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Author: Martin Garnar

keep the home fires burning

In the spring of 1998, I was the circulation supervisor at my library and in my first year of library school.  My academic advisor and fellow student (the fabulous Ann […]

June 18, 2010June 18, 2010 Martin Garnar Intellectual Freedom Committee, State Intellectual Freedom Committees, Uncategorized

who can afford access to knowledge?

Last night I met with a class of four non-traditional students who are preparing for their capstone research projects.  After a general discussion, I used each of the students’ topics […]

June 17, 2010 Martin Garnar General Interest, Intellectual Freedom Issues, Midwinter Meeting/Annual Conference, Uncategorized

education of a wordsmith

When I first joined the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee as an intern in the fall of 2003, I wanted to make a good impression and show that I was eager […]

June 16, 2010June 16, 2010 Martin Garnar General Interest, Intellectual Freedom Committee

time for your annual check-up?

Tuesdays are my regular late night at the reference desk, which means that Tuesday morning are my weekly chance to run daytime errands, work in the yard, or schedule appointments […]

June 15, 2010 Martin Garnar Censorship, General Interest, Midwinter Meeting/Annual Conference, Office for Intellectual Freedom, Privacy

where were you when you first heard about banned books?

Hi folks. I’m Martin Garnar, current chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee and this week’s guest blogger for the OIF blog. I’ll be sharing my thoughts on a range of […]

June 14, 2010June 17, 2010 Martin Garnar Censorship, General Interest, Intellectual Freedom Issues, Privacy

Statement by IFC Chair Martin Garnar on attacks against GLSEN, Kevin Jennings

The American Library Association (ALA) supports intellectual freedom and opposes censorship in any form, including the suppression of information that some may find controversial or objectionable.  Libraries and librarians give […]

December 11, 2009 Martin Garnar Censorship, Intellectual Freedom Issues
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