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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 a digital [...] 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 [...] 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 further [...] 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 [...] |
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