Category: LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund
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The Merritt Fund Promotional Toolkit
While book challenges are a perpetual issue within the library world, recent decisions by many school boards to remove supposedly “obscene” titles from their library collections with little justification seems to signal that this is a growing problem that won’t subside anytime soon. It’s with this increasing intolerance in mind—and the accompanying threats to the employment of library staff who might wish to defend intellectual freedom—that this toolkit for the Merritt Fund has been created.
The Merritt Fund
The LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund has made a huge difference for many people who have found themselves in difficult employment and defense of intellectual freedom situations. Read about Karla Shafer’s story.
OIF and Intellectual Freedom in Chicago
ALA’s 2017 Annual Conference is in Windy City Chicago and the Office for Intellectual Freedom will be there staffing the different committee meetings and programs. Committee meetings and programs are open to any attendee, and they’re often a good way to learn about the business of ALA and its intellectual freedom initiatives.
Merritt to the Rescue
This is a story about a librarian, and about a few thousand dollars that meant the difference to her between giving up and going on–under immense difficulty, and in spite of intense opposition from the biggest law firm in Dallas.
Six for Saturday: intellectual freedom activities today at #ALA2013
After a wonderful evening celebrating the IFRT 40th Anniversary, we’re excited for these intellectual freedom-related goings on at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference: 1. IFRT Program: “How a Book is Saved: […]
Programs, Meetings & Social Events at #ALA2013
The 2013 ALA Annual Conference is 9 days away! For a list of programs, meetings, and events sponsored by the Office for Intellectual Freedom, IFC, FTRF, IFRT, the Merritt Fund […]
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 […]
Free “Difficult Conversations” webcast now available
A recording of last month’s webinar, “Moving Difficult Conversations Toward Positive Outcomes: Coping with challenges in the library workplace” is now available at no cost. The hour-long webcast provides tips […]
American Libraries covers the Merritt Fund
Check out this American Libraries article about a recent grant given by the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund to a Nebraska librarian. Too many librarians still don’t know about the […]