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Subject:    [PubLib] Happy 75th anniversary of the Library Bill of Rights!
From:       Jonathan Kelley <jokelley () ALA ! ORG>
Date:       2014-06-19 18:33:59
Message-ID: A74CF9D98951344AA0A5E70A0F389E5A3BD69EB269 () BE306 ! mail ! lan
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Happy 75th anniversary of the Library Bill of Rights!

Today we are pleased to commemorate the 75th \
anniversary<http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/06/75th-anniversary-library-bill-rights> \
of ALA's adoption of the Library Bill of \
Rights<http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill> on June 19, 1939 at the \
ALA Annual Conference in San Francisco. The document - which is the basis for the \
work of the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom - was created in the wake of several \
incidents of banning The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck in the late 1930s. It also \
was inspired by the rising tide of totalitarianism around the world.



The first iteration of  the Library Bill of Rights was a statement by the head of the \
Des Moines, Iowa, Public Library, Forrest Spaulding. It was adopted as policy by that \
library on November 21, 1938. Much of the wording remained the same for ALA's \
version, although it was more universal.



Since its initial adoption, the Library Bill of Rights has been amended four times.  \
There are also over 20 official \
interpretations<http://www.ifmanual.org/part2section2> on issues ranging from Meeting \
Rooms to Labeling and Ratings Systems.  Many of these interpretations have Q&As \
associated with them to assist library boards and administrators adapt the policies \
to their specific circumstances.

To honor the Library Bill of Rights, take some time to read it and consider its \
meaning and relevance lo these many decades later.  And if you're on social media, \
share this post!


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Jonathan Kelley
Program Officer
Office for Intellectual Freedom<http://www.ala.org/oif>
American Library Association
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