Re: Help! Library Under Siege
randy royal (randyr@mailhub.jaxnet.com)
Fri, 26 Sep 1997 18:43:33 +0000
i don't know. the modest libraries here in jacksonville floridia have
internet access, so i'll call tomorrow to see what they use.
besides isn't that sort of thing illegal? it reminds me when a friend
found naked lunch in the young adult fiction section.
cya~ randy
> Sounds like ignorance on the libraries part. There's quite a few ways to
> prohibit access to XXX sites these days and they all have names like NetNanny.
> Not only that, most XXX sites offer direct links to them so parents (or, in
> this case libraries) can download the software that will prevent Junior from
> having any more fun than simply putting "donkey + dildo + delight" into a
> search engine.
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> Malcs
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> Mark Kuhar wrote:
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> > Dear fellow Bananafishers.
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> > This is a desperate call to anyone who can help this situation or knows
> > someone who can help this situation. The library system in Medina County,
> > Ohio is under siege by a group called Citizens for the Protection of
> > Children. They have organized, pooled money and even started a PAC to
> > prevent the passage of an operating levy that is needed to keep the
> > libraries open, all because the library offers free internet access on
> > public terminals, (and everyone knows all that horrible porno-graphy is
> > available to juveniles if there is free internet access) The library has
> > adopted a sane policy of politely policeing internet users, and asking
> > anyone to stop who is accessing X-rated sites. This has only happened a few
> > times anyway. But this is not enough for CPC. They want to take away all of
> > the great things the library offers because the library does not measure up
> > to their neo-Nazi standards of "decency." PLEASE if anyone has any
> > connections to any high-profile person or group who can pitch in and come
> > to the defense of the Medina County Library System, have them contact me,
> > or the library directly (ask for Bob Smith and tell him its urgent). His
> > number is 330-725-8604. Talk about banned books. CPC wants to ban whole
> > libraries. Help us stop this fascist assualt on freedom of information.
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