parental permission for juvenile use of Internet

[Isabel Danforth]

We and other libraries in this area will have Netscape available from the
same PC's that run our OPAC.  How do you monitor who is using those
terminals?  Does staff stand around and card everyone?

We already have many adults who use our library facilities without having a
library card.  I am sure the same is also true of children.

Isabel


At 09:21 AM 2/11/98 -0800, Dianne Harmon wrote:
>We require parental permission for anyone under 14 to use our computers
>(Internet and wordprocessing).  We have unfiltered access.  We do not
>require that a parent sign the permission slip in person but are currently
>reconsidering that.  
>
>On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Lee, Hovey wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> If your public library requires parental permission for juvenile use of
>> Internet, we'd like to hear from you. We are thinking of having the
>> parents sign a letter prior to their kids use of the Internet
>> (unfiltered) and take the responsibility of monitoring the use. We are
>> also considering adopting the juvenile library card policy towards
>> Internet use. We issue juvenile cards to patrons under 13.
>> Parent/Guardian signature on the Juvenile Library Card Application form
>> is required. Parent/Guardian signature may elect to limit their child's
>> access to Juvenile library materials only. 
>> Our question is whether seeking parental permission would actually help
>> to alleviate the burden on our library staff and make the parents more
>> aware of their children's use of Internet in the library. At present, we
>> are hoping not to use any filtering programs to limit access.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> 
>> Hovey Lee
>> Web Editor
>> Brooklyn Public Library 
>> Grand Army Plaza
>> Brooklyn, NY 11238 
>> U.S.A.
>> h.lee at brooklynpubliclibrary.org
>> 
>> 
>> 
>
>Dianne Harmon					dharmon at htls.lib.il.us
>Associate Director				815-740-2660 or
>Joliet Public Library				   815-740-2679
>150 N. Ottawa					fax 815-740-6161
>Joliet IL 60432
>
>
>
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