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__Librarian Responsibilities:__ In 2009, the ALA Council approved [|"Minors and Internet Activity: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights"] (American Library Assocation, 2009), which confirms that minors' rights extend beyond access--to include the rights to interact with, create, and share information on the Internet--and that these are extensions of their First Amendment rights (Stripling et al., 2010). The interpretation lays out librarians' roles to: (Stripling et al., 2010)
 * monitor limits being placed on intellectual freedom for minors and to advocate for extending access to Internet applications;
 * educate minors to use the Internet "responsibly, ethically, and safely;" and
 * use the interpretation to educate policymakers, administrators, and parents as well, about the importance of helping youth to become responsible digital citizens.