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Article: County questions Internet access; Concerned about children's access to adult Web sites via public libraries, the Hennepin County Board has asked the library system to review its policies.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- June 24, 1998
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Attempting to walk a delicate line between protecting children from pornography and allowing for freedom of expression, the Hennepin County Board on Tuesday sought to limit access to sexual sites on the Internet at the county's libraries.
The board asked the Hennepin County Library Board to reconsider its policy of allowing unlimited Internet access to all computer users, including children. But the Library Board made no commitment Tuesday to change its policy.
The difficult nature of the issue was clear in the County Board's discussion. Public institutions worldwide, especially libraries, are wrestling with the battle over pornography, which has ...