Confidentiality of Patron Records

It is the policy of the Lakeland Library Cooperative to preserve the privacy of patron records in the Cooperative database to the fullest extent permitted by law. To that end, the patron records in the Cooperative database shall be released or disclosed only as provided for herein.

Neither Cooperative staff nor member Library staff shall release library records to any person other than the patron named in the record (i.e., the library cardholder). The Michigan Library Privacy Act prohibits disclosure to all third parties, except as provided in MCL 397.603(2), disclosure to the person liable for payment for or return of the materials identified in the record.

Policy No.  882  Issued  10/1/2002  Applicable  8/8/2002