Free Resources
Posters, bookmarks, presentations, and more resources to help with teaching and promoting information democracy, privacy, and intellectual freedom.
All resources are licensed CC-BY-NC (NC in an attempt to avoid AI slop).→ Critical AI Literacy (CAIL) Programs
Refusing artificial intelligence ideology
→ LFP’s Critical AI Higher Education Guide: a how-to for understanding and organizing around AI across the higher ed landscape
→ AI FAQ – What’s the deal with AI?: critical answers to common concerns about AI
→ Critical AI Talking Points: For library workers pushing back on AI hype
→ Critical AI Resource List: LFP resources, books, podcasts, and library-related references from LFP’s 2025 American Library Association Presentation
Avoiding AI in products and services
→ Remove AI search result: For general audiences as a social media share
→ Avoiding AI (bookmark): detecting AI marketing buzzwords, symbols, and images in common tools and services
→ Avoiding AI: Adobe Acrobat: Instructions for disabling AI in Adobe Acrobat, plus resources for resisting AI
→ Avoiding AI: Android: how to turn off AI in Android and other ways to resist AI
→ Avoiding AI: Apple: how to turn off AI in iOS and other ways to resist AI
→ Avoiding AI: Gmail: how to turn off AI in Gmail and other ways to resist AI
→ Avoiding AI: Microsoft Office: how to turn off AI in Microsoft Office and other ways to resist AI
→ Avoiding AI: Windows 11: how to turn off AI in Windows 11 and other ways to resist AI
→ Avoiding AI: Yahoo Mail: how to turn off AI in Yahoo Mail and other ways to resist AI
→ Avoiding AI: On Popular Websites: how to turn off AI across the web using uBlock Origin and other ways to resist AI
Tech dependence
→ Enshittification: Who broke the internet? Why does it feel so bad to be online these days?
→ Why Can’t I Stop Looking at My Phone?: explainer on tech addiction
→ From the Ocean to Your Computer (bookmark): info about internet hardware, resource consumption, and governance
Messaging
→ Signal Best Practices | en Español: safer communication with Signal
→ Is Signal Safe?: For general audiences as a social media share
Privacy fundamentals
→ Privacy 101: Assessing Your Risk: a guide to threat modeling
→ Privacy 101: Fundamentals: keys to understanding where to start with privacy concepts and tools
→ Privacy 101: Ad-blocking: understanding how and why to block ads on the web
→ Privacy 101: Avoiding Scams: a few tips for avoiding scams
→ Privacy 101: Data Minimization: understanding how and why to minimize data
→ Privacy 101: Permissions: understanding application permissions and privacy
→ Privacy 101: Messaging Basics | en Español: understanding secure messaging
Privacy-minded information and tools
→ Find a Better Search Engine!: free yourself from ensh*ttied web browsing
→ Anti-Amazon Ring flyer: understanding the threats of putting an online camera on your door
→ What Is a Cookie? | en Español: understanding digital “cookies”
→ All About Data Brokers: understanding how our data is bought and sold online
→ Data Privacy Best Practices: quick reference for library workers
→ Facial Recognition Basics – flyer | en Español: understanding the threats of facial recognition technology
→ Facial Recognition Basics – poster | en Español: understanding the threats of facial recognition technology in depth
→ Finsta Issue 1: understanding Big Data issues
→ Finsta Issue 2: Issue 2 in a zine series for youth to understand Big Data issues
→ Finsta Issue 3: Issue 3 in a zine series for youth to understand Big Data issues
→ Passwords Zine: For general audiences to understand how to make strong passwords
→ Privacy Mini Modules | Facilitator’s Guide: short modules for library workers teaching about privacy
→ Reading Recommendations Focused on Privacy: Sci-Fi and Speculative Fiction
→ Scams and Fraud Minizine: For general audiences to help protect themselves against scams
→ Scams and Fraud Zine | en Español: For general audiences to avoid scams and fraud
→ Threat Modeling Zine: For general audiences to understand the concept of “threat modeling” or personalizing privacy
Support for Academic Workers – supporting academic workers against doxxing and harassment
→ Preventative Measures Against Doxxing
→ Emergency Protocols Against Doxxing
→ Doxxing and Harassment Advice for Institutions and Advocates
→ Talking Points About Doxxing for Academic Workers
General Audience Support
→ Dealing with Online Abuse, Stalking, and Social Engineering
→ Guide to Online Harassment
→ What Is Stalkerware? | en Español
→ Evaluating Health Information Online | en Español: understanding health info and misinformation
→ Quick Guide to HIPAA and ADA: understanding the privacy implications of health documentation & policy
→ Reproductive Justice in Libraries: library worker assistance for people seeking information about reproductive care and health access
→ Intellectual Freedom Talking Points: library worker messaging around intellectual freedom
→ Library Values for Board Members: communicating with library board members about librarianship values
→ Responding to “First Amendment Audits”: library worker response tactics
Auditing practices
→ AI in Library Vendor Tools Database
→ Data Collection Audits for Public Libraries
→ Privacy Audit Best Practices
→ Vendor privacy policy scorecard: LFP’s analysis of library vendor privacy policies in response to NISO’s 2018 Consensus Principles
Policy-making
→ Privacy Policy Template for Libraries
→ Responding to Law Enforcement in Libraries
Collections and e-resource management
→ Asking E-resource Vendors about AI
→ Asking E-resource Vendors About Privacy and Security
→ Checklist to Audit E-Resource Vendor Policies for Privacy and Security
Sam Buechler
LFP Member
As an academic librarian I’m frequently having to explain to administrators why I won’t collect patron and library use data – LFP has provided me with the knowledge, skills, and community to do this effectively.