Patron Privacy

Privacy: an Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
<http://tinyurl.com/aahtmfo>

This document explains the value of protecting the confidentiality of patron records.

K.S.A. 45-221 (23)
<http://tinyurl.com/agffqcy>

Library records not required to be open to the public. K.S.A. 45-221 (23) says the Kansas Open Records Act does not apply to patron and circulation records which identify individuals.

Guidelines for Developing a Library Privacy Policy
<http://tinyurl.com/k9gblxl>

This document:

• Defines Personally Indentifiable Information


• How to draft a library privacy policy


• Special conditions such as public library services to minors.


• Checklist of basic questions to ask about collecting information, providing privacy and reviewing your policy

Examples of policies protecting patron records.

Kansas City Public Library
http://tinyurl.com/bc8xh8l

Topeka Shawnee County Public Library
http://tinyurl.com/am5o3rz

Overbrook Public Library
http://tinyurl.com/aqg45jt (Scroll down to confidentiality)

Newton Public Library
http://tinyurl.com/c5qbdjw (Scroll down to confidentiality)