[Libs-Or] Seeking Feedback on Meeting Room Interpretation Draft by Sept. 14

[ALA Chapter Councilor]

Hello all,



A reminder that the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee is seeking feedback
from the library community on a revised draft of the meeting rooms
interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights. Please see below for more
information and a link to the draft on Google Docs with instructions for
leaving feedback in the comments.



Thank you very much!

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In July 2018, the Intellectual Freedom Committee formed a working group
that brought multiple voices and a broad range of perspectives together,
including representatives from the diversity community, to revise "Meeting
Rooms: An Interpretation of the *Library Bill of Rights*," adopted by ALA
Council at ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans. In August, Council voted
to rescind the interpretation, restoring the 1991 version; however, work on
a more up-to-date revision continued. The working group distributed a
Google Form for suggestions on language and resources to include in the
revised draft.

The working group collected feedback and suggested edits and took them into
consideration.

The Intellectual Freedom Committee would appreciate feedback from the
library community on this draft. ALA members and non-members alike are
invited to provide feedback on the draft interpretation by *September 14,
2018*. Feedback can be posted in the following two ways:

   - Use this Google doc
   <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S5dAwURmbnO7qgXIAzoEimQ4BZyVjTwgC4EAXe8sqlc/edit?usp=sharing>
   to post your comments. The working group requests that you ONLY post
   comments on this document, and not edit the document directly. To post a
   comment, select "Insert" in the top menu, and then click "Comment."
   Comments may be posted anonymously (if you're not signed into a Google
   account) or publicly (if you're signed into your Google account).
   - Post suggestions to this ALA Connect post, either as a comment or by
   attaching a "track changes" version of the provided Word document.

Please share this document widely. After the deadline, the working group
will review comments and revise the document further. It plans to submit
the draft to ALA Council no later than October 1, 2018. The committee also
plans to publish a Q&A on meeting rooms, addressing specific questions
brought up in discussions and feedback from the library community; this Q&A
will be drafted after October 1.

Below are resources and references that will be included at the bottom of
the web version of the Council-approved interpretation. Although this
section - titled "See Also" - is not part of the proposed interpretation
and is not adopted by ALA Council, the working group invites suggestions on
additional resources that readers may find helpful:

   - For a statement of the Association's belief that libraries should be
   welcoming places for users and workers: "Resolution on Libraries as
   Responsible Spaces
   <http://www.ala.org/aboutala/sites/ala.org.aboutala/files/content/governance/council/council_documents/2017_annual/cd_44-44.2_cod_62617_FINAL.pdf>,"
   Committee on Diversity, June 2017.
   - For legal and ethical context concerning the use of library spaces by
   religious groups: "Religion in American Libraries: Question and Answers
   <http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/religionFAQ>," Intellectual
   Freedom Committee, 2010.
   - For guidelines and context concerning controversial speakers: "Responding
   to and Preparing for Controversial Program and Speakers Q&A
   <http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/controversialprogramsqa>,"
   Intellectual Freedom Committee, June 2018.
   - For legal context on hate speech, hate crimes, and libraries: "Hate
   Speech and Hate Crime <http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/hate>,"
   ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, December 2017.
   - For information about political activity in libraries: "Politics in
   American Libraries: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
   <http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/politics>,"
   adopted June 27, 2017, by the ALA Council.

Thank you for your feedback, and please let me know if you have any
questions.

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Julia Warga, Chair
Intellectual Freedom Committee
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-- 
Danielle Jones
*Oregon Library Association ALA Chapter Councilor*
*Teen and youth librarian at Multnomah County Library*
*My pronouns are she, her, hers*
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