<div dir="ltr">The ALA Intellectual Freedom Manual is one of my go-to professional reference books. And - good news! - there will be a new edition coming out in 2020. <div><br></div><div>In preparation for that, the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee is asking for feedback on the interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights. Here are some interpretations currently accepting feedback:</div><div><br></div><div><b>Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights </b>(feedback due by June 4, 2018)<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">The IFC would appreciate comments on "Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights." It was approved by Council in July 1991 (view the current interpretation here<</span><a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/meetingrooms" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/meetingrooms</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">>)</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">.<span> </span></span>

</div><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">Use this Google doc<</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lqt_S9piearb4vOQ3rM9K7ZRvDVjr2wSbdKh3bx2-c4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Lqt_S9piearb4vOQ3rM9K7ZRvDVjr2wSbdKh3bx2-c4/edit?usp=sharing</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline">> 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).</span>

</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline"><b>Services to People with Disabilities: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights </b>(feedback due by June 7, 2018)</span><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The committee would appreciate any feedback on "Services to People with Disabilities: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights"<span style="font-weight:400"> </span>by June 7.<span style="font-weight:400"> The interpretation was approved by Council in January 2009 with the name "Services to Persons with Disabilities." (View the current interpretation<a href="http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/servicespeopledisabilities" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">here</span></a>.)</span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> </p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> Use this <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YT-2MkGusb3syE8fEPArp_MM3HwXrtMGDdj78sUJoTY/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Google doc </span></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)</p></div></blockquote><div>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">For both of these ,the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee will make revisions to the interpretation in light of your suggestions and will bring the document to Council forum at the upcoming Annual Conference in New Orleans for further feedback.</p>

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