<div dir="ltr">The ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee is creating a new document interpreting the Library Bill of Rights: "Visual and Performing Arts in Libraries: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights.”<div><br></div><div>See the forwarded message below for a link to the draft and a place where you can offer feedback</div><div><br></div><div>-Ross<br><div><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" face="arial, sans-serif"><div style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:arial"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:separate;font-family:arial"><div style="font-size:x-small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><b>Ross Betzer</b></span></div><div style="font-size:x-small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><b>Local Resource/Catalog Librarian</b></span></div><div style="font-size:x-small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;border-collapse:collapse"><a href="https://multcolib.org/" target="_blank">Multnomah County Library</a></span></div><div style="font-size:x-small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">503.988.5728 (Sun, Mon, Wed) / 503.988.5466 (Tue, Thu)</span></div><div style="font-size:x-small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><font size="2">Preferred pronouns: he/him</font></i><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div></span></span></div></span></div></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------</div><div class="gmail_quote"><b><br></b></div><div class="gmail_quote"><b>From:</b> Eleanor Diaz <div lang="EN-US"><div class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-m_3248845695559762878WordSection1"><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal">
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 30, 2017 10:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:stateifc@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">stateifc@lists.ala.org</a>' <<a href="mailto:stateifc@lists.ala.org" target="_blank">stateifc@lists.ala.org</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Feedback Wanted: Arts Interpretation<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal">Hello IFC chairs, <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal">I’m looking forward to today’s State of the States web meeting! One of the topics I wanted to bring to your attention during the meeting is about a new Library Bill of Rights interpretation draft, crafted by the ALA Intellectual Freedom
Committee. The ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee would appreciate feedback on “Visual and Performing Arts in Libraries: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights.”
<u>Would you mind sharing the following information with your committee members</u>? I can also answer questions you might have during the meeting.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0.5in">ALA members are invited to post feedback on the draft interpretation by
<b>Friday, December 15</b>. Feedback can be posted in the following two ways:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>Use this <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FpTCPvo-YyPEd4EM8BYhhntWHKqiw8LdjspBil5lTTI/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
Google doc </a>to post your comments. The IFC requests that you ONLY post comments on this document, and not edit the document directly. It also requests that you share the link to this Google doc draft with only the ALA community. To post a comment, select
“Insert” in the top menu, and then click “Comment.” Comments may be posted anonymously (if you’re not signed into a Google account) or publicly (if you’re signed into your Google account).
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<u></u><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><u></u>Post suggestions to this <a href="http://connect.ala.org/node/271208" target="_blank">
ALA Connect post</a>, either as a comment or by attaching a “track changes” version of the provided Word document.
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The Intellectual Freedom Committee will revise the draft interpretation in light of your suggestions and may bring it to Council forum at the upcoming Midwinter Conference.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal">Thank you! <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal">Ellie <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14pt"><img border="0" width="39" height="55" style="width:0.4062in;height:0.5729in" id="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-m_3248845695559762878Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D369C2.CBD4D010" alt="PickMe4"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:12pt">Eleanor
Diaz</span></b><b><span style="font-size:14pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif">Program Officer</span><b><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> Office for Intellectual Freedom</span><b><span style="font-size:10pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> American Library Association<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-2116312462790831887gmail-MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif"> 800-545-2433 (ext. 4225)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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