Northeast Ohio Regional Library System

Julianne Rist is a library leader with a commitment to transforming communities and a vision to keep libraries relevant in the 21st century. As Director of Public Serivces for Jefferson County Public Library she has piloted new services and overseen the redesign of several library buildings. She led the response for filming in JCPL libraries. She has an MLIS from University of South Florida and is the chair of the PLA Digital Literacy Committee.




Deborah Caldwell-Stone is Director of ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom and Executive Director of the Freedom to Read Foundation. For over twenty years she has worked closely with library professionals and library trustees on a wide range of intellectual freedom issues. She has served on the faculty of the ALA-sponsored Lawyers for Libraries and Law for Librarians workshops and is a contributor to the 10th edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual. She has contributed articles on law, policy, and intellectual freedom to American Libraries and other publications.