Manatee libraries block MySpace

Behavior problems with some who used the computers to access MySpace prompted review of the Internet policy, John Van Berkel, library service manager, said.

Administrators looked at the site and decided it did not serve educational purposes. And most MySpace.com users weren’t going to the library to check out materials or do research, Van Berkel said.

Source: Bradenton Herald

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