IFC Support

Please reach out to with any questions or concerns regarding Intellectual Freedom for New Hampshire libraries at ifc@nhlibrarians.org. 

PRINT THIS POSTER FOR FREE AND POST IT IN YOUR LIBRARY! 

Show Your Support

Voting: Reader. Voter. Ready. was created by the ALA to help people stay informed during elections.

Library Trustees: Write a letter to the editor to your local paper to show your support for the right to read! Ex. Kingston Community Library

Community Members: Consider attending a library or school board meetings. Prepare with this guide.

Advocacy Materials for Outreach:

• Library Bill of Rights and Freedom to Read brochure 
  Recommended for libraries to have available at the desk.
• Library Bill of Rights poster
  Recommended for libraries to post this next to the service desk.
• RIGHT TO READ kit - Free from Penguin Random House
• Create a poster featuring community members to show their support for the right to read. This can be your staff, trustees, or town officials - be creative. Similar to the READ poster campaign through ALA, NHLA IFC has created a "Live Free and Read" banner to add to a photo to show support for intellectual freedom. Find the banner and instructions on the READS REPOSITORY. See examples by the Peterborough Town Library: PTL staff and PTL Trustees

Advocacy Organizations:

• American Library Association (ALA)
• ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom (ALA-OIFC)
• National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
• National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
• New Hampshire Department of Education (NHDOE)
• New Hampshire Library Association (NHLA)
• New Hampshire School Library Media Association (NHSLMA)
• New Hampshire Education Association (NEA-NH)

Advocacy Statements:

• Calling for Actions to End Racism (New Hampshire Library Association)
• Freedom to Read (American Library Association)
• Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)