Committee Charge

Actively pursue traditional and innovative opportunities to monitor, advocate for, and support Intellectual Freedom as it related to the association and its individual members. Communicate and partner with other ILA committees and Executive Board.  

Webinars

• Trustee on the Front Lines: Intellectual Freedom in Public Libraries and Your Role (2/2023)
  • Resource List (2/2023)
• Intellectual Freedom Webinar ILA, IASL, State Library of Iowa (01/2022)

Resources

• Trustee on the Front Lines Resource List (2/2023)
• Banned/ Challenged Materials Resource List (updated 1/10/22)
• Iowa Intellectual Freedom Resource Guide (updated 01/2022)
• ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom 
• Banned Books Display - 2012 ILA Conference 
• Banned Books Week Librarian Toolkit
• Banned Books Week Trivia Toolkit
• Rating Systems and Libraries
• Statement on Information Access (ILA approved 9/12/2005)
• Freedom to Read Protection Act

Challenges

• Challenge Report Form (ILA)
• Challenge Reporting (ALA)
• School Library Challenge Report Form (due to SF496)

Position Statements

• ILA, IASL, and Intellectual Freedom Statement on Book Challenges (2021)
• Dr. Seuss Enterprises Decision (2021)