contact
how
to contact us
dan kleinman (our chatham, nj location):
SafeLibraries@gmail.com
;
safelibraries.org, 641 shunpike rd #123, chatham, nj 07928
mark decker (our oak lawn, il location) has had a fatal accident.
i am at a loss for words. i will say more when the time is right.
certification in internet
safety training and library law
|
in june 2007, dan earned a "
certificate of completion
"
in "
presenting internet safety programs to teenagers
"
by the
morris county fire fighters and police training academy
.
his speech and guidance for parents can be found at
lmirl
.
curious what lmirl means?
if you
don't know, your children may be in danger.
in may 2007, dan earned "
cle credit
" in
"
lawyers for libraries
" by the ala.
that's what i could have said had the ala's "office for intellectual
freedom" not repeatedly raised new hurdles to keep me out of
that very class despite pennsylvania supreme court rules. read
this hypocritical disgrace in the ala's own words at
unequal
access
.
|
featured in #1 phd library science school
safelibraries
is now in the #1 ph.d. library and info science school in the usa (let
alone being featured in numerous over library schools)!!!! at the
unc school of information and library science, univ of nc at chapel hill,
ph.d. program,
ranked #1 in the nation
by u.s. news & world report,
inls843
seminar in public libraries; 02 april 2007 - collecting controversial
materials
references and links to a page on safelibraries.org, specifically,
http://www.safelibraries.org/banthebunnies.htm
!!!
[
backup link
.]
media by and about us
-
"
hen hud: court order may be required
," by
barbara livingston nackman
,
the journal news
,
31 october 2009.
public libraries and police are both funded by and created
to serve the public, said dan kleinman of safelibraries.org.
"in this case all they need to [do] is give the police permission
to look at the computer they already have in their possession," kleinman
said. "this isn't invading anyone's privacy. they are all on the same
team. libraries are formed by charter to serve a particular purpose.
child pornography is not usually one of these purposes."
-
"
librarians' code does not allow censorship
," by
luther turmelle
,
new haven register
, 22 october
2009.
dan kleinman, a new jersey resident who operates a
blog
and web site that focuses on national library association policies
that he says put questionable material in the hands of young people
,
said cheshire residents seeking to ban the book would be better served
working toward changing the library's policies, which harten said
don't permit the library board or any of the town's elected leaders
to overrule her decision.
"these people don't have to be in the situation they're in," kleinman
said. "maybe the policy should be changed. even the ala's guidelines
don't recommend giving a library director that much power."
-
"
us libraries hit back over challenges to kids books
,"
by
sara hussein
,
agence france-presse [afp]
,
6 september 2009, emphasis mine.
....
dan kleinman, who runs the website safelibraries.org, says his concerns
are with the sort of sexual content found in "gossip girls."
"it is wrong to say that children should not have books because the
earth is not older than 6000 years. it is wrong to say children should
not have books because there's witchcraft in them. this is silly,"
he told afp, referring to some of the arguments put forward by religious
fundamentalists.
but, he says, "some books have explicit, very detailed sexual conduct
that is not of a teaching nature... it's just inappropriate for children."
kleinman, whose website is a clearing
house for information about challenging books
, insists
that he does not want to see books banned, but says there is a legitimate
legal basis for restricting children's access to sexually explicit
material in libraries.
"all i'm seeking is application of existing law," he said, drawing
a parallel between explicit websites or films and literature.
kleinman accuses the ala of hyperbole in celebrating banned books
week.
"the whole purpose of banned books
week is to provide this kind of misinformation," he said. "the ala
misleads people into thinking that if you keep an inappropriate book
from a child that is considered censorship. it is not."
....
see also, "
i? 1/2 .-u.
: deux papas pingouins gays di? 1/2 chai? 1/2 nent les passions
," and "
o
carte pentru copii despre doi pinguini homosexuali, sti? 1/2 rneste controverse
i? 1/2 n sua
," etc.
-
"
censorship and ala program in chicago
," by
michael
golrick
,
thoughts from a library administrator
, 28
july 2009. former ala executive board member michael golrick blames
bureaucratic nonsense for why the ala may censor and blames me and anti-terror
experts for not understanding the ala.
-
"
wisconsin library challenge heats up
," by
debra
lau whelan
,
school library journal
, 7 may 2009.
-
"
dan 'i don't play gotcha' kleinman
," by
unknown
,
sex drugs and intellectual freedom
, 30 april 2009.
