Additional Intellectual Freedom Resources

Take a closer look below for a series of additional resources available to the Indiana library community:

ALA eLearning

• Facing the Challenge: Intellectual Freedom in Libraries
• Challenges & Crises: Preparing Your Board of Trustees

Blogs & Webpages

• OIF's Intellectual Freedom Blog
• ALA's Banned & Challenged Books
• ALA's Library Privacy Checklists

Books

• Intellectual Freedom Manual
• Banned Books: Defending Our Freedom to Read
• Books under Fire: A Hist List of Banned and Challenged Children's Books, Second Edition
• Managing Data for Patron Privacy
• Read These Banned Books
• Teaching Banned Books: 32 Guides for Children and Teens, Second Edition
• True Stories of Censorship Battles in America's Libraries

Freedom to Read Foundation

• Enroll in the LI861XK Information Freedom in Libraries Course offered in Fall 2024 - Email Kathie Buckman for more information

ILF Professional Development

• Intellectual Freedom Trainings (coming soon)

Indiana State Library Training

• Banned Books with Vonnegut & Bradbury - 1 LEU
• Ethics 101 - 1 LEU
• Libraries and Civil Discourse - 1 LEU
• What Can EveryLibrary Do for You?  - 1 LEU
• First Amendment Audit - 1 LEU

Other Associations and Organizations

• American Library Association
• ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom
• OIF's Intellectual Freedom Blog
• American Booksellers Association
• Freedom to Read Foundation
• Get Ready Stay Ready
• The Merritt Fund
• National Coalition Against Censorship
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• Unite Against Book Bans Toolkit

Webjunction Training

• ABLE 12 - Ethics and Public Service
• Book Challenges and Intellectual Freedom: Proactive Planning for Public Libraries
• Hooray for Freedom! Part One: Privacy, Confidentiality, and Intellectual Freedom in the Library
• Hooray for Freedom! Part Two: Developing Policies in Support of Ethical Practice