[OPLINLIST] FW: [ala-ifc] "It's Everybody's Job" to Report Challenges

[Kent Oliver]

Information on a new ALA challenged books initiative.
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From: Nanette Perez [mailto:nperez at ala.org]
Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 3:49 PM
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Subject: [ala-ifc] "It's Everybody's Job" to Report Challenges


On the heels of Banned Books Week<http://www.ala.org/bbooks/> this year, the Office for Intellectual Freedom is kicking off a new awareness campaign to encourage the reporting of challenges to library materials.

"We estimate that only 20 to 25 percent of challenges - formal requests that library materials be removed or restricted - are ever reported," said Barbara Jones, OIF Director. "As libraries across the country and the world conclude their Banned Books Week celebrations, we're reaching out to encourage anyone to contact our office when censorship efforts occur."

Defend the Freedom to Read: It's Everybody's Job is an awareness campaign conceived by librarian and library activist Andy Woodworth*<http://agnosticmaybe.wordpress.com/>. OIF has collaborated with Woodworth and commissioned the creation of original art to help spread the word. Inspired by the artwork and public safety notices of World War II, these images are freely available as digital downloads and come in all different sizes for a variety of uses. Click here<http://www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/banned/challengeslibrarymaterials/challengereporting/index.cfm> for more artwork. OIF encourages librarians to use the images as computer wallpaper, hang them in a staff lounge, print them out as bookmarks, post them as a blog banner, or even use one as your icon on your favorite social media website.
To read more, go to http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=2879.


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Nanette Perez
Program Officer
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 E Huron Street
Chicago, IL  60611
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: (312) 280-4227

Find out more about Banned Books Week at www.ala.org/bbooks

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