When it comes to lead poisoning, most parents probably prefer to be
safe vs. sorry. But even the most cautious among us may think that
keeping some children's books from our kids is taking things a little
too far. 
In the wake of that
recent federal law that bans any children's product containing trace elements of lead, a
couple of libraries freaked out earlier this month and restricted access to children's books
published prior to 1986. Why? Because before regulations began to take
effect that year, small amounts of lead still could be found in
printing ink. Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the American
Library Association,
told the Associated Press that one library roped off its children's section and another -- no joke -- covered some of its kids' books with a tarp.
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