The choice of Library materials by customers is an individual matter. A person may reject certain items for himself or for his family, but he does not have a right to restrict access to those materials by others. All Library materials are freely available to all customers, young and old, on the same basis. It is not the duty of Librarians to attempt to determine whether material is suitable for one individual and not for another.
Librarians are prepared to help individuals find material appropriate to the values of their family.
The restriction will stay in effect either until the custodial parent or guardian asks that it be removed or until the child reaches age 18 and is no longer a minor under Indiana law. Requests by parents either to impose or remove a restriction must be made in person at the Library and on a standard form. Parents or guardians who wish otherwise to restrict the reading or the access to other materials by minors in their charge should accompany the individual to the Library or else inspect the material at home prior to its being used.