West Osceola Friends of the Library, Inc. a 501(c)3 Not-For-Profit Corporation founded April 29, 2004 "Supporting
programs
and services provided by the library for the benefit of the community"
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Library Bill of
Rights
Adopted June 18, 1948.
Amended February 2, 1961, and January 23, 1980, inclusion of “age”
reaffirmed January 23, 1996, by the ALA Council. The
American Library Association affirms that all libraries are forums for
information and ideas, and that the following basic policies should guide their
services. I.
Books and
other library resources should be provided for the interest, information, and
enlightenment of all people of the community the library serves.
Materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or
views of those contributing to their creation. II.
Libraries
should provide materials and information presenting all points of view on
current and historical issues. Materials
should not be proscribed tr removed because of partisan or doctrinal
disapproval. III.
Libraries
should challenge censorship in the fulfillment of their responsibility to
provide information and enlightenment. IV.
Libraries
should cooperate with all persons and groups concerned with resisting abridgment
of free expression and free access to ideas. V.
A
person’s right to use a library should not be denied or abridged because of
origin, age background, or views. Libraries which make exhibit spaces and meeting rooms available to the public they serve should make such facilities available on an equitable basis, regardless of the beliefs or affiliations of individuals or groups requesting their use. |
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