tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post5678417950207756887..comments2024-03-28T14:15:25.583-04:00Comments on SafeLibraries®: Court Rules No Porn in Library; Washington State Supreme Court Rules Public Library Internet Filters are Constitutional; Local Control Trumps ALA; ACLU Threats to Sue are EmptySafeLibraries®http://www.blogger.com/profile/06756725065032196698noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5060593324936581367.post-27791685331069886892010-05-11T12:53:46.949-04:002010-05-11T12:53:46.949-04:00There are 28 libraries in the NCRL system; 14 of t...There are 28 libraries in the NCRL system; 14 of them serve as the de facto school libraries for their school districts. 16 of them only have one computer in the building. Most of them are very small libraries, in very small communities (about 2000 sq ft average).<br /><br />These libraries are essential to these small communities where people can't afford broadband and where kids need a quiet place to study.<br /><br />This case determined that libraries have the right to filter, not that they have to filter, and I think that any decision that gives more choice and local control to libraries is a good thing.<br /><br />Consider: half of these libraries are school libraries; no one in their right mind would ever say that people should be able to surf porn on a school library computer ...bavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604201100380134104noreply@blogger.com