[Publib] Re: My Space and U Tube

[Kevin Okelly]

You wrote:

"patrons complained about what is being viewed"

What gives these patrons the right to have any control over what other
patrons do?

And if some patrons are violating library codes of conduct, then ban the
patrons, not the websites.

Kevin O'Kelly
Reference and Cataloging Librarian
Somerville Public Library
79 Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143
(617)-623-5000


-----Original Message-----
From: Angela Williams <spartangirl68 at yahoo.com>
To: publib at webjunction.org
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 06:35:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [Publib] Re: My Space and U Tube

> The Greenville (SC) Public library just recently banned all social
> networking sites like My Space and Facebook. We did this for 3 reasons:
>    
>   1.  patrons complaints about what is being viewed
>    
>   2. repeated violations of the Library Code of Conduct
>    
>   3. Gangs are using these sites to coordinate activity.
>    
>   I sure our library isn't the only one having these problems with My
> Space, etc. How have you dealt with these issues? 
>    
>   Angela Williams
>   Library Assistant III
>   Greenville County Library System
>   Greenville, SC
>   awilliams at greenvillelibrary.org
>    
>   
> 
>  
> 
> 
> Angela Williams
> spartangirl68 at yahoo.com
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