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):
Statement on Access to Information
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: 3 February 2015