I r 1 Q INT ELLECTUAL F REEDOM ROUND T ABLE AMERICAN LIBRARY 50 EA S T H URO ST RE ET · CH ICAGO I LLI N OIS 606 11 · (312 1 9 4 4 -6 78 0 IFRT REPORT May 19 74 From the Chai r pe r son , John Ph il li p Immrot h In t his mailing . . . --Minutes of the Executive C ommittee 's sessions at th e 1974 Mi dwin t er Meeting . -- IFRT By la\vS . -- Proposed Bylaws changes , to be voted on at the I FRT m ember sh ip meeting at the 1974 Annual Confe ren ce ( New York) . -- A rundown of intellectual f r eedom programs schedul ed f or th e New Yo rk confe r ence . --A sc he dule of t imes and for meetings of the Freed om to Read Foundation , the Intelle c tual Fr eedom Committee, and I FRT . --Plus a form (please retu r n) conce r ning the OIF Memorandum, plus a reduced-rat e subscription fo rm for the e wsletter on Intellectual Freedom . - -And more .
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INT ELLECTUAL FREEDOM ROUNDT ABLE
AMERICAN LIBRARY ~SSOClATION 50 EA S T H URO STRE ET · CH ICAGO ILLI N OIS 6 0 6 11 · (312 1 9 4 4 -6 780
IFRT REPORT May 19 74
From the Chai r per son , John Phillip Immroth
In t his mailing . . .
--Minutes of the Executive Committee ' s sessions at th e 1974
Midwin t er Meeting .
-- IFRT By la\vS .
- - Proposed Bylaws changes , to be voted on at the I FRT membersh ip
meeting at the 1974 Annual Confe r ence (New York) .
--A rundown of intellectual f r eedom programs schedule d f or th e
New Yo r k confe r ence .
- - A schedule of t imes an d place~ for meetings of the Freedom
to Read Foundation , the Intellec tual Fr eedom Committee, and I FRT .
--Plus a f or m (please retu r n) conce r ning the OIF Memorandum,
plus a reduced-rate subscription fo r m for the ewsletter on
Intellectual Freedom .
- -And more .
IFRT REPORT -2- May 1974
Gala in Gotham ·
ALA' s 19 74 Annual Conference .
The 1974 Annual Con fe r ence of the ALA wi ll be held in New York City , July 7-14, at the 1ew York Hilton and Americana hot e ls . IFRT's program meeting promises to b~ one of the highligh t s of the week .
"Freedom of the Press: Triumph at Watergate"
Bob Wood\vard and Carl Bernstein of the Washington Post ~;Jil l t e ll their dramatic story to the audience at IFRT's Wednesday evening pr ogram meeting . The Post duo \von a 197 3 Pulitzer Prize for their investigative reporti~g of the h'atergate scan dal . Their book, All the President ' s Men , is published by Simon & Schuster .
IFRT's program is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10 , 8:30 p . m. (East Ballroom, Ne~ York Hi lton) .
Other ew York conference programs on intellectual f reedom will f eature a noted chi ldren ' s author, specialists on library servi ce to yo uth , and an outspoken conservative commentator .
Reality , Reason, and Children's Rights
nReality an d Reason : Intell .ctual Fr eedom and Youth " will explo r e the complexities of defending and pr e serving the concept of intellectual freedom in lib r a r y service to youn g people. Special emphasis wi l l be placed on self-censorship and t he role of the librarian in p r eserving intellectual freedom .
Pr ogram speakers will be: No rma Kle i n, autho r of Morn , the Wolfman and Me ; Dr . Richar d H. Escott , Supe r intendent of Schools , Roch es ter, Mich i gan; Patricia Finley , specialist i n the area of children ' s services ; and Elaine Simpson, speciali s t i n library services to young a dults .
Scheduled time for ''ReaUty and Reason" is Monday , J uly 8 , 10 :00 a . m. to 12:00 Noon (Eas t Ball r oom , e\v York Hilton) . Sponsors of the pr ogram are : the Intellectual Freed om Commit tee , t he Ame r ican Association of Sch ool Librarians , the Chil dren's Servi ces Division , the Yo un g Adul~ Se rvices Division , and the Intell e c tual Freedom Round Table .
