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OIF Seeks Information on 2020 Censorship Incidents
During the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries and schools continue to face censorship attempts. The 91´«Ã½ Office for Intellectual Freedom is seeking information on any ban or request to remove library or school materials, displays, and programs that happened in...
Call for nominations for the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Coalition Building Committee is accepting nominations for the 2021 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. Do you know of a state chapter or organization that has: bravely defended the...
Nominations open for 2021 IFRT John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is accepting nominations for the 2021 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award. This award, presented annually, honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense...
Copyright for archivists and librarians comprehensively covered in new books from Facet Publishing
CHICAGO — Two new titles published by Facet Publishing and available through the 91´«Ã½ Store offer matchless guidance for navigating the always challenging areas of copyright. The sixth edition of Tim Padfield’s “ Copyright for Archivists and Records...
91´«Ã½ releases list of Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books of the decade
CHICAGO – Today, the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) released the Top 100 Most Banned and Challenged Books from the past decade. The list’s release launches Banned Books Week, Sept. 27 – Oct. 3, a vibrant week of...
GNCRT, IFRT, and Image Comics team-up to celebrate Banned Books Week with webinar series
91´«Ã½ Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table and the 91´«Ã½ Intellectual Freedom Round Table are celebrating Banned Books Week with Image Comics by producing a week-long webinar series featuring creators and librarians in conversation on topics centered around...
Freedom to Read Foundation - 2020 Banned Books Week Grant Recipients
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) awarded six $1,000 grants to nonprofit institutions in support of the 2020 Banned Books Week events (September 27-October 3, 2020), an annual event celebrating the Freedom to Read. The grants, a project of FTRF’s...
FTRF Hosts Webinar on Collecting and Protecting LGBTQ+ Materials and Programs
Public and school libraries experience the most challenges to materials, and in 2019 eight out of the top ten most challenged books were on that list for having LGBTQ+ content. While some schools and libraries were or are physically closed due to the...
Libraries are well versed in protecting intellectual freedom as it pertains to books, but many do not have similar policies for online resources and services. Digital library collections are often provided by third-party vendors, who may have different...
91´«Ã½'s IFC Approves New Guidelines on Contact Tracing, Reopening Libraries, Video Surveillance
Responding to health and privacy concerns during the reopening of libraries and recent discussions of video surveillance and filming in libraries, the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) and its Privacy Subcommittee have approved guidelines to assist...
Privacy During a Pandemic: Town Hall for Library, Information Workers for Choose Privacy Week
CHICAGO – When states and local governments closed libraries and schools to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic, library workers and educators responded to the emergency by quickly adopting commercial online tools and platforms to ensure continued access to...
Intellectual freedom stories from a shifting landscape
CHICAGO — Intellectual freedom is a complex concept that democracies and free societies around the world define in different ways but always strive to uphold. And 91´«Ã½ has long recognized the crucial role that libraries play in protecting this right. But...
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce that the Connecticut Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee is the 2020 recipient of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award...
91´«Ã½ welcomes LinkedIn Learning’s changes to terms of service
CHICAGO – After conversations with the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) and other industry leaders, LinkedIn Learning — formerly Lynda.com, a platform used by libraries to provide online learning opportunities to library users —announced today that it...
Rebecca Ginsburg Receives Immroth Award
The 91´«Ã½’s Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Immroth Award Committee is pleased to announce Rebecca Ginsburg as the recipient of the 2020 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, which honors significant contributions defending...
