ALA has developed the following resources to help librarians convene forums and moderate community discussions on privacy in conjunction with Choose Privacy Week, May 2-8, 2010.

Guide for Moderators (PDF download): This document outlines the steps and process for a moderator to convene a forum on privacy in their community. Libraries are a perfect location for this form of civic engagement. Librarians may choose to serve as moderators or to find other individuals in the community to fill the moderator’s role. This PDF containts the information necessary for moderators of a forum on privacy. Moderators should also have their own copy of the participants’ guide (see link below) available for reference.

Guide for Participants (PDF download): This document can be distributed to individuals participating in a library-hosted community discussion on privacy. It provides an overview of the deliberative process and outlines the privacy issues to be considered.

In addition, ALA is offering two free online workshops to help librarians convene forums and moderate community discussions on privacy. The first workshop, “Tips on Hosting a Deliberative Forum on Privacy,“ will take place March 30, 2010 from 1:00 – 3:00 Central. The second workshop, “How to Moderate a Deliberative Forum on Privacy,“ will take place on April 13, 2010 from 1:00 – 3:00 Central. For more information and links to register for the workshops, visit ALA’s Libraries Fostering Civic Engagement MIG website.

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