Fr ee Sp2ech : the Histo r ical Framework
The final program of the week on intellectual freedom will pr esent a conservative viewpoin t. Dr . Ernest van den Haag, noted autho r , educator, and psychoanalyst, wi ll focus his r emarks on the hi s torical context of t he concept of f ree express ion. Van den Haag is a lecturer at the New School of Social Research and author of The Fabric of Society and Passion and Social Constraint .
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The program, sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Comrrdttee, is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon (West Ballroom , New York Hilton). A question and answer period will follow van den Haag's remarks.
Gala in Gotham
Business, Business
The . following list of times and places of bus i ness meetings will serve as a guide for those wishing to stay abreast of the int ellectual freedom problems confronting the profes sion and the Association in the months ahead. IFRTers will want to make a special note to attend the IFRT membership meeting.
Tuesday, July 9 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p .m. Mercury Ballroom , Hilton
Items to be considered by the IFRT memoership include changes in t he Bylaws, futur e plans and projects, disposition of proceeds from IFRT projects, and election of a nominating committee.
Biarritz Suite , Ameri cana Biarritz Suite , Americana
Biarritz Suite, Americand Biarritz Suit e , Americana
Studio VI , Barbizon-Plaza
Monte Carlo Room , Americana
Room 520, Hilton
Members of these divisions should check the conference program for times '
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and places of meetings of ALTA's IFC, CSD's . Intellectual Freedom Study Group, and AASL's Intellec tual Freedom Representation and Information Committee.
Some Reading Worth Noting
--Justice Douglas gives - a succinct history o f the First Amendment in
"ational Standards for Freedom," Rights , March 1974, pp . 3- 7 .
Doug las concludes: " So far as basic freedo ms are con cerned th e re mus t be national standards, l e s t the mos t i lliterate an d least civilize d fac t ions lower us t o their pre judices and condition the mass me di a an d na t ional publications t o t he l m-1es t co rrunon de nomina tor." (Rights i s p ubl ished bimonth ly by t he a tional Eme r gency Civi l Li be rt i es Commit t ee , 25 E. 26 t h St ., ew Yo r k , . Y. 10010; s ubscription b membe rship, $15 and up . )
- -Just how badly libra rian s nee d t o purs ue their r i ht s i n the co urt s is explained straigh t fon~ardly in l aw professor Robe rt . 0 ' eil ' s
"Libra ries, Lib e rt i e s and the Fi r s t Amendme n t ," Univ . of Cincinnati La ~ Review , vol . 42, no . 2 (1973), pp . 209-25 2 .
"The basis f or a cons tit u t ional righ t t o r ead seems logic lly compelling , but it is not s quarely embe dded in cons t i tu tional law," says Mr . 0 ' ei l.
--From the House of Rep r es enta tives:
Re port o . 93-990 , Ame ndin g th~ Fr eedom of Info r ma t ion Ac t t o r eq ui r e th at info r mati on be ma de ava ilable to Congress .
Th i s repo r t , " together with di ssenting and additiona l vjews ," conce r ns H. R. 124 62, whi ch wo ul d r ev is e the Fr e edom of Info rma tion Ac t (1 966) . Th e dissen t e rs poin t out-- i n the wo rds of Bel la Abz ug- - that H. R. 1246 2 1.1o uld, f or t he ve r _ f irst t i i!le , giv e "s tatutor y r eco gn i t ion of a concept which has no cons t itutional bas i s--the di scre t iona r y a uth or ity of t he e xe cutive to ·J ithhold in formation f r om the l eg i slature . " I nquiries concernin.., copies of t he r e port should be s en t to the Hous e Committ ee on l.ove rnment Operations .
-- nd, fr om t he Supr eme Co urt , some r ecent decis ions of int e rest:
CB S v . Telcp r omp · e r Co rp., U. S. , 94 S . Ct . 1129 (1974). Op e r a tors - o f commun i t y t elevis i on an tenn a s ys tems may broad cas t copyri ght ed materials wi th ou t paying a fee to CBS et al .
