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<b>Subject:</b> New United for Libraries tip sheets provide guidance in the fight against censorship<o:p></o:p></p>
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<h1 style="margin:0in;line-height:21.0pt"><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">New United for Libraries tip sheets provide guidance in the fight against censorship</span></span><span class="inline-color"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h1>
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The United for Libraries Intellectual Freedom Task Force has compiled two new resources to support Trustees and libraries to prepare for program, material, and access challenges.<br>
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"</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Funited%2Fsites%2Fala.org.united%2Ffiles%2Fcontent%2FIF%2Fif_censorship_terms_definitions_united_for_libraries.pdf&data=04%7C01%7CMembielaC%40michigan.gov%7C6f2d4fad6d6c4159df5008d9f323d561%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637808157927922767%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=gkxASi18mCVd8Ku0OKyixYN8Uw1qUNTNQ29g%2Fpk3uqw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal">Terms
and Definitions Related to Intellectual Freedom & Censorship</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">" is a collection that clearly defines the language used relating to intellectual freedom and censorship
challenges. <br>
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"</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Funited%2Fsites%2Fala.org.united%2Ffiles%2Fcontent%2FIF%2Fmaterials_challenges_key_library_policies_to_review_and_revise_united_for_libraries.pdf&data=04%7C01%7CMembielaC%40michigan.gov%7C6f2d4fad6d6c4159df5008d9f323d561%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637808157927922767%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=WwyuSq5pue%2FuuprAWmaBe4u6tIG3Fif7q2vEy%2FGwccU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal">Materials
Challenges: Key Library Policies to Review and Revise</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">" reviews the key components of well-constructed and legal policies and describes the policies that a library
should review and/or implement to prepare for the possibility of a materials challenge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Both resources are featured on the United for Libraries page "</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Funited%2Fadvocacy%2Fchallenges&data=04%7C01%7CMembielaC%40michigan.gov%7C6f2d4fad6d6c4159df5008d9f323d561%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637808157927922767%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=sRMN%2F74sjrhs3VGU7gcSB%2BNJRtgIGosO7pC0kKUp1as%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal">Trustee
Resources for Program & Material Challenges</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">."
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ALA's "</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fadvocacy%2Ffight-censorship&data=04%7C01%7CMembielaC%40michigan.gov%7C6f2d4fad6d6c4159df5008d9f323d561%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637808157927922767%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=9t5q2uQjshP37YT%2Fl9OYjGdVTlcc0hRYIOZjyOC19uE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#114B9C;font-weight:normal">Fight
Censorship</span></strong></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">" resource page includes further information on preparing for and responding to challenges, censorship legislation, how to support intellectual freedom,
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