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Computer & Internet Policy

The Spokane County Library District Board of Trustees approved a revised Computer, Wireless Network and Internet Use Policy effective October 1, 2012. This new policy prohibits the following while using any District resource:

• Engaging in illegal activities
• Accessing, viewing, or printing any illegal, obscene or sexually explicit material
• Engaging in activities that compromise computer or network security

The District uses filtering technology which will now begin providing two levels of filtering - “basic” and “enhanced”:

All member accounts, all library computers, and the Wi-Fi network are filtered at the basic level. The following categories of information are blocked with basic filtering: illegal, compromising computer or network security, and sexually explicit material.

Additionally, all accounts for members under the age of 13, and library computers located in the children’s area, are set to the “enhanced” filtering level: The enhanced filtering level blocks all of the same categories of information that are blocked with basic filtering, as well as other categories, as determined by the District, to be for adult or mature audiences only.

A library member may request that an Internet site be blocked, or unblocked for valid research or other lawful purposes, by completing a review form. Decisions about whether to block or unblock a site will be in agreement with District guidelines, within 72 hours of request.

To see the complete policy, click here.