Symposium on the Future of Libraries
Every library needs clear policies that guide the selection, weeding, and reconsideration of library resources. A new toolkit from ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom provides policy samples, best practices, and instructions on how to handle everything from complaints to donations. Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair Helen Adams and other toolkit authors will review its features and answer questions. Print toolkit packets will be available for all attendees to bring back to their libraries. This session, with the accompanying toolkit, will enable library professionals to rationally and confidently defend their collections and protect them from censorship.
ALA Unit/Subunit: ALA, Center for the Future of Libraries, OIF
Meeting Type: Symposium on the Future of Libraries
Cost: Included with full conference registration.
Open/Closed: Open
Helen Adams
Online Senior Lecturer
Antioch University-Seattle
Valerie Nye
Library Director
Institute of American Indian Arts
April Dawkins
Assistant Professor
Department of Library and Information Studies, University of North Carolina Greensboro
Lisa Errico
Associate Professor
Nassau Community College
Kristin Pekoll
Assistant Director
American Library Association
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Jean Duncan McFarren
Interim Executive Director/CEO
Stark County District Library