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  1. FTRF was a plaintiff in the Utah case, which resulted in a narrow construction of state internet censorship law. Great job, @mediacoalition 8:46 AM May 18th via web
  2. Reminder! Tomorrow (midnight) is the deadline to apply for Krug Fund #BannedBooksWeek grants ala.org/groups/judith-… 1:03 PM May 10th via web
  3. Congratulations to Steven Booth, recipient of 2012 FTRF Gordon Conable Conference Scholarship! - ala.org/news/pr?id=103… 11:45 AM May 9th via Tweet Button
  4. Friday is the deadline to apply for #BannedBooksWeek event grants, sponsored by FTRF's Judith Krug Fund ala.org/groups/judith-… 1:39 PM May 7th via web
  5. Save the date! Thurs June 21, 5-6:30 - FTRF member reception immediately after board meeting at #ala12 Annual Conf, Anaheim Conv Ctr 202A, 2:18 PM Apr 26th via web
  6. Apply to Krug Fund for a 2012 #BannedBooksWeek grant. Get $1000-$2500 for a "Read-Out" or other event. Deadline 5/11 ala.org/groups/affilia… 1:52 PM Apr 12th via web
  7. @mediacoalition has been following and speaking out against AZ's HB 2549. Should it be a crime to "annoy" online? mediacoalition.org/Arizona-House-… 8:50 AM Apr 5th via web
  8. Interested in knowing more about FTRF cases? Here's a video from General Counsel Theresa Chmara w/ details/explanations youtube.com/watch?v=uhyllQ… 9:47 AM Apr 4th via web
  9. Ballots are in the mail! Looking forward to a high turnout for this year's FTRF trustee elections ... voting closes May 1. 10:58 AM Apr 2nd via web
  10. School board settlement with ACLU stirs anger in Camdenton MO bit.ly/H9DpoX - [filtering case] 10:57 AM Apr 2nd via Tweet Button
  11. This is the last week to renew your FTRF membership (or join) to be able to vote in the 2012 Board of Trustee elections ftrf.org 7:03 AM Mar 26th via web
  12. NYTimes article on Camdenton, MO filtering case: School District Told to Replace Web Filter Blocking Pro-Gay Sites nytimes.com/2012/03/26/edu… 6:20 AM Mar 26th via web
  • Name Freedom to Read Fndn
  • Location Chicago, IL
  • Web http://www.ftrf.org
  • Bio The Freedom to Read Foundation is a First Amendment legal organization affiliated with the American Library Assn
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