Since 1939, the ALA has affirmed that a right to privacy is crucial to freedom of inquiry and the exercise of First Amendment freedoms. #chooseprivacy
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The June pick for the ALA NBC Banned Book Club is Mike Curato's graphic novel FLAMER, the 5th most challenged book of 2023. Read along with us and join the live Facebook discussion later this month.
#PrideMonth #RainbowBookMonth
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📣 Announcing our keynote speaker for the 2nd annual Rally for the Right to Read: award-winning poet, essayist & cultural critic @NifMuhammad!
#UniteAgainstBookBans w/other voters, parents, educators, authors, library workers & more @ the #ALAAC24 rally: ala.org/news/2024/05/acclaim…
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Minnesota bans book bans. Tennessee targets LGBTQ+ authors/books. A Texas school district votes to redact textbook chapters on vaccines and climate change. An Idaho high school grad protests book bans. Read about them all in our latest report. #bannedbooks bit.ly/4e1zwbE
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“I would love to see schools, communities get to a place where they recognize the importance of everyone’s story and everyone being reflected in the library collection.” — @IFRT_ALA John Phillip Immroth Award Recipient Matthew Good
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“For school libraries, our goal when it comes to information and books is we want to make sure that we get the right book into the hands of the right student,” Cathi Fuhrman, winner of the 2024 @aasl Intellectual Freedom Award. lancasteronline.com/news/loc…
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Pride month displays, programming, and materials with LGBTQ content have been heavily targeted by groups trying to deface or remove them.
Join ALA's free member webinar and learn ways to support & protect LGBTQ materials, programs & displays. bit.ly/3wTgnbf
ALT Prepared for Pride: Free Webinar - Pride Month - June 4 at 1pm CT
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Members of the House Oversight Committee convened today to discuss book challenges across the country - read our full letter to @RepRaskin & the Committee underlining the unpopularity and unconstitutionality of banning books from our libraries: ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.o…
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We trust individuals to make their own decisions about what they read and believe. Join us to #UniteAgainstBookBans and protect the freedom to read: uniteagainstbookbans.org.
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The ALA Executive Board and the Boards of Directors for all of ALA's eight divisions have released a joint statement opposing widespread efforts to censor books in U.S. schools and libraries. #FReadom #IntellectualFreedom bit.ly/ALA-Censorship-Statem…
ALT The American Library Association opposes widespread efforts to censor books in U.S. schools and libraries.
If you're at a public library and looking for some amazing privacy resources, check out the Data Privacy Toolkit created by @yo_bj #chooseprivacy
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The American Library Association supports @TXLA and all Texas library workers as they fight to prevent the erasure of the lives of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ persons from the library collections of Texas schools, libraries, and universities.
TLA opposes efforts that restrict the freedom to read through banning, removing, or other forms of restricting access to books or other materials. Read our full statement here: txla.org/news/the-freedom-to…
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Check out these educational intellectual freedom sessions happening at #ALAAC21! Haven't registered yet? There's still time to secure your spot and build your conference calendar. bit.ly/3pSGgje
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#Privacy is #intellectualfreedom, too! 👁🗨
Learn about the new Privacy Field Guides, sponsored by @ALALibrary and @US_IMLS, from @MohawkLibrarian and @bonlth during this #ondemand session for #alaac21!
@OIF #panoptitech
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Highlighting in light of the Resolution on the Misuse of Behavioral Data Surveillance in Libraries (ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/…)
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Leave this #ALAAC21 on-demand session with privacy resources and feeling empowered to make privacy changes at your library. Join us at "Privacy Field Guides: Take Action on Privacy in Your Library": bit.ly/34Abcei
ALT On-Demand, available when you are. Privacy Field Guides: Take Action on Privacy in Your Library. ALA Annual Virtual Conference & Exhibition, June 23-29, 2021. Register today. alaannual.org.
Are you interested in privacy news, resources, and best practices? Are you a creative writer? We're seeking bloggers to join the Voices for Privacy Blog! Learn more and apply today: bit.ly/3f9jAGE
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In this week's privacy news: bit.ly/3tmyzlG
🔹 Contact tracing data breach in Pennsylvania warrants investigation
🔹 Honolulu airport rolls out facial recognition technology
🔹 Spotify urged to rule out ‘invasive’ voice recognition tech
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🚨 #ALAAC21 Advance rates end at midnight! 🚨 Have you registered yet? Don't worry. If you can't attend the entire conference, you'll have a full year to access the on-demand library. bit.ly/register-alaac21
ALT 2021 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition June 23-29, 2021 Advance Rates End Tonight! (Image)
Join @PrivacyPros tomorrow as they celebrate National Reading Month and talk with New York Public Library Director of Privacy and Compliance @MardenBill for this Profiles in Privacy event! bit.ly/2PdUIUU
"I can’t say I will sleep easier after finishing this book, but I thought this was an excellent reminder to keep calm and carry on the privacy battle." bit.ly/2YnqyQu