Supporting Intellectual Freedom

In a show of allegiance to the Ferguson Library's core value to facilitate the free exchange of information and ideas, its Board of Trustees recently adopted a resolution in support of the Connecticut Library Association's (CLA) Intellectual Freedom Statement Against Censorship.

The CLA statement, published in February, says, "Recently, organized attacks have targeted library materials and programs by BIPOC, LBGTQ+, and Jewish authors that address race, racism, enslavement, history, sexuality, gender identity and expression, bigotry, and antisemitism.This is a callous systemic erasure to undermine and eliminate the diversity of thought and experiences that reflect the BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and Jewish communities ... CLA vehemently condemns these acts of censorship and intimidation."

Click here to read the full CLA statement.