Steffel v . Thompson, U. S. , 94 S. Ct . 1209 (1974) . Petitioner ~~las "tt,.ri ce-;arned-u;- stop handbill ing that he claims is constitutionally protec t e d and has been told by police that , if he again handbills ... and disobeys a warning to stop, he will likelv
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be prosecuted . ... In these circumstances, it is not necessary that petitioner fi rst expose himself to ac tual airest ... to challenge a statute that he claims deters th~ exercise of his constitutional r ights .''
Smith v . Goguen U. S. , 94 S.Ct. 12 42 (1974) . Can you \ear a fla on the seat of your pants? The answer is probably yes ; at an y rate, a statute forbidding the prac tice had better be precise .
A Li ttle Help for Uur Friends
The editors of the ewslette r on Intellec t ual Freedom would appreciate your assistance in gathering news of censorship . If ou hear about incidents of censorship , particularly c nsorship of library materials, please send n wspaper clips o r brief accounts t o the edito r s , ewsletter on I ntelle ctual Freedom , 50 E. Huron St . , Chi cago , Ill . 60611
Th r ough a clipping servi ce , the Office for Intellectual Freedom regularly receives clips from major metropolitan dailies . ~~at are especially needed are stories from papers tha t report r egional news not ordinarily covered by s uch dailies as the ew Yo rk Times , Washington Post , Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Los Angeles Times .
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DISTRIBUTION OF OIF MEMORANDUM TO IFRT MEMBERS
At the 1974 Midwinter Meeting, the IFRT Executive Committee voted "that IFRT members be given information concerning cost [of the OI F Memo] and polLed regarding their desire to receive the OIF Memo; and that the report on cost and the "poll be implemented through the IFRT Report . "
The OIF Memorandum is issued monthly by the ALA Office for Intellectua l Freedom. It is an informal information r eport addressed primarily to members of t he sta te library associations' intellectual freedom committees . It carries, f or example, news concerning intellectual freedom programs and workshops, tips on program planning , news of national and state legislation affectin~ intellectual freedom in libraries, and lists of recent publications of di r ect and immediate relevance .
Assuming an 8-page OI F Memo (4 sheets duplicat ed on both sides) and IFRT membership o f 1,000, costs would be approximately the following:
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INTELLECTUAL FREEDO MANUAl;_
In order to assist librarians and answer the many practical questions that confront them in applying the principles of intellectual freedom to library service , the ALA Off.ice for Intellectual Freedom has prepared a basic reference work , Intellectual Freedom Manual, now available from the ALA .
If, for example, librarians want to knm·7 what the ALA can do to help them resist censorship of library materials , or how to handle complain ts, or simply an appropriate kind of letter to send to l egis lators, they can f ind help in this new volume . If their problem is complex--f or example , development of a materials selection program-- practical guidelines on how to tackle the problem are provided .
The first pa rt of the Manual, "The American Library Association and Intellectual Freedom," offers a different kind of help. It explains not only the meanino of intellectual freedom and library servi ce, but also how today's broad concept of intellectual f reedom evolved from opposition to censorship of books . The brief histories of the ALA's various pol icies on intellectual freedom also ive concrete examples of the kinds of problems librarians can expect to encou~ter, problems that should be anticipated in formulating policy for their own institutions .
Published in a loose-leaf format, the ,.,ork is designed to accommodate new policies and additional sections on such topics as recent developments in First Amendment law affecting libraries . Cost for the volume, including binder, is $12.75. Orders should be sent to: Order Department, American Library Association , 50 E. Huron St . , Chicago, Illinois 60611.
Office for Intellectual Freedom. Intellectual Freedom _anual . Chicago : American Library Association , 1974.
