United for Libraries’ Learning Live program for May, “Unite Against Book Bans,” will be held Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 2 p.m. Eastern, Register here. As part of National Library Week, ALA debuted Unite Against Book Bans, a national initiative…
Tag: Intellectual Freedom
May 11 webinar to cover ‘First Amendment Audits: What Your Library Board and Staff Need to Know’
What should library staff do when self-proclaimed “citizen journalists” enter the library claiming a right to question employees and film in any space accessible to the public? The May 11 webinar “First Amendment Audits: What Your Library Board and Staff…
Register for free ‘Keeping Governance on Track’ webinars March 29 and 31
United for Libraries will present a free two-part webinar series, “Keeping Governance on Track,” March 29 at 2 p.m. Eastern and March 31 at 7 p.m. Eastern. Increasingly, library board meetings are facing disruptions, often making it difficult to conduct…
PLA to host March 4 townhall on “Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries”
As libraries continue confronting unprecedented attacks on the freedom to read, the Public Library Association (PLA) will offer a virtual townhall event, Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries, on Friday, March 4, at 2 p.m. Eastern During this free…
New United for Libraries tip sheets provide guidance in the fight against censorship
This past several months has seen a dramatic uptick in book challenges, as well as other challenges to programming and access in school in public libraries. The United for Libraries Intellectual Freedom Task Force has compiled two new resources to…