<div dir="ltr"><div><div>The OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee has selected <b>Senator Ron Wyden</b> as the recipient of the 2014 Intellectual Freedom Champion of the Year award in recognition of his forceful and sustained campaign to protect the privacy rights of individuals from government surveillance. The award was announced at the OLA conference last month. This week, OLA president-elect Candice Watkins presented the award to Senator Wyden's office during a trip to Washington, D.C. for National Library Legislative Day.<br>
<br>Senator Wyden has emerged as one of Congress’s most forceful opponents to NSA surveillance. He was one of only ten senators to vote against the re-authorization of the USA Patriot Act in 2006. Senator Wyden's consistent message has been that security and liberty are not mutually exclusive. Learn more about Senator Wyden’s record on the <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/assets/IntellectualFreedom/IF_Champion/2014_wyden_bio2.pdf">Intellectual Freedom Committee website. </a><br>
<br>Please <a href="http://www.wyden.senate.gov/contact/">contact Senator Wyden </a>to congratulate him on receiving this award and thank him for his sustained support for privacy! <br><br></div>Roberta Richards and Garnetta Wilker<br>
</div>co-chairs, <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159">OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee</a><br><div><div> <br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Roberta Richards<br>
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