This is Something to Think About 03.06.23 "Should Libraries Have Kid-Safe Zones?"

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Air Date Monday, March 6, 2023

“Should Libraries Have Kid-Safe Zones”

Have you ever dropped off your son or daughter at the public library to work on their latest school project? Have you ever wondered what content they may be getting into besides researching that science project?

Well, one Hillsborough County Commissioner, Michael Owen, wants parents to feel secure about what their kids are reading at the library.

He has proposed a plan whereby a parent can block access to inappropriate material at the library by having an “adult-only section” for books dealing with sexuality.

Commissioner Owen also calls for the Hillsborough County Library to drop its affiliation with the American Library Association, as that group is hostile to sensible restrictions.

If pornographic magazines are covered up behind a convenience store counter, why isn’t the same policy for our public libraries?        

Bill Bunkley is a 17-year veteran Salem Media talk show host based in Tampa. The Bill Bunkley Show airs weekdays across central Florida from 3 to 6 pm. Bill is also President of the Florida Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, which serves as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention (Southern Baptist Convention Churches), among other churches and entities. He has served as the legislative consultant to the Florida Baptist State Convention for the last 27 years at the state capitol in Tallahassee. By the Grace of his Lord Jesus, he is today a cancer survivor diagnosed in 2018 with AML Leukemia, having successfully undergone a bone marrow transplant that same year. His wife is Toni, son is Zac, and they attend Idlewild Baptist Church. 

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