Intellectual Freedom

Library Bill of Rights
<http://tinyurl.com/ck7jybp>

This is American Library Association's basic policy on intellectual freedom. It's six points demand library materials are for the whole community, library collections should represent all points of view, librarians should resist censorship, everyone should be allowed to use the library and library exhibit spaces and meeting rooms should be available to everyone. Through the years, ALA has written a number of interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights for a variety of situations.

Freedom to Read
<http://tinyurl.com/cbhny9w>

In the early 1950s, citizen groups and legislators were proposing and implementing a variety of methods for censorship including labeling. The American Library Association adopted The Freedom to Read in 1953. Its stated that the American people did not need help is deciding what to read and the public benefited by having a variety of published material.

Freedom to View Statement
<http://tinyurl.com/a8q8d7n>

In this statement, the American Library Association extends the claims in the Library Bill of Rights and Freedom to Read about reading to viewing audiovisual materials.

Libraries: An American Value
<http://tinyurl.com/aupm8s4>

This is a recent statement explaining how libraries "cornerstones of communities" providing "[f]ree access to the books, ideas, resources, and information ... for education, employment, enjoyment, and self-government."

Library Bill of Rights

Library Bill of Rights <http://tinyurl.com/ck7jybp>

This is American Library Association's basic policy on intellectual freedom. It's six points demand library materials are for the whole community, library collections should represent all points of view, librarians should resist censorship, everyone should be allowed to use the library and library exhibit spaces and meeting rooms should be available to everyone. Through the years, ALA has written a number of interpretations related for a variety of situations.

• Access for Children and Young Adults to Nonprint Materials <http://tinyurl.com/7jsuj29>


• Access to Digital Information, Services, and Networks <http://tinyurl.com/9dwu9uq>


• Access to Library Resources and Services Regardless of Sex, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, or Sexual Orientation <http://tinyurl.com/bxu3e6v>


• Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media Program <http://tinyurl.com/7u8ujg4>


• Challenged Materials <http://tinyurl.com/ambbotk>


• Diversity in Collection Development <http://tinyurl.com/d4wrzgc>


• Economic Barriers to Information Access <http://tinyurl.com/aahahjc>


• Evaluating Library Collections <http://tinyurl.com/a2xjf98>


• Exhibit Spaces and Bulletin Boards <http://tinyurl.com/aj8pu3x>


• Expurgation of Library Materials <http://tinyurl.com/ag96zx4>


• Free Access to Libraries for Minors <http://tinyurl.com/7pxmpw3>


• Importance of Education to Intellectual Freedom <http://tinyurl.com/b4pgr57>


• Labeling and Rating Systems <http://tinyurl.com/bwlnbtr>


• Minors and Internet Interactivity <http://tinyurl.com/bhuexcb>


• Library-Initiated Programs as a Resource <http://tinyurl.com/avnko5e>


• Meeting Rooms <http://tinyurl.com/6nnqzpy>


• Prisoners Right to Read <http://tinyurl.com/b4pm9ny>


• Privacy <http://tinyurl.com/aahtmfo>


• Restricted Access to Library Materials <http://tinyurl.com/bzkmp4r>


• Services to Persons with Disabilities <http://tinyurl.com/ala7lpy>


• The Universal Right to Free Expression <http://tinyurl.com/b7kvdol>