-
"
got
my rant on: follow-up
," by
lori hahn
,
hahn
at home
, 6 march 2009.
-
"
area teens sneak into university library and view porn
,"
by
safelibraries
,
lisnews
, 4 march 2009.
-
"
thank you
," by
laura kostial
,
know your library
, 27 february 2009.
-
"
privacy, shmivacy
," by
annoyed librarian
,
library journal
, 9 february 2009.
-
"
obama wants your library records
," by
annoyed
librarian
,
library journal
, 21 january 2009.
-
"
library filters make for attack ads in arizona race
,"
by
david burt
,
filtering facts
, 29 october
2009.
-
"
safe libraries and mcgruff in albuquerque, nm - a model
for the nation
," by
blake
,
lisnews
,
24 october 2009.
-
"'
fear tactics' on palin
," by
dan kleinman
,
library journal
, feedback, 15 october 2008, v133 i17 p12(1).
-
"
librarians:
throw the book at 'em
," by
don corrigan, editor-in-chief
,
south county times
, 26 september 2008. this article was
highly critical of me. online comments are possible, but the editor
did not allow the following comment to appear online--i wonder
why:
well done, don corrigan. i admit you have made me
look pretty silly. you did this by selectively pulling quotes
from me and from the ala to support your view. the editorial
is entertainingly and cleverly written.
be that as it may, you are fair enough to even raise the issue in
the first place. for that, i thank you. the american library
association has indeed advised media deception, specifically in the
st. louis county library, and i ask people to read the st. louis metrovoice
article i wrote. also, see my blog where i discuss it further:
http://preview.tinyurl.com/stlouislibrary
by the way, it's the st. louis metrovoice, not the st. louis christian
metrovoice. when people start using the word "christian"
as if it is a bad word indicating nothing thereafter is believable,
it only exposes their own prejudices and biases.
-
"
who's controlling county libraries: taxpayers or the
ala? new teen sections at county libraries stocked with sexually
explicit materials
," by
dan kleinman
,
st.
louis metrovoice
, 21 august 2008.
-
"
[alacoun] re: censorship issue
," by
james
casey
,
american library association
, 5 august 2008.
-
"
letters: board bans junk food, but not racy books
,"
by
guy hegg
,
appleton post-crescent
, 29 may
2008.
-
"
library seeks porn parity
," by
sarah portlock
,
the brooklyn paper
, 17 may 2008.
-
"
assorted links
," by
david durant
,
heretical librarian
, 17 april 2008.
-
"
librarian child porn story taking off
," by
steven
m. cohen
,
library stuff
, 21 march 2008.
-
"
librarian
in nation's headlines; lindsay firing sparks debate on news sites and
among bloggers
," by
david castellon
,
visalia
times-delta; tulare advance-register
, 18 march 2008.
-
"
plan2succeed's bookmarks on del.icio.us
," by
steven
m. cohen
,
library stuff
, 16 march 2008.
-
"
safelibraries response to internet filtering on library
computers; an overview by frank versagi
," by
dan kleinman
,
versagi voice [royal oak, mi]
, 12 march 2008.
-
"
internet filtering on library computers; an overview
,"
by
frank versagi
,
versagi voice [royal oak, mi]
,
12 march 2008.
-
"
laura
kostial -- bad books in libraries -- 3-8-08 (part 1)
,"
by
laura kostial
with
dan kleinman
as a caller,
eagle forum live with phyllis schlafly
, 8 march
2008.
-
"
laura
kostial -- bad books in libraries -- 3-8-08 (part 2)
,"
by
laura kostial
with
dan kleinman
as a caller,
eagle forum live with phyllis schlafly
, 8 march
2008.
-
"
library crime in royal
oak, mi and the media
," by
dan kleinman
,
royal
oak daily tribune
, 3 march 2008. [ not available online -
right now i only have the original letter i sent to the editor. ]
-
"
library filtering legislation needed
," by
dan
kleinman
,
illinois family institute
, 23 february 2008.
-
"
library
filtering legislation needed
," by
dan kleinman
,
chicago daily herald
, 21 february 2008.
-
"
massachusetts library revisits security after child molested
,"
by the
ala
,
american libraries
, 8 february
2008.
-
"
another book stirs suitability debate
," by
john
j. hopkins
,
cheektowaga times (ny)
, 17 january 2008.
-
"
'banned
books' or planned deception?
," by
arlene sawicki
,
illinois family institute
, 1 october 2007.
-
"
activists debate seized book
," by
lydia
seabol avant
,
tuscaloosa news
, 1 october 2007.
