First published in 1974, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Intellectual Freedom Manual has become an essential reference for library workers who need dependable answers to thorny questions ...

Good was recently awarded the 2024 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award by Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the American Library Association. The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is a committee ...

These honors recognize her exceptional leadership in championing intellectual freedom and diverse perspectives within the library as well as for expanding access to library programs and services ...

CHICAGO (AP) — School librarian Jamie Gregory has been called a “pedophile” and “groomer,” bombarded with private messages threatening harm, accused of distributing pornography in ...

The library follows the intellectual freedom guidelines as articulated by the American Library Association. We subscribe to the Library Bill of Rights and the Intellectual Freedom Principles for ...

Each year the ALA releases data on books it says have been most often challenged for removal from public and school library shelves ... to the Office of Intellectual Freedom.

IOWA CITY - In 1995, the Iowa City Public Library established the Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival to honor Carol for her 26-year career and for her lifelong commitment to the freedom ...

A Kent School District librarian has recently been recognized with an intellectual freedom award after defending LGBTQIA+ books in a middle school library after the books were unilaterally removed ...

The state library’s Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse tracks challenges across the state each year, and its new annual report found that from July 2022 to June 2023 more book titles were ...

A separate report released by the American Library Association during Banned Books Week (September 22-28), gave contrasting data, however. The ALA, through its Office of Intellectual Freedom ...

For its forums, the library said it has assembled a roster of thought-provoking guests who are confronting pressing intellectual freedom challenges and their impact. Opposition Denied, Monday, Oct. 2, ...