Survey of Intellectual Freedom Procedures in the United States

Abstract

The American Library Association provides a form for librarians to share challenges to library materials
for the purposes of gathering data and providing support. In the face of increasing challenges to library
materials, some states have also developed local procedures for gathering information and providing local
support. In 2023, we distributed a survey to gather information from state, island area, territory, and
tribal nation library organizations that do not publicly share their procedures to document their efforts.
The results demonstrate significant differences in such procedures across the surveyed entities