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Details on the webinar are here: https://buy.elearning.ala.org/first-amendment-audits-what-your-library-board-and-staff-need-to-know/

The Library of Michigan provides membership for all Michigan Public Libraries in United for Libraries, UFL and is considered a United for Libraries Statewide All-Access Partner. Registration for Michigan public library staff and directors in free.  Please follow the instruction for Statewide All-Access Partners to register for the webinar at no cost.  Scroll down through the options to this section: 

United for Libraries Statewide All-Access Partners: FREE

First Amendment Audits: What Your Library Board and Staff Need to Know

PRESENTED BY UNITED FOR LIBRARIES AND THE ALA OFFICE FOR INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM

What should library staff do when self-proclaimed “citizen journalists” enter the library claiming a right to question employees and film in any space accessible to the public? Learn what your library board and staff need to know about so-called “First Amendment audits,” and how you can prepare by adopting well-crafted policies and training staff.

This program will also cover the library as a public forum and the necessary components of user behavior policies and meeting room policies. The program will include opportunities to participate in role-play scenarios that demonstrate best practices when board members interact with library users and members of the public. The program will include a Q&A with presenters.

LIVE WEBINAR

Registration includes the live webinar and on-demand access to the recording, slides, and handouts.

Live Webinar Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Duration: 75 minutes

2:00 pm Eastern

This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Shannon White
Library Development Manager
Library of Michigan, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Lansing, MI 48909
Whites29@michigan.gov  517-335-1507 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan