The Yakima Public Library allows porn. That is obvious from the news report and video in: "It's Legal But Many Don't Approve of Watching Porn at the Library," by Ileana Diaz, KNDO 23, 19 March 2010."[I]t's legal to look up just about anything, which includes porn." More "anything goes."
But look at the next sentence: "It's a policy that legislators set...." What? Will someone please print that legislative policy in a comment to this blog post?
I am going to investigate this further. Anyone in the area who wants to contact me, please do. In the meantime, please see these stories from about 80 miles away:
- "Sensible Censorship: Surfing for Porn Shouldn't Be a Public Library Service," by Elizabeth Hovde, The Oregonian, 11 July 2009
- "Filtered Internet: Safe, Appropriate," by Dean Marney, The Wenatchee World, 2 July 2009, reprinted in "Library Director Extols Internet Filtering; Porn Should Be Excluded From Libraries; Dynamite Reading For Library Directors, Trustees and Patrons."
As the library's motto says, "Yakima Valley Regional Library; Connecting People and Ideas...." And porn.
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