Summary of Public Records Regarding Camas Library Pornography Complaints

April 8, 2003 Employees found pages of pornography laying outside the library doors and it was likely printed from one of their Internet computers.

December 23, 2003 Library staff talked with 13-14 year old young man about Internet pornography after another library visitor complained about it.

April 2, 2004 Citizen complained about person looking at pornography on the Internet. When confronted, person viewing pornography became very upset and he was asked to leave library.

July 8, 2004 2 young men(18-20) viewing porn in children’s library- patron yelled at them and they left

October 14, 2004 Library user using somebody else’s library card.

Nov 16, 2004 Library user using family member’s card

Nov 17, 2004 Lady reported offensive printing in printer. (Image of girl in underwear, in suggestive poses) Police were called, but viewer left. He had outstanding warrants.

December 2, 2004 Library user attempted to use a family members’ card.

Dec 13, 2004 Visitor reported person looking at porn. She spoke to him, then staff did, then he left.

January 22, 2005- “Bad” pictures printed and turned into the reference desk

February 8, 2005 Patron saw somebody viewing porn. Staff walked by and didn’t notice anything, And the porn viewer left.

Feb 14, 2005 Patron complained of teens in kids room looking at half nude women. She scolded them and of course, nothing there by time staff arrived. Teens were Later kicked out for other behaviors.

April 15, 2005 X-rated pix found

May 11, 2005 Patron reported that his 12-year old son told him a man sat down at a terminal next to him and was viewing pornography. Staff suggested that the boy report incident to staff and sit in Children’s or Young Adults area instead. (where the computers are filtered) Staff member found porn printouts at the printer.

June 21, 2005  Staff observed nude images, told patron not policy, patron shut down and left.

July 18, 2005 Patron reported that a prior patron left e-mail and porn on screen. Staff went with patron to check the screen, and image was gone.

July 26, 2005 Patron reported that another patron was looking at man porn. There was nothing visible to staff on screen. He was a patron that has been spoken to before.

Sept 17, 2005 Visitor reported that she saw 2 men looking at porn. They stopped before Staff could get there. Complaint submitted Today, while walking to use the filtered computers in the Gates lab, I walked by at least one, possibly 2 men porn surfing outside the children’s area. (the Great Hall area) The younger man closed his screen,(second computer from the children’s area) when I came out of the children’s area, and the older man did not. (6th computer from the chidren’s area.)The man got up and left when I reported it. It is incredibly inappropriate to allow unfiltered Internet access on these computers, especially outside the children’s area.

Sept. 19, 2005 Thumbnails of pornography found in the printer and turned into staff. Copies in the library records, clearly hardcore pornography that meets definition of illegal obscenity under CIPA.

Nov 3, 2005 Visitor notified staff about computer user looking at things they shouldn’t be. Staff observed nude pics and asked viewer to stop and review the policy.

Nov. 15, 2005 14-year old used adult’s library card to get unfiltered Internet access.

May 27, 2006 Patron complained about the absolute filth that came up on her computer. Staff changed the filtering level to enhanced and gave her the Internet policy and library contact info.

Feb. 23, 2007 Couple complained about young man viewing porn in filtered Gates lab. Staff observed that the 16-17 year old was viewing porn video. He was asked to log off and leave.

June 9, 2007 Patron picked up his printouts and found porno too. Porno printer grabbed the printouts from the patron and left when he saw that patron was talking to staff. The porno viewer had turned his monitor for privacy.

September 25, 2007 A suggestion box for written comments in the library was removed in 2003.  When citizens noted it on this date, comment forms were then placed on service desk.