The american library association's office of intellectual freedom will implement a program to equip the library workforce with the skills and knowledge to ensure that libraries both preserve and…

The American Library Association (ALA) was awarded a $869,732 Project Grant by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to implement a program to equip library workers with skills and knowledge related to intellectual freedom, access to information, privacy, censorship, free speech, and legal matters. The project will feature synchronous and asynchronous online and in-person training opportunities, utilizing a peer learning "train the trainer" strategy to build capacity within libraries and the library profession. The program will also hire a dedicated program officer to support the design, implementation, and evaluation components. The project aims to help libraries preserve and provide broad access to their cultural, artistic, historical, natural, and scientific collections, and advance the role of libraries as trusted sources of diverse information.

The american library association's office of intellectual freedom will implement a program to equip the library workforce with the skills and knowledge to ensure that libraries both preserve and provide the broadest possible access to the cultural, artistic, historical, natural, and scientific collections entrusted to their care, and advance the role of libraries as sources of trusted information representing a range of views and ideas. The project will feature synchronous and asynchronous online and in-person learning opportunities to meet the information needs of library workers in the areas of intellectual freedom, access to information, privacy, censorship, free speech, and legal matters. The project features a peer learning --train the trainer strategy to provide access to expertise and peer support capacity within libraries and the library profession related to intellectual freedom, privacy, and the law. The program hopes to sustain and build capacity by hiring of a program officer to support the design and evaluation components of the program and who will have primary implementation and administration duties.