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# Sponsor 6
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Title - The Library Freedom Project
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Contract time: February 9, 2015 - February 16, 2017
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## Goals
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Providing librarians and their patrons with
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tools and information to better understand
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their digital rights by scaling a series of
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privacy workshops for librarians.
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Private companies and the government
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increasingly control a large part of online
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communications, and as a result, society is
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facing a new set of challenges around privacy,
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surveillance, censorship and free speech. As
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stewards of information and providers of
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Internet access, librarians are in a prime position to educate patrons about their digital
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rights. The Library Freedom Project aims to
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make real the promise of intellectual freedom
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in libraries by bringing together a coalition of
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librarians, technology experts and lawyers to
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scale a series of privacy workshops for
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librarians. The workshops will provide
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librarians and their patrons with tools and
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information to better understand technology,
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privacy and law related to use of the Internet.
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## Activities
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The library Freedom Project will carry out the following activities:
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1. Develop a six-week online course about digital privacy rights and tools
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2. Record and post digital teach-ins for librarians on privacy tools
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3. Partner with the ACLU to develop an online resource for librarians seeking to understand surveillance law of their particular state
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4. Host 40 privacy workshops in 2015
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5. Host 60 privacy workshops in 2016
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6. Maintain a regularly updated website with privacy resources
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