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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Please see the below invitation to apply for the
<a href="https://libraryfreedom.org/institute/">Library Freedom Institute</a>. I attended in 2018 and the Library Freedom Project has become a crucial community of practice for me – around privacy, freedom to read and academic freedom, and other areas of librarianship.
Happy to talk off-list with anyone who has questions. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Take care,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Kelly <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Library Freedom Institute (<a href="https://libraryfreedom.org/institute/">https://libraryfreedom.org/institute/</a>) is a unique privacy and intellectual freedom intensive training for library workers.<br>
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Our training covers a wide range of highly relevant and engaging subjects in the privacy, intellectual freedom, and critical technology realm.<br>
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The 2025 Institute will take place over almost four months (starting in late April), consisting of a two-hour virtual meeting every week, and an<br>
in-person weekend component. Cost is on a sliding scale down to $0. Some topics will feature expert guest speakers. Participants will also spend some time each week working on readings, group discussion, and final projects.<br>
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The curriculum is a work in progress, but expect subjects like:<br>
* Talking points for fighting censorship<br>
* Resisting new data-driven business models<br>
* Building coalitions to defend library values<br>
* Technology for liberation, or at least better passwords<br>
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After LFI has completed, participants are invited to join the LFP community of practice, a one-of-a-kind space for library workers to continue collaborating in a supportive environment.<br>
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Applications are now open until March 15th. The 2025 cohort will begin sometime in mid to late April.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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