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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Intellectual Freedom news from the ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#005F70">Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> ALA Intellectual Freedom Round Table <ifrt@ala.org>

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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 27, 2020 11:36 AM<br>

<b>To:</b> Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney <kbrodbeck-kenney@lincolncity.org><br>

<b>Subject:</b> IFRT News: Calendars, Stats, and the New Manual<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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 future: book challenges. Censorship doesn’t take a sick day — and book ban and challenge statistics reported by OIF prove it.

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">webinars</span></strong></a> in the GNCRT-IFRT Banned Books Week webinar series: 5<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#58595B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">panelists</span></strong></a> in the GNCRT-IFRT Banned Books Week webinar series: 17<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#58595B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Escape[d] the Dead End of Censorship!</span></strong></a>: 47<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#58595B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">IFRTALA Facebook</span></strong></a> impressions during Banned Books Week: 8%<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#58595B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">IFRTALA Facebook</span></strong></a> engagements during Banned Books Week: 12%<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#58595B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">@IFRT_ALA Twitter</span></strong></a> engagements during Banned Books Week: 267%<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#58595B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">@IFRT_ALA Twitter</span></strong></a> impressions during Banned Books Week: 535%<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#58595B;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">Scary Stories Documentary watch party</span></strong></a>: 9

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<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#54499E;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none">#CensorshipIsScary</span></strong></a> hashtag for the Scary Stories Documentary watch party: 239<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#58595B">The 2021 IFRT Banned Authors Calendar and Virtual Backgrounds are available for ALA members or anyone who is passionate

 about issues of censorship and intellectual freedom. Designed by IFRT committee member Laren Anderson, IFRT’s 2021 Banned Author Calendar includes a list of banned author birthdays and important ALA IFRT dates. Perfect for your desk or virtual meetings, these

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 featuring authors, illustrators, creators, and librarians. Five webinars discussing censorship and intellectual freedom issues were hosted during Banned Books Week, September 27 – October 3. The recordings of those webinars are archived and available for viewing

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