{"id":18265,"date":"2025-11-12T19:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/?p=18265"},"modified":"2025-11-12T19:37:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T19:37:48","slug":"call-for-applications-2026-library-freedom-institute-on-privacy-and-intellectual-freedom-online-and-in-person-for-15-weeks-starting-in-late-january-deadline-wed-dec-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/call-for-applications-2026-library-freedom-institute-on-privacy-and-intellectual-freedom-online-and-in-person-for-15-weeks-starting-in-late-january-deadline-wed-dec-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Applications: 2026 Library Freedom Institute on Privacy and Intellectual Freedom (Online and in Person for 15 Weeks, Starting in Late January)&#8211;Deadline Wed., Dec. 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Library Freedom Project&#8217;s privacy and intellectual freedom training for library workers is now open for applications!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Library Freedom Institute covers a wide range of highly relevant and engaging subjects in the privacy, intellectual freedom, and critical technology realm. <strong>The 2026 Institute<\/strong> w<strong>ill take place over 15 weeks (starting in late January), consisting of a two-hour virtual meeting every week, in addition to an in-person weekend component<\/strong>. Participants will also spend time each week working on readings and group discussion. After LFI has completed, participants are invited to join the LFP community of practice, a one-of-a-kind space for library workers to continue collaborating in a supportive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Application questions, requirements, and FAQs are available <a href=\"https:\/\/libraryfreedom.org\/institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications are due <strong>Wednesday, December 10<\/strong>. Please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:institute@libraryfreedom.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">institute@libraryfreedom.org<\/a>&nbsp;with any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LFI is made possible in part through generous support from the Mellon Foundation, the Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment, and the Calyx Institute.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(via Gwen Gregory, Northern Illinois University) Library Freedom Project&#8217;s privacy and intellectual freedom training for library workers is now open for applications!&nbsp; Library Freedom Institute covers a wide range of highly relevant and engaging subjects in the privacy, intellectual freedom, and critical technology realm. The 2026 Institute will take place over 15 weeks (starting in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,29,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calls-and-requests","category-conferences-and-meetings-non-hsli","category-professional-development","category-webinars"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18265"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18265\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18266,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18265\/revisions\/18266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}