[Publib] Announcing Lawyers for Libraries training: Tampa, November 14

[Jonathan Kelley]

Please visit the OIF Blog <http://blogs.ala.org/oif.php>  for details on
OIF events!

 

ALA offers November "Lawyers for Libraries" 

training institute in Tampa, Fla.

 

 

Registration is now open
<http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/oifprograms/lawforlib/lawyerslibraries.cfm>
for the Lawyers for Libraries/Florida training, scheduled for Friday,
November 14, 2008 in Tampa.  This is the first Lawyers for Libraries
training in Florida, and the 14th overall.

 

The Lawyers for Libraries Institute is primarily intended to equip
attorneys with tools they need to effectively defend the First Amendment
in libraries.  Participants will be instructed by practicing attorneys
specializing in First Amendment law and will be eligible for continuing
legal education (CLE) credits for their participation. 

 

Lawyers for Libraries workshops are open to licensed, practicing
attorneys retained to represent or advise libraries on legal issues.
Library trustees or board members who are responsible for establishing
library policy may also attend.  Librarians may attend if they are
accompanied by a library attorney - in fact, we encourage librarians to
participate to better discuss the specific policy needs of their public,
academic, or school library.

 

Among the topics to be covered during the institute are:

 

    * Privacy, law enforcement requests for records and the USA PATRIOT
Act;

    * Public forum analysis and libraries, including developing meeting
room and display case policies;

    * Internet filtering and the ongoing repercussions of the Supreme
Court's CIPA decision;

    * How to respond to attempts to censor books and other library
materials. 

 

In addition, a panel of librarians will discuss their real-world
experiences with creating and enforcing library policies.

 

"We're excited to bring Lawyers for Libraries to Florida for the first
time," said ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) Director Judith F.
Krug.  "Lawyers for Libraries has helped hundreds of attorneys, trustees
and librarians better understand the case law and legislation related to
their work on behalf of libraries.  These participants have gone on to
improve libraries across the country by drafting strong policies,
providing advice to those facing difficult questions, conducting
trainings and being advocates for intellectual freedom in their
communities."

 

The training is from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Doubletree Guest
Suites Tampa Bay <http://www.doubletreetampabay.com/> , 3050 North Rocky
Point Drive in Tampa.  Lodging is available at the newly renovated hotel
at just $109 per night. 

 

    * To reserve online, go to www.doubletreetampabay.com click on
"Reservations," complete your arrival information and use the
group/convention code: ALA.

    * To reserve by phone, call (813) 888-8800 and reserve using group
code: ALA. 

 

To register for the Lawyers for Libraries/Florida Institute, or if you
have any questions, please visit www.ala.org/lawyers or contact Jonathan
Kelley, (800) 545-2433, ext. 4221, e-mail jokelley at ala.org.  The cost to
attend an institute is $395.00 for one and $745.00 for two.

 

 

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Free People Read Freely(r)

Jonathan Kelley

Program Coordinator

Office for Intellectual Freedom

American Library Association

50 E. Huron St.

Chicago, IL  60611

(312) 280-4221

(800) 545-2433 x4221 toll-free

(312) 280-4227 fax

http://www.ala.org/oif <http://www.ala.org/oif> 

 

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