Donate | Assistance | Trustees | Staff | Dr. LeRoy C. Merritt | Articles | Videos | Brochure | ReportsThe LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund was established in 1970 as a special trust in memory of Dr. LeRoy C. Merritt. It is devoted to the support, maintenance, medical care, and welfare of librarians who, in the Trustees' opinion, are: Denied employment rights or discriminated against on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, age, disability, or place of national origin; Denied employment rights because of defense of intellectual freedom; that is, threatened with loss of employment or discharged because of their stand for the cause of intellectual freedom, including promotion of freedom of the press, freedom of speech, the freedom of librarians to select items for their collections from all the world’s written and recorded information, and defense of privacy rights.

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The Communications and Marketing team at the American Library Association is responsible for crafting and disseminating messages that promote the organization's mission and initiatives. This includes developing marketing strategies, managing public relations campaigns, creating engaging content for various channels, and advocating for librarians' rights and intellectual freedom. The team collaborates to enhance visibility, drive membership engagement, and support fundraising efforts for the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund.

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