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Sep 27, 2009, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by _sabby_
I do believe, if I was the librarian, I would take a few moments out of my busy day and sit down with the child and talk to him/her about the book. Maybe this kid is doing this on a dare from other kids, or maybe he has an older sibling who asked him/her to get it for them, maybe this kid is very curious and needs some guidance. What's wrong with asking the question, "Why are you interested in this book?".
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I agree with this, rather then creating a new policy. The reason why mind you isn't that I condone the child having access to such an explicit book in this case, but that it can also be subjective depending on the people involved. One person's immorality is another person's part of nature that there is no shame in. I could easily see a policy getting out of hand for both ends of this spectrum, whether it is banning books from minors with even the slightest hint of sexuality to practically giving away pornography for the sake of education.
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