Every committee chair has heard it: “It’s really not that much work!” This is the phrase we’re told when an outgoing chairperson is recruiting new committee leadership. Every incoming chairperson knows it’s a lie, but we tell ourselves it’s true when we say yes. This was certainly the case when my co-chair, Julia Nephew, and I agreed to take on the ALSC Intellectual Freedom Committee, but we didn’t anticipate the roller coaster of a year the committee would have! We started the year with a few basic goals- submit a program idea for the ALA Conference, write relevant posts for the ALSC blog that would highlight the importance of intellectual freedom for library staff serving children, and come up with a special project to benefit ALSC members. As a side note, the committee submitted a successful proposal for the ALA conference, and we invite you to join us on Sunday, June 28 at 9:00 for a session on Toxic Exclusion: Banned Authors Share How to Support…
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