[Michlib-l] Rated R movies

[Jess Hesselgrave]

I agree - patrons should have the option of checking out a R rated movie if they wish. There are many excellent and important films that are R rated that are award winners - like The Revenant and 12 Years A Slave. I strongly feel that limiting the shelves to G, PG, and PG-13 movies is very limiting for our patrons. And it's not up to us to say what people are allowed to watch. 


From: "Jaema Berman" <jberman at tln.lib.mi.us> 
To: "a hughey" <a.hughey at bridgeportlibrary.org> 
Cc: "michlib-l" <michlib-l at mcls.org> 
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:55:45 AM 
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Rated R movies 

Our opinion is that it is the patron's responsibility to decide what movie content they are comfortable with. We feel it is not the library's job to police what people watch. The content of the movie is not a reflection on the "character" of the library. There are many awarded films that have an R rating and we focus on acquiring movies of quality regardless of the rating. 
Sincerely, 
Jaema Berman 


From: "michlib-l" <michlib-l at mcls.org> 
To: "michlib-l" <michlib-l at mcls.org> 
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 2:27:04 PM 
Subject: [Michlib-l] Rated R movies 

Currently, my library does not collect rated R movies per the selection policy. What's your library's stance on that and why? 

Thanks! 



Amber L Hughey, MLIS 
Director 
Bridgeport Public Library 

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