Children's Protective Internet Act

[Phillip Whitford]

Hello,

 

At this public library we have been filtering the children's computers
for nearly 15 years. In that time there have only been two or three
comments from parents about the filters. They all involved parents
complaining their child was able to access objectionable content (nudity
or sexual content) which they thought the filters should have blocked.
Slightly more often a child will complain that something they want
access to is blocked. Either way we review the site concerned and either
block it, unblock it, or leave it however it was depending on how the
content relates to our policy. Hasn't been a big deal for us.

 

Phillip B. Whitford

Associate Director for Support Services

Braswell Memorial Library

Rocky Mount, NC 27804

Opinions expressed may not be those of my organization

 

From: Slavinski, Kate [mailto:slavinskik1 at OWLS.SOUTHERNCT.EDU] 
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 9:01 AM
To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Children's Protective Internet Act

 

I was recently writing a collection development policy as an assignment
for my MLS about collection development policies in elementary schools.
I included a challenged materials request form, but I was wondering how
children's librarians handle parents' concerns over the Children's
Protective Internet Act (CPIA) (i.e. Do the parents ever challenge the
effectiveness of the internet filters?).

Thank you for your assistance,

Sincerely,

Kate Slavinski

MLS Student

Southern Connecticut State University

slavinskik1 at owls.southernct.edu

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