LFI 2024

Library Freedom Institute

Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is a privacy-focused six-month program for librarians to teach them the skills necessary to thrive as Privacy Advocates; from educating community members, to installing privacy software, to influencing public policy.

General course information and resources

• Lecture video links
• Code of Conduct
• Discord: A discussion platform that cohort members get invited to when LFI begins.
• LFI Github: We'll use this Github repo occasionally when we need to host large documents.
• Zoom video conference room: A private Zoom room that cohort members get the address to when LFI begins.
• LFI/LFP logos, slide templates, and some other resources

Schedule and curriculum

Schedule overview

Month	Dates	Real time lecture	Topic	Lecturer
1	May	May 17th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific	Introduction to LFI	Tess
2	June	June 21st 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific	Privacy in the Library	Tess, guest speaker Sarah Lamdan
3	July	July 19th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific	Tech in the World 1	Tess, guest speaker Praveen from Equality Labs
4	August	August 16th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific	Tech in the World 2	Tess
5	September	September TBD 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific	Tools and Tech for Privacy / Privacy Tools and Strategies	Tess
6	October	October 18th 2 - 4 Eastern/11 - 1 Pacific	Teaching and Advocating / Talking Points	Tess