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The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) provides a forum for the discussion of activities, programs, and problems in intellectual freedom of libraries and librarians.

The IFRT Members Community group is the central hub for discussion, library and events. It is visible to all ALA members but only IFRT members can participate in the conversation.

  • 1.  That Book is Dangerous! December 2, 2025

    Posted 20 days ago

    Join IFRT for a virtual author talk and Q&A with Adam Szetela, author of That Book Is Dangerous!. Szetela examines how both left- and right-wing pressures-including identity politics, moral panics, and social media-are reshaping publishing, particularly for children's and young adult books. Through interviews with authors, publishers, librarians, and agents, he explores the impacts on literary freedom, the techniques used to mitigate controversy, and the broader cultural forces driving censorship today.

    Read an excerpt from the book ahead of the discussion. The book-burners have taken over the publishing house | Spiked

    Register for this event here: LINK



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    Amanda Sand
    Chair, IFRT Programming and Events Committee
    amandasand.lib@gmail.com | 712-540-5148

    Principal Consultant, Library Leverage, www.libraryleverage.com
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  • 2.  RE: That Book is Dangerous! December 2, 2025

    Posted 7 days ago

    There is still time to register to attend tonight's moderated Q&A with Adam Szetela, author of That Book is Dangerous!

    Register for this event here: LINK

    I hope to see you there! 



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    Amanda Sand
    amandasand.lib@gmail.com | 712-540-5148
    she|her

    Principal Consultant, Library Leverage, www.libraryleverage.com
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