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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Seuss: Cut Him Loose? presented by the Intellectual Freedom Committee
April 29, 2021 By
Join the Intellectual Freedom Committee for a program during our May Professional Development series hosted by NCLA, SCLA and CLASC. A panel of librarians will discuss the issues involving intellectual freedom, collection development and programming which arose from recent controversy related to Dr. Seuss’ (Theodore Geisel) and other materials. Wednesday, May 19 at 2:00 pm. […]
