Welcome to the Intellectual Freedom Homepage

WSRA supports intellectual and academic freedom as a cornerstone of our democracy. WSRA has a long-standing support of intellectual and academic freedom. WSRA supports helping students develop critical perspectives which include interpretation and evaluation of what is read, viewed and heard. This is vital to literacy and our mission.

Resources to Support Intellectual Freedom

WSRA Revised Intellectual Freedom Position Statement (coming soon)

International Literacy Association (ILA)
800 Barksdale Road
P.O. Box 8139
Newark , DE 19711-8139
1-800-336-7323
https://www.literacyworldwide.org/

WSRA is an affiliate of the International Literacy Association. ILA provides the public with resources on critical issues.

• “The Essential Leadership for School Librarians.”
• https://www.literacyworldwide.org/docs/default-source/where-we-stand/the-essential-leadership-of-school-librarians.pdf?sfvrsn=f80c5216_6
• “Censorship in School Libraries Across the Globe” free webinar
• https://www.literacyworldwide.org/meetings-events/ila-digital-events/free-for-everyone/censorship-in-school-libraries 

Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
4290 Helen C. White Hall
600 N. Park St.
Madison , WI 53706
(608) 263-3720
https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/

The Cooperative Children’s Book Center of UW Madison has excellent resources to support intellectual freedom. The CCBC have been annual presenters at WSRA’s Conference.

• “Intellectual Freedom”
• https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/intellectual-freedom-2/

American Library Association ( ALA )
Freedom to Read Foundation
50 East Huron St.
Chicago , IL 60611
(312) 280-4224 or
(800) 545-2433 ext. 4224
www.ala.org

• “Intellectual Freedom: Issues and Resources”
• https://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom
• “Freedom to Read Foundation” (an affiliate of ALA)
• https://www.ftrf.org

National Council Teachers of English (NCTE)
1111 Kenyon Road
Urbana , IL 61801-1096
(800) 369-6283 ext.400
www.ncte.org

“All students have the right to materials and educational experiences that promote open inquiry, critical thinking, diversity in thought and expression, and respect for others.” NCTE

The National Council of Teachers of English provides resources supporting intellectual and academic freedom.

• NCTE Intellectual Freedom Center
•  https://ncte.org/resources/ncte-intellectual-freedom-center/

“Founded in 1922, PEN America is the largest of the more than 100 centers worldwide that make up the PEN International network. PEN America works to ensure that people everywhere have the freedom to create literature, to convey information and ideas, to express their views, and to access the views, ideas, and literatures of others.”

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
131 W. 43rd St.
New York , NY 10036
(212) 944-9800
www.aclu.com

• “Celebrating the Freedom to Read”
• https://www.aclu.org/other/celebrating-freedom-read

People for the American Way
200 M St., NW - Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 467-2381
www.pfaw.org

• “Banned Books Week: Book Bans Are an Attack on the Freedom to Read, Teach and Learn.”
• https://www.pfaw.org/blog-posts/banned-books-week-book-bans-are-an-attack-on-the-freedom-to-read-teach-and-learn/?

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