Libraries dealing with question of filtering the Internet
THE DAILY WORLD
Steven Friederich | August 3, 2012
Would it matter to you if your public library decides that some content can’t be viewed on computers within the library?
The Timberland Regional Library District’s Board of Trustees is considering changing its Internet filtering policy and at least two Lewis County board members are pushing for the district to filter the content on every public computer in all of the libraries. The board has seven trustees and each county in the system — Grays Harbor, Pacific, Lewis, Mason and Thurston — are represented on the board. They are appointed by the county commissioners of the five-county region.
Tags: Intellectual Freedom Issues, Internet, Public libraries, Washington
August 16th, 2012 at 8:19 pm
This seems like a really dangerous path to follow based solely on a narrow ruling that offers little in the way of legal precedent. See the recent article from American Libraries authored by Theresa Chmara, general counsel for the Freedom to Read Foundation: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ulh&AN=78320977&site=ehost-live
September 7th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
UPDATE:
“Library system continues filtering discussion”
(The Daily World|Steven Friederich|August 29, 2012)
The issue of internet filtering on library computers is heading back to a policy committee for further refinement. Read on…