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.. IFRT OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS
1973-74
Chairperson
John Phillip Immroth
Vice-Chairperson/Chairperson- Elect
Jean-Anne South
Secretary
John Carter (1974)
Treasurer
Florence McMullin (1975)
Directors
Patri cia Finley (1975) John Forsman (1974) Joan Marshall (1974) Jane Robbins (1975)
Program Committ ee
Dean Galloway (19 75) a ri1yn Gell (1975)
George Linder (1975) Evert Vo1ker sz (1976) (One membe r to be appointed; chairperson to be designated)
Hemb ership Promotion Committee
Laura Smith , Chairperson (1976) Jeanne S. Bagby (1976) Charles Patterson (1975) Jody Pitsenberger (1975) (One member to be appointed)
Bylaws Committee
Paul Cars, Chairperson (1976) Pat Rom (1976) Bruce Shuman (19 76 )
(Members of t he aminating Committee are ele c ted at each annual membership meeting.)
ALA INTELLECTUAL FREEVOM ROUNV TABLE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
M'fNUTES
7974 MIVWINTER MEETING
Tuesday, January 22, 1974 Thursday, January 24, 1974
Palmer House Hotel
CALL TO ORVER
6:00 P . M. - 8:00 P . M. 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P . M.
Chicago, Illinois
The Executive Committee o f the Intellectual Freedom Round Table was called to order on Tuesday , J anuary 22, 1974, at 6:00 P.M. by John Phillip Immroth, Chairperson.
PRESENT :
GUESTS:
APPROVAL OF ~ INUTES
John Ca.M:eJt Pa.VU.c.A.a F i nte.y CoJto.tyn FoMma.n John FoMman F.to~e.nee. MeMu.t.tin Joan MaM ha.U Jane. RobbiM Jean-Anne South John Phillip I m~oth , Ch~peM on
The MI UTES of the organizational me e t i ng (Las Vegas, June 28, 19 73) were unanimous ly approved .
TREASURE/(' S REPORT (Exhibit I)
The sta t ement of income and expenses for the year ended August 31 , 1973 was approved
VONATION TO ALA
The discussion of Robert Wedgeworth's le t te r suggesting that ALA r ound tables donate ten percent of _the ir income to ALA was tabled unt il af ter the meeting of round table of ficers called by the ALA President and Deputy Executive Director.
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NE(l)SLETTER ON INTELLECTUAL FREEVOM
Mr. Funk reported that special procedures had been instituted in the staff liaison's office in order to process reduced~rate subscriptions to the NEWSLETTER ON INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM. Reimbutsing the NEWSLETTER for the $1.00 difference bet\~een the special and regular rate was discussed briefly; in the absence of any indicators regarding the nurnb~r of special subscriptions, it was decided to postpone any action on reimbursement until the Executive Cornrnittee's~rneeting at the 1974 Annual Conference.
SUGGESTED CHANGES IN BYLAWS
A letter from Stephen Whitney, Chairman, ALA Constitution and Bylaws Committee, to 1r. Irnrnroth was brought before the Executive Committee. Mr. Whitney's suggestions were taken up seriatim by the Executive Committee.
tr. Hhitney's comment re Article III, Section III: "The $5 .00/$9.00 dues differentiation may be assumed to apply to personal versus institutional members but it is not so stated." It was the consensus of the Executive Committee that no such distinction between personal and institutional memberships was intended.
Nr. \.Jhi tn ey ' s comment on Article IV, Sections II and III: "After the demo c ratization efforts of ACONDA and ANACONDA, including provisions for officers to repeat themselves at a later date seems a little regressive ... '' It was the opinion of the Executive Committee that the provisions of the Bylaws were designed to foster wide participation, not to decrease participation.
Hr. Whitney's comment on Article IV, Sec tion IV: "We wou l d suggest that your nominating committee be appointed as any o t her sta d ing or special
ommittee rather than el cted ." It was the consensus of the Executive Committee that Article IV, Section IV should not be changed.
lr. \Jhitne suggested, with regard t o Article IV, Section VI , that "Lhe slate of officers might be distributed by mail to membership prior to the ·tidwinter leeting to make petition candidacies a little easier ." It was the decision of the Executive Committee that no such change be made.
