The American Library Association's November issue of Intellectual Freedom News is now available online. There are two items related to Michigan in this issue. See the message below for a direct link to the new issue. From: trustees-request@lists.ala.org [mailto:trustees-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Kristin Pekoll Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 11:30 AM To: Kristin Pekoll <kpekoll@ala.org> Subject: [trustees] Intellectual Freedom News 11/28/16 Check out the 11/28/16 issue<http://ala.informz.net/informzdataservice/onlineversion/ind/bWFpbGluZ2luc3RhbmNlaWQ9NjA5NDIyNSZzdWJzY3JpYmVyaWQ9MTA1ODE0MDM0OA==> of Intellectual Freedom News. This week's issue includes information about the new effort to label books "sexually explicit" in Virginia schools and the public responses to it. There is a new section to inform our readers of hate speech in libraries. And among many other articles and information is "the right to be forgotten" and a book challenge to Bad Kitty for President by Nick Bruel. Free People Read Freely! Kristin Kristin Pekoll, Assistant Director Office for Intellectual Freedom<http://www.ala.org/oif> Subscribe to OIF's Intellectual Freedom News<http://ala.informz.net/ala/profile.asp?fid=3430> ALAAmericanLibraryAssociation 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 312.280.4221 800.545.2433 x4221 Censorship thrives in silence; silence is its aim. ~ James LaRue Shannon White Library of Michigan www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan<http://www.michigan.gov/libraryofmichigan> 517.373.9489 Whites29@michigan.gov