{"@context":"http://iiif.io/api/presentation/3/context.json","id":"https://ualberta.aviaryplatform.com/iiif/fn10p0zs0d/manifest","type":"Manifest","label":{"en":["S04E03– Intellectual Freedom in Library Spaces"]},"logo":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/128/original/UA_Logo_WHT_RGB_%281%29.png?1725471982","metadata":[{"label":{"en":["Agent"]},"value":{"en":["SHOUT! For Libraries Team (Creator)","Guy, Julia (Creator)","Blechinger, Joel (Contributor)","Ongaro, Belinda (Contributor)","Hackborn, Dan (Contributor)","Arthur, Timothy (Contributor)","Stepanic, Matthew (Speaker)","Leflar, Parker (Speaker)","Poitras, Colette (Speaker)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Type"]},"value":{"en":["Podcast"]}},{"label":{"en":["Date"]},"value":{"en":["2019-11-25 (Issued)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Publisher"]},"value":{"en":["CJSR 88.5 FM"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}},{"label":{"en":["Description"]},"value":{"en":["In October 2019, the Toronto Public Library rented a meeting room to a group called “Radical Feminists Unite!” who invited a trans-exclusionary radical feminist, Meghan Murphy, to speak. This raises heated discussions around library policies and the border line of freedom of expression in Canada.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this episode, some Shouters had our own live panel discussion on this incident, intellectual freedom and the use of library spaces. As future librarians, we talked about the generational divide in interpreting freedom of expression, intellectual freedom in the context of libraries and in Canada, the core values of libraries, and how and why library policies are important in terms of integrating into communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also have statements from several people who shared their thoughts with us: Matthew Stepanic, writer in residence at EPL and co-owner of Glass Bookshop; Parker Leflar, co-owner of the Quiltbag and a frequent library patron; and Colette Poitras, a Métis librarian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinks: The intro music for this episode is \"Been A Long Night\" by Galcher Lustwerk from his new album \u003ca href=\"galcherlustwerk.bandcamp.com/album/information\"\u003e\"Information\"\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIzXSLFeAxQ\"\u003eGender Identity: What Does It Mean for Society, the Law, and Women — A talk by Meghan Murphy Oct 31 2019\u003c/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlvin Schrader's relevant piece from August:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2019/08/can-public-libraries-maintain-their-commitment-intellectual-freedom-face-outrage-over\"\u003eCan Public Libraries Maintain Their Commitment to Intellectual Freedom in the Face of Outrage over Unpopular Speakers?\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePostmedia where Alvin is quoted:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://leaderpost.com/news/planned-event-reignites-debate-about-libraries-role-as-forum-for-free-speech\"\u003eEvent featuring Meghan Murphy ignites debate about libraries’ role as forum for free speech\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdmonton Public Library's room renting policies: \u003ca href=\"www.epl.ca/board/#policies\"\u003eBoard Policies\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Sarah Karasik on the harm caused by trans-phobic speech and the myth of neutrality:\u003ca href=\"https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-politically-neutral-public-space\"\u003eThere’s no such thing as a politically neutral public space\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGwen Benaway was majorly involved with challenging the booking and went and spoke in front of the board: \u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20191023035431/twitter.com/GwenBenaway/status/1186758587445579776\"\u003etwitter.com/GwenBenaway/status/1186758587445579776\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArvin Joaquin: \u003ca href=\"https://xtramagazine.com/power/meghan-murphy-toronto-library-whats-next-164045\"\u003eMeghan Murphy and the Toronto Public Library: what’s next?\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePilar Martinez CULC letter: \u003ca href=\"http://www.culc.ca/cms_lib/CULC-CBUC%20Letter%20to%20CBC.pdf\"\u003eCULC letter\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe CBC interview in question: \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.5324424/i-m-not-going-to-reconsider-toronto-s-top-librarian-refuses-to-bar-speaker-critical-of-transgender-rights-1.5324431\"\u003e'I'm not going to reconsider': Toronto's top librarian refuses to bar speaker critical of transgender rights\u003c/a\u003e (General)"]}},{"label":{"en":["Subject"]},"value":{"en":["Library","Librarian","Edmonton, Alberta","MLIS","MLS","LIS","Community","Radio","CanCon","LGBTQ","LGBTQ2+","Toronto Public Library","Freedom of expression","Free speech","Transgender","Intellectual freedom","Social responsibility","Library spaces"]}},{"label":{"en":["Relation"]},"value":{"en":["\u003ca href=\"https://shoutforlibraries.transistor.fm/\"\u003eSHOUT! 