[Michlib-l] Intellectual Freedom: When the Challenges Are Truly Political

[Rachel Ash]

MLA is partnering with MAME to welcome John Chrastka, Executive Director of EveryLibrary, for an MLA Connect Advocacy Hour conversation about censorship and responding to book challenges. Join us tomorrow, live on Zoom at 10:00 AM or catch the replay on Zoom (with live Q&A time with John) at 4:30 PM!

Register for 10:00 AM: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpde-pqT0tGNFeMhMT4-8zfgpcCErNJuv8
Register for 4:30 PM: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0scOGvrjgjH9AQKNCzhUv53RRFLLSNxKj-

We hope to see you tomorrow!

Kind regards,
Rachel

This Thursday, join us live on Zoom at 10:00 AM or check out the replay with live Q&A at 4:30 PM!
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MLA Connect Advocacy Hour: Intellectual Freedom: When the Challenges Are Truly Political



Tomorrow, Thursday, March 17 we are pleased to partner with the Michigan Association for Media in Education (MAME) to welcome John Chrastka, founder of EveryLibrary, for an MLA Connect Advocacy Hour about censorship and responding to book challenges. Join us live on March 17 at 10:00 AM or join the afternoon replay (with live Q & A with John) at 4:30 PM.

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When a book or materials challenge is made by people with legitimate interests in the outcome, however difficult it is to discuss, there will be an outcome in line with the First Amendment and your library's values. However, there is an entirely different class of book bans that are political, politicized, and performative which must be understood in order to be properly engaged.

For public libraries, these challenges are used to attack the library's funding, its staff, or even its existence. In school libraries, these performative and politicized challenges seem to attack or negate the students the books represent. In order to face these unusual types of challenges, library leaders in both public and school settings need to see that these challenges are more expansive than previous intellectual freedom fights - and need to be prepared to engage them on multiple fronts at once.

Join MLA and MAME for a discussion with EveryLibrary Executive Director John Chrastka about ways to anticipate and answer highly politicized challenges with integrity to your mission and compassion for the community or students your library serves.

There are two sessions to choose from: Join us live at 10:00 AM or join the afternoon replay (with live Q & A with John) at 4:30 PM. Use the buttons below to register!

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John Chrastka is a long-time library trustee, supporter, and advocate, and the founder and executive director of EveryLibrary.<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fEnTjuZoGha-2Rc98hD5Jk-ObSCyamas8epP69H8WHgKw8QUvjoF2Vl-LV4Pp4NOLvlZqWuSo_SMts6OMxG_O9I078BxencIDxw0R1gdgBJiMLT99GD6nVzMos9yTjrFQvxbzvWRBgIgKiK1112T-Q==&c=Qsa8Xy2J2i8SRUpD9fiZykIPT5845jHH9Qt0tyaRjYOM-Ul1nS4IxA==&ch=0HsQmSK5EGvZdDYTAXXe-ApM7UfbjswHayBcIVMK_8Ew6YcYsoqdMg==> Mr. Chrastka is a former partner in AssociaDirect, a Chicago-based consultancy focused on supporting associations in membership recruitment, conference, and governance activities. He is a former president and member of the Board of Trustees for the Berwyn (IL) Public Library (2006 – 2015) and is a former president of the Reaching Across Illinois Libraries System (RAILS) multi-type library system. Prior to his work at AssociaDirect, he was Director for Membership Development at the American Library Association (ALA). He was named a 2014 Mover & Shaker by Library Journal.

Questions?
Contact us at (517) 394-2774 or mla at milibraries.org.<mailto:mla at milibraries.org>

MLA Connect Advocacy Hours are an opportunity for the library community to learn more about MLA's advocacy and legislative priorities including funding, elections, property taxes, literacy, internet access, privacy, intellectual freedom, and more. Each month, we will address a new topic and share any pending legislation introduced in the House or Senate that could impact the Michigan library community.

This advocacy hour is free to attend to anyone interested in joining the conversation! A maximum of 500 attendees can join the live event. Registered attendees will receive information and a link to access the meetings on the Zoom platform. Please note recordings of all MLA Advocacy Hours are available to watch for free and on-demand on our website at milibraries.org/mla-connect-archives<https://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001fEnTjuZoGha-2Rc98hD5Jk-ObSCyamas8epP69H8WHgKw8QUvjoF2e74DNdg3fLtoQxlcuZeA9KKVKVOB2iUq64zcv5E3Gbes0sycgBfSc-c2jZIPbaIbjsg4r8l1NXVmqbgT-vHsHECVdo4ZWVDsUCoSbd0rlSfu5wdTY3rOVR0OopxouWi4Q==&c=Qsa8Xy2J2i8SRUpD9fiZykIPT5845jHH9Qt0tyaRjYOM-Ul1nS4IxA==&ch=0HsQmSK5EGvZdDYTAXXe-ApM7UfbjswHayBcIVMK_8Ew6YcYsoqdMg==>





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