Library Internet use not censored

In one incident, we can tell our children that our U.S. Constitution has meaning. The Moorpark City Library stood up for intellectual freedom and did not censor Internet use. And I am happy to see a library user express her right to free speech and my fellow coworkers expressing their perceptions as well. This is what a library is all about.

As far as I know, because a library user spoke up, we are now getting privacy screens for every Internet computer. So, the incident proves that our U.S. Constitution does and can work and we as free citizens of the U.S. still have the right to free speech. The solution to the incident allows all library users to exert their rightsPeople will be allowed to view chosen sites, and others will be comfortable having the right to choose what they view. As for the child pornographynot being personally involved, I know that we would not knowingly print something illegal, and we would definitely shred it once it was discovered. And I have faith that we would have taken action to do whatever we could to stop it from happening again. The Moorpark City Library's management team, LSSI, and city officials have taken this incident very seriously. I am personally very proud of everyone involved, including our library user who found the need to speak her mind.

As a Youth Services Librarian, I am truly grateful that our children will see that everyone's perception of the incident was not censored. The U.S. Constitution was upheld, which would make a great classroom discussion and/or debate. We are indeed free thinkers. Veronica Taylor Thousand Oaks