Portrait of Rhonda Evans, 2021-22 Chair of IFRT

Get Active: New IFRT Chair Rhonda Evans Shares Her Plans, Priorities, and Passion

Rhonda Evans rose from ALA Emerging Leader to Chair of the Intellectual Freedom Round Table in just one year – and shows no signs of slowing down. She brings expertise, energy, and encouragement to her new IFRT leadership role, and invites all library workers to get involved in intellectual freedom issues. Keep reading to learn about Evans’s journey, perspectives on intellectual freedom, and priorities as IFRT Chair for 2021-22.

Demonstrator holding a “Unite Here” sign at a Black Lives Matter rally.

Social Justice and Intellectual Freedom Webinar Presented (Free!) by ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table

As libraries undertake important DEI and social justice work, questions arise about complicity, censorship, privacy, and the chilling effect. Frosty Windows, Frosty Mirrors will feature expert panelists discussing their current thinking and practice on these important and challenging issues. After the panel, attendees will have the opportunity to share their perspectives with panelists in break-out room listening sessions. Seats are filling up fast – register today!