Good day! Please excuse cross-postings. 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> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (207 ) 747-8717 (text or call) What I’m reading: Suddenly a Murder by Lauren Muñoz What I’m listening to: “Paradigme” – La Femme; “Wairua” – Maimoa; “Sell the World” – The HU “If you want to see something clearly, look in the opposite direction.” [Midsomer Murders]