You Have the Right to Read

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Text on Button YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO READ
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This button promotes the freedom to read whatever you want. Libraries are defending a person’s right to read any book they want. Controversial material can be the most challenging thing for a librarian to overcome. Controversial material leads to book censorship in school, stores, and libraries. To promote the freedom to read, the ALA’s (the American Library Association) Office of Intellectual Freedom (OIF) compiles a list of challenged book in order to inform the public about censorship effects that affect libraries and schools.    

Catalog ID CA0424

Women's Books for a Feminist Future

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Text on Button Women's Books for a Feminist Future!
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Feminist literature has been around since the 15th century, but saw its popularity boom in the United States during the 1960s and 1970s. During the Women’s Liberation Movement, women created their own publishing houses to publish and sell feminist literature. By the end of the 1980s, there were over 20 feminist publishing houses across the world. Some examples of these publishing houses include: Virago Press, Sheba Feminist Press, The Onlywomen Press, and The Women’s Press. Feminist literature remains a popular genre today. The American Library Association has an organization committed to highlighting feminist authors. The ALA also has an annual book list, called Amelia Bloomer List, to showcase feminist literature.

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Sisterhood and After Research Team. (2013). Feminist literature. https://www.bl.uk/sisterhood/articles/feminist-literature

Social Responsibilities Round Table. (N.d.). Feminist Task Force. http://www.ala.org/rt/srrt/feminist-task-force

Catalog ID CA0423

Take Me to Your Reader

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Text on Button TAKE ME TO YOUR READER rp
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A School/Community 9 St. Ronan Terrace New Haven, Conn. 06511 Tel. 624-9819 A Product of Ben haven

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This button was created by Benhaven School/Community in North Haven, Connecticut. Benhaven, founded in 1967 as a school for autistic children, is a multi-faceted agency serving people of all ages with diverse needs. They currently operate a school, residential services, a learning network, and a family support program. The slogan on the button is a play on the science-fiction catchphrase “take me to your leader”.

Catalog ID CA0422

Libraries and You are Unlimited

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Text on Button Libraries + U are Unlimited
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The national library symbol was launched by the American Library Association in 1982 as a simple, graphic representation of a book and reader meant to be easily recognizable on directional signs and other printed materials near and in libraries. It is frequently used on promotional materials by the ALA, and the organization encourages libraries of all kinds to use the symbol on marketing items such as bumper stickers, posters, mugs, and notepads.

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American Library Association. (2019). National library symbol. https://libguides.ala.org/NationalLibrarySymbol

Catalog ID CA0421

Radical Militant Librarian

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Text on Button Defending ACCESS Defending PRIVACY Defending FREEDOM RADICAL MILITANT LIBRARIAN
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This button was created by the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom in 2006 to recognize the efforts of librarians who work to bring awareness to the overreaching aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act. The button’s design was inspired by a series of emails in which FBI agents complained about “radical, militant librarians”

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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American Library Association. (2006) ALA introduces “Radical, Militant Librarian” Button [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=archive&template=/contentmanagement/contentdisplay.cfm&ContentID=113573.

 

About ALA & Our Mission. (n.d.). https://www.ala.org/aboutala

Catalog ID CA0420

Publish Women or Perish Blue

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This button is likely tied to second-wave feminism. In the 1960s and 1970s, the feminist movement was focused on issues such as family, sexuality, the workplace, and reproductive rights. During this time, there was a push to publish books and other literature by women and about feminist issues.

Catalog ID CA0419

Battleaxe for First Amendment Rights

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Text on Button BATTLEAXE for 1st AMENDMENT RIGHTS
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“Battleaxe for First Amendment Rights” was the slogan for the American Library Association's 1999 Annual Midwinter Meeting, which took place at the Crystal Tea Room of the Wanamaker Building in Philadelphia in honor of the 30th anniversary of its Office for Intellectual Freedom and Freedom to Read Foundation. Both organizations focus on supporting the rights of libraries to collect and provide access to information. According to it’s original charter from November 1969, the four-fold purpose of the Freedom to Read Foundation is to: (1) protect freedom of speech, (2) protect the public’s right to access information and materials, (3) protecting the libraries’ rights to disseminate the information they contain, and (4) supplying libraries and librarians with legal counsel, should they need it in their defense of the First Amendment.

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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American Library Association. (1999). Feting Freedoms in Philadelphia. American Libraries. Retrieved from http://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/feting-freedoms-in-philadelphia/

Carlin, R. (1999, Feb 01). Librarians Dine, and Free Speech is on the Menu: the American Library Association Celebrates What it Calls "The Fundamental Principle of our Profession." Philadelphia Inquirer

Catalog ID CA0418

Another Hysteric Librarian for Freedom

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Text on Button ANOTHER "HYSTERIC" LIBRARIAN FOR FREEDOM
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This button was created by the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom in 2003 in response to a misstatement by then U.S. Attorney General John Ahscroft. In working to build support for the USA PATRIOT Act he described librarians as “hysterics”. Librarians who work to protect the privacy of library users, were some of the first people to denounce aspects of the act that give law enforcement access to library records with very little oversight

The American Library Association is a non profit organization that supports and promotes libraries, library professionals and library education. The association was founded in 1876 and is the largest library association in the world.

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American Library Association. (2003) ALA introduces “Another ‘Hysteric’ Librarian for Freedom” button [Press release]. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=archive&template=/contentmanage….

Catalog ID CA0417

Mary Lyon

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Text on Button "Go forward, attempt great things, accomplish great things." Mary Lyon
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Mary Lyon (1797 – 1849) was a women’s right activist and educator, who advocated for higher education for women. Lyon taught at a number of schools before founding Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837 (now Mount Holyoke College).

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