About the Intellectual Freedom Committee
Duties, Goals and Responsibilities of the Intellectual Freedom Committee
- To aid development of OLA's position on intellectual freedom, interpret it to the public, and act in support of this position.
- To inform membership of pending legislation, present recommendations, and tender OLA's support of such legislation.
- To promote development by libraries of policies related to intellectual freedom, including selection, privacy and electronic transmission.
- To determine facts in cases of public controversy over censorship, develop a statement of OLA's position, and present OLA's position to all interested parties.
- To develop liaison with other statewide organizations interested in intellectual freedom.
- To respond to the OLA President's charge.
Committee Members
- Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney, Chair (Driftwood Public Library)
- Miranda Doyle, OASL IF Chair (Lake Oswego Schools)
- Lori Moore (Multnomah County Library)
- Krista Reynolds (Concordia University)
- Ross Sempek (Happy Valley Library)
- Steve Silver (Northwest Christian University)
- Perry Stokes (Baker County Library District)
- Katlyn Temple (Chetco Community Public Library)
- Tamara Ottum, ex officio (State Library of Oregon)
- Brooke Robertshaw, ex officio (OLA Library Development and Legislation Committee representative)
Contact information for the committee, including listserv and social media, is available on the Contact IFC webpage.
Meetings
- Friday, September 13, 2019, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
- Friday, November 8, 2019, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
- Friday, January 10, 2020, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
- Friday, March 13, 2020, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
- (In-person meeting at 2020 OLA conference, date and time TBD)
- Friday, June 12, 2020, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Meetings are held online and via phone using Zoom. Contact [email protected] if you are interested in attending one of the committee meetings.
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