Libraries across the nation face a dilemma: Should they filter the information available to visitors via the Internet? This scenario is the subject of debate throughout the United States. Many states are debating whether or not the library has the authority to limit information accessible via the Internet from library computers. The discussion is about the First Amendment right to free speech. There are family groups that are actually in favor of allowing unfiltered access to the Internet, contrary to what you might think. These groups also support the idea of ​​parents being with their children while they are on the Internet, something not all parents can afford. Other groups want public Internet access points filtered, arguing that any child, at any time, can be harmfully exposed to Internet information they may not properly understand. I will show options for what the local library should do and explain how I think the problem should be approached from a topological and technical point of view. Public Libraries Libraries in the United States have been fighting censorship since the American Library Association published its first Library Bill of Rights in 1939. This document proclaimed the American Library Association's policy on intellectual freedom. With this bill, libraries were able to defend their collections from censorship and uphold their right to provide unrestricted access to information to all users. Now the battlefield has shifted from books to electronic information, mainly the Internet. Book censorship has declined and in turn has moved and gained much more attention in... middle of paper... Unknown. (1998). City officials will consider filtering the Internet in public libraries. [Online]. Available: http://texnews.com/1998/texas/new1115.html. [1998, November 15]. Wallace, Jonathon. (1997). Labeling, classification and filtering systems on the Internet. [Online]. Available: http://www.spectacle.org/cda/rate.html. [1997, September 2]. Wallace, Jonathon. “Purchase of Blocking Software by Public Libraries Unconstitutional: A Briefing,” available at http://www.spectacle.org/cs/library.htmlMichels, Spencer. "Easy Access? Should Online Porn Be Available in Local Libraries?" Transcript available at http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/cyberspace/July-dec97/library_8-7.html [7 August 1997]. Libraries struggle to control public Internet terminals. [Online]. Available: http://cnn.com/TECH/computing/9901/25/library.porn.ap/ [1999, January, 25].