Public Policy Positions
Krug strongly opposed the notion that libraries ought to censor the material that they provide to patrons. She has said:
"We know that there are children out there whose parents do not take the kind of interest in their upbringing and in their existence that we would wish, but I don't think censorship is ever the solution to any problem, be it societal or be it the kind of information or ideas that you have access to."
She had supported laws and policies protecting the confidentiality of library use records. When a Florida librarian reported to the police, shortly after the 11 September 2001 attacks, that one of the attackers had been using the Delray Beach public library (although Florida law guarantees confidentiality to library patrons), Krug criticized the action, saying "I would have felt better if she had followed the Florida law. I suspect most people faced with the same situation would have done what she did."
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