Month: April 2013
Observing Choose Privacy Week 2013
Reposted from chooseprivacyweek.com Tomorrow, May 1, begins our annual observance of Choose Privacy Week. It’s an event that invites everyone to visit their local library and learn more about the […]
Recording of “Reporting Challenges” webinar now available
If you missed Tuesday’s OIF webinar, “Defend the Freedom to Read: Reporting Challenges,” featuring OIF Assistant Director Angela Maycock, you’ll be glad to know that the session was recorded and […]
IFRT announces new “Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award” – nominations open now
In memory of our great friend, Gerald Hodges… The deadline for nominations is Monday, May 13, 2013. The nomination form can be found at http://www.ala.org/ifrt/awardsfinal/hodges/hodges. The Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter […]
Free webinar on reporting and responding to challenges to library materials
Register now for “Defend the Freedom to Read: Reporting Challenges” Challenges to library materials take place in schools and libraries across this country every day. One of the ALA Office for […]
Countdown to Choose Privacy Week, May 1-7
In this era of “Big Data,” we know that our location, our phone calls, our purchases, our Facebook posts and our web site visits are being monitored, recorded, collected, and […]
Dav Pilkey’s Captain Underpants tops the frequently challenged books list of 2012
The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom released the top ten most frequently challenged books list of 2012 as part of the State of America’s Library Report on Monday, April 15. […]
Amnesty International USA receives the 2013 John Philip Immroth Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) announces that Amnesty International USA is the recipient of the 2013 John Philip Immroth Memorial Award. Amnesty International […]
Ethics Matters! Join OIF for a half-day preconference in Chicago
The ALA Committee on Professional Ethics invites you to join a half-day preconference offered during the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this summer! “Ethics Matters: Ethical Decision-Making for Librarians […]
Planning for Choose Privacy Week? Free April 9 Webinar Offers Ideas for Programming and Outreach
Are you preparing for Choose Privacy Week? Join ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and librarians across the country next week for a free webinar to discuss how your library can […]