LaRue, James2024-01-182024-01-182023-11-10LaRue, J. (2023, November 10). Defending the Freedom to Read: Policies, Procedures & Civic Engagement [Conference Keynote]. OK-ACRL 2023 Annual Conference, Stillwater, OK, United States.https://hdl.handle.net/11244/340145Author of On Censorship: A Public Librarian Examines Cancel Culture in the US (Fulcrum, 2023), LaRue has dealt with over 1,200 challenges in his career as a public library director and former Executive Director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. This talk will focus on the four reasons library resources are challenged, what tactics are used to impose censorship today, and why public engagement is essential to challenge resolution.All rights reserved by the author, who has granted UCO Chambers Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its online repositories. Contact UCO Chambers Library's Digital Initiatives Working Group at diwg@uco.edu for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.PresentationCensorshipIntellectual freedomLibraries