<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" class="gmail_default"><font size="4">Dear Oregon Library Community,</font></div><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large" class="gmail_default"><font size="4">A tad belated -here is the November edition of Multnomah County Library's Intellectual Freedom Newsletter is out, see below and attached PDF. 


Per usual, lots of coverage of book bans and related legislation. There 
are some articles on other types of censorship and restrictions that 
have greater implications for access and inclusion, especially in the 
educational realm. The AI Spotlight focuses on the information literacy 
aspect of AI as well as touches on copyright and access.</font>  <br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large" class="gmail_default"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large" class="gmail_default">
<div><font size="4" face="arial, sans-serif">Thanks for reading and all your work in supporting intellectual freedom! <br><br></font></div>

</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large" class="gmail_default">-Multnomah County Library's Intellectual Freedom Committee<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large" class="gmail_default"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"></span>
</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3f73a1f7-7fff-3f08-bc05-7718e84fd2f6"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(11,83,148);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,167,151);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Intellectual Freedom Newsletter –</span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">November 2024</span></p><hr><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The editors of Scientific American call out the impacts of book bans in this opinion piece: </span><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/book-bans-harm-kids/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Book bans harm kids</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (6 min). Teens in North Carolina highlight the merits of reading and concerns about book bans: </span><a href="https://ncatregister.com/22715/the-word/book-bans-and-you-how-censorship-will-influence-our-future/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Book bans and you: How censorship will influence our future </span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">(A&T Register, 3 min). A succinct summary of book bans and why access matters: </span><a href="https://tucson.com/life-entertainment/local/librarian-pima-county-books/article_65469656-a12a-11ef-a85c-df5c6956e253.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tucson librarian talks book censorship</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Arizona Daily Star, 3 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">censorship</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">access</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Challenges and restrictions on access continue in various degrees: In California, a </span><a href="https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2024/10/26/review-board-deems-potty-training-books-inappropriate-for-children/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">review board deemed potty training books inappropriate for children</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (KTVZ, 3 min). Confusion arises with the creation of a new section for young adult books in the adult collection: </span><a href="https://cowboystatedaily.com/2024/11/04/gillette-librarys-controversial-books-of-shame-headed-to-adult-section/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Gillette Library's 'Books Of Shame' headed to adult section</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Cowboy State Daily, 4 min). Also happening in Wyoming: </span><a href="https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/article_7ef7b432-985f-11ef-aa30-3bcd6f00108a.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Library staff explain juvenile card restrictions </span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">( Gillette News Record, 2 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">censorship</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">access</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LGBTQ+ books, authors and groups continue to be targeted: </span><a href="https://www.wgal.com/article/lebanon-county-secret-library-of-explicit-books-in-palmyra-high-school-prompts-investigations/62711545" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Secret library prompts investigations in Palmyra School District</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (WGAL, 5 min) and </span><a href="https://www.fox26houston.com/news/houston-father-upset-over-removal-childrens-book-featuring-same-sex-parents" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Houston father upset over removal of children's book featuring same-sex parents</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Fox26 Houston,1 min). Related, </span><a href="https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/education/article293743834.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Is ‘pornography’ available at public school libraries in SLO County? Here’s a reality check</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (San Luis Obispo Tribune, 10 min).  Concern about a flier in a library: </span><a href="https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/canyon-county/article296006974.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">LGBTQ youth group’s Nampa library flyer irks far-right legislator, who helps stir up issue</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Idaho Statesman, 5 min). Related, a queer school librarian offers their perspective on challenges to LGBTQ+ titles: </span><a href="https://www.yourtango.com/self/queer-school-librarian-book-bans-enrage-me" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I’m a queer school librarian, and book bans enrage me</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (YourTango, 14 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">diversity</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">States continue to leverage legislation to protect access to library materials, see New Jersey’s effort to </span><a href="https://www.nj.com/olympics/2024/10/ending-the-book-ban-culture-war-editorial.