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Learn More First Amendment and Censorship An issues page that includes policies and resources with links to book banning, challenges to library resources, and notable court cases. Learn More Access to Library Resources and Services A compilation of resources about equity, digital divide, economic barriers, net neutrality, and Prisoners' Right to Read. Learn More Filters and Filtering An issues page that includes information about CIPA, E-rate, digital rights, filtering software, and online safety. Learn More Academic Freedom An issues page that includes the.Academic Bill of Rights and statements from the American Association of University Professors. Learn More Meeting Rooms, Exhibit Spaces, and Programs An issues page with policy statements and resources about art censorship, exhibit and display policies, and religion in libraries. Learn More Schools and Minors’ Rights A compilation of interpretations and resources about access to information for youth and guidelines for school librarians. Learn More A commitment to intellectual freedom transforms your library. ALA actively advocates and educates in defense of intellectual freedom—the rights of library users to read, seek information, and speak freely as guaranteed by the First Amendment. Intellectual freedom is a core value of the library profession, and a basic right in our democratic society. A publicly supported library provides free, equitable, and confidential access to information for all people of its community.   Assistance and Consultation The staff of the Office for Intellectual Freedom is available to answer questions or provide assistance to librarians, trustees, educators and the public about intellectual freedom issues and resources. Areas of assistance include policy development, First Amendment issues, and professional ethics. Inquiries can be directed via email to oif@ala.org or via phone at (312) 280-4226.   Updated 2017 Intellectual Freedom Blog Comment on COVID 19: Health care crisis and mis-information by Jerry 5 days ago Comment on Memes, Fair Use, and Privacy by Are Memes the Right Fit for Your Marketing? - The Worldcom Group® 1 week ago Comment on An Interview with Author Rivers Solomon by A book by an author who is a member of a marginalized group in your country – What We've Been Reading 1 week ago Comment on Spotlight on Censorship: Letter from the Authors of ‘This One Summer’ by Major Project 2 – MIYANNABLOGZ 2 weeks ago Comment on The War on “Porn” at Kent State by Emily Knox 2 weeks ago More Follow us on Twitter Tweets by @OIF Intellectual freedom eLearning Making Banned Books Week Work in Your Community (PLA) 3 years ago Intellectual Freedom across the Globe: Access to Health Information and Education in the Developing World 9 years ago Intellectual Freedom across the Globe: Religion, Free Expression, and Libraries 9 years ago Intellectual Freedom across the Globe: Comics, Graphic Novels, Manga, and Libraries 9 years ago More Footer navigation Committees Divisions American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Assn. for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Assn. of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Assn. of Specialized & Cooperative Library Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures Public Library Assn. 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