[Publib] Best Hotel Rate for Lawyers for Libraries/Philadelphia Extended 'til April 23!

[Don Wood]

Philadelphia (Intellectual) Freedom: Lawyers for Libraries, May 17 

http://www.ala.org/lawyers 

Lawyers for Libraries is an education program started in 1997 by the
ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom. Its goal was--and continues to
be--to inculcate among attorneys the First Amendment principles that
animate librarianship. Over the past decade, it has done just that, by
training hundreds of attorneys, as well as librarians and trustees, on
the laws and court decisions affecting America's libraries. After the
first two trainings in Chicago, we opted to take the trainings on the
road, and beginning in 2003, we have held institutes in Seattle, San
Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Washington DC, Boston, Columbus,
and again in Chicago.

Next month, we'll be conducting another East Coast seminar: this one in
Philadelphia. Registration is open now. As with previous trainings,
topics will include the Library as a Public Forum, Internet issues,
challenges to library materials, and privacy & confidentiality. Faculty
include Theresa Chmara (general counsel for the Freedom to Read
Foundation), OIF's Judith Krug and Deborah Caldwell Stone, Dallas
attorney John Horany (the attorney who gained a crucial victory for
libraries in Wichita Falls, Texas), and IF stalwarts Candy Morgan and
Barbara Jones.

And we're excited to announce that ALA President Leslie Burger and New
Jersey Library Association counsel Grayson Barber will be guest
faculty.

If you know an attorney who would benefit from Lawyers for Libraries
(perhaps one of your board members, or your city/county attorney), and
can travel to Philadelphia, have them register today! Let them know that
Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credits will be available - between 5
and 6.5 hours, depending on the home state. Trustees who aren't
attorneys may also attend.  If you are a librarian, you are welcome to
attend - we just ask that you come accompanied by an attorney. If you
are both a librarian and an attorney, then this is definitely the
institute for you! The charge for one attendee is $395 and for two it's
$745.

Please note that the Loews Hotel's discounted rate for attendees
($179/night) is good for reservations made by April 23, so if you're
planning on coming, please notify us (and the hotel) ASAP.  Reserve your
room by calling (215) 627-1200 and referencing "American Library
Association May 17 event."  

We look forward to seeing you there!

P.S. If you're west of the Mississippi, stay tuned to OIF's blog
(http://blogs.ala.org/oif.php) for an announcement about a fall Lawyers
for Libraries…
 
For more information:
www.ala.org/lawyers 
(800) 545-2433 x4226
jokelley at ala.org 


 
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Free People Read Freely ®
Jonathan Kelley
Office for Intellectual Freedom
American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL  60611
(312) 280-4226/ fax (312) 280-4227
jokelley at ala.org