Event Registration - Northeast Ohio Regional Library System
How to Weather the Turbulence of a Video Auditor Competency: Customer Service, Laws, and Policies & Procedures 11/06/24 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM First amendment audits continue to occur in libraries and they can be unsettling and stressful for staff and patrons. What can you do to prepare for the next auditor’s visit and what strategies can be used when they have the camera in your face? Join us for a panel discussion that includes a public library assistant director and a representative from the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom. The panelists will provide an overview of the legal environment, highlight case studies and share best practices for dealing with auditors.
Presenters:
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.
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 
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.