Potential q&a

[lizzybennet]

If I'm asked how I'll handle a parent who is upset about certain materials being available in the library, perhaps I'll quote from this article

I wish kids were sneaking into the library, of all places, to get their hands on edgy sh*t that would freak their parents out. The reality is that kids can get shocking material much more easily on the Internet, and books are so uncool in comparison (with, I suppose, a few vampiric exceptions) that parents who think the printed word will destroy their children's innocence are looking in the wrong place. Banning books in 2010 feels like banning Brussels sprouts — which, come to think of it, may be a good idea. I hope Wentworth's objections are actually a master plan of reverse psychology — but I fear they're just a misguided attempt to control her kids' brains.

ps-thanks ticklethepear. You always send me the best links.

Comments

[arrctic.livejournal.com]

sad but true. today when I went to the campus for a videoconference class, the librarian's 12 year old daughter had locked herself into the room to use the computer. I knew this girl when she was a little kid. I hate to imagine what she's doing online that she feels she has to lock the door for.

[mysteena.livejournal.com]

oh my, that would be a no-go for my kids. They use the computers out in the living room or other common areas. No privacy at this point in their lives. But they haven't discovered IM'ing or chatting yet. They do play a few games that have those options, but we haven't enabled them. I dread the day when they lock themselves in with the computer!

[mikanis-hatter.livejournal.com]

Meep!

Yeah, my future kids are going to have a hard time hiding stuff from their future daddy. Dattas is a computer programmer and he will most definitely be a protective daddy.

If I were the librarian, I would make my kid go use the public computers in the nice open areas.