-
"
book banning efforts bring on title fights; awareness campaign
punches back but critics not flinching
," by
stevenson
swanson
,
chicago tribune
, 30 september 2007.
-
"
school board should take responsibility
for book choice
," by
dan kleinman
,
daily
southtown
, 25 september 2007. see also "
district 126 school board should take responsibility
for book choice
," by
dan kleinman
,
illinois
family institute
, 26 september 2007.
-
"
another take
,"
by
jerry mulvihill, president of district 126 board of education
,
daily southtown
, 7 september 2007.
-
"
another take
,"
by
william beaulieu
,
daily southtown
, 6 september
2007.
-
"
download mp3 tue 08/21/2007 hour #1: dan kleinman,
safelibraries.org and karen lukes (parent) re: followup on 8/7/2007
district no. 126 (alsip & oak lawn)
," by host
sandy
rios
, guest
karen lukes
, guest
dan
kleinman
,
the
sandy
rios
show
, 21 august 2007.
-
"
more inappropriate material for oak lawn children
,"
by
dan kleinman
,
illinois family institute
,
21 august 2007.
-
"
download mp3 tue 08/07/2007 hour #2: dan kleinman,
safelibraries.org re: profane books for students in cook county
school district no. 126 (alsip & oak lawn, il)
," by host
sandy rios
, guest
karen lukes
, guest
dan kleinman
,
the
sandy
rios
show
, 8 august 2007.
-
"
filter
bill stalled in illinois legislature
," by
norman oder
,
library journal
, 5 june 2007. this article corrects a
previous one where, in comments, we pointed out that the information
provided by the illinois library association was false--see article
and comments to "
in
protest, il pls turn off net; proposed state filter law would go beyond
cipa
," by
norman oder
,
library journal
,
1 june 2007.
-
"
internet filters hit snag; library leaders hit 'perennial
problem' as costly, restrictive
," by
jo napolitano
,
chicago tribune
, 30 may 2007.
-
"
local control for libraries? who are you kidding?
,"
by
dan kleinman
,
illinois family institute
,
29 may 2007.
-
"
open letter to illinois legislators re: hb 1727 and
ila misinformation
," by
dan kleinman
,
illinois
family institute
, 10 may 2007.
-
"
open letter to lawmakers regarding library internet
filters
," by
dan kleinman
,
illinois family
institute
, 13 march 2007.
-
"
libraries, children and value voters; ala says children
and playboy magazine perfect together
," by
dan kleinman
,
new jersey family magazine
, 2007. see also "
ala says children and playboy magazine perfect together
,"
by
dan kleinman
,
illinois family institute
,
24 january 2007.
-
"oak lawn, illinois," by
judith
f. krug
,
[ala] newsletter on intellectual freedom
,
january 2006, p.10.
-
"
disagrees with letter on playboy
," by
paul
bohanek
,
daily southtown
, 24 november 2005.
[response to
gay group support of library 'alarming'
] wow,
the personal attacks on mark decker have reached another low, now going
after his profession, and pornography for children is defended as "freedom."
the letter is, however, funny since pure desperation is evident, yet
sad in the amount of personal, group, and religious attacks packed into
three small paragraphs to attempt to justify pornography for children
in a public library. apparently, we are not the only ones to notice
this:
the letter to the editor by paul bohanek calling those who
work for the illinois family insititue [sic] (ifi) "a bunch of
bigots" (nov. 24) is very sad and is yet another example of the
hypocritical "tolerance" of the left. bohanek is quick
to disparage others by calling them names, but he does not offer a
substantial argument as to why he holds this emotionally charged opinion.
ifi has consistently defended its positions with sensible arguments
in letters to the editor and with articles on a number of different
public policy questions on their web site. it is intellectually
dishonest to call a group of people names simply because you disagree
with them. source: "it's unfair to resort to name-calling,"
by
john naughton
,
daily southtown
, 11 december
2005.
-
"
library sex offender incident fuels internet filter
push; offender admitted viewing porn on library pcs
," by
abby
simons
,
the des moines register
, 21 november 2005.
-
"
gay group support of library 'alarming'
," by
colleen
garcia
,
daily southtown
, 17 november 2005. [response
to
library critics are 'know nothings'
]
-
"
library
critics are 'know nothings'
," by
bob schwartz, gay
liberation front
,
daily southtown
, 13 november 2005.
