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SUMMARY:The First Amendment and Library Services
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DTSTAMP:20260410T114700Z
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LOCATION:1055 E Colorado Blvd 5th Floor, Pasadena, CA 91106, United States
ROOM: The First Amendment and Library Services
DESCRIPTION: \r\nMonday, September 11 – Sunday, October 8, 2023 | Four
 -week online course\r\nLibrarians and library staff are aware that the fre
 e and equitable provision of information is an important part of the libra
 ry's mission. The First Amendment protects the right to speak, publis
 h, read, and view materials in the library, but courts have recognized tha
 t libraries also must have reasonable rules in place for patron use of the
  library, consistent with the library's mission to provide access to 
 library materials and services to the entire library community.\r\nThis co
 urse, brought to you in collaboration with the Office for Intellectual Fre
 edom, will introduce you to the legal principles behind the First Amendmen
 t, their practical implications in daily life, and how those principles af
 fect library work. You will learn basic legal concepts, your rights as lib
 rary employees, the rights of library patrons, and what the First Amendmen
 t does and does not obligate the library to provide.\r\nWhile this course 
 will be covering basic legal concepts, the content of this course is not l
 egal advice and should not be used in place of legal representation.\r\nAf
 ter participating in this course, you will understand:\r\n	Basic legal con
 cepts related to the First Amendment          \r\n	The legal foundat
 ion of patrons’ rights to access the library and resources within it\r\n
 	The library’s role in providing patron access to meeting rooms, display
  cases, and social media within library spaces\r\n	The difference between 
 speech that is protected by the First Amendment and that which is not\r\nT
 heresa Chmara is an attorney in Washington, DC. She also is the General C
 ounsel of the Freedom to Read Foundation. She is the author of Privacy an
 d Confidentiality Issues: A Guide for Libraries and their Lawyers (ALA 20
 09). She has been a First Amendment lawyer for over twenty-five years and 
 is a frequent speaker on intellectual freedom issues in libraries. She is 
 a contributing author for the Intellectual Freedom Manual published by the
  Office of Intellectual Freedom of the American Library Association.\r\nCA
 LL Training Partner for this Event: American Library Association\r\n 
URL:https://events.callacademy.org/event/first-amendment-and-library-servi
 ces-2291
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