Bellmore Library Screening ‘The Librarians’ with the NCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee

April 15, 2026 By

Come celebrate National Library Week with us! The Bellmore Memorial Library is proud to present a collaboration with PBS Indie Lens Pop Up, a screening of The Librarians with a panel discussion with the NCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee next week on Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00pm. If you are interested in attending, please check out the link HERE […]

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2025 Freedom to Read Essay by the NCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee

March 19, 2025 By

Intellectual Freedom Committee of Nassau County Library Association presents the 18th Annual “Freedom to Read Essay and Art Contest” Entries must be received by April 11, 2025 “What is Your Favorite Book or Story? Why?” Click on the flyer for details.  

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NCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee “Freedom to Read” Essay and Art Contest

March 16, 2023 By

  Seventeenth Annual “Freedom to Read” Essay and Art Contest Entries must be received by April 20, 2023 Please see the attached flyer for more information and entry form.  

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NCLA Intellectual Freedom Program, “The Right to Be Heard” March 10

February 24, 2023 By

The Intellectual Freedom Committee invites you to join us for a virtual discussion with Jillian C. York, author of Silicon Values: The Future of Free Speech Under Surveillance Capitalism, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Director for International Freedom of Expression. Jillian will discuss digital rights, disinformation from authoritarian states, and how governments worldwide and social media censor […]

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NCLA Intellectual Freedom Program, “Understanding Free Speech”

December 31, 2022 By

The Intellectual Freedom Committee invites you to join us for a virtual discussion with Ian Rosenberg, media lawyer and author of The Fight For Free Speech and Free Speech Handbook. The session will cover the definition of the first amendment, contemporary freedom of speech issues, how free speech might evolve in the future, and how we navigate and […]

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NCLA The Intellectual Freedom Committee

June 5, 2022 By

Hi everyone, The Intellectual Freedom Committee of NCLA is happy to publish the attached list of our 17th Freedom to Read Contest winners and finalists. The reception for the winners and finalists will be held on Wednesday, June 8, at the Levittown Public Library from 7:30-8:30 pm. All winners and finalists will receive a Certificate of […]

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Avoiding Bias: Self-Censorship in Libraries

August 18, 2021 By

The NCLA Intellectual Freedom Committee invites you to join us for a Zoom presentation and discussion about self-censorship in libraries with Jennifer Downey, author of Public Library Collections in the Balance: Censorship, Inclusivity, and the Truth.  Topics will include defining and recognizing self-censorship and avoiding bias in your collection development. September 24 at 2-3pm on Zoom […]

Filed Under: ASLD/DASL Joint Conference, Intellectual Freedom Committee, Young Adult Services Division