Under the Authority of NY CPLR § 4509, employees are prohibited from accessing and/or disclosing
personal information obtained from library records other than to the extent necessary for the proper
operation of library business. Personal information includes, but is not limited to, registration files,
borrowing records, circulation records, employment records/information, reference queries, photocopy
requests, registration/sign-in logs and computer use history.
Only the Director or the Director’s designee is authorized to respond to any form of judicial
process or to provide any patron-specific or library-business information, in writing or in oral
form, to a law enforcement officer or other authorized person. Staff should direct such requests to the
Director, or the Director’s designee.
Approved 7/30/2025