I would have felt better if she had followed the Florida law. I suspect most people faced with the same situation would have done what she did. - Judith Krug

I get very concerned when we start hearing people who want to convert this country into a safe place for children. I am adult. I want available what I need to see.

The First Amendment is national in scope and, as the Supreme Court said in Tinker, it does not stop at the schoolhouse door. Not all children are the same. Is a 17-year-old on the eve of his 18th birthday the same as a five-year-old? It is not the responsibility of librarians, or online content providers for that matter, to determine what is appropriate. We are at the very beginning of how we will handle this new medium.

Material that might be illegal is such a minuscule part of what is available that we have to remember — and I mean not only librarians but everybody has to remember not to let it overshadow the incredible wealth of information that is available in this medium.