[Libs-Or] FW: Defending Intellectual Freedom: New Webinar Series

Mon Nov 21 13:10:33 PST 2022

Hello fellow Intellectual Freedom Fighters,

Here are 3 reasonably-priced webinars the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee recommends.  After the holidays, these will be excellent resources to get fired back up after the holidays, keep your skills sharp, and maybe even learn about new tools and strategies that have proven to be effective in rural areas.

Keep calm and quote Constitutional Law,

Perry Stokes
OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee<https://www.olaweb.org/intellectual-freedom-committee-home>
“But, above all else, the First Amendment means that government has no power to restrict expression because of its message, its ideas, its subject matter, or its content.” -- Justice Thurgood Marshall in his 1972 opinion for the Court in Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley

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Webinars and eCourses

for Library Professionals

Defending Intellectual Freedom:<http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDg0OTYyOCZwPTEmdT0xMDI2ODQxMTU2JmxpPTk4NjU1NzIx/index.html>
Facing Challenges and Fighting Back<http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDg0OTYyOCZwPTEmdT0xMDI2ODQxMTU2JmxpPTk4NjU1NzIx/index.html>

With Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Theresa Chmara, Martha Hickson, Heather Hutto, &
MacKenzie Ledley. A bundle of three 90-minute webinars.

Wednesdays, January 4, 11, & 18, 2023

2:30 pm Eastern | 1:30 pm Central | 12:30 pm Mountain | 11:30 am Pacific

Save 20% when you purchase the bundle!

Libraries are on the front lines of a battle over the freedom to read, the freedom to educate, and the freedom to inform, with very real consequences for students, readers, and communities. In debates often marked by misinformation, incivility, and politically motivated attacks, library staff need to be equipped with the tools to fight back and protect the freedom of their community members to access a wide range of knowledge and ideas in the library and their freedom to choose what to read.

In this three-part webinar series, ALA, the Office for Intellectual Freedom, and the Freedom to Read Foundation will provide library staff with the tools to deal with book challenges, threats to youth services, proposed and new legislation addressing access to information, including reproductive health information, and more.

The three webinars included in this series are:

  *   Navigating Book Challenges in Rural America<http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDg0OTYyOCZwPTEmdT0xMDI2ODQxMTU2JmxpPTk4NjU1NzIy/index.html>: Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific
     *   Speakers: Heather Hutto and MacKenzie Ledley
  *   Reproductive Health and Libraries: Navigating the New Information Landscape<http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDg0OTYyOCZwPTEmdT0xMDI2ODQxMTU2JmxpPTk4NjU1NzIz/index.html>: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific
     *   Speakers: Deborah Caldwell-Stone and Theresa Chmara
  *   Dealing with Challenges, Misinformation, and Disinformation About Resources for Children and Young Adults<http://ala-publishing.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT0xMDg0OTYyOCZwPTEmdT0xMDI2ODQxMTU2JmxpPTk4NjU1NzI0/index.html>: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 2:30pm Eastern/1:30pm Central/12:30pm Mountain/11:30am Pacific
     *   Speakers: Theresa Chmara and Martha Hickson

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Registration for each seperate event also available

Navigating Book Challenges in Rural America

Challenges to books, displays, and other library resources are on the rise in all areas of our country, including rural areas. In this new webinar, Heather Hutto and MacKenzie Ledley will share knowledge and perspective from their experience living and working in rural areas. They’ll provide insight into successfully addressing topics of censorship, intellectual freedom, and privacy in small and rural communities.

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Reproductive Health and Libraries: Navigating the New Information Landscape

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe. V. Wade, librarians in states where abortions are now illegal have faced confusing directives, concern for their jobs, and threats from those who say that libraries, and librarians, are no longer permitted to have and share information related to abortion. In this timely webinar, our presenters will share practical guidance on the protections librarians have when providing access to information about abortion.

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Dealing with Challenges, Misinformation, and Disinformation About Resources for Children and Young Adults

Across the United States, public and school librarians face parents or organized groups who accuse them of sharing content that is obscene, harmful to minors, or child pornography. But a politically-motivated declaration that material is harmful to minors does not make it a reality. In this webinar, library staff can learn how to address these challenges from a First Amendment perspective and how to navigate issues that arise when these misleading claims are spread in a community.

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