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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Exasperated, I finally took it to my parents (as a last resort; fully expecting them to side with the establishment) who surprised me by promptly going to speak to that librarian. Both of my parents... without the slightest hesitation on their part. They informed her and all the others that I was not to be restricted in any way (with regard to what books I wanted to check out).
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I can think of books I don't want my kids to read because they'd be not-age-appropriate and potentially harmful to my kids. None of those books are likely to be in public libraries.
I'm not sure I can think of anything I'd restrict from my older kid who's almost 16; she's able to decide for herself how to evaluate what she reads. And I trust her not to start a meth lab in her room because some book made it sound cool. The younger kid's a bit more impulsive; I've got a couple more years before I'm willing to give her free access to all the information in the world... but a small-town library wouldn't have anything I would object to her reading.