Freedom to Read Foundation offers free memberships to new library school graduates
CHICAGO
- The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) is offering free one-year
memberships to students graduating from ALA-accredited MLS and MLIS
programs and from school library media programs recognized by the
American Association of School Librarians (AASL), an educational unit
accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE).
To take advantage of this offer, students can, within 3 months of their graduation, download a membership form at www.ftrf.org/graduates
and mail, fax or e-mail it to the Freedom to Read Foundation. Those
students who are already members of the Foundation can have their
membership extended by one year.
FTRF also offers a
membership for current students for just $10 per year. To join at the
student or regular membership level ($35.00), visit www.ftrf.org/joinftrf.
“We
are very excited to offer this gift to new librarians,” said FTRF
president Kent Oliver. “By becoming members of the Freedom to Read
Foundation, these professionals will be helping the librarians and
library supporters who are on the front lines defending intellectual
freedom as well as vital First Amendment litigation that helps uphold
many of the core values of librarianship. Offering these free
memberships is our way of encouraging the long-term support of the
organization and the intellectual freedom principles it upholds.”
As
benefits of their membership, the graduates will receive the Freedom to
Read Foundation’s quarterly newsletter, and be eligible to vote in the
annual trustee election and attend FTRF member receptions.
The
Freedom to Read Foundation, an affiliated organization of the American
Library Association, was founded in 1969 to promote and defend the right
of individuals to freely express ideas and to access information in
libraries and elsewhere. FTRF fulfills its mission through the
disbursement of grants to individuals and groups, primarily for the
purpose of aiding them in litigation, and through direct participation
in litigation dealing with freedom of speech and of the press.
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Jonathan Kelley
Program Coordinator
Freedom to Read Foundation
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 280-4226
(800) 545-2433 x4226 (toll-free)
(312) 280-4227 (fax)