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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">On Thursday, June 15, join MLA on Zoom from 10:00 – 11:00 AM for our June Advocacy Hour with special guest Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Director of the American Library Association’s
Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) and Executive Director of The Freedom to Read Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">Deborah will share updates on the work of ALA and the OIF to address censorship and book banning as well as an overview of actions libraries, library workers and advocates can
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">This advocacy hour is free to attend to anyone interested in joining the conversation!
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">Please note, this conversation is for informational purposes only and should not be considered legal advice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">Deborah Caldwell-Stone<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">is the Director of ALA'S Office
for Intellectual Freedom and Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation. For nearly two decades she has helped libraries, librarians, and trustees address a wide range of intellectual freedom issues, including the censorship of books and other library
resources, library policies, and the privacy of library users' records. She advises ALA member groups on law and policy concerns and has done presentations for lawyers, trustees, and librarians addressing First Amendment and privacy law. She is a former appellate
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">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 <a href="https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="color:#008789">Library
Bill of Rights</span></i></b></a>,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the American Library Association’s basic policy on free access to libraries and library materials. The goal of the office is to educate librarians and the general public about the
nature and importance of intellectual freedom in libraries.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">Contact us at (517) 394-2774 or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:mla@milibraries.org" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#008789">mla@milibraries.org.</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">MLA Connect </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#070706">Advocacy</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#070706">Hours<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">are
an opportunity for the library community to learn more about MLA's advocacy and legislative priorities including funding, elections, property taxes, literacy, internet access, privacy, intellectual freedom, and more. Each month, we will address a new topic
and share any pending legislation introduced in the House or Senate that could impact the Michigan library community. Monthly sessions will take place generally on the third Thursday of the month at 10:00 AM.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">This advocacy hour is free to attend to anyone interested in joining the conversation!
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black">A maximum of 500 attendees can join the live event. Registered attendees will receive information and a link to access the meetings on the Zoom platform.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Please
note recordings of all MLA Advocacy Hours are available to watch for free and on-demand on our website at <a href="https://mla.mclms.net/en/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color:#008789">milibraries.org</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Membership and Communications Director<br>
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3410 Belle Chase Way, Suite 100<br>
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