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Overdue: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries
Podcast Series, Launched 3/31/22
Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism (EDIA) Committee

NEW EPISODE!

Season 3, Episode 8
Book Bans and Intellectual Freedom
with
Dr. Emily Knox 

In this episode, Dr. Emily Knox, a professor in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, explores the intersection of intellectual freedom, freedom of expression, and social justice, as well as power, neutrality, and the rise in book challenges and bans in the United States.

Hosts: Ericka Brunson-Rochette and Gene Iparraguirre
Record Date: October 9, 2024*
*Please note episode was recorded prior to the 2024 election

Mentioned in this episode:

‘The creed of a librarian: no politics, no religion, no morals’ by D.J. Foskett
ALA Library Bill of Rights
Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse 2024 Report
Book Riot article on Krause’s 850 “Banned Books” 

Direct link to the episode: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1948067/episodes/16173025

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Oregon Library Association Online Merchant Store
OLA has opened its OLA Merch Store and currently has available Conference Logo and a variety on a variety of items.
Over the next few months it will be opened for OLA Units to make available their merchandise.
Take a look!
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 EDI Antiracism Toolkit Available

EDI Antiracism Toolkit, Digital Copy (pdf)
EDI Antiracism Toolkit, Hard Copy (pdf)

PLD Director's Training Session on the EDI Antiracism Toolkit
1/29/21 Recorded Session (youTube, approximately 2 1/4 hours)

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Oregon Library Association Quarterly (OLAQ)
Check out the new issue Vol. 28, No. 1!

Marketing and Outreach: Connecting to Our Communities



OLAQ is hosted by Oregon State University.

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Visit the new website now for information on upcoming issues, search for archived articles, and find out how you can contribute your voice to a publication dedicated to representing Oregon libraries and staff!

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