
The fact about Public libraries is that they cannot lose their hold as community centers for discourse and exploration. It is better to take a stance against government regulations of Internet use rather than placing unnecessary restrictions on user’s ability to research, maintaining that individuals have the freedom to seek and digest information. Day by day, better methods of dealing with Internet use issues are developing, implementing, and publicizing an Internet use policy with specific repercussions for misuse, situating Internet computers such that they can be easily monitored by staff, and using privacy screens or recessed monitors if necessary to ensure the privacy of individual users.

