freedom of information

  • Know Your Rights: Intellectual Freedom & Libraries

    The public library as an institution is charged with providing access to information, regardless of content. In doing so, the library stands firm in upholding the First Amendment and the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights. This is why, as Jo Godwin famously stated, “A truly great library contains something in it to offend everyone.”… Continue reading

  • I’ve Got a Secret: Intellectual freedom and you.

    Intellectual Freedom can mean many things: the right to read scandalous or subversive books, patron privacy, and access to information. Today I want to focus on access to information – and more specifically, government information. When politicians talk about government transparency, what do they mean, exactly? What kind of information is given to the public… Continue reading