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">end the book ban culture war</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (<a href="http://nj.com">nj.com</a>, 5 min) and </span><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/96400-freedom-to-read-advocates-notch-a-legal-victory-in-alaska.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Freedom to Read advocates notch a legal victory in Alaska</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Publishers Weekly, 4min). The Tallahassee Democrat covers the impact of recent legislation in Florida: </span><a href="https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/11/15/in-florida-under-desantis-book-ban-florida-banned-in-various-schools-handmaids-tale/76225815007/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It's famous and among the most-removed books in Florida school districts. What is it?</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (9 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">legislation)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Read the PEN America school library report: </span><a href="https://pen.org/report/beyond-the-shelves/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Banned in the USA: Beyond the Shelves - PEN America</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">  Related, </span><a href="https://www.wusf.org/education/2024-11-04/florida-tops-the-nation-in-school-book-bans-again" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Florida again tops the nation in school book removals, according to a report</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (WUSF, 3 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">censorship</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In a letter to the editor, a New Jersey resident provides a pointed review of Booklooks: </span><a href="https://www.tapinto.net/towns/phillipsburg/categories/letters-to-the-editor/articles/booklooks-is-for-book-haters" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“BookLooks” is for Book Haters</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Phillipsburg, NJ News, 2 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">information literacy</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Around the world: Pulitzer Prize winner:  </span><a href="https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2024/10/27/75DBBXQD6RCAFDVPJM7WG2TCUM/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Is ‘The Vegetarian’ inappropriate for minors? School bans spark debate</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Chosun Daily, 3 min) and censorship in Canada: </span><a href="https://this.org/2024/10/28/the-right-to-read/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The right to read</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (This, 15 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">access</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The New York Times looks at how pop culture addresses moral panics and conspiracy theories: </span><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/27/arts/television/the-satanic-panic-that-never-goes-away.html" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">‘Hysteria!,’ ‘Stranger Things’ and the satanic panic that never goes away</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (11 min). </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Concerns about rewriting of history have emerged at the National Archives: </span><a href="https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/its-going-to-take-a-constant-fight-to-preserve-the-historical-record" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">It’s going to take a constant fight to preserve the historical record</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Current Affairs, 10 min). For more context  see </span><a href="https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2024/10/30/national-archives-negative-history" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Longtime National Archives employees alarmed about censorship, new reporting finds</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (WBUR, 5 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">censorship</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Other types of restrictions and censorship have greater implications: </span><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/the-censorship-of-lgbtq-content-online-corresponds-with-declines-in-freedom-for-everyone/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The censorship of LGBTQ+ content online corresponds with declines in Freedom for Everyone </span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Tech Policy, 10 min). Online games: </span><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/21/24296652/new-york-childrens-online-safety-act-gounardes-privacy" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Roblox is the latest target of NY state kids online safety bills</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Verge, 8 min). In Florida: </span><a href="https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/10/28/florida-minor-social-media-restrictions-face-first-amendment-challenge/75892251007/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">social media restriction and age verification law accused of speech violations</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Tallahassee Democrat, 3 min). And in Texas: </span><a href="https://www.intomore.com/culture/this-huge-texas-university-is-allegedly-banning-the-use-of-lgbtq-language-on-campus/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This major Texas university is allegedly banning the use of LGBTQ+ language</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (INTO, 3 min). See also, </span><a href="https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/censorship-another-name" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">‘Censorship by another name’</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (National Education Association, 8 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">first amendment</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">inclusion</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">diversity</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">access</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The 19th provides insight on how disinformation is an ongoing concern: </span><a href="https://19thnews.org/2024/11/election-workers-debunking-disinformation-conspiracy-theories/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Voting