"Kicking and Screaming" - Libraries installing filters because they have to.

The Rochester (Kentucky) Public Library will go along with recommendations from a task force to ban pornographic Web sites at city libraries after the county’s library system agreed to the policy in May.The city’s library board was torn over whether to agree to the task force recommendations, but relented in order to preserve $6.6 million in county aid. Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks threatened to pull the money if the Central Library didn’t ban pornographic Web sites there.The library’s board last week agreed to follow the recommendations of the task force, which was formed earlier this year once Brooks protested the old policy and after a television station showed patrons viewing pornography at the Central Library.“This was a difficult decision, which was arrived at following careful review of the first amendment, state law and censorship concerns,” a statement from the library said. “The board concluded that the Central Library is too valuable to the com	2007-07-04: Rochester Public Library agrees to Internet restrictions | Kentucky School News and Commentary
Ft. Vancouver WA - In the wake of persistent criticism that the library distributes pornography, the Fort Vancouver Library board decided Monday to change its Internet policy and impose the most restrictive rules of any local library. The library board voted 4-3 on Monday to filter all Internet access, to make viewing pornography against the library's policy, and to have library staff monitor Internet use. The policy may take a month or so before it can be implemented, Executive Director Bruce Ziegman said at the Monday night meeting.	2006-02-14: Library to filter all Web access, by MARGARET ELLIS | Columbian staff writer
The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library is one of several libraries across the nation that must install Internet content filtering software by July 1 to keep its federal telecommunications funding. Under the Children's Internet Protection Act, all libraries that receive government funding are required to prevent their patrons from accessing obscene materials, child pornography, and other visual content that the act defines as harmful to minors. Chris Kozak, the library's media relations officer, said the Toledo-Lucas County system receives between $70,000 and $260,000 in federal funding each year to cover the cost of computers, phone lines, and high-speed T1 lines. The library's board of directors is expected to approve a new filtering policy this morning at its monthly meeting at the Main Library, 325 Michigan St. Mr. Kozak said the filtering software system that the board is expected to approve will cost the library about $10,000.	Library will install porn-blocking filters on system's computer, by By Mary Stegmeir | ToledoBlade.com Staff Writer $10,000 investment... to save $200,000--yeah, pretty tough decision!!! -- NOT!!