~f r. Whitney commen ted that a requirement of 25 signatures to nominate by petition seemed "a little harsh." The Executive Committee unanimously
VOTED, That a .6ub.6 tdutton o6 15 peMoM 6oJt 25 peMuM -<.Jl th e p ov-<..6-<.on govVtM119 nonU.natio11 by p~on be. .6 ubmLUe.d ;to ;the. r1e.mbVt.6 ?Up.
With regard Lo r. \.Jhi tney 's suggestion rega rding bio ~raph ical ske tches and/or position statements from candidates for IFRT office, it was the
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consensus of the Executive Committee that no change in the Bylaws was required and that the matter could be handled directly by the ExecutiVe Committee . Accordingly, it was moved, seconded, and unanimously
VOTEV , That eaeh ea~~date 6oh a~ IFRT o66~ee be ~~ed ~a .6ubmit a po.6ilio~ f.!~ement a 6 ~at mane :tha.~ 150 wohci6.
· Hr . Whitney suggested ~ that Article IV, Section VII I be eliminated "as an historical housekeeping detail . " It wa~ · moved , seconded, and
VOTEV, Tha-t henroval. oo A~cte IV, Sec;t{_o~ VIII be .6u.bm-i...tted to the me.mbeM~p .
1r . Whitney also suggested that a provision for appointment or election of replacements for any officer who might resign , etc ., might be substituted for the pres ent Article VI , Sec tion VIII. The suggestion was declined by the Executive Committee.
Hr. Whitney's comment on Article V, Section VIII: "Compared to the 100 membership fo r formation a 50-member quorum may be a little hard to obtain at times ." The Executive Committee agreed and
VOTEV , That a membeM~p meeli~g quoJtWn o6 25 peMOM be .t;,ubm-i...tted to ~e membeM~p.
Mr . Whitney suggested that the Nominating Committee be established as a special committee . The suggestions was declined by the Executive Committee .
Nr . ~-n1 itney's commen t on Article IX, Sec tion II , sentence two: "This statement from the ALA Bylaws ... could be eliminated by reason of your Article X, Section IT ." It was a de~ision of the Executive Committee that the sentence in Ar icle IX, Sect ion II ( "The Round Table shall not incur expenses on beha lf of the ALA wi tho ut its pr ior written authorization") served a s a proper reminder to all officers and member s of IFRT .
·lr . Whitney ' s comment on Ar t icle X, Section I : "The Lhir ty-day prior written notification for amendments offered at an annual meet ing should also extend to amendments considered by mail ballot ." It was the decision of the Executive Commi ttee that the problem of rewording the section should be referr ed to the Bylaws Committee.
It was the decision of Committee that inasmuch as the letter from Donald J . Sager to Mr . Stephen Whitney contained suggestions already made by l-1r. Whitney , there was no need to consider the letter from Mr. Sager .
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OIF MONTHLY MEMORANDUM TO IFRT MEMBERS
Mr. Funk presented his estimate of what it would cost to mail the OIF HEMORANDUM to all members of IFRT. After brief discussion, Ms. Forsman moved, 1s. South seconded, and it was
VOTED, Tha;t I FRT me.mbeJL-6 be. g.i.ve.n .i.n6oJuna.tion c.onc.Vtn.i.ng c.o~t and potte.d ~e.gaAd.i.ng th~ d~~e. to ~e.c.e..i.ve. the. OIF MEMORANDUM; and tha,t .the. ~e.po!Vt on c.o~t and .the. poU be. .i.fiplvne.rtte.d ~ough .the. IFRT ~e.po!Vt.
1974 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
A listing of the scheduled meetings for the Round Tab le at the 1974 Annual Conference in New York City was distributed for in fo rmation.
Mr . Imrnroth recessed the meeting at 8:00 P.M.
SECONV SESSION
RECAL L TO ORDER
The Executive Committee of the Intellec tual Freedom Round Table was recalled to order on Thursda y, January 24, 1974, at 4:00 P.M. by John Phillip Immroth, Chairperson.
