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ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
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The official account for the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. Fighting book bans and censorship in libraries since 1967. ala.org/bbooks
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#BannedBooksWeek is just around the corner! We have posters, bookmarks, & more to show the world that Censorship Is So 1984 - Read for Your Rights! Order NOW to ensure ontime delivery. bit.ly/censorship-1984

Get #CensorshipIsSo1984 apparel & other banned books designs at bit.ly/BBWk1984
Get Ready for Banned Books Week. Shop the ALA Store. Image shows collage of products featuring Censorship Is So 1984 artwork, including bookmarks, buttons, stickers, and posters.
September 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Congratualtions to the recipients of the 2025 Eleanor Roosevelt Bannd Book Awards! 😍 Join the celebration on 10/11/25, during #BannedBooksWeek! w/ @penamerica.bsky.social @ftrf.bsky.social @ncacensorship.bsky.social @ncte.org @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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The Eleanor Roosevelt Banned Book Awards. 2025 Bravery in Literature Award Honorees. October 11 at the Bardavon, Poughkeepsie, New York. Photos of recipients: Margaret Atwood, Malinda Lo, Becky Calzada, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson, Matthew A Cherry and Vashti Harrison, John Green, and Juno Dawson. Keynote speaker: Jennifer Finney Boylan
July 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Don't miss the amazing Writer's Block exhibit in the Grand Hall at #ALAAC25! Find it next to the Big Chair & meet artist Sheryl Oring! @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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My 💜! It's @halseanderson.bsky.social in the Big Chair at #ALAAC25! Come tell your banned book story in the Grand Hall by registration! Thank you, @sagepub.com for the amazing work! W/ @uabookbans.bsky.social @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social
June 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Don’t miss the Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual w/ @ftrf.bsky.social @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @ischoolui.bsky.social! 6/27, 7:30pm, Philly Marriott Salon E. #ALAAC25 attendees welcome. Keynote by NYT Bestseller @4nikkolas.bsky.social! bit.ly/IFawards2025
Intellectual Freedom Awards at ALA Annual Conference 2025. Celebrating Intellectual Freedom Heroes: Skip Dye, Owen Wolfe, Illinois Library Association, Nate Coulter, Shannon M. Oltmann. Keynote NIKKOLAS SMITH (The History of We, The Artivist, The 1619 Project: Born on the Water). Presented by Freedom to Read Foundation, University of Illinois School of Information Science, Intellectual Freedom Round Table. June 27, 7:30 pm, Philadelphia Marriott, Salon E. bit.ly/IFawards2025
June 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Congratulations to the recipients of @ifrt-ala.bsky.social intellectual freedom awards! Thank you @illibraryassoc.bsky.social @soltmann.bsky.social and Nate Coulter for being free speech heroes! www.ala.org/news/2025/05...
Intellectual Freedom Round Table 2025 Intellectual Freedom Awards. Gerland Hodges Chapter Relations Award: Illinois Library Association. John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award: Nate Coulter. Elim M. Obler Memorial Award: Shannon M. Oltmann
May 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Join @oif.bsky.social and @ftrf.bsky.social leaders for @americanbar.org "Representing Libraries and the First Amendment," a webinar on navigating complex First Amendment issues in libraries. 5/21 at 1pm ET. (CLE credit hours available!)

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Representing Libraries and the First Amendment: Government Speech, Public Forums, and the Right to Read. May 21, 2025. 1pm ET. American Bar Association. Rule of Law in America CLE. Photograph of a woman reading in a library.
May 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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The Hodges Award deadline is 3/1! Nominate an intellectual freedom focused organization that has a strong ongoing program or single project that supports intellectual freedom, patron confidentiality, and anti-censorship efforts. www.ala.org/ifrt/hodges
Intellectual Freedom Round Table. Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. Deadline extended to March 1, 2025
February 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM