[Libs-Or] INFO - Intellectual Freedom sessions at 2022 PLA Conference

[Perry Stokes]

Hello again Intellectual Freedom Fighters,

 

For those attending the PLA 2022 Conference in Portland, please consider any
of these sessions featuring resources and opportunities to build connections
in support of intellectual freedom!

 

INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM FORUM <https://www.placonference.org/programs.cfm> 

 

Thursday, Mar 24, 2022

 

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM PDT

Prepare Your Library for Today’s Censorship Battles
Speaker(s):   Deborah Caldwell Stone, J.D., Director, ALA Office for
Intellectual Freedom  Peter Coyl, Director, Sacramento Public Library  Megan
Cusick, Assistant Director, State Advocacy, Public Policy & Advocacy |
American Library Association  Kristin Pekoll, American Library
Association/OIF.

Location: Portland Ballroom 1 , Oregon Convention Center

 

12:00 PM–1:30 PM 

Ask a Lawyer
How can I respond to a patron claim that a book is obscene or “harmful to
minors”? What can a librarian do when law enforcement shows up with a
warrant? How can I prepare and respond to challenges and disruptions in the
library? This session won't be legal advice but will use live questions on
legal topics to walk attendees through how, when, and why to use the
services of an attorney. Stephanie (Cole) Adams, a Buffalo, NY attorney
whose practice includes offering the "Ask the Lawyer" service through the
regional library councils of New York, and Deborah Caldwell Stone, executive
director of ALA’s Office on Intellectual Freedom, will be on hand to answer
your questions.

Location:  Oregon Ballroom 2031 , Oregon Convention Center

 

2:00 PM–3:00 PM 

Peer-Sharing Roundtables
Meet with your peers in a World Café Style session to discuss challenges,
share best practices, and connect on the important issues facing libraries.
Lightly facilitated by PLA member-leaders, table topics will include:
De-escalation: strategies for responding to contentious conversations; Staff
safety and wellbeing: ensuring staff have resources to care for themselves;
Organized challenges: responding to challenges originating outside your
community; Board relations: fostering successful relationships with hostile
board members; Local advocacy: identifying your champions and activating
them before a crisis hits; Legislative advocacy: responding to proposed
bills and working with local legislators; Working with local schools:
partnering to support and amplify IF in your community, and; Long-term
community relations: repairing relationships after challenging times.

Location:  Oregon Ballroom 2031 , Oregon Convention Center

 

2:00 PM–4:00 PM

One-on-One Consultation Appointments *
<https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094FA4AC2AA6F58-oneonones> Advance
sign-up required*
Sign up for a twenty-minute appointment with staff from ALA’s Office for
Intellectual Freedom. Deborah Caldwell Stone, executive director, and
Kristin Pekoll, assistant director, will be available for confidential
support and guidance in responding to materials and service challenges and
implementing intellectual freedom best practices in your library. Space is
limited and advance sign-up is required
<https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B094FA4AC2AA6F58-oneonones>
(registration opened March 10).

Location:  Oregon Ballroom 2031 , Oregon Convention Center

 

Friday, Mar 25, 2022

 

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PDT

Horrible, Evil Library Books: Intellectual Freedom Standards in Customer
Service
Speaker(s):   Tiffany Mautino, Branch Manager, Mid-Continent Public Library
Tammy Parrott, Assistant Library Services Manager, Manatee County Government

Administration/Management | Stewards of the public library and its values

Location: Portland Ballroom 1 , Oregon Convention Center

 

 

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Perry Stokes

Co-Chair, OLA Intellectual Freedom Committee

 

Director, Baker County Library District

 <mailto:director at bakerlib.org> director at bakerlib.org 

(541) 523-6419  

 

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