Don't miss our September lineup of online courses!

We have something for librarians and staff at every level, with topics including safety, antiracism, censorship, and how to have difficult conversations. All courses feature live, interactive sessions from expert guest speakers with recordings available on-demand. 

Advance pricing is expiring soon, so reserve your spot today! Are you part of a team? We offer group discounts on top of our early bird pricing, so inquire now to learn more. 

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Censorship and Banned Books: How to Defend Intellectual Freedom

September 27, 2023 

The last few years have seen a drastic uptick in book bans and curriculum challenges. As a librarian, teacher, administrator, or trustee, it can be difficult to know your options for managing these challenges and advocating for intellectual freedom and diverse educational materials. This half-day online course will focus on proactive preparation to ensure you are set up for success. We will also discuss ways to cope and protect yourself if you’re already in the throes of censorship challenges. Live sessions will be available on-demand.

After you attend this interactive online course, you’ll be able to:

• Advocate for your programs, curricula, collections, and services

• Conduct a policy audit and ensure your protections are up to date and comprehensive

• Make a plan to find allies and build coalitions to support you

• Access resources and communities dealing with similar challenges

• Develop and refer to talking points and best practices for speaking at school board meetings and connecting with stakeholders and community members

• Create a plan for how to cope and take care of yourself in the midst of challenges

Who should take this course: Any librarian or educator who needs support preparing for or dealing with current book bans and curriculum challenges. Whether you’re a frontline staff member or teacher, or a director or school administrator, this course will include proactive information that will give you tactical tools to defend intellectual freedom. 

See the course program here. 

Group Rates 

Our courses are perfect for your team!

Group rates available now!

Request a discount for groups of 3 or more 

and work with your colleagues on a project for your library.

Purchase 15 or more registrations and apply them

across multiple courses.

Credit Packages

Introducing course credit packages! Buy now, decide later. Plan your library’s professional development for the year by purchasing course credits.

Starting at $5,000, purchase packages of course tickets that you can allocate to your staff as needed and apply to our full roster of courses.

Contact us to plan your group purchase.

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