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Maggi,
I must disagree.  A parent's right to raise a child or to limit what a child
may or may not do, far surpasses the student's privilege to use the library or
its materials.  Libraries are a privilege not a right guaranteed by the
Constitution

Maggi Rohde wrote:

> On Thu, 31 Jan 2002, Vaneesa Thompson wrote:
> > I really don't understand why all the discussion of this topic.  As a
> > parent, I would hope that my request would be honored.  In our age of
> > automation, it is not that much trouble to place a notice on a patron's
> > name.
> >
> > And yes, I understand freedom of information.  But has anyone decided at
> > what age that freedom starts.  Is a child free to read what ever he or
> > she likes with or without their parents consent?
>
> I think this is a key difference between public libraries and school
> libraries.  As a public librarian, I work for an institution which
> supports the Freedom of Information Act.  It is my responsibility to
> inform parents that, when their children get a library card (which
> required their parent's signature below age 12), they will be allowed to
> check out *any* item in the library, including rated-R movies, romance
> novels, and Mein Kampf.  Parents are not allowed to inquire what kind of
> items their child has checked out.  It is the parent's decision to allow
> their child to have a library card, or not.
>
> Most school libraries I know give the parents more control over their
> children's circulation privelages, since the school cannot prevent the
> child from using the library to begin with.  However, since most school
> libraries also have more conservative collections, and
> developmentally-appropriate collections, than public libraries, I would be
> loathe to allow parents to dictate their child's choice of reading at
> school.
>
> -Maggi Rohde, Children's Librarian
>  Canton Public Library, MI
>  maggi@intranet.org
>
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