Privacy Programming and Public Libraries

We wanted to take a moment to highlight some of the public libraries that have told us about their fantastic Choose Privacy Week programs and activities! Here are some examples chosen from our Events page, and we hope you’ll share even more events with us soon!

The Pulaski County Public Library (IN) is celebrating Choose Privacy Week by handing out “Privacy Toolkits,” including information on digital privacy, bookmarks, and buttons. Patrons can sign a large poster board proclaiming that they “Choose Privacy” and encourage others to do the same. Everyone who participates will be entered into a drawing for 2 tickets for a local theatre performance.

The Stark County District Library (OH) is hosting, “You Told the World What? Privacy in the Age of Social Networking.” This round table event will focus on social networking and privacy and will take place at two branches during Choose Privacy Week. High school and middle school panelists will discuss questions from moderators and the audience, to help raise awareness of internet safety and the security risks of social networking. SCDL is also working to take this event beyond the walls of the library and into the schools as part of its outreach programming.

The Sherburne Memorial Library (VT) is featuring videos on their website and in the library this week. They hosted a book discussion of Lois Lowry’s “The Giver,” discussions about videos featuring security expert Bruce Schneier. They are also offering a free “I Choose Privacy Kit” for users, full of valuable resources on privacy.

The Virginia Beach Public Library (VA) hosted a deliberative forum on privacy on Monday, May 3. See this blog post for more information on how the forum went!

We were also thrilled to be featured on the Programming Librarian blog, which is a great resource for all things related to presenting cultural programs for all types and sizes of libraries.