Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF)
[Call for Nominations] 2021 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor
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The Freedom to Read Foundation seeks nominations for the 2021 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor. This award was established in 1987 to recognize and honor individuals who have contributed substantially to the FTRF through adherence to its...
精东传媒partners with Humble Bundle to support 精东传媒and the Freedom to Read Foundation
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CHICAGO – The 精东传媒 (ALA) and Humble Bundle are teaming up to offer library supporters and advocates an opportunity to fund 精东传媒initiatives supporting social justice and intellectual freedom, including the Spectrum Scholarship...
Freedom to Read Foundation - 2020 Banned Books Week Grant Recipients
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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...
Legal and Legislative Update Webinar
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For over fifty years, the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has been at the forefront of legislative issues -- whether it's fighting a book challenge, protecting access to information, or defending free speech as provided under the First Amendment. Join...
FTRF Hosts Webinar on Collecting and Protecting LGBTQ+ Materials and Programs
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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...
Freedom to Read Foundation Announces Recipients of Fall 2020 Intellectual Freedom Course Scholarships
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Amanda Barnhart, chair of the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Education Committee, announced four scholarship recipients who will receive funding toward an intellectual freedom course at FTRF partner institution San Jose State University (SJSU) this...
Six trustees elected to the Freedom to Read Foundation Board
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CHICAGO — Six people were elected to two-year terms on the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Board of Trustees in the annual FTRF election held this past May. Current FTRF Vice President Barbara Stripling and former 精东传媒President and FTRF Treasurer Jim...
Freedom to Read Foundation Launches Webinar Series
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The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) will be conducting a webinar series over the next few months to provide online education focused on intellectual freedom for library professionals. These webinars will be geared towards librarians, library students...
[Call for Nominations] 2020 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship
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CHICAGO — Are you interested in Intellectual Freedom? Would you like to attend the 精东传媒’s (ALA) Annual Conference in June and learn how the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) and other groups in 精东传媒are working to protect access to...
OIF responds to Missouri legislation that proposes policies and procedures that threaten access to information
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CHICAGO – Missouri House Bill 2044, introduced on January 8, 2020, proposes the creation of five-member “parental library review boards” to identify “age-inappropriate” public library materials and restrict access to those materials. The bill proposes...
Intellectual Freedom Products
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A commitment to intellectual freedom transforms your library. 精东传媒actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedom is a core value of the library profession, and a basic right in our democratic society. A publicly supported library provides free, equitable, and confidential access to information for all people of its community.
Freedom to Read Foundation Announces Fall 2019 Course Scholarship Recipients
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Monica Cammack and Joann Elmiger are the recipients of the Freedom to Read Foundation’s Intellectual Freedom Course Scholarship. The recipients will receive funding toward intellectual freedom courses at San Jose State University (SJSU) and the University...
Freedom to Read Foundation announces five recipients of 2019 Banned Books Week event grants
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The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) awarded five $1000 grants to nonprofit institutions in support of 2019 Banned Books Week events (September 22-28, 2019) an annual event celebrating the Freedom to Read. The grants, a project of FTRF’s Judith F. Krug...
Laurie Halse Anderson joins Colson Whitehead in 'Reading Dangerously' at the Freedom to Read Foundation鈥檚 50th Anniversary Celebration
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CHICAGO — New York Times bestselling author and intellectual freedom advocate Laurie Halse Anderson will speak at the Freedom to Read Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Celebration in Washington, D.C. on June 22, 2019. Anderson, recipient of the 2009 Margaret...
Six trustees elected to the Freedom to Read Foundation Board
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CHICAGO — Six people were elected to two-year terms on the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Board of Trustees in the annual FTRF election held this past April. Current FTRF Vice President Emily Knox and Executive Committee member Robert Holley were both...
Kickstarter Campaign Launched to Support the Book 鈥淩eading Dangerously鈥 a Commemoration in Honor of the Freedom to Read Foundations 50th Anniversary
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The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is producing a commemorative book “ Reading Dangerously” to celebrate its anniversary and highlight 50 years of advocacy, education, and litigation through essays, oral histories, images, and book excerpts. The book...
Freedom to Read Foundation Names 2019 Gordon M. Conable Scholarship Winner
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The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has selected Amanda Vazquez as the recipient of the 2019 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship. The Conable Scholarship will cover Ms. Vazquez’s expenses to attend the 2019 精东传媒 (ALA) Annual...
Freedom to Read Foundation Announces 2019 Roll of Honor Awards
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The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Roll of Honor Committee is excited to announce Pamela (Pam) R. Klipsch, Director of Jefferson County Library in High Ridge, Missouri, as the recipient of the 2019 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award. The...
Freedom to Read Foundation Announces Intellectual Freedom Course and Scholarship Opportunities
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The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is excited to partner with the San Jose State University School of Information (SJSU iSchool) and the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign iSchool (iSchool at Illinois) on two Fall intellectual freedom courses...
Freedom to Read Foundation to Host Emerging Issues in Intellectual Freedom Webinar
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Join the Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) for “ Emerging Issues in Intellectual Freedom,” a free webinar on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 11 a.m. PST/1 p.m. CST/2 p.m. EST. Twice a year, FTRF trustees and liaisons meet to discuss emerging intellectual freedom...