Faces of Liberty is about the Bill of Rights, civil liberties and New Yorkers. An educational project of the New York Civil Liberties Foundation and its Nassau Chapter, Faces of Liberty is a traveling photo-journal display of black and white photographs and accompanying text that puts human faces on what often can be complex civil liberties issues. The exhibits document twenty-two stories of men and women, boys and girls, who have stood up for their beliefs often in the face of great adversity. These are people who, in defense of their civil liberties, have been helped by the NYCLU. If your exhibit space is limited, you are welcome to rotate the exhibit or select those cases that you believe would be of particular interest to your patrons.

The downstate edition includes cases primarily from Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester counties, and New York City. By the end of 2007, the upstate and downstate exhibits had  been displayed in 90 public libraries, 43 college/university libraries, 14 law schools and galleries at 2 airports and 2 churches.

The development of the exhibits is the result of a cooperative effort by the people depicted, volunteers for the chapters and members of NYCLU’s professional staff. The exhibit circulates on a monthly basis in public, college, law school libraries and other venues.

May – Jericho Public Library 

1 Merry Lane, 11753 

(516) 935-6790

June – Bellmore Memorial Library

2288 Bedford Ave., 11710

(516) 785-2990

July – Merrick Library

2279 Merrick Avenue, 11566
(516) 377-6112