The Tension between Protecting the Right of Access and Protecting Individuals or Society from Harm.
If an individual who is unfamiliar to you comes to the reference desk and requests material on how to build a bomb, do you provide it?
[Q: is he a white guy wearing dark sunglasses, a Che t-shirt and a heavy beard?]
If an individual comes to the references desk and asks if there is any material on how to freebase cocaine, do you provide it?
[Q: the materials? or the cocaine? am I allowed to make a Richard Pryor reference?]
Is it ever appropriate to violate the confidentiality or privacy of library patrons?
[Q: What is "The Patriot Act"? or Q: What is "Child Pornography"?]
Do children have the same rights to information as adults?
[Q: Where are their parents? or Q: how about white guys wearing dark sunglasses, a Che t-shirt and a heavy beard? asking about freebasing and downloading kiddie porn?]
[certain lines taken from a library studies textbook]
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