Actually, we missed it by a day! The Freedom to Read Foundation turned 44 on Wednesday, November 20. Over the years, thousand of librarians, attorneys, free speech activists, library trustees, authors, libraries, colleges, publishers, and other individuals and organizations have helped support our unique and powerful work of defending YOUR right to access information in libraries and beyond.

We have defended librarians facing challenges—some that were career-threatening, helped established important legal precedent, and educated untold numbers about the importance of libraries and access to information to our system of self-governance.

Today, we are a thriving organization with a multitude of cases, programs, and initiatives to continue the visionary work started four and a half decades ago.  

Please help us continue this work by:

• Becoming a member of the Freedom to Read Foundation
• Renewing your membership for 2014, if you have not yet done so
• Encouraging your friends to join.  If you are logged in to your member profile, you'll see the "Refer a Friend" link in the top right corner of this page. If not, you can visit our Member Get a Member page.
• Encouraging your library, institution of higher learning, workplace, or community organization to join as an organization.
• Making an extra contribution to support one of FTRF's special funds, such as the Judith F. Krug Memorial Fund or the Conable Scholarship Fund.

 Our thanks for your continued support!