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The article reports on the plan to add filtering software programs to the Internet access provided by the San José, California public library system. The suggestion was made by a member of the San José City Council. The proposal runs contra to the long-standing policy of unfettered Internet access and is likely to be rejected by the library system's partner San José State University.

The article reports that the city council of San José, California has voted against installing Internet filters in the San José Public Library to control the exposure of minors to Internet content. The author comments that decision was motivated by cost issues due to the economic recession. The council approved a policy which would require Internet users in libraries to follow library regulations regarding Internet use.

This article discusses efforts by the County of Los Angeles Public Library to screen out sexually explicit material from library computers. The Board of Supervisors directed the library to purchase 445 new computer monitors and allocated funds to improve filtering and reconfigure computer banks. The new monitors will have integrated privacy screens and the computers designated for adults will have a low-level filter to keep out graphic material.

The article reports that the Solano County Board of Supervisors in the Solano County Library in California emphasized the need for children under the age of 18 to use Internet-filtering software when surfing the Web at all branches of the library. An overview of the complaint against the library which prompted the action of the county board is presented. It discusses the duties of librarians in line with the installation of Internet-filtering software.