Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 43 (2022) Winner
Freedom to Read Foundation
フリーダム・トゥ・リードザイダン
Furīdamu tu Rīdo Zaidan
Aliases:
FTRF
Profile
- Gender
- Unknown
- Born
- 1969-01-01 （United States）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- non-profit organization, civil liberties organization
- Active Years
- 1969-
- Affiliations
- American Library Association (ALA)
- Memberships
- Affiliate of the American Library Association
Awards & Nominations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- expository and advocacy-oriented communicationslegal and policy-focused public education materials
- Recurring Motifs
- freedom of speechaccess to library materialsanti-censorship
Legacy
The Freedom to Read Foundation, founded in 1969, is a U.S. nonprofit known for legal defense, advocacy and public education against book bans and censorship in libraries; it sponsors events such as Banned Books Week.
Archives
- American Library Association Archives
Quotes
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The foundation's charter states it promotes and protects the freedom of speech and of the press; protects the public's right of access to information and materials in libraries; and safeguards libraries' rights to disseminate materials.
Source: Foundation charter (1969)
Trivia
- Founded in 1969 by members of the American Library Association.
- Founding figures include Judith Krug, Alexander Allain, and Carrie C. Robinson.
- Sponsors Banned Books Week, an annual event opposing censorship.