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Filter policy snags Rochester: County official threatens budget if library continues unblocking.(lj news)(Monroe County Library System, Rochester, New York)(Brief article)
The budget of the Monroe County Library System, Rochester, NY, is under threat from County Executive Maggie Brooks, who was on the warpath after a television report on "porn at the library." If the library doesn't make its filtering policy--which is guided by the American Library Association stand regarding the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA)--more stringent, Brooks said that she'd pull $6.6 million in funding for the Central Library in Rochester and its services to 34 member libraries.
In response, the library agreed to stop disabling the filter during a 60-day policy review, up to April 28. The Central Library previously disabled the filter upon request by …
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