Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page American Library Association Quote “Why is Intellectual Freedom Important? Intellectual freedom is the basis of our democratic system. We expect our people to be self-governors. But to do so responsibly, our citizenry must be well informed. Libraries provide the ideas and information, in a variety of formats, to allow people to inform themselves.” ~ American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom, 2002 Freedom , Government , Knowledge , Liberty , Reason , Library Ratings and Comments Reply katherine, hillie gardson town 11/20/12 this is the niice one cuz it help in my assessments thank you! SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This American Library Association quote is found in these categories: Freedom quotes Government quotes Knowledge quotes Liberty quotes Reason quotes Library quotes About American Library Association Bio of American Library Association Quotations by American Library Association Books by/about American Library Association American Library Association videos American Library Association on Wikipedia Astrological chart for American Library Association