Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
Fax: (312) 280-4227
E-mail: oif@ala.org
Mission
Established December 1, 1967, the Office for Intellectual Freedom is charged with implementing ALA policies concerning the concept of intellectual freedom as embodied in the Library Bill of Rights, the Association’s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials.Responsibilities
The goal of the office is to educate librarians and the general public about the nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries.News Links
Visit the OIF Blog for the latest news!Initiatives & Projects
Oversight Groups & Meeting Schedules
- Intellectual Freedom Committee (Standing, Council)
- Committee on Professional Ethics (Standing, Council)
- Freedom to Read Foundation
- Intellectual Freedom Round Table
- LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund
- State IFC Chairs
Popular Resources
- Academic freedom
- Banned Books Week
- Censorship in schools
- Challenges to library materials
- Children's Internet Protection Act
- Code of Ethics
- Control and censorship of the Internet
- Intellectual Freedom in the states
- Intellectual Freedom statements and policies
- Intellectual Freedom toolkits
- Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom
- Privacy and confidentiality
- RFID
- State library confidentiality laws
- USA Patriot Act
Social Networking
Check us out on Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Blip TV. To learn more about intellectual freedom issues related to social networking, see our online social networks page.Staff
Judith Krug
Director
312.280.4222; 800.545.2433, ext. 4222
jkrug@ala.org
Deborah Caldwell-Stone
Deputy Director
312.280.4224; 800.545.2433, ext. 4224
dstone@ala.org
Angela Maycock
Assistant Director
312.280.4221; 800.545.2433, ext. 4221
amaycock@ala.org
Nanette Perez
Program Officer
312.280.4225; 800.545.2433, ext. 4225
nperez@ala.org
Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator
312.280.4226; 800.545.2433, ext. 4226
jokelley@ala.org
Jen Hammond
Program Coordinator
312.280.4223; 800.545.2433, ext. 4223
jhammond@ala.org
Bryan Campbell
Administrative Assistant
312.280.4220; 800.545.2433, ext. 4220
bcampbell@ala.org
