Intellectual Freedom Committee
Facilitator's Manual for Intellectual Freedom Training
One of the primary responsibilities of the Intellectual Freedom Committee is to provide training on issues related to intellectual freedom. Since we can't be at every training opportunity, we've created a series of outlines that can be used to provide in-house training on intellectual freedom.You may use these outlines to run a training session when it's convenient for you: during a regular staff meeting, as part of a in-service program, or as part of a conference or retreat. Each session can last from a half hour to an hour, and sessions may be combined to provide up to a day's worth of training. It's up to you - these outlines are designed to be flexible.
To keep costs down, materials for most sessions will be either available on-line or documents that you should have on hand (such as your library's mission statement). We do recommend a book or two that should be readily available through interlibrary loan if you don't have it in your collection.
If you have any questions about this facilitator's manual, please contact the IFC. We welcome your feedback and intend to update these outlines and add more topic areas in the future.
- Training Outline for Core Documents
- Training Outline for Laws and Regulations
- Training Outline for Mission Statements
- Training Outline for Philosophy and Principles
- Training Outline for Policies
- Training Outline for Requests for Reconsideration