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Over-filtering in schools and libraries harms education, new 91´«Ã½ report finds
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Schools and libraries nationwide are routinely filtering internet content far more than what the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requires, according to “Fencing Out Knowledge: Impacts of the Children’s Internet Protection Act 10...
Banned Books Week 2014 celebrates graphic novels
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), with the national Banned Books Week planning committee, today announced that this year's celebration of the freedom to read will emphasize a thematic focus on comics and graphic novels. This year's Banned...
John 'Mack' Freeman awarded 2014 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship
CHICAGO — The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has selected John "Mack" Freeman, a public librarian in Georgia, as the seventh recipient of the Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship. The Conable Scholarship will provide for Freeman's expenses to...
CHICAGO — The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announces that The New Jersey Library Association (NJLA) Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is the recipient of the 2014 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom...
Registration now open for Choose Privacy Week 2014 webinar,'Defense Against the Digital Dark Arts'
CHICAGO — Dark forces conspire online to undermine privacy, compromise accounts, stalk, troll and just plain creep us out. Libraries have a longstanding tradition of protecting their users’ privacy and confidentiality, but often fail to take basic steps...
Privacy All Year Round: Choose Privacy Week, May 1 – 7, 2014
CHICAGO – Each year on May 1, librarians, library users and privacy advocates come together to observe Choose Privacy Week - an annual event promoting the importance of individual privacy rights. But protecting and promoting privacy in libraries and in...
FTRF Krug Fund Banned Books Week grant applications open through April 30 (Now May 5)
CHICAGO — Applications are now open for the 2014 Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund Banned Books Week event grants, sponsored by the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). Organizations are encouraged to apply for grants of $1,000 and/or $2,500 in support of "Read...
91´«Ã½ joins SXSW technology policy discussions
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will join the technology policy conversations in play at the South by Southwest EDU and Interactive conferences in Austin starting this week. Privacy and the “internet of things” will be among the topics on...
CHICAGO — The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) and 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) on Friday joined a broad range of organizations and bookstores in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court (PDF) in a case potentially affecting the right to...
91´«Ã½ president responds to Obama surveillance speech
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Barbara Stripling, president of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), released the following statement regarding President Barack Obama’s remarks on the National Security Agency surveillance program: “After months of calling for...
Freedom to Read Foundation hosts memorial reception for Carolyn Forsman at Midwinter Meeting
CHICAGO — The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) will be hosting a memorial reception for Carolyn Forsman, the librarian and jeweler who passed away shortly before the 2013 Midwinter Meeting. The reception will be from 7 - 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 in...
Freedom to Read Foundation and 91´«Ã½ file brief in lawsuit challenging Arizona ethnic studies ban
CHICAGO — The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) yesterday joined with the 91´«Ã½ and several other library, education and free speech organizations in filing an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Arce v...
John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award nominations deadline extended
CHICAGO - The John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award honors intellectual freedom fighters in and outside the library profession who have demonstrated remarkable personal courage in resisting censorship. The award consists of $500 and a citation. Individuals...
