Parent: Now, when my kid turns 12, what happens?
Me: We switch them over from the Child card to the Teen card.
Parent: And what does that mean?
Me: They can take out whatever materials they want.
Child: Yes
Parent: But what about…
Parent, whispering: “R” rated movies?
Me: Yup
Child: Yes!
Parent: Well, I don’t want them watching that!
Me: Sorry, nothing we can do about it. We’re not going to violate their agency.
Parent: Their what now?
Me: After age 12, a patron gets to have total agency over what materials they check out.
Child: What’s agency?
Me: Autonom- uhh… it basically means you can do what you want.
Child: YES!
Patron: I don’t like that.
Me, internally: I don’t care.