MY TURN: Librarians, parents and bounty hunters, oh my!
After three years of our legislators trying to pass a bill aimed at protecting children from harmful materials in public libraries, we are down to the final hours of the session where H710 hangs in the balance. Hours of debate in the House and Senate state affairs committees reveal the difference of beliefs between those employed by or representing libraries and parents and concerned citizens.
My testimony as a parent of five children and regular library user is that explicit materials absolutely exist and are regularly promoted to minors and coming in faster than can be identified. If you are a citizen of Kootenai County and still unsure, check out the well-documented work at cleanbooks4kids.com.
It’s getting pretty hard to deny. It is well past time in seeing this issue fixed. For all the uproar surrounding this debate, why is passing this bill such a problem if these materials don’t exist as some still claim?
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