to all librarians who wish to start dialogs with their users about the changing realities of privacy in the digital age.

The pre-conference costs $25 to attend. Please contact Jen Hammond (jhammond@ala.org) for reservations and with any questions or concerns.

Tags: Intellectual Freedom Round Table by Jen Hammond
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Dozens of state/regional chapters pass resolutions honoring Judith Krug

At least 35 ALA state and regional chapters have passed resolutions saluting “the life and legacy” of Judith F. Krug, founding director of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. The resolutions detail her extensive accomplishments and multitude of awards, and make special note of the “practical assistance and unstinting support” Judith provided to librarians facing challenges to intellectual freedom in their communities.

For a list of the chapters honoring Judith, see here.

A sample resolution is available on our website.

If your chapter has passed a resolution and would like to be listed, please contact Jen Hammond at jhammond@ala.org.

The OIF staff would like to send a special thanks to all the individuals and organizations who have taken the time to remember and honor our mutual friend.

Tags: General Interest, Office for Intellectual Freedom by Jonathan Kelley
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Freedom to Read Foundation 2009 Election Results

Six trustees were elected to two-year terms in the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) 2009 Board of Trustees election, held in April. The terms for the following trustees begin in June: Bernadine Abbott Hoduski, Jonathan Bloom, Robert P. Doyle, Susan Hildreth, Christine Jenkins and Candace Morgan. Abbott Hoduski and Doyle were elected to their second consecutive terms; Bloom and Morgan were re-elected after a mandatory period off the board; and Hildreth and Jenkins are newly elected. Also joining the 2009-2010 board will be incoming ALA President Elect Roberta Stevens and incoming ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair Martin Garnar, both of whom will serve on the board in ex-officio capacities.

These trustees will join Carrie Gardner, Barbara Jones, Burton Joseph, Pamela Klipsch, and Kent Oliver, who are elected board members, as well as incoming ALA President Camila Alire and Executive Director Keith Michael Fiels, who are ex-officio board members. Deborah Caldwell-Stone is the acting secretary of the board and acting executive director of the Foundation.

For biographical information on the six election winners can be found at http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2009/may2009/ftrfbot.cfm.

For more information on the Freedom to Read Foundation, visit http://www.ftrf.org.

Tags: Freedom to Read Foundation by Jonathan Kelley
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IFRT Awards Announced!

The winners of the John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award and the SIRS/ProQuest State and Regional Achievement Award were announced in ALA News Tuesday.

Alanna Natanson and Kam MacPherson, both of Takoma Park, Maryland, have been awarded the John Phillip Immroth Award, which honors commitment to the ideals of intellectual freedom. Natanson founded the “Banned Books Club,” a reading group sponsored by the Takoma Park Maryland Library that is devoted to reading books that have been targeted by censors. MacPherson, the youth and children services librarian, leads the discussions. The group has already read “The Chocolate War” by Robert Cormier and Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Read more about Alanna Natanson, Kam MacPherson, and the “Banned Books Club” here.

“Celebrate the Freedom to Read,” a coalition made up of the Oregon Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee, the Oregon School Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee, and the Oregon ACLU has been awarded the 2009 SIRS/ProQuest State and Regional Achievement Award. The group’s campaign to increase participation in Banned Books Week state-wide has been a rousing success: in 2008, 31 of the 36 counties in Oregon were home to a variety of Banned Books Week celebrations, hosted at schools, public libraries and academic libraries. Read more about the coalition and their success here.

Attendees of ALA’s Annual Conference in July are invited to join us for a reception in honor of the award winners. The reception is on Friday, July 10th, at 12:30pm, in the Pullman Room of the Hyatt Regency McCormick.

Tags: General Interest, Intellectual Freedom Round Table, Midwinter Meeting/Annual Conference by Jen Hammond
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TICKETS TO FTRF 40TH ANNIVERSARY GALA EXTREMELY LIMITED

We are pleased to announce that the ticket sales to the Freedom to Read Foundation’s 40th Anniversary Gala have sold quickly. This means there is only a very small number of tickets available for the event, to be held Sunday, July 12, 2009 at the new Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago.

If you are interested in purchasing a ticket, please call (800) 545-2433 x4226 and speak with Jonathan or Bryan.

If you are unable to attend the event, but would still like to support the Freedom to Read Foundation’s 40th Anniversary, please consider purchasing an ad in the program book (rates are listed below) or making a donation to the Freedom to Read Foundation. To make a donation, mail a check to the Freedom to Read Foundation, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago IL 60611 (mention 40th Anniversary Gala in the notes section) or visit https://www.givedirect.org/give/givefrm.asp?Action=GC&CID=811 and make a donation (mention 40th Anniversary Gala in the comments section).

Program Book Advertisement Rates

Interested in placing an advertisement in FTRF’s 40th Anniversary Gala program? Contact Jonathan Kelley at (800) 545-2433 x4226 or jokelley@ala.org.

Full-page – $750
Full-page ad is 7.334w x 7.334h in.

Half-page – $400
Half-page ad Horizontal: 7.334w x 3.584h in.

Half-page ad Vertical: 3.584w x 7.334w in.

Quarter-page – $250
Quarter page ad: 3.584w x 3.584h in.

Eighth page ad (horizontal only) – $175 (tribute line)
Eighth page ad: 3.584w x 1.708h in.

All ad submissions should be made at 300dpi in black & white. We can accept high-resolution .pdf, .jpg, or .tff files.

Download spec sheet.

Tags: Freedom to Read Foundation, Midwinter Meeting/Annual Conference, Special Events by Jonathan Kelley
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