Freedom to Read Foundation announces nominating committee

Contact: Judith F. Krug


Director, OIF


312-280-4226


jkrug@ala.org

For Immediate Release


August 21, 2007

Freedom to Read Foundation announces nominating committee

CHICAGO - The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has announced the nominating committee for its April 2008 election. Committee members are: Robert P. Doyle, Chicago, Ill. (chair); Therese Bigelow, Chesapeake, Va.; and Candace Morgan, Portland, Ore.

Five positions on the 2008–2009 FTRF board of trustees will be filled in the election to be held April 1 – May 1, 2008. The persons elected in the 2008 election will serve a two-year term on the board beginning at the close of the 2008 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference and continuing through the end of the 2010 ALA Annual Conference. Trustees are required to attend two one-day meetings per year, which are held in conjunction with the ALA Annual Conference and Midwinter Meeting.

Only FTRF members are eligible to seek election to the board.

Nominations should be sent by January 15, 2008 to: Freedom to Read Foundation, Attn: Robert P. Doyle, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. In addition, nominations may be e-mailed to
ftrf@ala.org. FTRF members may also be slated for candidacy by petition by submitting 25 current FTRF member signatures in support of the candidate. The Executive Director of the Foundation must receive names of petition candidates and the required signatures to support each no later than February 29, 2008.

The Freedom to Read Foundation, a sister organization of the American Library Association, was founded in 1969 to promote and defend the right of individuals to freely express ideas and to access information in libraries and elsewhere. FTRF fulfills its mission through the disbursement of grants to individuals and groups, primarily for the purpose of aiding them in litigation, and through direct participation in litigation dealing with freedom of speech and of the press.