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Intellectual Freedom Awards Nominations 2020 IFRT

Call for Intellectual Freedom Award Nominations!

Do you know a great candidate or organization that has championed intellectual freedom causes in our profession and/or communities? Recognize their contributions by nominating them for Intellectual Freedom Round Table’s prestigious awards.

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020 Intellectual Freedom Round Table Awards, Intellectual Freedom Round Table
Librarians Lead Against Censorship Lindsey Whitington

Defying “Unsettling Policies”: An Interview With Lindsey Whittington

When the superintendent of the Dixie County School District sought to censor the reading lists of students, Library Media Specialist Lindsey Whittington stood up for intellectual freedom and fought the ban.

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018 Tess Wilson Academic Freedom, Advocacy, Awards, Banned and Challenged Books, Censorship, First Amendment, National Library Week, School Libraries
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Intellectual Freedom News 11/18/16

November 18, 2016; Happy birthday Margaret Atwood, Privacy post-election, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Texas BOE rejects MAS textbook, and more…

November 19, 2016November 28, 2016 Kristin Pekoll Intellectual Freedom News

IFRT accepting nominations for the John Philip Immroth Memorial Award

The American Library Association (ALA) Intellectual Freedom Round Table(IFRT) is seeking nominations for its 2015 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award. The John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award honors intellectual freedom fighters […]

December 17, 2014 Shumeca Pickett Intellectual Freedom Round Table
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