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The Retired Members Round Table (RMRT) shall exist to develop programs of particular interest to retired persons from all types of libraries and all forms of library services, including formal opportunities for continued involvement and learning; a variety of leadership training and opportunities for mentoring; lifelong professional involvement and networking; and active engagement in the American Library Association and the profession of librarianship.

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An Invitation to Keep on Standing Up for Intellectual Freedom

  • 1.  An Invitation to Keep on Standing Up for Intellectual Freedom

    Posted 4 hours ago

    Dear Colleagues,

    In our ALA "Retired Members Make Great Advocates" graphic (https://www.ala.org/retired-librarians-make-great-advocates), RMRT Advocacy Committee members suggest writing letters to the editor and op-eds as actions that retired members can take, actions that may be more difficult for those currently working in the field.

    As an example of that action, I am sharing my Arizona Daily Star (Tucson) 8/17/26 op-ed: "Banning historical facts and experiences in the name of DEI."

    https://tucson.com/opinion/column/article_bc904301-42ed-4de8-a858-ab55457bba38.html

    It is critical to keep reminding our colleagues, administrators, families, neighbors, and community members that the First Amendment is being undermined in the U.S. Simply put, it is anti-American to ban books in schools and libraries.

    Please join me in writing op-eds and letters to the editor in your local media outlets exposing censorship in your community. This is no time to be neutral regarding the right to read and self-expression.

    Thank you.

    Sincerely,

    Judi Moreillon



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    Judi Moreillon, M.L.S., Ph.D.
    Literacies and Libraries Author and Consultant
    She/Her/Hers
    info@storytrail.com
    http://storytrail.com
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