Hall
County Library System
Policy Statement
Public
| F. Confidentiality of Library Patron Records | Approved
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Date:
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01/27/98 |
Revised
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Library personnel shall not release any records pertaining to the identity, address, telephone number or reading habits of any registered library patron in response to telephone or patron requests. Circulation records and similar records of a library which identify the user of library materials shall not be public records but shall be confidential and may not be disclosed except under the conditions established under Georgia Law, Code 24-9-46. Library circulation records may be used by library personnel in the ordinary course of library business. Library records may be disclosed upon the written consent of the user of the library materials or the user’s parents or guardian if the user is a minor or ward. The library director and other library personnel shall not allow such records to be made available to any agency of state, federal, or local government except pursuant to such process, order, or subpoena as may be authorized under the authority of, and pursuant to federal, state, or local law relating to civil, criminal, or administrative discovery procedures or legislative investigative power. |