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Originally Posted by Bernie
Cassie I don't totally subscribe to it's only a parents responsibility. I think we all have responsibility to do no harm to children. There are a wide range material and activities that are not appropriate for children and require more than a parental responsibility to control i.e. it takes librains, teachers, babysitters, neighbors, judges etc to abide by laws and often go further by use of judgement based on individual values. Seems like the judgement safest for children is a more conservative approach when the possibility of harm exists. Its a bit comparable to wearing a helmet or a seat belt. The methods to protect children do not need to be a restriction for adults.
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Bernie...while I do agree in a sense that it "takes a village" to raise a child or rather protect them...ultimately it is the parents responsibility. All of those people....teachers, babysitters, neighbors etc, etc....are very important to a child's life....however as a parent....if any of them are inappropriate or just not good for or to my child...then ULTIMATELY...it is MY job to make sure they are good...and appropriate for MY child.
I would not consider this to be onlong the same lines as wearing a seat belt or bike helmet....those are laws! For everyone....not just children. They are put there to protect ALL humans....
A book should not be removed just because one type of person disagrees with it. If it is adult oriented then it should be placed in an adult only section or mature eyes section. Libraries now a days are very high tech and can easily check the age of someone checking out a specific book.