Barbara Stripling is an American librarian and is the President of the Freedom to Read Foundation, a non-profit legal and educational organization affiliated with the American Library Association.

[2] During her term as president, she stressed that "Libraries Change Lives."

In July 2018, Stripling retired from her position as Senior Associate Dean at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies.

[3] She had previously served as assistant professor of Practice at Syracuse University.

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