Intellectual Freedom Resources

Organizations of Interest

• WLA's Intellectual Freedom Round Table
• ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom

ALA-OIF is a priceless source of information about intellectual freedom. Much of what appears on subsequent pages has been provided by ALA-OIF, although we have added Wisconsin resources.

• ALA Freedom to Read Foundation
• ACLU-Wisconsin
• Cooperative Children’s Book Center
• DPI’s Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning
• LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund

This fund provides grants for people who have had adverse consequences
in their job due to defense of intellectual freedom or discrimination.

Statements About Intellectual Freedom

• Library Bill of Rights
• ALA Code of Ethics
• Freedom to Read Statement
• And more from ALA

Case Law, Best Practices, Policies

• Case Law Relating to Intellectual Freedom Issues
• Challenges To Library Resources
• Communications and Education
• First Amendment And Libraries
• Internet and CIPA
• Labeling
• Meeting Rooms, Exhibit Spaces And Literature Distribution
• Policies

A DPI-DLTCL resource, with links to sample public library policies of all types, including those related to intellectual freedom concerns.

• Privacy/Confidentiality
• Youth