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CFLA Issues Guidance on Challenges to Library Programming and Collections Supporting LGBTQIA2S+ Communities

“Canadian libraries have a responsibility to contribute to a culture that recognizes diversity and fosters social inclusion regardless of heritage, education, beliefs, race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental capabilities or income.”

News July 23, 2022 


CFLA Issues Guidance on Responding to “Notices of Personal Liability”

The CFLA Intellectual Freedom Committee this week released guidance for public libraries that receive a form letter titled Notice of Personal Liability.

News July 7, 2022 


Call for Participants: UBC Study on Intellectual Freedom and Medical Disinformation

Researchers at the University of British Columbia, in partnership with BCLA, are conducting a study titled, “Balancing intellectual freedom and medical disinformation in Canadian libraries.”

News June 13, 2022 


CFLA Intellectual Freedom Challenges Survey Reminder

The CFLA Intellectual Freedom Committee is reminding members of the Canadian library community to report intellectual freedom challenges from 2021 for inclusion in its annual report.

News February 2, 2022 


CFLA, Intellectual Freedom, and the Canadian Library Community

CFLA’s response to an Open Letter to the CFLA Board on Intellectual Freedom, signed by members of the Canadian library community in response to the CFLA’s statement regarding challenges to the book Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters.

News September 22, 2021 


CFLA Intellectual Freedom Brief on Challenges to Irreversible Damage by Abigail Shrier

The brief highlights the responsibility of libraries support intellectual freedom and safeguard free expression while acknowleding that these conversations may have negative impacts on relationships with communities served by libraries.

News July 30, 2021 


CFLA: Bill C-10 Opens Door to Infringement of Canadians’ Freedom of Expression

Restoring the exemption for end-user content brings Bill C-10 in line with other relevant legislation and provides assurance that Canadians’ freedom of expression will not be abridged through CRTC regulation.

News May 5, 2021 


IFLA Launches Survey on Intellectual Freedom

To mark Human Rights Day 2020, IFLA has opened a survey seeking views on intellectual freedom developments in recent years, their impact on libraries, and potential revisions to IFLA’s Statement on the subject.

News December 10, 2020 


CFLA Launches 2020 Intellectual Freedom Challenges Survey

The purpose of the survey is to gather data about the nature and outcomes of challenges to intellectual freedom initiated in publicly funded Canadian libraries (e.g., public, school, post-secondary, and government).

News December 7, 2020 


Call for Abstracts: IFLA Journal special issue on Intellectual Freedom

Submission Deadline: 1 March 2021

News December 4, 2020