CIPA Backlash

[N. Lynn Schlatter]

Over the past week (and I will cheerfully blame our local news, if you think
it's appropriate), I've had several patrons be surprised by the fact that
our library uses WebSense to filter adult-oriented content.  People seem to
be under the impression that the recent Third Circuit court decision
*outlawed* filtering.  I've been responding with, "no, it means the federal
government can't force us to filter.  The library chose to do so a long time
ago as a matter of local control."   Has anyone else encountered this
misunderstanding on the part of patrons?  Is there a resource I can use to
back-up my understanding of the decision?  I don't like the idea that I'm
interpreting common law without being admitted to the bar.

TIA,
Lynn Schlatter
Instructional Coordinator
Shreve Memorial Library
www.shreve-lib.org