Against Book Censorship

Society is continually trying to better itself and the world and one way that this occurs is through censorship. Censorship is on movies in the sense that there is an age restriction on certain rated movies. This is one way that society tries to prevent from corrupting the youth and individuals who do not wish to be exposed to obscene content. This also is occuring in libraries where people are stating that certain content should be removed from the selves, due to the fact that an individual sees it as offensive. Where is a good medium ground that pleases those who want material removed and those who wish to be able to read what they please? It is incredibily difficult to say where that line should be drawn, and to be fair, there is a lot of

Just because one person finds a novel to be "dangerous" or "capable of corrupting the youth" does not mean librarians should have to remove that title. A simpler solution would to simply have a section of the library dedicated to the minors of society. By giving children a specific area to look for books, the librarian is finding a middle ground on the issue, as the children can still select books from their area and not be exposed to explicit content. Just as minors ar enot allowed to view R-rated films, they should be not allowed to read obscene novels, therefore, if libraries were to rate the books and put them on the shelves accordingly, children would quickly adapt and know which books they are allowed and not allowed to check out. This can be double checked when the child goes to borrow a book, if the rating is above what it should be, the librarian should politely tell the child they cannot rent that book out and to select another. Children are young and it is nearly a unanimous conclusion that there are types of media in the world that they should not be exposed to very young, this is why censorship of libraries is acceptable when it involves

The movie industry already has a formulated system to rate movies so that viewers are aware which titles to tread catiously around. If books were rated and people were aware which books might have offensive content, those selections could be more easily avoided. An even better way would be to organize library books in sections of expilcit versus nonexplicit novels so that individuals can more easily avoid things that they do not wish to be exposed to. It is important to maintain the freedom to read whatever pleases each individual and the only way that can be accomplished is if libraries are not required to censor their books. It is hard to find a set of books to place within a library that will not offend a single person and therefore, it is reasonable to request that libraries give a clear rating of novels. By putting a label on books to rate them, readers can easily navigate through their areas of insterest and avoid potentially offensive books, while other readers can continue to read what pleases them, even if it offends someone