Colleen Norman, chair of the Missouri Library Association’s Intellectual Freedom committee, spoke to members of the Adair County Democratic Club and members of the public at the Rieger Armory on May 18. Norman spoke about Missouri legislation regarding book banning, library funding, and freedom of intellectual information. Throughout its history, the Missouri Library Association has strived to support Missouri libraries as they pursue their missions and work to accomplish the goals for intellectual freedom established by the American Library Association. The Missouri Library Association is dedicated to supporting the development of libraries and library employees in the state of Missouri.
In a small Missouri town, a campaign to remove literature from the high-school library forced members of the community to reckon with the meaning of “parents’ rights.”
Juno Dawson, This Book Is Gay, libraries, freedom to read, freedom of expression, freedom of speech, free expression, free speech, PEN America, Grace Linn