Category Archives: Intellectual Freedom

Going Commercial Free

Posted on May 14, 2013 by ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee

After a great deal of thought, the Georgetown Branch of the Allen County Public Library made the decision to stop using copyright/branded puppets and stuffed animals in their play area or during storytimes. They offered the following note to their … Continue reading →

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Free Webcasts Brought to You by OIF

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Heather Acerro

ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom has several FREE online learning opportunities. And the best part is, they are all archived and ready for you whenever you have time. Don’t forget, Choose Privacy Week is May 1st to May 7th! FREE … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Libraries

Posted on April 20, 2013 by ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee

Although we all work in libraries with children, we can differ widely on a number of issues.  One of these issues is how to shelve our books. There are many different philosophies about the best ways to shelve children’s books, … Continue reading →

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_________ Books and Your Library

Posted on March 16, 2013 by ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee

Last month, the ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee published a post titled Anti-Gay Books and Your Library. Thanks to everyone for the thoughtful comments and the time spent thinking and talking about this issue over the last month. One of the questions in … Continue reading →

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Ad Free TP?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Heather Acerro

What would it mean to your customers if they had to walk past advertisements on their way in the front door, if they found ads all over the toilet paper in the library bathroom and more ads on their due … Continue reading →

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Anti-Gay Books and Your Library

Posted on February 16, 2013 by ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee

We can all agree (we hope) that children should find books in their local library collection that represent their world views. We can all agree that world views are extremely varied and while you’re never going to catch them all, … Continue reading →

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Sweater Vest Sunday: It’s Time to Show Your Support for Intellectual Freedom

Posted on January 19, 2013 by ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee

The Office for Intellectual Freedom is sponsoring “Sweater Vest Sunday” on Sunday, January 27, 2013, to promote the freedom to read and the importance of reporting challenges to library materials. We’re all familiar with the OIF’s work with Banned Books … Continue reading →

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Why We Should Sweat the Small Stuff

Posted on December 15, 2012 by ALSC Intellectual Freedom committee

Lately I’ve had cause to consider the overabundance of labels appearing on the spines of library books. It began when I came across a small picture book that had no less than three different genre stickers and a call number … Continue reading →

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