The VLA Paraprofessional Forum invites you to nominate one of your colleagues or yourself to receive one of the three awards being given during the annual conference in May. The awards and descriptions of each one are listed below.
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Banned Books Week 2010 (September25- October2): Display Contest The Intellectual Freedom Committee urges all libraries to mark Banned Books week this year by creating displays in your facilities. Library users might not realize that many books are vulnerable to being banned, not just the books that they do not like. For example, the Bible is [...] Are your library’s users concerned about their privacy online? Would you know how to answer their questions? ”The first ever Choose Privacy Week, May 2 – 8, is a new initiative sponsored by the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) that invites library users into a national conversation about privacy rights in [...] The new VLA logo was unveiled and adopted at the April 9th Council Meeting. The new logo is available for download and use on all VLA publications, signage, web sites, etc. in various sizes, formats and color variations. Special thanks go to Visa Varga and the Central Rappahannock Regional Library graphics staff for the beautiful [...] We are compiling a book for ALA Publications with the working title True Stories of Censorship Battles in American Libraries. We are looking for stories from librarians and/or about librarians who have experienced a challenge to material in their library. The story does not have to be a “first person” experience. The call for essays and [...] The winner of the 2009 Intellectual Freedom Committee’s Banned Books display contest is the Henrico County Public Library System for its innovative involvement of the library building and its users in its Banned Books week display. The runner-up this year is the Jefferson Madison Regional Library for its reaching out and partnering with the Thomas [...] The VLA Intellectual Freedom Committee is pleased to announce that the 2009 ProQuest VLA Intellectual Freedom Award winner is Judith Krug. The Committee recommended that the award honor Ms. Krug posthumously for her lifetime of work on behalf of intellectual freedom. The cash award has been presented to the Freedom to Read Foundation in Ms. [...] Roanoke County Schools is examining whether a 10-year-old book should be allowed in the William Byrd High School library, following a complaint from a parent about the book’s content.
Uncle Bobby’s Wedding Recently, a library patron challenged (urged a reconsideration of the ownership or placement of) a book called “Uncle Bobby’s Wedding.” Honestly, I hadn’t even heard of it until that complaint. But I did read the book, and responded to the patron, who challenged the item through email and requested that I respond [...] Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) is drafting a bill that would impose broad new rules on websites and advertisers. His goal: to ensure that consumers know what information is being collected about them on the web and how it is being used, and to give them control over that information. Boucher insists his bill will benefit [...] |
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