For more than 25 years, SIRS has been dedicated to the concept of
intellectual freedom and excellence in education. To further this concept, we
established SIRS Intellectual Freedom awards.
2000
Jerry Ward Thompson, Journalist, The Tennessean
Nashville, TN
1999
Jane McFarland and Paul Starnes
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Public Library
Chattanooga, TN
Jane McFarland and Paul Starnes of
Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Public Library, winners of the
TLA/SIRS 1999 Intellectual Freedom Award.
"To uphold the First Amendment is an honor and a
challenging responsibility. I accept with gratitude the 1999 Award for
Intellectual Freedom from the Tennessee Library Association and SIRS
Publishing, Inc." - Jane McFarland
1998
Lamar Wallis
Memphis & Shelby County Public
Library and Information Center
Memphis, TN
"By making available to the Tennessee Library Association a
generous financial grant to its Intellectual Freedom Committee SIRS, Inc. is
encouraging librarians, writers and publishers to keep pushing ahead the
frontiers of knowledge without fear of the censors."
1996
Donna Hoffman
Tom Novak
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
1994
Charles Sherrill
Evealyn Clowers
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland, TN
1992
Hedy Weinberg
Tennessee American Civil Liberties Union
Nashville, TN
1991
Bernie Schweid
Mills Bookstore
Nashville, TN
1990
Tedgina Bradford
Brentwood Public Library
Brentwood, TN
1989
Faye Taylor
Greenbrier Middle School
Greenbrier, TN
