Wikipedia to go dark tomorrow in opposition to SOPA/PIPA
You may want to warn the kids about this. You may want to chat with them about it too. (Read Digital Shift, ALA’s PIPA, SOPA and the OPEN Act Quick Reference Guide, and my previous post for...
View ArticleMichelle’s orientation & our #bwad e-book!
I asked Michelle Luhtala if she’d allow me to share her approach to high school freshman orientation. For me it speaks volumes about the spirit of today’s library and where we all aspire to go in...
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ALA’s Launches “Liberty” and the Privacy Toolkit
In a powerful, proactive reminder of the principles for which our profession stands, yesterday ALA announced the launch of ALA Liberty, a new website that contains tools libraries can use to host...
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Happy 75th to the Library Bill of Rights!
Something to celebrate for all who value intellectual freedom. ALA’s OIF urges us to share! (Sorry to be a day belated.) Today we are pleased to commemorate the 75th anniversary of ALA’s adoption of...
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New from AASL: Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School...
Simply, don’t miss Defending Intellectual Freedom: LGBTQ+ Materials in School. Several years ago, I helped launch the Springfield Township Gay/Straight Alliance after a local doctor and alum visited...
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Considering and teaching privacy with help from Library Freedom Institute
At ALA Midwinter, privacy was a major theme. It was a presence across sessions and on the exhibit floor. In fact, LITA’s Top Tech Trends panel changed its pattern of asking folks to simply choose...
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