ALA affirms the right of youth to comprehensive, sex-related ... materials...; affirms the active role of librarians in providing such; and urges librarians and library educators to re-examine existing policies and practices and assume a leadership role in seeing that information is available for children and adolescents....ALA Policy Manual §52.5.2
Obama claims he stands for “age appropriate” teaching. The ALA scoffs at the idea of “age appropriate” materials. The librarian organization has instituted a policy of providing all materials to anyone of any age and no prohibitions on the acquisition of pornographic/explicit materials.
The vice squad should consider investigating librarians for providing minors with adult materials. There are regular sting operations to bust people selling cigarettes and beer to those over 17.
