Librarians and governing bodies cannot assume the role of parents or the functions of parental authority in the private relationship between parent and child. They should not stop minors from access it unless their competent legal advisor says they must. The Rest of the Story As of 1991, the Cleveland Free-Net segregates adult material and requires, as a condition of access to such material, users to certify that they 18 years old or have a parents permission. I believe other Free-Nets ban all adult material. You are a faculty member at Iowa State University.
Some people say the university's action is OK because anyone who want access can get it.
In any situation which restricts access to certain materials, a barrier is placed between the patron and those materials. Because restricted collections often are composed of materials which some library patrons consider objectionable, the potential user may be predisposed to think of the materials as objectionable and, therefore, are reluctant to ask for them. The restrictions at Iowa State University continue. You are United States Congressperson. Under this bill, broadcasters would be required to send a violence signal when every they depict what someone defines as violence.