More re: Denver Public LIbrary

Here's a column from the Rocky Mountain News regarding the issue. Yes, there's a difference of opinion but in one case, the author just gets it flat-out wrong:

"Libraries, like schools, are obliged to act in loco parentis - in place of responsible parents - to safeguard kids. "

Schools are required to act in loco parentis because the children are required to be ther by law. Children are not legally required to be in the library, nor are we babysitters. Yes, a librarian may want to act in loco parentis but they are not obliged to.