For Assistance With Policies and Challenges
Intellectual Freedom Committee Resource
List
Members of the Committee have agreed to serve as resource
persons for Iowa schools with intellectual freedom concerns. Upon request,
they will assist school personnel in developing or revising policies and
in addressing challenges to materials. They will also suggest additional
sources for further assistance. If you would like help, contact the person
listed for your AEA:
AEA 1: Kathy Geronzin, (319) 577-2249
AEA 2: Lucille Lettow, (319) 273-6167
AEA 3 & 4: Diane McLaughlin, (515)
532-2895
AEA 5: Charlton Pendry, (515) 576-1161
AEA 6: Nancy Voltmer, (515) 265-3451
AEA 7: Barbara Safford, (319) 273-2551
AEA 9: Kathy Geronzin, (319) 577-2249
AEA 10: Denise Strudthoff, (319) 642-3332
AEA 11: Peggy Whitaker, (515) 242-7625
AEA 12 & 13: Marilyn Weber, (712)
366-0503
AEA 14: Barb Hannon, (712) 523-2114
AEA 15: Shirley Schneider, (515) 683-4444
For further assistance, you may also contact the co-chairs of the
Intellectual Freedom Committee:
Kathy Geronzin, (319) 577-2249 or e-mail
Kathy is a K-12 school library media specialist at Northeast Community
Schools. She has participated in intellectual freedom workshops at the national
level and has represented IEMA at consortium meetings on the state level.
She has worked with schools as they develop/revise policies, made numerous
presentations on intellectual freedom to community groups in the state,
and provided assistance to many schools facing challenges.
Lucille Lettow, (319) 273-6167 or e-mail
Lucille is the Youth Collection Librarian at the Rod Library, University
of Northern Iowa. If you need supporting documentation for materials reconsideration
deliberations, she and her staff will supply you with materials reviews,
citations from retrospective bibliographies, grade level information, author/illustrator/publisher/producer
information, evidence of similar cases elsewhere in the country, and other
related information.
Assistance is also available from:
The American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom.
The OIF director, Judith Krug, is well-known for her work on behalf of intellectual
freedom issues. She and her staff will assist educators in developing policies
and handling challenges.
American Library Association Office of Intellectual
Freedom 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611
(800) 545-2433, ext. 4223 http://www.ala.org/oif.html
People for the American Way Foundation
also provides help to those facing a challenge. Refer to their section,
Education - School Censorship to subsribe to (Attacks on the Freedom to
Learn Online) or to report censorship incidents.
People for the American Way Foundation 2000 M Street NW, Suite #400
Washington, DC 20036 (202) 467-4999 e-mail:
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