Author: Betsy Gomez
Banned Books from the Big Chair Returns for 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition
Sage, the American Library Association, the Banned Books Week Coalition, and Unite Against Book Bans are partnering to bring Banned Books from the Big Chair back to the 2024 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition!
ALA Asks Communities to Stand With LGBTQ+ Students and Staff
During Pride Month, ALA recognizes our LGBTQ+ library workers, patrons, and students, and we renew our commitment to championing libraries that include everyone. Click through to take action with ALA.
Acclaimed Poet, Essayist, and Cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib to Headline Second Annual Rally for the Right to Read
ALA and Unite Against Book Bans will host a second annual Rally for the Right to Read: Voters Unite Against Book Bans at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, June 28, 2024. Nationally renowned writer, cultural critic and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Hanif Abdurraqib will deliver the keynote address.
Why Books Still Matter: New Book of Essays Benefits OIF
Why Books Still Matter, a new book of essays inspired by the late First Amendment champion Joyce Meskis, has been released this month, with proceeds going to the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF).
2024 Recipients of Distinguished IFRT Intellectual Freedom Awards Announced
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award, John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, and Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award.
Intellectual Freedom at PLA 2024 Conference
The OIF team is set to join thousands of public library workers, supporters, and vendors from across the country and around the world to celebrate all things public libraries at the PLA 2024 Conference, April 3–5, in the vibrant city of Columbus, Ohio!
Record Number of Unique Book Titles Challenged in 2023
The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the highest levels ever documented by OIF.
Nominations Open for 2024 IFRT John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is accepting nominations for the 2024 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, which honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense of freedom of expression. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2024.
Banned Books Week 2023: Programs, Day of Action, and More
Libraries, schools, bookstores, and groups around the world will be calling attention to censorship – and ways to fight it – October 1 – 7, 2023. The American Library Association […]
St. Marys City Renews Library Lease
After months of debate, public protest, and letters of support from the Kansas Library Association, OIF, and ACLU of Kansas, the St. Marys City Commission voted to renew the lease for Pottawatomie Wabaunsee Regional Library for another year.