Category: Lawyers for Libraries

ALA will present a “Lawyers for Libraries” training institute in Tampa, Florida on November 14th.

The Lawyers for Libraries Institute is primarily intended to equip attorneys with tools they need to effectively defend the First Amendment in libraries. Participants will be instructed by practicing attorneys specializing in First Amendment law and will be eligible for continuing legal education (CLE) credits for their participation.

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ALA’s Lawyers for Libraries, in conjunction with the Colorado Association for Libraries, will be hosting a training institute in Denver, Colorado on November 8, 2007. According to its website:

Lawyers for Libraries, an ongoing project of the American Library Association Office for Intellectual Freedom, is designed to build a nationwide network of attorneys committed to the defense of the First Amendment freedom to read and the application of constitutional law to library policies, principles, and problems.

Lawyers for Libraries workshops are open to licensed, practicing attorneys retained to represent or advise libraries on legal issues. Library trustees or board members who are responsible for establishing library policy may also attend. Librarians may attend if they are accompanied by a library attorney.

Click here for secure online registration for this program.