These sites are evaluated and selected by librarians from member libraries, and meet the guidelines and criteria set forth in the Network's Home Page Collection Development Policy. However it is the nature of the Internet to encourage easy movement from one link or Web site to another. Users often move beyond the Minuteman Home Page to other Internet resources. The Library does not monitor and has no control over what information is accessed on the Internet at library terminals. While much of the information on the Internet is authoritative, accurate and culturally enriching, there is material that may be considered offensive or disturbing, or that is illegal.
Some information is neither accurate nor current.
Parents should be aware that some information found on the Internet may not be suitable for children, or may not reflect their personal values. As with other materials, parents and guardians, not the Library or its staff, are responsible for the information selected and accessed by children. The Bedford Library supports the ALA Library Bill of Rights and a supplemental document entitled Access to Electronic Information, Services, and Networks. The Bedford Library adheres to the Acceptable Use Policy of the Minuteman Library Network's Internet provider, BBN Planet, which states that it is not acceptable to use the Internet access provided through MLN for illegal purposes or to transmit threatening, obscene, or harassing materials. The Library expects all who use the Internet to comply with all applicable U.S. laws, including current copyright laws.