[Libs-Or] Free Webinar: Intellectual Freedom in Crisis: Moral Panics, Censorship, and the Cost to Library Workers

[HANNING Darci * SLO]

Greetings library community!

The State Library is pleased to offer statewide free registration for Oregon library workers and volunteers to the following webinar:

Intellectual Freedom in Crisis: Moral Panics, Censorship, and the Cost to Library Workers<https://www.library20.com/intellectual-freedom-in-crisis> with Sonya Schryer Norris
Wednesday, January 14th, 2026, 9:00-10:00a PT

This webinar will be recorded and accessible through the Oregon Library Staff Niche Academy. Please register<https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/RequestRegistrationForIntellectualFreedomInCrisisJanuary2026> to attend live OR to view the recording.

More about this webinar:

This webinar examines the current landscape of attacks on intellectual freedom and the impacts of coordinated censorship campaigns. We'll analyze the role of moral entrepreneurs, including organized advocacy groups and bad faith social media influencers. We'll explore the historical context of how moral panics operate to limit access to reading materials and confine intellectual freedom. Understanding this history helps us respond more effectively in today's environment.

The webinar covers legal threats facing libraries, including new state laws in Idaho, Missouri, Louisiana, and other states.

Finally, we'll address the human cost of this crisis: the occupational trauma and burnout facing library workers, including anticipatory anxiety and the disproportionate impact on marginalized staff.

LEARNING AGENDA:

*        Understand the current landscape of challenges to intellectual freedom.

*        Analyze the mechanisms of coordinated censorship campaigns.

*        Compare how moral panics have operated to censor materials across four historical periods.

*        Recognize the symptoms of occupational burnout and trauma faced by library staff.

Cheers!
Darci Hanning, MLIS (she/her/hers)
Public Library Consultant / CE Coordinator
Continuing Education Resources: https://slo.oregon.gov/conted/
State Library of Oregon | Library Support and Development Services
971-375-3491 | darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:darci.hanning at slo.oregon.gov> | www.oregon.gov/library<http://www.oregon.gov/library>

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