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On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 3:22 PM Ellen Peters via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:
Congratulations and well done, MLA!!! This is a well-deserved award. 

Ellen Peters

Executive Director

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On Fri, May 5, 2023 at 3:03 PM Rachel Ash via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:

Passing along some exciting and happy news from MLA!

 

We are so proud to share that MLA has won the 2023 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award! Shout out and thank you to the MLA Intellectual Freedom Taskforce for all the work they put in to make this possible and thank you to all our engaged members and advocates who are standing up for the right to read!

 

 

 

The ALA Intellectual Freedom Roundtable’s Coalition Building Committee selected the Michigan Library Association (MLA), as this year’s recipient of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. This $1,000 award recognizes work on intellectual freedom, patron confidentiality, and anti-censorship efforts.

 

The selection committee commends the association’s impressive work on the MI Right to Read coalition, Intellectual Freedom Toolkit, intellectual freedom messaging center, advocacy resource fund, and education programs. It’s clear that the MLA is a strong defender of the right to read, and the resources it makes available benefit Michigan libraries and can serve as a model for other state associations. We are fortunate to have such organizations leading the fight against censorship.

   

Read the news release from ALA here:

https://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2023/05/intellectual-freedom-round-table-announces-michigan-library-association

 

 

 

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