Whatever happens here will have an impact all over the country. This is for the profession. Adamson also said that the library guards, for the first time in three years, have been given the authority to walk up to people who are violating the policy. May 4 that requires minors to conduct their publicly funded Web surfing on either a computer with filtering software or in the presence of a guardian. Only machines at institutions of higher education are exempted.
Libraries can either offer filtered service or establish an age-sensitive Internet policy.
Last year, Gov. Bill Owens vetoed a similar appropriation because it did not make restricted Internet service for minors a condition of funding. Fifteen days earlier, Patton signed HB 324, which mandates that every elementary and secondary school contain a library run by a certified school media librarian. The law, which gives school districts latitude to have school librarians manage more than one library at a time, requires school councils to consult with librarians about the purchase of instructional materials, technology, and equipment. Superintendent Gary Feenstra announced May 11 that he had accepted the advice of a 14-member committee he appointed in March. The committee recommended restoring the books to the library shelves of the elementary and middle schools and permitting students to borrow them without restrictions.