[Libs-Or] Fwd: [alacoun] Draft Resolution To Rescind Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights

[Ross Betzer]

For readers who are new to this discussion and debate about a recent update
to the American Library Association's "Meeting Rooms: An interpretation of
the Library Bill of Rights," below are some links from ALA's intellectual
freedom e-newsletter <https://ala.informz.net/informzdataservice/onl> to
get you up to speed.

In short, the ALA document which provides guidance on intellectual freedom
and meeting room use was recently updated. One of the changes that has
since received much negative feedback was the specific inclusion of "hate
groups" as an example of a type of group that may not be excluded from
meeting room use based on their viewpoint or content of speech: *"If a
library allows charities, non-profits, and sports organizations to discuss
their activities in library meeting rooms, then the library cannot exclude
religious, social, civic, partisan political, or hate groups from
discussing their activities in the same facilities."*

*From the Office for Intellectual Freedom July 13, 2018 email newsletter*

ALA OIF Responds to Library Bill of Rights Meeting Room Interpretation
update
<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2018/07/ala-oif-responds-library-bill-rights-meeting-room-interpretation-update>
 | ALA press release


   - Read the document: Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library
      Bill of Rights
      <http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/meetingrooms>
      - Library meeting rooms for all <https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=14997>
       | OIF Blog; statement and resources from OIF Director Jamie LaRue
      - Policy allowing hate groups to meet at libraries comes under fire
      <http://www.latimes.com/books/la-et-jc-libraries-hate-groups-20180711-story.html>
       | Los Angeles Times
      - Free speech debate erupts with ALA’s inclusion of hate groups in
      revision of Bill of Rights Interpretation
      <https://www.slj.com/2018/07/industry-news/free-speech-debate-erupts-alas-inclusion-hate-groups-bill-rights-revision/>
       | School Library Journal
      - Yes, "hate groups" can hold meetings in libraries, too
      <https://reason.com/blog/2018/07/12/yes-hate-groups-can-hold-meetings-in-lib>
       | Reason
      - Libraries can't afford to welcome hate
      <https://socialistworker.org/2018/07/13/libraries-cant-afford-to-welcome-hate>
|
      SocialistWorker.org


*Ross BetzerChair - Oregon Library Association Intellectual Freedom
CommitteeLibrarian, Local Resources & Cataloging - Multnomah County
Libraryifc.chair at olaweb.org <ifc.chair at olaweb.org>503.988.5123My preferred
pronouns are he/him/his*


On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 8:25 AM Erica FINDLEY <ericaf at multcolib.org> wrote:

> Click With Care -
> [image: Click With Care]
>
> Please excuse any cross posting. We are trying to get this draft
> resolution out to as many ALA Members as possible
>
> This is a draft resolution to rescind the recent meeting rooms
> interpretation voted on by the ALA Council and brought by the Intellectual
> Freddom Committee (IFC). Even though IFC is interested in revising this
> statement they cannot rescind something that was voted on by Council. So,
> we created this resolution.
>
> I am not sure if the attachments will make it to this list. So, you can
> also find it here in Google Drive  [ https://goo.gl/Mp8vEM]
>
> Your feedback is appreciated. Please share this widely.
>
> *Erica Findley*
> *Cataloging | Metadata Librarian*
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>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Melissa Cardenas-Dow <alacoun at lists.ala.org>
> Date: Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 6:46 AM
> Subject: [alacoun] Draft Resolution To Rescind Meeting Rooms: An
> Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
> To: ALA Council <alacoun at lists.ala.org>
>
>
> Click With Caution -
> [image: Click With Caution]
>
> Dear fellow Councilors,
>
> Attached please find a draft resolution (same content in Google Doc [
> https://goo.gl/Mp8vEM], pdf, and docx formats) to rescind the meeting
> rooms interpretation.
>
> We, the signers, would like to receive feedback on the language of the
> resolution and additional seconders. Please let us know by 11:59pm PDT,
> Thursday, 5/19/2018.
>
> Please disseminate this information among your networks.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best,
>
> Melissa Cardenas-Dow, MLIS, MS
> American Library Association, Councilor-At-Large, 2016-2019
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