<div dir="ltr">Have you considered creating a list of sites you wish to block through your firewall with an implicit deny? This is often used for blocking Facebook in an office setting, but you could do this for other destinations. For more on this I would look into ways of blocking FDQN (Fully Qualified Domain Names). This might be the easiest without getting into a lot of conversations with your providers. Creating a user agreement page would also be a good place to start as a step towards removing yourself (the library) from some culpability. Definitely step away from anyone who might be referring to your users in derogatory fashions. We don't judge, but we do want to keep it legal. <div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>David Adkins-Brown<br></div><a href="mailto:adkinsbr@usc.edu" target="_blank">adkinsbr@usc.edu</a><br></div><a href="mailto:greenlionrampant@gmail.com" target="_blank">greenlionrampant@gmail.com</a><br><br>"As my dear departed friend Lotus Weinstock used to say: "I used to wanna
change the world. Now I just wanna leave the room with a little
dignity." " - Justin Bond<br></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 10:03 AM, Athena Library Carrie Bremer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:athenalibrary@cityofathena.com" target="_blank">athenalibrary@cityofathena.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="1500ff9863c52480__MailEndCompose"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Wifi service does not have to be a 24/7 hot spot. Our wifi service is on a timer and only available during open library hours. We have no password. We don’t limit who can use the service, we only limit the hours of availability.<u></u><u></u></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Carrie Bremer<u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Director/Librarian<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Athena Public Library<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">P. O. Box 450<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Athena, OR 97813<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><a href="tel:541-566-2470" value="+15415662470" target="_blank">541-566-2470</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:athenalibrary@cityofathena.com" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">athenalibrary@cityofathena.com</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></i></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Libs-Or [mailto:<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Buzzy Nielsen<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 25, 2015 9:58 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us" target="_blank">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a><span class=""><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Libs-Or] Public Wifi<u></u><u></u></span></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">+1 to Jane. Someone who refers to the "deadbeats and undesirables" using the wifi may not be the best partner. Regarding illegal downloads and such, that can be dealt with in other ways than restricting passwords. You could, for instance, only allow traffic through certain internet ports for popular application</span>s (e.g. web browsing, chat, email, etc.). Alternatively, you could throttle ports commonly used for illicit downloads, such as common BitTorrent ports, such that people wanting to engage in illegal conduct simply find it too slow to do on your network.<br><br>Cheers!<br>Buzzy<u></u><u></u></p><div><div class="h5"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>************************************<br>Library Director<br>Hood River County Library District<br>502 State Street<br>Hood River, Oregon 97031<br><a href="tel:541-387-7062" value="+15413877062" target="_blank">541-387-7062</a><br><a href="http://hoodriverlibrary.org" target="_blank">http://hoodriverlibrary.org</a><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 09/25/2015 09:17 AM, Jane Salisbury wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">I'd be reluctant to partner with someone who was trying to exclude a group that he describes as "deadbeats and undesirables". That would seem to be completely contrary to the ideal of free public libraries, regardless of whatever advantages his program might offer to the library. <u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><br clear="all"><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jane Salisbury</span></b><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Supervisor, Library Outreach Services<br>Multnomah County Library<br>205 NE Russell</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Portland, OR 97212</span><u></u><u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Phone: <a href="tel:503.988.4081" value="+15039884081" target="_blank">503.988.4081</a> Website: <a href="http://www.multcolib.org" target="_blank">www.multcolib.org</a><br><br><u><a href="mailto:xxxxxxx@multcolib.org" target="_blank">janesa@multcolib.org</a></u><br><a href="http://www.multcolib.org/" target="_blank">www.multcolib.org</a></span><u></u><u></u></p></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Fri, Sep 25, 2015 at 9:06 AM, Oregon Trail Library District Director <<a href="mailto:otlddirector@centurylink.net" target="_blank">otlddirector@centurylink.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Hey everyone, <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">I know this has already been covered but I need advice. One of our branches has been offered internet at no cost that will be a great increase in service. But.....the person in charge wants to control the wifi with a password only available to patrons that come into the library. This would limit wifi to anyone who doesn't get the password during workng hours. The password would be changed randomly but it sounds like it wouldn't be daily. I would love the service for our computers, but I am not in favor of the password system. Their theory is that it would limit "deadbeats and undesirable people" from using our wifi for illicit purposes. He claims that if a patron uses our wifi for illegal activities we the library will be open for prosecution. Do we accept the better service and continue to pay for our current internet to allow 24/7 service? 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