Below are links to podcasts and videos either created by the Office for Intellectual Freedom or mounted on its pages as items of interest.
OIF Podcasts
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Almost 250 years ago, Benjamin Franklin wrote, "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." A nice aphorism in peacetime, but in an era of a prolonged War on Terror, does it still ring true for Americans? Listen to this debate between the Hon. Richard Posner, author of Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency, and Geoffrey Stone, author of Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from The Sedition Act of 1798 to The War on Terrorism, who will deliberate this centuries-old opinion (.mp3).
Speakers: Hon. Richard Posner of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and author of Not a Suicide Pact: The Constitution in a Time of National Emergency; Geoffrey Stone, Harry Kalven, Jr. Distinguished Service Professor of Law, University of Chicago, and author of Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from The Sedition Act of 1798 to The War on Terrorism.
Podcasts from Other Sources
In September 2006, Curriculum Review (CR) magazine devoted its inaugural Q&A podcast (MP3) to Banned Books Week. Listen to CR editor Frank Sennett discuss our freedom to read, book challenges in schools, and the first-ever Banned Books Week observance with Office for Intellectual Freedom Director Judith Krug. The interview is about 22 minutes long. Our thanks to the magazine for allowing us to share the podcast on the ALA Web site.
Paul Reveres or Benedict Arnolds?: Whistleblowing in the Post 9/11 Age (2007 ALA Annual Conference)
Sibel Edmonds, President, National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, will discuss being fired by the FBI in March 2002 for reporting shoddy work and security breaches that may have prevented the 9/11 attacks. She will explain firsthand how government secrecy can be abusive and why defending whistleblowing is a free speech issue. Cosponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Committee on Legislation this program is entitled "Paul Reveres or Benedict Arnolds?: Whistleblowing in the Post 9/11 Age."
Status of Recent Litigation Affecting Libraries (2007 ALA Annual Conference)
Theresa Chmara, Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Counsel, Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C., updates librarians on the status of litigation and non-litigation projects recently undertaken or monitored by the FTRF. She also will provide practical information on how these court cases affect the daily operations of libraries. Cosponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) and FTRF, this program in entitled "Status of Recent Litigation Affecting Libraries."
CAN-TV interview with OIF's Judith Krug and Sean Healy (McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum) on 2007 Banned Books Week.
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