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In January, the ALSC Intellectual Freedom met at Midwinter. While we talked about many things, the overarching theme was what does Intellectual Freedom mean now? IF is more than just banned books and book challenges, at its core it’s about access to information and resources. Over the next few months you’ll be seeing all sorts of blog posts from us that will get you thinking about how everyday things may affect Intellectual Freedom, from not compiling a list of kid friendly apps because it goes against your own beliefs about technology, to reading levels, our goal is to get everyone (including ourselves) thinking differently! In doing some research for a blog post that ties together access, self- censorship and digital natives, I started to come across resources and readings that I thought were helpful and got me thinking in a new way. I thought they would be important to share...