American Library Association has long championed the freedom of the press and the freedom to read. ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom collects resources about the First Amendment, censorship, academic freedom, and freedom of information.| www.ala.org
It's up to all of us to fight back against censorship. Here are ways you can get involved to defend the freedom to read in your community.| I Love Libraries
Banned Book Week brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of all types — in shared support of the freedom to seek and to express ideas, even those some consider unorthodox or unpopular.| I Love Libraries
The LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund was established in 1970 as a special trust in memory of Dr. LeRoy C. Merritt. It is devoted to the support, maintenance, medical care, and welfare of librarians who, in the Trustees’ opinion, are:| www.ala.org