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INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM
BANNING BOOKS GIVE US SILENCE WHEN WE NEED SPEECH. IT CLOSES OUR EARS WHEN WE NEED TO LISTEN. IT MAKES US BLIND WHEN WE NEED SIGHT.
-Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky, 1990
For support, contact the Intellectual Freedom Committee at intellectualfreedom@molib.org.
MLA IFC TRAINING MATERIALS
ALL TRAINING MATERIALS ARE POSTED HERE FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE MLA MEMBERSHIP. PLEASE USE THEM AND/OR CHANGE THEM AS APPROPRIATE. WE ALWAYS WELCOME FEEDBACK OR SUGGESTIONS FOR BETTER THE CONTENT AND UPDATING OUR PRACTICAL & EVERYDAY SCENARIOS, PLEASE EMAIL THE IFC CHAIR WITH ANY COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE COMMITTEE.
THE IFC IS AVAILABLE TO FACILITATE WORKSHOPS, PLEASE EMAIL THE IFC CHAIR FOR SCHEDULING AND ANY QUESTIONS.
ALA and IF Support Links:
DIRECT LINKS TO ALA INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM GUIDING DOCUMENTS
- Library Bill of Rights
- Freedom to Read Statement (ALA)
- Freedom to View (ALA)
- Code of Ethics of the American Library Association (ALA)
- Core Values of Librarianship (ALA)
- Access to Electronic Services and Networks (ALA)
- Statement on Library Use of Filtering Software (ALA)
- Children's Internet Protection Act - CIPA (ALA)
- E-Rate and Universal Service (ALA)
- USA Patriot Act (ALA)
- How to Respond to Challenges (ALA)
THE MLA IFC
Duties:
- Monitor legislation and other efforts that affect first amendment rights to libraries, librarians, and their clientele.
- Encourage libraries to protect those rights by:
- Adopting ALA's Freedom to Read Statement, Library Bill of Rights, and other statements adopted by the American Library Association and endorsed by the Missouri Library Association.
- Adopting selection and collection development policies that protect against challenges.
- Providing training opportunities with regard to intellectual freedom issues.
- Support and implement the MLA Statement on Intellectual Freedom.
- Assist and support MLA members in intellectual freedom concerns as requested.
Duties outlined in the MLA Handbook.
2023 Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair – Colleen Norman (colleenenorman@gmail.com)
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