Policy Number C280

Section C - Public Services

The circulation records of the St. Charles City-County library District are confidential regardless of source of inquiry.
Circulation records shall not be made available to anyone except pursuant to such process, order, or subpoena as may be authorized by law.
Upon receipt of such process, order or subpoena, consultation shall be made with the Library District’s attorney to determine if such process, order, or subpoena is in good form and if there is a showing of good cause for its issuance.
If the process, order, or subpoena is not in proper form or if good cause has not been shown, insistence shall be made that such defects be cured before any records are released. (The legal process requiring the production of circulation records shall ordinarily be in the form of subpoena duces tecum (bring your records), requiring the librarian to attend court or the taking of his or her deposition and may require him to bring along certain designated circulation records.)
Any threats or unauthorized demands, (i.e., those not supported by a process, order or subpoena) concerning circulation records shall be reported to the Director of the Library District and to the Board of Trustees of the District.
Any problems relating to the privacy of circulation records which are not provided for in the above five paragraphs are to be referred to the Director or Deputy Director of the Library District.

(Adopted 9/14/81)