Canadian Library Association
Code of Ethics
Position Statement
Approved by Annual General Meeting, June 1976
Members of the Canadian Library Association have the individual and collective
responsibility to:
- support and implement the principles and practices embodied in the current Canadian
Library Association Statement on Intellectual Freedom;
- make every effort to promote and maintain the highest possible range and standards of
library service to all segments of Canadian society;
- facilitate access to any or all sources of information which may be of assistance to
library users;
- protect the privacy and dignity of library users and staff.