Library Freedom Project
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Library Freedom Project is an American nonprofit organization whose stated mission "is radically rethinking the library professional organization by creating a network of values-driven librarian-activists working together to build information democracy."
Library Freedom Project (LFP) trains librarians in different community contexts (e.g. public, academic, rural libraries, and urban libraries) to inform their communities about issues related to privacy and security online. Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is LFP's training arm, offering educational opportunities for librarians, ongoing community-building, workshops, webinars, and committee work around specialized topics and sectors of librarianship.
Funding
In January 2015 Library Freedom Project received a $244,700 grant from Knight Foundation. Then, in January 2016 was awarded $50,000 from the Rose Foundation's Consumer Privacy Rights Fund.
In August 2017 the Library Freedom Project was awarded a $249,504 grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program to facilitate the use of practical privacy tools in libraries. Forty geographically-dispersed librarians participated in a six-month training course to become Privacy Advocates. New York University (NYU) and Library Freedom Project developed a formal collaborative program funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in June 2018 called "Library Freedom Institute."
By 2022, the Library Freedom Project built on its funding base by securing $1 million from the Mellon Foundation under its Public Knowledge Program.
Library Freedom Institute
Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is "a free, privacy-focused... program for librarians to teach them the skills necessary to thrive as Privacy Advocates." Privacy Advocates conduct workshops to educate community members in basic online security skills to advocate for their communities through public policy.
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