The purpose of this policy is to ensure confidentiality of borrower information
in the Stevens County Rural Library District.
It is the policy of the Stevens County Rural Library District to protect the privacy of those who use the Library. Staff members and volunteers shall protect information about Library borrowers, their requests for information and materials, the online sites and resources they access, and their loan transactions, and shall not transmit such information to individuals, or to any private or public agency without an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, or as otherwise required by law, except as described below.
A borrower 17 years or older may indicate which party or parties can act on his or her behalf regarding library services by sending his or her library card with another party. Information regarding the use of a card issued to a youth will be released to the "responsible party" identified when the card was issued.
The Stevens County Rural Library
District keeps the minimum number of records necessary for maintaining operations.
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