The library response was pathetic and inaccurate. They have of course, refused to put this on the agenda and have showed absolutely no interest in addressing the issue. The board members and library director Linda Husser said that per their rules they could not comment or respond back to us unless the topic was officially put on the library board agenda. Upset residents showed up at the next Library Board meeting Wednesday, Februto address the issue. I began to speak to several Tempe residents and they shared the information via social media. I do not care what your political affiliation is, subjecting our children to this is child abuse and will impact them for life. In fact, a group of parents in Colorado, who I have connected with, have been fighting this for 5 years. This means that they are well aware of the content as they purchase this from the publishing companies and review it. It is important to understand that database companies such as GALE which is used via DAZL (Digital Arizona Library) are proprietary databases. I have just begun this website and am in the process of adding videos, to show parents HOW these things are being accessed as well as WHAT is being accessed. Upon further research, I have now found that our school databases, which are used by our students across our state and across the country are being used to target and solicit children and young adults with the most XXX rated pornographic material. As I continued to search through the books, I found that this was not a single isolated example, but many books contained depictions of sexual acts using children. Please note that these books describe children liking the sexual activity and put it in a positive light. These books are found in the 'young adult section' of the library which is listed as ages 12-18. It all started in our local Tempe public library when I discovered books both in print and online books that contain graphic descriptions of sexual acts with minors.

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