July 27, 2009 -- ACLU of Oregon, as part of the Celebrate the Freedom to Read Coalition, received the SIRS-Proquest State and Regional Achievement Award from the Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the American Library Association for its work on Banned Books Week 2008. Candace Morgan, ACLU of Oregon Board Member; James K. Phelps, ACLU of Oregon Development Director; and Bob Kingston, Oregon Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair, attended a ceremony in Chicago on July 10 to accept the award. To find out more about what led to the award and about some of the other achievements of the past year, view the 2008-2009 Annual Report.