[Reforma_or] Library Freedom Institute - Applications due Monday 2/10

[Ellie Avis]

Oh also, you don’t have to take my word for it. Here a some blog posts from other folks in the last cohort:

https://juniortidal.com/2019/11/i-was-a-library-freedom-project-cohort/

https://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=19857

Also, if you’re excited about the program, but you’re worried that you don’t have time to get your full application in by Monday, just submit what you can and follow up after the deadline.

Ellie Avis
Josephine Community Library

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Hola Reformistas!
I just want to encourage you all to consider applying for Library Freedom Institute. It’s an amazing opportunity to learn more about digital privacy and surveillance, how it affects all of us, how it particularly impacts people of color, activists, and other marginalized groups, and how we can help patrons (and ourselves) navigate the sometimes overwhelming world of protecting our data online. Participating will also connect you with a remarkable group of other librarians that are working on these issues all over the country (and at least one in Mexico).



LFI is free of cost, a five-hour commitment per week (including 1-2 hours in real time), and mostly online with one in-person weekend component. More information and the application is here:



https://libraryfreedom.org/index.php/lfi/. Application deadline is February 10, 2020. The next cohort begins in March 2020.



Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or need further encouragement to apply. 😊

Ellie Avis
Collection Development Librarian
Josephine Community Library District
200 NW C St, Grants Pass, Oregon
Tel. 541-476-0571 ext. 102

“Information helps you to see that you're not alone. That there's somebody in Mississippi and somebody in Tokyo who all have wept, who've all longed and lost, who've all been happy. So the library helps you to see, not only that you are not alone, but that you're not really any different from everyone else.”

  *   Maya Angelou

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