SafeLibraries®: Library Board Thanked for Blocking Porn With Internet Filters

Al Maghnieh

The Windsor Public Library board of directors, Windsor, ON, gets thanked repeatedly for finally installing Internet filters to block Internet pornography from the public library:

"Porn Banned at Windsor Libraries; Online Gambling Access Also Banned," by CBC News, CBC News, 28 October 2011:

It's now official. The Windsor Public Library board of directors has passed the necessary policy to block online porn and gambling on library computers.

Councillor Al Maghnieh chairs the library board of directors and said the policy makes sense.

"This is a place family, seniors and kids use. We're encouraging teen zones and after school activities. It's just not the type of stuff we want in this place," Maghnieh said. "This is a place for social literacy, advancing yourself and being part of the community."

Maghnieh says he has heard from library users thanking him for taking action against porn websites.

Common sense, no?

This is another example of community standards, namely, that communities want public libraries to block porn. That's why the people recognize how lucky they are to have a library board that sets aside the usual "intellectual freedom" dogma, as evidenced by their taking time to thank the library board for blocking porn.

And it shows the library's "Acceptable Use Policy," which is typical, does not work, or else there would be no need for filters to block porn. I bet that policy will be amended soon.

Will your library board install filters to block porn? Contact me if you wish help making it happen. And don't fall for the "privacy screen" excuse. Remember, the community loves when the public libraries blocks porn, as this example shows: