Developing a Response Plan
Session Description
Preparedness is next to cleanliness!
In this facilitated conversation you'll have the chance to ask questions and share ideas and resources around how to crystalize support of the library before issues come up. Additionally, we'll explore mapping out a resource list of where to turn, who to contact, how to reach out, and when.
Presenter: Sarah Lamdan
Sarah Lamdan is a librarian and a lawyer. She is originally from Kansas, where she earned her J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law and her M.L.I.S. (with a specialty in legal information) from Emporia State University’s School of Librarian and Information Management. She has lived in New York since 2005, where she has worked as a law librarian in several international law firms, as a Help Desk developer at Bloomberg Law, and as a librarian and law professor at CUNY School of Law. She now serves as the Deputy Director at the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.
Presenter: Eric Stroshane
Eric Stroshane worked in public, special, and academic libraries for twenty years before joining ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) full-time. At OIF, he provides education, advocacy, and confidential support defending the freedom to read. He maintains the Book Résumés website for Unite Against Book Bans, curates a weekly news compilation for ALA’s Intellectual Freedom Blog, writes ALA's annual publication The Book Report: Titles Targeted for Censorship, contributed to three chapters of the forthcoming 11th edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual, is a former president of the Mountain Plains Library Association, and a former news editor of the Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy. He presents nationwide on intellectual freedom and the dangers of censorship.