-
"
readers debate playboy's place in oak lawn library
,"
daily southtown
, 9 november 2005:
-
"
daily
southtown
suggests public is "irrelevant" on
playboy
in the library
," by
david e. smith
,
illinois
family institute
, 7 november 2005.
-
"
village
board is wrong to enter playboy fray
," by
our editorial
board
,
daily southtown
, 6 november 2005.
-
"
mom
wants playboy out of library
," by
natalia smith
,
daily southtown
, 2 november 2005.
-
"
check us out
,"
by
the playboy forum
,
playboy magazine
, nov
2005.
-
"
town leaders reopen
playboy
decision
,"
by the
ala
,
american libraries
, 28 october
2005.
-
"
oak lawn presses library on playboy
," by
victoria
pierce
,
chicago tribune
, 27 october 2005.
-
"
village to ask library to remove playboy
," by
daniel
duggan
,
daily southtown
, 26 october 2005. [also
published the next day in
the star
as "oak lawn board
asks village to remove playboy from its shelves."]
-
"
porn
dealers given notice; oak lawn police warn of possible obscenity charges
,"
by
daniel duggan
,
daily southtown
, 13 october
2005. mayor david heilmann said, "we don't want children
exposed to obscenity, and we'll do the best we can to protect them from
that."
-
"
playboy
a cause of crime on kids, women
," by
nancy czerwiec
,
daily southtown
, 4 october 2005.
-
"
oak
lawn public library patrons say "no" to playboy magazine
,"
by
safelibraries.org
,
illinois
family institute
, 30 september 2005.
-
"
the
issue is spending tax money on playboy
," by
mark decker
,
daily southtown
, 28 september 2005.
-
"
library
is for adults, too - not just kids
," by
naomi miller
,
daily southtown
, 22 september 2005.
-
"oak lawn, illinois," by
judith f. krug
,
[ala] newsletter on intellectual freedom
, september 2005, pp.216-217.
-
"
oak lawn pressed on anti-playboy fight
," by
victoria
pierce
,
chicago tribune
, 14 july 2005.
-
"
protests 'playboy' in library; oak lawn man states that
magazine may entice sex offenders
," by
yvette presberry
,
southwest news-herald
, 6 jul 2005.
-
"
readers: ban
the bunnies; readers sound off on playboy in libraries
,"
daily
southtown
, 2 jul 2005. 37 wrote in favor of removing playboy
and 3 wrote against removing playboy.
those
in favor
are
mark decker
, oak lawn;
arlene sawicki
, south barrington;
chris bekermeier
,
homer glen;
emily wray
, chicago;
joetta deutsch
,
taylorville;
karen hayes
, palos heights;
kathy
valente
, lansing;
nancy m. czerwiec
, former
oak lawn library board member, oak lawn;
many more
.
those against
are
mike
sutko
, oak lawn library trustee, oak lawn;
not many
more
.
-
"
oak lawn library vows to keep playboy on shelf
,"
by
jo napolitano
,
chicago tribune
, 23 june 2005.
-
"
resident urges oak lawn to crack down on porn
,"
by
victoria pierce
,
chicago tribune
, 26 may
2005.
how to link to us
link idea a
link idea b
safelibraries.org
- are children safe in public libraries?
safelibraries.org
- are children safe in public libraries?
link idea c
safe
libraries
safe
libraries
our awards / recognition
-
"
assorted links
," by
david durant
,
heretical librarian
, 17 apr 2008: "also, i'll mention
a pair of conservative/libertarian blogs for your consideration:
safe libraries
and
jeffrey
quick's site
. we don't necessarily agree on every issue, but
feel free to read them for yourself."
-
"
librarian child porn story taking off
," by
steven
m. cohen
,
library stuff
, 21 mar 2008: "no
better place to keep up with the story than
here
. again, it's one side of the story."
-
"
plan2succeed's bookmarks on del.icio.us
," by
steven
m. cohen
,
library stuff
, 16 mar 2008: "want
to stay current on library porn/filtering/computer news?
this
is the place
. of course, it's one sided, but it's better than
no sided. :-)"
-
safelibraries.org received the "
daily sucker for friday, january 4, 2008
" award
from
web
pages that suck
, a web site we recommend as a resource for learning
how to write good web pages (the best being "
html: an interactive tutorial for beginners
").
-
"
myspace statistics and adult responses
,"
by
wesley fryer
,
moving at the speed of creativity
,
8 jul 2006: "
lmirl
is a real, important danger that all students and parents/guardians need
to know about and understand."