PRESENT:
GUESTS:
PROGRAM COtAMIITEE
John Ca!VteJt P~c..i.a . F.i.rtle.y CMoiyn F oM man John FoMman Elo~e.nc.e. Mc.M~n Jo an MaMha.ll. Ja ne. Robb.i.M J e.an-Anne. South Jo hn _P~p Imm~ot.h: · Ch~pe.Mon
Ro9Vt L. Funk , St.a 66 L.i.~on
Edmund A~nold TljltOn Em~c.k Ge.oltg e. L.i.ndeJt E~c. Moon I ~e. Moon
After a brief discussion pf program planning, Ms. Robbins moved, Ms. South seconded, and the Executive Committee ·
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VOTEV, Tha;t a PJtogJta.m ComnU.fte.e. be. uta.bwhe.d M a ~tanding eommitte.e. o6 the. Round Table.; and that the. CommUte.e. be. ehaJtge.d 11 to plan p!togJta.m6 6oJt the. FoJtU.m and othe.Jt p!togJtam l.>e.J.>J.>ioM o6 the. 'Annual Con6e.Jte.nee.; to woltk with the. Me.mbe.Mhip P!tomo.t<.on Cornm..Ute.e. on any p!toje.~ o6 joint eonee.Jtn; and to Jte.eomme.nd all ae.ti.oM to t~e. Exe.eu.t<.ve. Co mmittee. 6oJt app!toval. 11
MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION COMMITTEE
After brief discussion, ~1s. South moved, Ms. McMullin seconded, and the Executive Committee
VOTEV, TluU:. a Me.mbe.Mhip P!tomo.t<.on CommU:te.e. be. utabfuhe.d a6 a ~tancU.ng eoMmille.e., and t ha;t the. Commilie.e. he. ehMge.d "to e.~.>tabwh ge.ne.Jtal p!togJta.ml.> and p!to ee.dUJte.J.> to J.>e.eUJte. ne.w me.mbe.M; to be. !te.J.>pon~.>ible. 6oJt the. imple.me.ntalion o() the.J.>e. p!togJta.ml.>; to woltk wdh the. PJtogJtam Commille.e. on any p!toj e.w o6 joint eonee.Jtn; and to Jte.eomme.nd all aetioM to the. Exe.CL.Ltive. CommU:te.e. 6oft app!toval."
BYUwJS COMMI TTEE
After a discussion of whether a Bylaws Committ ee should be a special or standing committee, it was moved, seconded, and
VOTEV, Tho;t a Bylcw.J.6 Commilie.e. be. e.~.>ta.bwhe.d M a ~.>pe.ual eomrrU;t;te.e., and tha;t il be. ehMge.d "to eoMi deJt ame.ndme.ntl.> to the. Bylaw~.> and to mak.e. Jte.eomme.ndalioM to the. me.mbeJt-1.> hip in aeeoJtdanee. wilh Alt.ticle. X o 6 the. BylaHJI.> . "
7974 ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROGRAM
An invitation from the Intellec tual Freedom Committee, Children 's Services Division, Young Adult Services Division and American Association of School Librarians asking the Intellectual Freedom Round Table to join them in sponsorship of a program on intellectual fre ed om and youth was brought before the Executive Committee . Ms. Robbins r ecommended that IFRT refuse and explain as its reason the failure to include yo un g pe rsons in the program and the program's consequent "irreal ity." Afte r considerable discussion concerning IFRT's inviting young persons to observe t he "Reason and Reality" pro gram and inviting them to participate in a special IFRT program, it \vas moved, seconded, and
VOTEV, Tha;t the. Inte.lie.etual F!te.e.dom Round Table. !te.R!te.;t{jully de.eiine. to eo -J.> poMoJt the. Inte.i£e.etual FJte.e.dom Committee./ Child!te.n '.o S e.Jtvic.e..o Vi vii.> ion/ Young AduU Se.Jtvic.e..o Vivil.>ion/ Ame.Jtiean MJ.>oc.ialion oft Sehool ubJta!tiaM p!tog!tam due. to laek. o 6 paJt.ti.c.ipalion in the. pltogJtam o 6 the. U.6 e.Jt gJtoupl.> involved.
