Alabama Administrative Code
Title 520 - ALABAMA PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE
Chapter 520-1-1 - ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES
Section 520-1-1-.03 - Confidentiality Of Circulation And Registration Records
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
The Alabama Public Library Service subscribes to a policy that the Circulation and registration records maintained by the Alabama Public Library Service and the public libraries in Alabama are confidential records.
(1) The term "registration records" includes any information which the Alabama Public Library Service and public libraries in Alabama require a patron to provide in order to become eligible to borrow books and other materials.
(2) The term "circulation records" includes all information which identifies the patrons utilizing particular books and any other library materials in any medium and format.
(3) It is recognized that public library use by an individual should be of a confidential nature. The registration and circulation records and information concerning the use of public libraries and the Alabama Public Library Service shall be confidential. Registration and circulation records shall not be open for inspection by, or otherwise available to, any agency or individual except for the following entities:
Author: Nancy C. Pack, Director
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §41-8-(1-10).