may be over, but this election worker is still debunking disinformation</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (8 min). Related, Pew Research released insights and data on the online news landscape: </span><a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">America’s News Influencers</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">disinformation</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">information literacy</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">AI Spotlight</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Tech Policy emphasizes the importance of media literacy as AI infiltrates the online landscape: </span><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/we-cant-wait-for-media-literacy-education-in-the-age-of-ai/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We can’t wait for media literacy education in the age of AI</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (5 min). The AI School Librarians Newsletter unpacks how AI can be used to spread disinformation, especially through </span><a href="https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/media-literacy/2023/pink-slime-journalism-local-news-deserts/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">pink slime publications</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, and also can be used to track and identify false claims: </span><a href="https://elissamalespina.substack.com/p/battling-misinformation-in-the-age" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Battling misinformation in the age of AI</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (7 min) -also includes lots of AI tools and other resources. A related issue with AI is bias: </span><a href="https://leonfurze.com/2024/11/11/synthetic-sycophants-why-yes-bots-are-a-problem-for-education/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Synthetic sycophants: Why ‘yes-bots’ are a problem for education</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Leon Furze, 5 min). Also, check out this broad look at the many aspects of AI literacy, which includes some tips: </span><a href="https://mikekentz.substack.com/p/ai-literacy-is-a-soft-skill" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">AI literacy is a soft skill</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Mike Kentz, 11 min).   (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">information literacy</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A thought piece from Tech Policy on the relevance of fair use and open internet to regulating AI: </span><a href="https://www.techpolicy.press/to-support-ai-defend-the-open-internet-and-fair-use/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To support AI, Defend the open internet and fair use</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (11 min). (</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">access</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">copyright</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">)</span></p>

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><hr><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Additional Resources</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.56;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ALA Intellectual Freedom Blog: </span><a href="https://www.oif.ala.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">https://www.oif.ala.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> A blog dedicated to intellectual freedom issues, and includes the </span><a href="https://www.oif.ala.org/category/intellectual-freedom-news/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Intellectual Freedom News</span></a><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> –a weekly roundup of IF related articles.<br><br></span></font></p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Oregon Library Association’s </span><a href="https://libguides.osl.state.or.us/iftoolkit/home" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Intellectual Freedom Toolkit</span></a><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (published February 8, 2022). A range of tools and resources relating to IF challenges and policies created by the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee. </span></font> <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><font size="4"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap" id="m_-8884533637531713993m_5372279810539813677m_-2279574766056354841gmail-docs-internal-guid-24cd310f-7fff-7dd2-45af-aa21461177d9">Rights, Responsibilities & Reactions</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">is a monthly roundup of Intellectual Freedom News compiled by the Multnomah County Library Intellectual Freedom Committee. We welcome suggestions at </span><a href="mailto:lib.ifc@multco.us" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">lib.ifc@multco.us</span></a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,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</div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4"><b>Jennifer Keyser </b>(she/her)</font><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4"><b>Policy Coordinator Librarian</b><br>Monday - Friday</font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font size="4">971-429-4699<br></font></div></div><div><font size="4">Multnomah County Library</font></div><div><a href="http://multcolib.org" target="_blank"><font size="4">multcolib.org</font></a></div><div><br></div><div><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:165px;height:61px"><img alt="Copy of MultCoLib_2LineLogo_252px_RGB.jpg" src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/BPf72uVYQUxwhGI43J5zs_mu8wfGy7gMdgvegoAzivH7B9ucNwUKNRGQuj4BVoqUAQTvNO2CVM8IXjj--9dm8J5h27nmKp7YjRT2ZYOXnQ7Difc0QJIn134YfklAYjbD-YrKlVa7YKXsiVj66S78gw" width="165" height="61" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span>  </span></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span>  </span></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span>  </span></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span>  </span></span><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:121px;height:75px"><img src="https://lh7-us.googleusercontent.com/liheVmXSrqRPboqG6-rYjzfR2NjXR9F2bgrHLEC4UXuwxkUQtUcw7VzSRT5b0xRecsair9tlCSTZ7CF2FsZrIHUmcekz97eGFwuOJUa37bcvN0wneTU5wCHV3inXgEJrOjl01LX2bSjqNbTYbVygVA" width="121" height="75" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>