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IFRT PROGRAM AT 1974 ANNUAL CONFERENCE .
The basic orientation of the IFRT. program meeting was discussed; among the possible purposes mentioned were members~ip promotion, provision of information, and persuasion. It was decide'd by consensus that the program meeting should serve as a forum, or "town meeting," for IFRT members .
With regard to the 1974 Annual Conference program meeting , Ms . Robbins moved, Ms. South seconded, and it was
VOTEV, Tha:t the. In.teU.e.c:tuai.. F11.e.e.dom Round Table. .6 po110oll. a young adu.U- c.Wdll.e.n o !Ue.n.te.d pM g 11.am •
In light of the fa c t that the newly authorized Program Committee could not be organized quickly enough to plan the 1974 Annual Conference program , Ms . South and Ms. Forsman and Ms. Marshall volunteered to serve as coordinators for the 1974 program.
MEMBERSHIP PROMOTION AT 7974 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Ms. Forsman introduced ·the idea of IFRT spons oring a contest for design of a logo -similar to "another mother for peace" stamps, etc . - t o be used on stamps, calendars, etc., to be sold by IFRT . Af ter dis cussion Ms. Robbins moved, Mr . Forsman seconded, and the Executive Commi ttee
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When the question of the disposition of any proceeds arose, the Executive Committee
VOTEV, Th.at any que-6tion c.ottc.e.Jl.Yt..{_ng the. fu po.6ition o 6 p11.oc.e.e.d6 611.o m IFRT J.>alu be. 11.e.6e11.11.e.d to t he. me.mbe.Mhip .
REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The Executive Committee accepted the report of the Nominating Committee with gratitude.
REPORT OF THE ALA COMMITTEE ON PLANNING
Due to the lack of time it was agreed that the Chairperson should r espond to the Planning Committee's report. Mr. Immroth asked members of the Executive Committee to send him any comments they might have.
MEETING OF ROUNV TABLE OFFICERS
Mr. Immroth reported briefly on the meeting of all ALA round table officers called by the ALA Presiden t and the Deputy Executive Director. He reported that policies for round tables had been discussed.
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Decisions concerning preparation of an IFRT policy manual and contribution of ten percent of IFRT income to ALA were postponed until the 1974 Annual Conference in New York City .
LONG RANGE PLANNING
Mr. Imrnroth asked that suggestions and conunents on t'uture plans for IFRT be submitted to him in writing .
AVJOURNMENT
The meeting of the Executive Committee was adjourned by the Chairperson at 6 : 00 p . m.
;c_lts5~ Roger L. Funk Staff Liaison
Dues
Income
Intellectual Freedom Round Table 1972-73
Total income
Expense
Stationery and Envelopes Nee ting Travel
To t a l expense Cash ba l an ce - Aug. 31, 1973
$
$
9-1-72 to
8-31-73
991. 00
991 .00
185.75 32 .20
3.75
221. 70 769 . 30
991. 00
NOTICE
PROPOSED CHANGES IN IFRT BYLAWS
The following proposed changes in the IFRT By~aws are submitted in accordance with Article X, Section I. They will be voted on at the 1974 membersijip meeting in New York (Tuesday, July 9, 2:00p.m.).
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proposed addition~
proposed delet i on_j
ARTICLE III, SECTION III. The dues of the Round Table shall be
FRE6B9M., which shall entitle any member of the Round Table to
subscribe to the ALA NEWSLETTER ON I TELLECTUAL FREEDOM at the
reduced rate authorized by the Executive Committee.
ARTICLE IV, SECTION VI. The nominating committee shall give to
the Executive Committ ee at its midwinter meeting a slate with
two nominees for every office to be filled at the annual election.
Members shall be informed of the committee's slate _by mail; a
member not on the slate may be nominated for any office by a
signed petition of ~wen~y-five fifteen members. Nominations shall
be closed on April 1; ballots shall be mailed to all members in
good standing on or before May 1 and must be returned on or before
