Intellectual Freedom Committee

Kansas Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee Charge: 

To advocate for intellectual freedom as a fundamental right for all Kansans, to educate whole communities about the roles of libraries in a free society, to support library workers and boards experiencing challenges, and to monitor censorship and threats to intellectual freedom in Kansas. 

Contacts

Co-Chair: Lacie Griffin (griffinl@jocolibrary.org)

Co-Chair: Tammie Benham (tbenham@sekls.org)

Resources

• KLA IF Resource Page

• Letter to St. Marys City Commission Members
• Letter of Support to Oakley Public Library Board Colleagues
• Letter to Dodge City Public Library Board Members
• Letter to GESD Board of Education

• Kansas Library Association Statement on Intellectual Freedom - February 28, 2022

• Kansas Libraries Protecting the Right to Read Under the First Amendment

• 2025 KLA Legislative Day Talking Points
• 2024 KLA Legislative Day Talking Points Bookmark
• Interviews with John Waltner:
• Short Version
• Long Version
• "What To Do When a Book Is Challenged" Card