more on Library Age Limits

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: web () reportica net
Date: June 11, 2005 7:40:42 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Library Age Limits


Dave,

This law keeping adults out of children's reading rooms will be hard
to put into practice. Communities that do not uniformly enforce such
requirements leave themselves open to lawsuits.

Here in New Jersey for example, some communities tried to put up signs
saying that local parks were for local people only.

In practice that meant that if you were a middle-class white person
wearning conventional clothing, no one bothered you.

If you were not, you got hassled for proof of residence even if you
lived in town. It was easy to prove, impossible to defend.

The signs came down whereever a routine permit system was not
possible.

I suspect this would be the same, some people browsing for their
grandchildren won't be given a second glance. So others will have a
good case for harassment. To do this 'right,' would take a great deal
of self-discipline and sensitivity training.

Sheryl Coe
not a lawyer, don't play one on TV


Quoting David Farber <dave () farber net>:


> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Zach Sparer <zsparer () comcast net>
> Date: June 11, 2005 12:38:20 PM EDT
> To: dave () farber net
> Subject: For IP? Library Age Limits
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>
> Dave,
>
> Thought this article might be of some interesting to the IP
> community.  This specific age restraint isn’t what we’re used to
> seeing, but it still exists as precedent.  I guess if you haven’t
>
> learned to read at an adult level by the time you’re of a certain
>
> age, you’re SOL. [ or if your a parent or grandparent trying to
> help
> your child djf?]
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>
>
>
>
>
>
> Zach Sparer
>
>
>
> ----- article ----
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> EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- Adults must be accompanied by children in
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> certain sections of Evansville's public libraries.
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> The Evansville-Vanderburgh Library Board voted Thursday to bar
> unaccompanied adults from children's areas as a precaution against
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> "those who might be there for inappropriate reasons," Evelyn
> Walker,
> the library's assistant director of public service told the
> Evansville Courier & Press.
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>
>
> Library director Marcia Au said there have been no reports of
> children being accosted in the library, but employees have been
> concerned about some people who are "plunking themselves down" in
> the
> children's rooms and watching the youngsters.
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>
>
> "Exceptions to the rule will be people doing research, such as
> teachers, or child-care workers looking for books or other
> materials
> for their classes," Walker said.
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