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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">This is a “tread carefully” topic, in my opinion. Don’t get bullied into access restrictions! Not sure what the story is, but it makes my hair stand a bit on edge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I can’t find an RCW that relates to film ratings specifically. It’s been interesting digging, though. It seems that movie theaters don’t have a legal obligation to bar minors from R-rated films. However, they
aren’t barred from prohibiting minors from the theater for R-rated films.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">However, under the RCW for Obscenity and Pornography (RCW 9.68), libraries of all kinds are exempt from the provisions relating to “erotic material” or anything that may fall under a legal definition of obscene.
So my view is R-rated films (while not obscene or pornographic) are just fine for anyone and we do not have to restrict access.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">9.68.015<br>
Obscene literature, shows, etc.—Exemptions.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.25in;background:white"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:black">Nothing in chapter 260, Laws of 1959 shall apply to the circulation of any such material by any recognized historical society
or museum, the state law library, any county law library, the state library, the public library, any library of any college or university, or to any archive or library under the supervision and control of the state, county, municipality, or other political
subdivision.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR [<a href="mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Heilstedt, Sally<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 16, 2017 11:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <<a href="mailto:librarydir@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LIBRARYDIR] checking out R-rated movies to minors<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">KCLS: I couldn’t find theirs written anywhere, so I called the lovely Ask KCLS folks. They do not have any restrictions on borrowing based on age as all cards allow full access to resources/intellectual freedom.
(They do encourage parents to participate in the check-out/borrowing process with their children.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We do not have a policy about this.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Sally<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR [<a href="mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tammy Siebenberg<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 16, 2017 11:18 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WACTC Library Directors <<a href="mailto:librarydir@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir@lists.ctc.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [LIBRARYDIR] checking out R-rated movies to minors<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose">Cheyenne,</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">YVC doesn’t check out any films to students. Only faculty and staff can check them out, so the rating is not an issue.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tammy<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Tammy R. Siebenberg<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Director – Library & Media Services<br>
Yakima Valley College<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Yakima, WA 98902<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">(509) 574-4984<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:tsiebenberg@yvcc.edu"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">tsiebenberg@yvcc.edu</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/YVCCLibrary"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">www.facebook.com/YVCCLibrary</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> LIBRARYDIR [<a href="mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu">mailto:librarydir-bounces@lists.ctc.edu</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Roduin, Cheyenne<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, February 16, 2017 10:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:librarydir@lists.ctc.edu">librarydir@lists.ctc.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [LIBRARYDIR] checking out R-rated movies to minors<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning all,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Quick question: If your library has films (DVD, Blu-Ray, VHS, Betamax (hahahahaha)) that you check out to patrons, how do you handle checking out R-Rated films to students under 17 years old (perhaps like Running Start students)?
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<p class="MsoNormal">And, bonus question, if you know how your local public library handles it, that would be helpful too.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks much<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Cheyenne M. Roduin</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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