DEAR EDITOR:
For the past 45 years I have always supported funding of our
public libraries.
DEAR EDITOR:
For the past 45 years I have always supported funding of our public libraries.
On March 2, I will cast my first “no” vote on library funding. Libraries are indeed an asset to any community and it’s not a matter of the small parcel tax that is being asked for. When a police officer makes a false statement and this is later discovered, typically they are removed from the force. The false statement may be relatively minor, but once that trust is broken, you don’t know when or if another false statement will be made by the officer.
If you speak to a close friend and ask them to keep what you say in confidence, only to find out later they have repeated the information to others in the office, your confidence in them takes a nosedive. You are likely to not disclose any further information to them.
Our mutual fund industry is currently going through a crisis in confidence by investors, due to some very questionable practices. To get to the point, the library administration refuses to acknowledge the need to shield young patrons from pornography. Our society has always had rules that protect our young. We do not issue driving licenses to young people, because we know they do not have the skill or maturity to handle the responsibility that goes with driving an automobile. We don’t allow them to drink, smoke or vote before a specific age.
The library administration needs to realize that the issue is not freedom of access to information, which is a one shoe fits all approach. We are talking about the lives of young people that need to be allowed to mature on their own time schedule without being confronted with pornography that can be very damaging. Needless to say, any trust I had in the library administration has been broken and they may not in my lifetime be able to regain it.
Earl Hames, San Martin
Submitted Tuesday, Feb. 17 to ed****@****ic.com
