media handbook
Confidentiality
ยง 24-9-46 Confidential nature of certain library records
(a) Circulation 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:
(1) To members of the library staff in the ordinary course of
business;
(2) Upon written consent of the user of the library materials or
the user's parents or guardian if the user is a minor or ward; or
(3) Upon appropriate court order or subpoena.
(b) Any disclosure authorized by subsection (a) of this Code
section or any unauthorized disclosure of materials made
confidential by that subsection (a) shall not in any way destroy
the confidential nature of that material, except for the purpose
for which an authorized disclosure is made. A person disclosing
material as authorized by subsection (a) of this Code section shall
not be liable therefor.
