Welcome!  Today marks the official unveiling of the new new Freedom to Read Foundation website. We have worked for months to build a place that our members (and soon-to-be members) can come and participate on multiple levels.  The site will make it easier for you to manage your contact information, learn about the activities and events of the Foundation, and help us toward our mission of defending the right to provide and access information.

Among the features:

• This new FTRF Blog;
• Individual profiles for members of the FTRF Roll of Honor;
• Members' ability to maintain their contact information and preferences and more easily renew their memberships and make donations;
• Integration with FTRF's social media efforts;
• Plus better capabilities to communicate with members, promote events, and provide applications for efforts such as the Krug Fund Banned Books Week event grants and the Conable Conference Scholarship.

This new site is a key goal of our strategic plan, and it's our hope that it will assist us as we seek to build FTRF's membership, profile, and successful litigation and education efforts.  With any new site, we're still testing things out, and your feedback is strongly encouraged - just drop us a line at ftrf@ala.org with suggestions, critiques, or questions.

Again, welcome!  We hope you enjoy the new site ... and will help us spread the word about the Freedom to Read Foundation.

P.S. If you're not yet a member, or haven't been a member in some years, we hope you'll consider joining the Freedom to Read Foundation today!  If you're a current or recent member and would like to review your contact information or check the status of your membership, please contact me at jokelley@ala.org (or check your email this week for login instructions).