Intellectual Freedom Committee
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”—The First Amendment
The Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) recommends such steps as may be necessary to safeguard the rights of library users, libraries, and librarians, in accordance with the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and the Library Bill of Rights as adopted by the ALA Council and works closely with the Office for Intellectual Freedom and with other units and officers of the Association in matters touching intellectual freedom and censorship.
ALA Online Communities
OIF Staff Liaison to the Intellectual Freedom Committee
Judith F. Krug, OIF Director, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 312-280-4222 or 800-545-2433, ext. 4222; Fax: 312-280-4227; jkrug@ala.org
OTHER OIF STAFF
Deborah Caldwell-Stone, OIF Deputy Director, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 312-280-4224 or 800-545-2433, ext. 4224; Fax: 312-280-4227; dstone@ala.org
Nanette Perez, OIF Program Officer, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 312-280-4225 or 800-545-2433, ext. 4225; Fax: 312-280-4227; nperez@ala.org
Jonathan Kelley, OIF Program Coordinator, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611; 312-280-4221 or 800-545-2433, ext. 4221; Fax: 312-280-4227; jkelley@ala.org
Links to non-ALA sites have been provided because these sites may have information of interest. Neither the American Library Association nor the Office for Intellectual Freedom necessarily endorses the views expressed or the facts presented on these sites; and furthermore, ALA and OIF do not endorse any commercial products that may be advertised or available on these sites.
Mail comments on IFC Web site to Nanette Perez
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