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Intellectual Freedom Committee - May Meeting Updates

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan May 14, 2024 10:16 PM
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Dear NMRT members, The most recent meeting of the Intellectual Freedom Committee took place on Monday, May 13. Here are a few updates: 1. Banned Book Week planning is well underway! The special week is from September 22-28, 2024. Reach out to Betsy Gomez bgomez@ala.org at the Office of Intellectual ...

Intellectual Freedom Committee Updates

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Apr 15, 2024 08:48 PM
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Hello NMRT Members, The most recent meeting of the Intellectual Freedom Committee was held today, Monday, April 15. Here are some updates from the meeting: 1. The theme for Banned Books Week 2024 was shared last week in honor of National Library Week. This year's theme is "Freed Between the Lines," ...

RE: Heritage Months and Identity Recognitions: Online Programs Discussion Forum February 2024

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Feb 29, 2024 05:53 AM
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Thank you, Tari and Julie, for sharing your experiences with Heritage Months. Tari, I appreciated learning about the the labeling of the book collections with the word "Heritage" instead of "Month." Julie, it sounds like your library has done a great job of balancing the patrons' expectations that there ...

Intellectual Freedom Committee Updates

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Feb 12, 2024 07:11 PM
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Hello NMRT Members, The most recent meeting of the Intellectual Freedom Committee was held today, Monday, February 12. Here are some updates from the meeting: 1. The Privacy Subcommittee reported that their LibLearnX program titled "Upholding Trans Patron Privacy & Information Access" had approximately ...

RE: Heritage Months and Identity Recognitions: Online Programs Discussion Forum February 2024

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Feb 07, 2024 04:35 PM
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Hi Erin! It sounds like your library has found a balance of celebrating Heritage Months and making an effort to provide resources on cultural awareness year round. I like the step of removing "month" from the LibGuides relating to marginalized and underrepresented groups. Thank you for sharing the ...

Heritage Months and Identity Recognitions: Online Programs Discussion Forum February 2024

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Feb 01, 2024 08:22 PM
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Hello NMRT Members! The Online Programs Committee encourages your input on this month's topic! February is designated as Black History Month, which seeks to bring increased awareness of one of the historically marginalized heritages and cultures in the United States. There are designated heritage ...

Intellectual Freedom Committee Update

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Dec 13, 2023 06:06 AM
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Dear NMRT Members, I hope your December is going well! The most recent IFC meeting took place this Monday, December 11. Here are a couple of updates: Data Privacy Week is taking place from January 21-27. Here is a website with further information. The Freedom to Read Task Force has been working ...

ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Update for NMRT Members - October Update

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Oct 31, 2023 07:01 AM
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Dear NMRT members, Yesterday, October 30, was the most recent meeting of the Intellectual Freedom Committee. Here are a couple of updates from that meeting: · Speaking engagements related to banned books have increased significantly. o In 2022 there were 73 o In 2023 , 111 have been completed + ...

Online Programs Discussion Forum - October 2023

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Oct 03, 2023 04:19 PM
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Hello NMRT Members! For the month of October, the Online Programs Committee hopes to explore digital resources that are useful to librarians, particularly those in the early years of their career. Let's share resources with each other in this thread. Which digital resources have you found most useful? ...

ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee Update for NMRT Members

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Sep 11, 2023 08:17 PM
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Hello NMRT members, This afternoon was the most recent meeting of the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee. They provided some useful information that may be helpful to our NMRT members: 1. Banned Books Week will be from October 1-7. October 7 is a "Day of Action," and will have suggestions of action ...

RE: Online Programs Discussion Forum September 2023: Librarians and Library Workers in Pop Culture

Posted By Sylvie Daubar-San Juan Sep 09, 2023 06:30 PM
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Hi Beth, Great question! In general, I think many librarians are portrayed on screen as being reserved and hiding behind stacks of books. They are often portrayed as shushing patrons and trying to maintain sterile, quiet environments. In earning my LIS degree, I learned that in many cases, quite the ...