Read-Only iTunes library - possible?

iTunes developers please note.
I would like to share my iTunes library from a NAS to my household, but with a catch. The NAS export is setup as read/write for me because I am the one who controls the music library and my kids attach in read/only mode.
The reason for this is that I have way spent too much time fixing broken links, missing track, wrongly downloaded cover art, etc - the result of 7 and 9 year olds not reading the text before clicking 'yes' or 'continue'
I have seen other posts asking similar questions (using network drives, extreme length of time to import, etc) but not quite this specific.
I guess I can live without a common podcast library on a NAS being a function but any help to solve this fat-finger problem greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Click on the item in the Finder's sidebar named Music, rename the iTunes folder inside, launch iTunes, and drag the iTunes folder into iTunes. This won't preserve playlists or other metadata.
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