OLA Intellectual Freedom Staff Training Resources

The page includes a recommended webinar and a few other resources for informing library boards about the role of intellectual freedom in libraries.  The resources on the the first tab (Intellectual Freedom - The Basics) may be useful also. 

ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom.  63 minutes.  Join intellectual freedom educators and advocates Emily Knox, Joyce Latham, and Candace Morgan as they discuss the history of intellectual freedom and censorship, covering issues from the Roman Empire through today. Explore why knowledge of these topics and how they occur is critical to work as a librarian, library trustee, or library staff member. 2017.

• Reed, Sally G, et al. The Complete Library Trustee Handbook. Neal-Schuman Publishers, Incorporated, 2010. Print. (Includes information on the role of intellectual freedom in libraries.)

Do you know of resources which should be added to this guide?  Contact the OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee at www.olaweb.org/contact-ifc