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As future librarians, we talked about the generational divide in interpreting freedom of expression, intellectual freedom in the context of libraries and in Canada, the core values of libraries, and how and why library policies are important in terms of integrating into communities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe also have statements from several people who shared their thoughts with us: Matthew Stepanic, writer in residence at EPL and co-owner of Glass Bookshop; Parker Leflar, co-owner of the Quiltbag and a frequent library patron; and Colette Poitras, a Métis librarian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinks: The intro music for this episode is \"Been A Long Night\" by Galcher Lustwerk from his new album \u003ca href=\"galcherlustwerk.bandcamp.com/album/information\"\u003e\"Information\"\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIzXSLFeAxQ\"\u003eGender Identity: What Does It Mean for Society, the Law, and Women — A talk by Meghan Murphy Oct 31 2019\u003c/a\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlvin Schrader's relevant piece from August:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://cfe.torontomu.ca/blog/2019/08/can-public-libraries-maintain-their-commitment-intellectual-freedom-face-outrage-over\"\u003eCan Public Libraries Maintain Their Commitment to Intellectual Freedom in the Face of Outrage over Unpopular Speakers?\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePostmedia where Alvin is quoted:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https://leaderpost.com/news/planned-event-reignites-debate-about-libraries-role-as-forum-for-free-speech\"\u003eEvent featuring Meghan Murphy ignites debate about libraries’ role as forum for free speech\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdmonton Public Library's room renting policies: \u003ca href=\"www.epl.ca/board/#policies\"\u003eBoard Policies\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Sarah Karasik on the harm caused by trans-phobic speech and the myth of neutrality:\u003ca href=\"https://briarpatchmagazine.com/articles/view/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-politically-neutral-public-space\"\u003eThere’s no such thing as a politically neutral public space\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGwen Benaway was majorly involved with challenging the booking and went and spoke in front of the board: \u003ca href=\"https://web.archive.org/web/20191023035431/twitter.com/GwenBenaway/status/1186758587445579776\"\u003etwitter.com/GwenBenaway/status/1186758587445579776\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArvin Joaquin: \u003ca href=\"https://xtramagazine.com/power/meghan-murphy-toronto-library-whats-next-164045\"\u003eMeghan Murphy and the Toronto Public Library: what’s next?\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePilar Martinez CULC letter: \u003ca href=\"http://www.culc.ca/cms_lib/CULC-CBUC%20Letter%20to%20CBC.pdf\"\u003eCULC letter\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe CBC interview in question: \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-thursday-edition-1.5324424/i-m-not-going-to-reconsider-toronto-s-top-librarian-refuses-to-bar-speaker-critical-of-transgender-rights-1.5324431\"\u003e'I'm not going to reconsider': Toronto's top librarian refuses to bar speaker critical of transgender rights\u003c/a\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/\"\u003eAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International\u003c/a\u003e"]}},"provider":[{"id":"https://ualberta.aviaryplatform.com/aboutus","type":"Agent","label":{"en":["University of Alberta Library"]},"homepage":[{"id":"https://ualberta.aviaryplatform.com/","type":"Text","label":{"en":["University of Alberta Library"]},"format":"text/html"}],"logo":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/128/original/UA_Logo_WHT_RGB_%281%29.png?1725471982","type":"Image"}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collections/default_thumbs/000/003/420/small/SFL_Logo_FeedImage.jpeg?1755807787","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://ualberta.aviaryplatform.com/collections/3420/collection_resources/158149/file/290483","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 1 - 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