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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The Oregon Intellectual Freedom Committee would like to take a moment to acknowledge the current Intellectual Freedom challenges many libraries
are facing, both locally and nationwide. In an effort to support the libraries across Oregon, the IFC will be sharing more frequent resources and updates over the coming months via libs-or. Our hope is through these more frequent updates, libraries feel
more proactively prepared should they experience a challenge against intellectual freedom, and know that support exists if needed. Below, is a letter describing the current environment of challenges, as well as some suggested next steps for your libraries
to be prepared, should a similar even occur locally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Please let the IFC know if we can help in any way. Our committee email address is
<a href="mailto:ifc.members@olaweb.org">ifc.members@olaweb.org</a> or you can reach the co-Chairs (Perry Stokes and Emily O’Neal) at
<a href="mailto:ifc.chair@olaweb.org">ifc.chair@olaweb.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Thank you all for your work and dedication to upholding the intellectual freedom rights of library users across Oregon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">We are here to support you as needed!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Emily O’Neal and Oregon Intellectual Freedom Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">OPEN LETTER TO LIBRARIES:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">You have seen the American Library Association's</span><a href="https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2021/08/ala-executive-board-releases-statement-reinforces-commitment-safeguarding"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">August statement on safeguarding intellectual freedom and social justice</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">. While school libraries and classroom curricula
have seen the greatest uptick in challenges, public libraries are also seeing challenges, often of the same titles. Some of the challenges are coming from organized campaigns by lawmakers and political groups.
</span><a href="https://time.com/6117685/book-bans-school-libraries/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">As reported by Time Magazine</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">, “We’re seeing an unprecedented volume of challenges,”
says Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Executive Director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. “I’ve worked for ALA for 20 years, and I can’t recall a time when we had multiple challenges coming in on a daily basis.”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Most of the challenged or banned books either mention LGBTQIA+ people or deal with race and racism. Others address human rights or sex education.</span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/27/us/politics/beloved-toni-morrison-virginia.html"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Reading Toni Morrison’s “Beloved</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">” in schools even became an issue in the Virginia governor’s race.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The situation in Texas is getting a lot of attention -- see</span><a href="https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/texas-lawmaker-investigates-books-in-schools-experts-outline-existing-review-process"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Texas lawmaker investigates books in libraries and classrooms.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"> Book Riot analyzes the list</span><a href="https://bookriot.com/texas-book-ban-list/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">here</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">. It includes popular titles such as “It’s Perfectly Normal,” “New Kid,” “I am Jazz!” and “All American Boys.” It’s possible
that more libraries in Oregon will face challenges related to books on these lists, which are shared on social media and in the news. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><a href="https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=27281"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Read more about what’s happening </span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">So what can we do right now, to be ready? Some ideas:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Brief your governing bodies on the current trends and your library’s preparation for challenges. Ensure that your advisory board and other pertinent figures (city manager,
city council, etc.) are not taken by surprise should a challenge arise. Some thoughts for a meeting:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Mention that organized groups are targeting libraries and schools across the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Avoid singling out specific books (don’t say “Our library has (title here) and that title has been challenged elsewhere”).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Perhaps say instead, “Virtually every library has books that are on the Texas list, as well as many of the books challenged elsewhere.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Share your selection and reconsideration policies - or lack thereof.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Share information about state intellectual freedom standards and public libraries’ obligations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Review your selection and reconsideration policies immediately. Ensure that you have a set procedure for making a decision about a challenged title; the ALA Office of
Intellectual Freedom has an excellent sample procedure </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.ala.org/tools/challengesupport/selectionpolicytoolkit/formalreconsideration"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">.
Additionally, it is valuable to ensure that your reconsideration policy also includes library displays and programs.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">If you need to revise or adopt policies, this is a great time to ask – the current trends will help underscore the importance of solid policies. This is Driftwood Public
Library’s </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://driftwoodlib.org/pdf/policy_request_for_reconsideration_of_materials.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">request for reconsideration policy</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">.
Deschutes Public Library also has </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="https://www.deschuteslibrary.org/about/adminrules/1.3.1%20Reconsideration%20of%20Library%20Materials.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">an
excellent policy</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">; the requirement that a challenge must be signed by a county resident and cannot be signed by a group or organization seems like a useful detail to incorporate.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Train library staff on how to handle a book challenge. It could be as simple as “refer any questions to the Library Director”, or more detailed training/role play on how
to listen calmly, ask open-ended questions, and never to promise any specific action, such as removing a book. Most concerns do not move forward to a formal challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Contact the Oregon
<a href="mailto:ifc.chair@olaweb.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">Intellectual Freedom Committee</span></a> if you need support, and report challenges to library materials, programs, displays etc. to the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse<a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/oifc/report"><span style="color:#222222">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">on this form</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">“Prepare for future challenges” from the O<a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/oifc/prepare"><span style="color:#1155CC">regon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse
(OIFC)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">“From Challenge to Recharge: Preparing Your Library Board to Uphold Intellectual Freedom” from the
<a href="https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=26248">ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom blog</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#332015">Emily O’Neal (541) 617-7061 </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#332015"> </span><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:emilyo@deschuteslibrary.org"><span style="color:blue">emilyo@deschuteslibrary.org</span></a>
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