IFRT Speakers Bureau:

The following people are available to speak on intellectual freedom issues.  Contact information and topics for each speaker are also included.  Each speaker asks that the sponsoring group reimburse their travel expenses.  In addition, sponsoring groups should determine with a prospective speaker that speaker's need for an honorarium.

New York City Area

David Cohen
(718) 997-3626
Long Island area
History of the First Amendment; Techniques of Coping with Censorship.

Hudson Valley Area

Eleanor Kuhns
(845) 352-5700 x230
elk@finkelsteinlibrary.org
Cornwall-on-Hudson area
Public Library Policies; Censorship.

Ellen Rubin
(845) 895-2048/8061
erubin@wallkillcsd.k12.ny.us
Wappinger Falls area
School Library Censorship Issues.

Stephanie Sarnoff        
(914) 722-1300
sarnoff@wlsmail.org   
North Salem area
Public Library Policies and Training; History of Censorship.

Sam Simon                  
(845) 358-1825                  
snesimon@optonline.net 
South Nyack area
Banned Books; Staff and Trustee Orientation re First Amendment; The Big C Challenge:  Censorship

Central State

Diane Berry
(315) 735-8328
dberry@midyork.org
Utica area
CIPA/NCIPA; Patriot Act and FBI Guidelines.

Elizabeth Dailey
(315) 457-0310 x105
edailey@mailbox.lpl.org
Liverpool area
Public Library Board Training.

Western Area

Judith Geer                   
(716) 851-1773 (w)    (716) 537-2051 (h)
geer@ecc.edu (w)      jageer@pcom.net (h)  
Holland (south of Buffalo)
History of the First Amendment; Privacy and Confidentiality in Libraries; Specific Censorship Cases.

Rich Peters
(716) 983-7603
mythos@pcom.net
Greater Buffalo area
Recent library-related issues; Interest in the balance between Social Responsibility and Intellectual Freedom.