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Finding Aid for Speeches, 1968-2008 | The American Library Association Archives

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ID: 6/1/12

Primary Creator: Office for Intellectual Freedom

Other Creators: Krug, Judith F. (1940-2009)

Extent: 14.3 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Chronologically

Date Acquired: 09/10/2009. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Book Selection, Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Intellectual Freedom, Office for

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Speeches of the Director's Office of the Office of Intellectual Freedom (1968-2008) regarding intellectual freedom, book selection, court decisions, censorship, freedom of speech, academic freedom, book banning, library bill of rights, and children's reading. Includes speeches, opening remarks, keynote addresses, and workshops delivered by Director Judith Krug (1968-2008), by Assistant Directors and other OIF staff (1974-1993).

Biographical Note

In December 1967, the Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) was established to provide ALA with a permanent headquarters to coordinate the association's intellectual freedom activities and to provide continuity for the total program (1). The OIF's major concern is to educate librarians and the general public on the importance of intellectual freedom as it relates to the individual, the institution, and the functioning of our society, thereby allowing the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) to concentrate on developing policy (2). The goal of the OIF is to encourage and protect the librarian's commitment to the principles of intellectual freedom, both in pursuit of professional responsibilities and in personal life (3).

Serving as the administrative arm of the IFC, the OIF is responsible for the implementation of ALA policies on intellectual freedom, as set forth in the Library Bill of Rights and its supporting documents. Its functions include:

1. Distribution of materials and information, including advice and consultation to librarians concerning potential or actual confrontations with censorship problems, and administration of the Program in Support of the Library Bill of Rights; (4)

2. Preparing regular and special publication, including the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom, a monthly column in American Libraries, the OIF Memorandum, The Intellectual Freedom Manual, The Freedom to Read Foundation News, and an annual bibliography, Librarians, Censorship, and Intellectual Freedom;

3. Maintaining the permanent and traveling OIF exhibits; (5)

4. Supervising liason with the Freedom to Read Foundation, the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund, serving as liaison to the IFC, coordinating activities of state intellectual freedom committees, and cooperating with organizations whose purposes are related to intellectual freedom; (6)

5. Administering the Emergency Employment Network, a network of libraries which offers interim employment to librarians who suffer loss of employment due to intellectual freedom policies (7).

Subject/Index Terms

Book Selection
Censorship
Intellectual Freedom
Intellectual Freedom, Office for

Administrative Information

Repository: The American Library Association Archives

Accruals: 7/15/15; 09/15/2018

Acquisition Source: ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom

Other Note: 27 pages

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URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/alasfa/0601012a.pdf

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