Intellectual Freedom Committee

As the freedom to read is a natural outgrowth of the constitutional right of freedom of the press, it is an essential element of a democratic society. The right of all citizens to utilize whatever information they choose in the formation of opinions requires that freedom of access to information must be preserved.

It is the responsibility of libraries and librarians to provide access to information, and to guard against attempts to abrogate this freedom. The Oklahoma Library Association pledges to resist all such attempts, and to provide assistance and support to libraries and librarians engaged in resisting such attempts.

—from the Preamble to the OLA Intellectual Freedom Handbook, 2004-2005

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Resources and Events

• Intellectual Freedom Handbook
  • HTML | PDF
• Justice League vs. SuperCensor Bibliography
• OLA/SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award Information
• IFC Membership Roster

Links

• Freedom of Information Oklahoma
• Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
  • Crawford, Walt. "Coping with CIPA: A Censorware Special." Cites & Insights 3, no. 9 (Midsummer 2003)
  • The American Library Association v. the United States of America: Useful Sources Prepared by Nancy Kranich (Chair, American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee)
• American Library Association
  • Office for Intellectual Freedom
  • Dealing With Challenges to Books and Other Library Materials
  • Coalitions Against Censorship
  • The Internet: Especially for Young People and Their Parents
  • Privacy Tool Kit
  • ALA Code of Ethics

Oklahoma Clearinghouse for Challenged Materials

• Challenged Materials Report Form
  • Submit online | Print form to mail
• Reported Challenges