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|| 3 || Week of May 19th, time and date TBD || Threat modeling continued. Plus, what are we fighting for? Messaging and talking points to convince others what's at stake ||
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|| 3 || Wednesday May 21st, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern || Threat modeling continued. Plus, what are we fighting for? Messaging and talking points to convince others what's at stake ||
 
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|| 7 || Week of June 16th, time and date TBD || Tech for liberation part two: threat models we encounter every day ||  
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|| 8 || Week of June 23rd, time and date TBD || Vendor issues and data brokers ||
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|| 8 || Wednesday June 25th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern || Vendor issues and data brokers ||
 
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|| 9 || Week of June 30th || Off for July 4th week ||
 
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|| 10 || Week of July 7th, time and date TBD || The AI hellscape ||
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|| 11 || Week of July 14th, time and date TBD || TBD based on what we have covered, maybe AI part two or maybe social media/platformization/enshittification of everything||
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|| 11 || Wednesday July 16th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern || TBD based on what we have covered, maybe AI part two or maybe social media/platformization/enshittification of everything||
 
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|| 12 || July 25 - 27 || In-person weekend, Philadelphia, PA ||  
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|| 12 || July 25 - 27 (please note - there is no meeting on Wednesday, July 23rd) || In-person weekend, Philadelphia, PA ||  
 
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|| 13 || Week of July 28th|| Off week following in-person weekend ||  
 
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|| 14 || Week of August 4th, time and date TBD || Did we miss anything? Policing, reproductive health and privacy, anti-doxxing, immigrant threat models? We may need this week if we end up skipping memorial day week ||  
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|| 14 || Wednesday August 6th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern || Did we miss anything? Policing, reproductive health and privacy, anti-doxxing, immigrant threat models? We may need this week if we end up skipping memorial day week ||  
 
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|| 15 || Week of August 11th, time and date TBD || Closing week, making information democracy into a sustainable long term practice, and final presentations ||
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|| 15 || Wednesday August 13th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern || Closing week, and making information democracy into a sustainable long term practice||
 
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Revision as of 18:12, 22 April 2025

Library Freedom Institute

Library Freedom Institute (LFI) is a training program for library workers focused on privacy, intellectual freedom, and critical technology. We teach librarians the skills necessary to support information democracy in the 21st Century; from educating community members, to installing privacy software, to influencing local policy.

General course information and resources

  • [NEED LINK] Lecture video links]
  • Code of Conduct
  • Discord: A discussion platform that cohort members get invited to when LFI begins.
  • Zoom video conference room: A private Zoom room that cohort members get the address to when LFI begins.


Schedule and curriculum

Schedule overview
Week Date and time Topic Lecturer
1 Wednesday May 7th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Introduction to this course and each other
2 Wednesday May 14th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Foundations in information democracy and the problems we face: Threats to speech and privacy in libraries (and their origins), the tech landscape, and threat modeling
3 Wednesday May 21st, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Threat modeling continued. Plus, what are we fighting for? Messaging and talking points to convince others what's at stake
4 Wednesday May 28th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Intellectual freedom in an environment of increasing repression (or off week for Memorial Day)
5 Wednesday June 4th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Responsible data policies and privacy practices
6 Wednesday June 11th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Technology for liberation, or at least just better passwords
7 Wednesday June 18th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Tech for liberation part two: threat models we encounter every day
8 Wednesday June 25th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Vendor issues and data brokers
9 Week of June 30th Off for July 4th week
10 Wednesday July 9th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern The AI hellscape
11 Wednesday July 16th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern TBD based on what we have covered, maybe AI part two or maybe social media/platformization/enshittification of everything
12 July 25 - 27 (please note - there is no meeting on Wednesday, July 23rd) In-person weekend, Philadelphia, PA
13 Week of July 28th Off week following in-person weekend
14 Wednesday August 6th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Did we miss anything? Policing, reproductive health and privacy, anti-doxxing, immigrant threat models? We may need this week if we end up skipping memorial day week
15 Wednesday August 13th, 12-2 pacific/ 1-3 mountain/ 2-4 central/ 3-5 eastern Closing week, and making information democracy into a sustainable long term practice
Weekly curriculum
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
In-person weekend subjects
  • Powermapping
  • Teaching and training others (staff and patrons)
  • Building coalitions for support
  • Final project work
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