{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Nina Lindsay","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/nina-lindsay\/","title":"Intellectual Freedom and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qVWdifDe4R\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/intellectual-freedom-equity-diversity-inclusion\/\">Intellectual Freedom and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2017\/08\/intellectual-freedom-equity-diversity-inclusion\/embed\/#?secret=qVWdifDe4R\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Intellectual Freedom and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"qVWdifDe4R\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"It is summer, and my libraries have been slinging lunches along with fun. We\u2019ve been doing it for years, and it\u2019s been hard for me to describe exactly why serving lunch in the library feels so right; until I read Mack Freedman\u2019s post on Libraries and Summer Food Programs at ALA\u2019s Office for Intellectual Freedom blog this May. \u00a0 It had never occurred to me to look at food service through an Intellectual Freedom lens, but he points out accurately that these programs \u201cenable a level of access to the library\u2019s services that would otherwise be unavailable due to the effects that hunger can have on learning and involvement.\u201d So I was glad to see ALA Council adopt Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Interpretations to the Library Bill of Rights at Annual conference. \u00a0It provides a framework for exploring why we provide the services we do in the way we do,..."}