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| Posted 09.15.06 |
Libraries and the Constitution After 9/11 Topic of Constitution Day
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Wesleyan celebrated the 10th anniversary of
Constitution Day.
According to Federal law, Wesleyan and other federally-funded institutions
are required to offer programs commemorating the Constitution.
“We want to take something that is required by law, and turn it into
something meaningful for the Wesleyan community,” says the Caleb T.
Winchester University Librarian Barbara Jones.
Jones, whose primary professional interests include intellectual freedom, presented a talk titled “Libraries and the Constitution After 9/11” in
recognition of Constitution Day 2006 Sept. 19 in the Smith Reading Room in
Olin Library. R
Jones has served one term as chair of the American Library Association's
Intellectual Freedom Round Table, and two terms as a member of the
Intellectual Freedom Committee. She was the first chair of the American
College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Intellectual Freedom Committee. Jones
has spoken to library, general academic, legislative and community groups
about the First Amendment in libraries of all types, and has just returned
from a lecture tour in Japan.
Olin Library will celebrate its centennial as a depository library with an
event during Homecoming, including an exhibit in the library on the
Constitution.
Constitution Day, Inc., a non-partisan non-profit organization, coordinates
an annual national simultaneous recitation of the Preamble across all of
America. All 50 states participate in a roll call in the order they ratified
the Constitution or were admitted to the Union.
This year, General Colin Powell led a nationwide annual recitation of
the preamble. The recitation was dedicated to and honored the United States
military.
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By Olivia Bartlett, The Wesleyan Connection
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