Intellectual Freedom Scholarship
Congratulations! 2016-2017 Intellectual Freedom Scholarship Winner:
Congratulations to Brian Long, of Braden River High School, for his winning essay entitled "An Intensive Dissertation on Intellectual Freedom and Censorship" which earned him a $500.00 scholarship. The winning essay is below.
Brian Long, winner of the 2017 FAME Intellectual Freedom Scholarship
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Intellectual Freedom Principles:
One of the most important areas of concern to school librarians is intellectual freedom. We believe that it is the right of every student to search for and receive information. School libraries provide access to all students without restrictions. Together with the American Library Association, we uphold the tenets of intellectual freedom.
The Freedom to Read Act affirms our position that "all libraries are forums for information and ideas."
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/statementspols/ftrstatement/freedomreadstatement.cfm
Details for participating in this scholarship
Florida high school seniors are encouraged to write an essay of 1,000 words or less, on "The Importance of Intellectual Freedom.” The winning essay will be based upon originality and the ability to select and to analyze an important issue related to intellectual freedom and effectively expresses these concepts (The principle of intellectual freedom is the idea that a democracy is dependent upon free and open access to ideas and these are hallmarks of the library and education professions). The following rubric will be used in selecting the winning essay, but the bulk of the decision will be made on the understanding and communication of the topic.
Only students whose librarians are current FAME members are eligible to submit an essay. Also, only one essay per county will be considered. There may be a county-wide call for statement of intents in order to submit one essay per county. If more than one essay is submitted from the same county, the Intellectual Freedom Chair will send the essays back to the County School Library Coordinator to choose an essay for consideration. All statement of intents and essays must be submitted electronically to Sarah Reckenwald by March 30, 2018. Please send 2 doc. files.- IF 2018 Statement of Intent and IF 2018 Essay as attachments (NO PDF files please). The winner of this award will be notified by May 1, 2018 and the award will be presented at the 2018 FAME conference. The recipient of the award will receive a monetary award of $500.00.
One of the most important areas of concern to school librarians is intellectual freedom. We believe that it is the right of every student to search for and receive information. School libraries provide access to all students without restrictions. Together with the American Library Association, we uphold the tenets of intellectual freedom.
The Freedom to Read Act affirms our position that "all libraries are forums for information and ideas."
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/statementspols/ftrstatement/freedomreadstatement.cfm
Details for participating in this scholarship
Florida high school seniors are encouraged to write an essay of 1,000 words or less, on "The Importance of Intellectual Freedom.” The winning essay will be based upon originality and the ability to select and to analyze an important issue related to intellectual freedom and effectively expresses these concepts (The principle of intellectual freedom is the idea that a democracy is dependent upon free and open access to ideas and these are hallmarks of the library and education professions). The following rubric will be used in selecting the winning essay, but the bulk of the decision will be made on the understanding and communication of the topic.
Only students whose librarians are current FAME members are eligible to submit an essay. Also, only one essay per county will be considered. There may be a county-wide call for statement of intents in order to submit one essay per county. If more than one essay is submitted from the same county, the Intellectual Freedom Chair will send the essays back to the County School Library Coordinator to choose an essay for consideration. All statement of intents and essays must be submitted electronically to Sarah Reckenwald by March 30, 2018. Please send 2 doc. files.- IF 2018 Statement of Intent and IF 2018 Essay as attachments (NO PDF files please). The winner of this award will be notified by May 1, 2018 and the award will be presented at the 2018 FAME conference. The recipient of the award will receive a monetary award of $500.00.
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Statement of Intent:
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Rubric:
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"The principles of intellectual freedom--the idea that a democracy is dependent upon free and open access to ideas—are hallmarks of the library and education professions. But librarians and teachers sometimes face strong opinions regarding what material people think is appropriate for children and teenagers to have access to in a school library, public library, or classroom." Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison)