Current Issues in Intellectual Freedom

Emporia State University's School of Library and Information Management and PORTALS invite you to a free workshop on Current Intellectual Freedom Issues, presented by Judith Krug, director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. Ms. Krug will be joined by Candace Morgan and MaryKay Dahlgreen.

Friday, February 17th
10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
(Lunch on your own.)
Central Library, U.S. Bank Room
Multnomah County Library
801 S.W. 10th Avenue, Portland

The presenters will provide current information from a national and local perspective on key Intellectual Freedom issues:

• Challenges to materials and services in public and school libraries
• Privacy and confidentiality of library records, including

• Surveillance in America
• Internet filtering
• Violence in the media
• Open government and access to information
• Controversies concerning library meeting rooms, displays and literature distribution
• Other issues of concern to the workshop attendees

Presenters:

Judith Krug is the director of the American Library Association's Office
for Intellectual Freedom, executive director of the Freedom to Read Foundation, chair
of the Board of Directors of the Center for Democracy and Technology, chair of Media
Coalition, vice-chair of the Internet Education Foundation, and a member of the
GetNetWise Advisory Board. For more information on Mrs. Krug see:
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=mediarelations&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=86979<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=mediarelations&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=86979>.

MaryKay Dahlgreen is the Program Manager for Library Development
Services at the Oregon State Library, and Coordinator of the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearing House.

Candace Morgan is a retired librarian, adjunct SLIM instructor, and
project manager for the recently published 7th edition of the Intellectual Freedom
Manual.

Cost: Free.

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For more information, contact Perri Parise.
parisepe@emporia.edu
503-223-8280
800-236-7302