IFRT Members Community (Open)

Dear ALA Round Table Leaders and Staff Liaisons:

On behalf of Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair Ray James, I am sharing the attached request for feedback from all of ALA's Round Tables. In anticipation of a new edition of The Intellectual Freedom Manual, the Intellectual Freedom Committee is in the process of reviewing and updating all intellectual freedom-related documents as needed.

 
This is the second of several forthcoming requests to review updated Library Bill of Rights interpretations. Your leader and member feedback are important to the process, and we value your time. The IFC is also seeking feedback from the ALA Executive Board, Council Committees, Divisions, and the National Association of Librarians of Color leaders. The IFC will incorporate feedback into final draft Interpretations which will be presented to ALA Council for review and action later this year.

Details about the feedback process are outlined in the attached memo as well as links to the relevant documents. Feedback is requested by Wednesday, March 5, 2025. Questions about the review may be directed to IFC Chair Ray James (erayjames@gmail.com) or OIF Director Deborah Caldwell-Stone (dstone@ala.org).

Thank you,

Thank you in advance,

Aimee