[Michlib-l] Happy news! MLA is the recipient of the 2023 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award!

[Ellen Peters]

Congratulations and well done, MLA!!! This is a well-deserved award.

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On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 3:03 PM Rachel Ash via Michlib-l <michlib-l at mcls.org>
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> *Passing along some exciting and happy news from MLA!*
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> We are so proud to share that MLA has won the 2023 Gerald Hodges
> Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award! Shout out and thank you to
> the MLA Intellectual Freedom Taskforce
> <https://www.milibraries.org/committees-work-groups> for all the work
> they put in to make this possible and thank you to all our engaged members
> and advocates who are standing up for the right to read!
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> The ALA Intellectual Freedom Roundtable’s Coalition Building Committee
> selected the Michigan Library Association (MLA), as this year’s recipient
> of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. This
> $1,000 award recognizes work on intellectual freedom, patron
> confidentiality, and anti-censorship efforts.
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> The selection committee commends the association’s impressive work on the
> MI Right to Read coalition, Intellectual Freedom Toolkit, intellectual
> freedom messaging center, advocacy resource fund, and education programs.
> It’s clear that the MLA is a strong defender of the right to read, and the
> resources it makes available benefit Michigan libraries and can serve as a
> model for other state associations. We are fortunate to have such
> organizations leading the fight against censorship.
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> Read the news release from ALA here:
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> https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/05/intellectual-freedom-round-table-announces-michigan-library-association
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> *Rachel Ash*
> Membership and Communications Director
> Michigan Library Association
> 3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100
> Lansing, MI 48911
> Phone: (517) 394-2774 ext. 2
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