The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the Illinois Library Association as the recipient of the 2025 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award; Nate Coulter as the recipient of the 2025 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award; and Shannon M. Oltmann as the recipient of the 2025 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. The awards will be presented at ALA Annual Conference.| Intellectual Freedom Blog
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
Our latest report on book bans happening in the U.S. and efforts to combat them includes news from Utah, which recently banned 13 books from school libraries across the state.| I Love Libraries
The right to read is under attack. On Right to Read Day, April 7, 2025, take action to support your library and protect your freedom to read.| Unite Against Book Bans