Library Privacy Rights Trump Child’s Right to Life
July 20th, 2008
Libraries used to be for and all about kids. Little kids are new, voracious readers who soar through tons of picture books, and who, if allowed, would read through more books than most parents would be able to buy. Libraries should also still be the best place for kids to do homework – not everyone has a computer at home.
Are libraries now more for adults to anonymously ogle kiddie porn, or for terrorists planning to bomb a daycare center? Maybe they are now more for adults having cyber affairs, or for older kids to be on myspace without their parents watching. Well, that implies that there are still parents who watch their kids, but that’s another issue.
According to a recent AP article by John Curran, a librarian “demanded a search warrant, touching off a confrontation that pitted the privacy rights of library patrons against the rights of police on official business.” Read the rest of this entry »
