Intellectual Freedom Interest Group (IFIG)


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Join us at the Annual OLA/WLA Joint Conference in Vancouver

April 17-18, 2008
Our business meeting will be Thursday, April 18, 5:30-6:30 in the Spruce Room of the Hilton Hotel. This is an opportunity to find out what the hot issues are. It’s is also an opportunity to become involved and meet members from across the state. We will be electing new officers, so if you’ve thought about becoming more active in WLA, now’s your chance.

Program Highlights

Freedom of Speech in the Workplace

Presented by Rich Wooster (attorney for Pierce County Library System)
Mr. Wooster addresses the seldom clear and frequently confusing issue of First Amendment rights in the workplace. As the American workplace becomes more diverse, the question arises, where does freedom of expression begin and end on the job? What are the implications for library workers, whose jobs exist to promote the free flow of beliefs and thought?

Join us for some thought provoking discussion.

Thursday, April 17, 4:15-5:30pm
Hilton Hotel, Spruce Room

Links to Important Resources

Washington Library Association
Intellectual Freedom: Resources and Tools for Libraries

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