Intellectual Freedom Statements by others

Intellectual Freedom Statements

A Collection of Statements on Intellectual Freedom adopted by National Library Associations - see also IFLA Statement on Libraries and Intellectual Freedom

Australia
The Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA):

• Statement on freedom to read

Canada
The Canadian Library Association (CLA):

• Intellectual Freedom Position Statement

The Canadian Association of Research Libraries:

• Statement on Freedom of Expression in Research Libraries

Croatia
The Croatian Library Association / Hrvatsko knjiznicarsko društvo (HKD):

• Statement on Free Access to Information
• Statement on Libraries, Ethics and Anti-Corruption

Ireland
The Library Association of Ireland (LIA):

• Policy Statement on Library Services to Children and Young People

Japan
The Japan Library Association (JLA):

• Statement on Intellectual Freedom in Libraries

New Zealand
Library & Information Association New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA):

• LIANZA Statement on Freedom of Information 2020 
• Statement on Censorship in Libraries

Turkey
Turkish Librarians' Association (TLA):

• Statement on Freedom of Expression

Ukraine
Ukrainian Library Association (ULA):

• Manifesto on Democratisation of Libraries

United Kingdom
CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals

• Intellectual Freedom, Access to Information and Government Censorship
• Statement on Information Access
• The Use of Filtering Software in Libraries

USA
The American Library Association (ALA):

• Library Bill of Rights
• Freedom to Read Statement
• Free Access to Libraries for Minors
• Statement on Internet Filtering

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL):

• Intellectual Freedom Principles for Academic Libraries 

Statements, FAIFE (Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression)

Last update: 18 December 2020