Support Library Access in Hanover

The restrictions on access to books that have been created in our public schools are coming to the libraries in the Pamunkey Regional Library System. The proposed "Policy for Protecting Children from Harmful, Sexually Explicit Material in Areas Designated for Minors" would have you believe that there is inappropriate material in the children's section.

There is NO explicit material in the children's section  

The proposed policy would prohibit any minor, even a 17 year-old, from checking out any book that they deem to include "explicit content" (which includes award winning Young Adult titles like Looking for Alaska, The Perks of Being a Wildflower, Poet X and many more) even though the parents already gave permission for their teen to check out books by signing the library card application. The policy would also force the libraries to create a segregated "restricted" section.