*Website <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5Nzg/index.html>* | *Online Version <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5Nzk/index.html>* [image: American Library Association Report Censorship] <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODA/index.html> Hello Michigan Librarians, I am Elizabeth Madson from Chesterfield Township Library, and I am your Michigan Library Association Intellectual Freedom Interest Group chair. You may have seen *communication* <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODE/index.html> from the American Library Association about the importance of reporting censorship challenges for 2018 and MLA is helping them get the word out. Please take five minutes to report any challenges that your library or institution has encountered in 2018 to the *ALA online challenge reporting form <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODA/index.html>* before Dec. 31, 2018. Here are 5 facts to remember: 1. Anyone can report censorship incidents and challenges to library materials or services. You don’t have to be a librarian. 2. Reports can be made confidentially and anonymously. 3. Every report counts in determining the *Top Ten Challenged Books* <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODI/index.html> for 2018. 4. You can be an Intellectual Freedom Fighter even if you haven’t experienced a challenge by sharing this *message on twitter* <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODM/index.html> . 5. Article III of the *Library Bill of Rights <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODQ/index.html>* states, “Libraries should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to provide information and enlightenment.” This information is important for all of us! Sincerely, *Elizabeth Madson* *emadson@chelibrary.org <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODU/index.html>* *MLA Intellectual Freedom Interest Group <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODY/index.html>* [image: facebook] <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODc/index.html> [image: twitter] <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODg/index.html> [image: youtube] <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5ODk/index.html> [image: Pinterest] <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5OTA/index.html> *American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5Nzg/index.html>* *50 East Huron Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611* *This is a one-time email about Reporting Censorship. Email oif@ala.org <oif@ala.org> to unsubscribe from reminders and resources about Reporting Censorship.* *To unsubscribe to all ALA Informz communications, click here <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnU9MTA3NzA0NjE3MiZsaT02MDg2Njk5MSZsPWh0dHA6Ly9hbGEuaW5mb3Jtei5uZXQvYWxhL3BhZ2VzL2FsYV91bnN1YnNjcmliZT9fenM9YUg4QWQxfF96bWk9N2hpaA/index.html>. * [image: Higher Logic] <http://ala.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT04MTQzMjY1JnA9MSZ1PTEwNzcwNDYxNzImbGk9NjA4NjY5OTI/index.html>