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On behalf of the Association for Rural & Small Libraries [ARSL] listserv:

“Library Freedom Project's free, virtual, six-month privacy and intellectual freedom training for library workers is open for applications! You can check out the requirements and application questions here: https://libraryfreedom.org/institute/

What to expect:

  *   Participants will attend six monthly trainings, featuring guest lecturers and LFP community experts
  *   Throughout the course of this intensive, each participant will focus on a project (resource, workshop, toolkit, etc) that will be available to the LFP community at large
  *   After this intensive, we hope participants will remain active members of this community of practice
Monthly trainings will cover one of a wide range of subjects in the privacy and surveillance realm, including:

  *   Street-level surveillance
  *   Demystifying artificial intelligence
  *   Social media and Big Tech
  *   Interactive terms of service workshops
  *   Health privacy in the library
Applications are due March 18, please email [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with any questions. Please feel free to share widely!

Tess Wilson (she/her)
Library Freedom Project”



Lisa M. Shaw [she/elle/ella/ye/그녀/iyada/вона/ea]
Small/Rural Libraries & Workforce Development Specialist
Division of Library Development
Maine State Library
242 State Street
SHS 64
Augusta ME 04330
www.maine.gov/msl<http://www.maine.gov/msl>
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(207 ) 747-8717 (text or call)

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