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What content could a public library possibly have that should be prohibited from anyone, JFC.
R-rated movies and books like Fifth Shades of Grey probably aren’t appropriate for young children
What kind of an argument even is this? Young children would in general be visiting a library with their parents in any case. Prohibitions like this aren’t at all necessary on that shaky basis.
Not every parent has a perfect working knowledge of what book is and is not appropriate. Fifty Shades is just a well known example. There’s a lot of erotica that a parent might not recognize. That’s assuming the parents even speak English. If the parents don’t speak English, they’re going to have a hard time telling what English content is and is not appropriate. There’s parents who speak English but are illiterate. It’s not the biggest need, but it could be useful for some parents.