Confidentiality Policy
All circulation records are confidential in nature. Circulation records consist of patron data and actual circulation files.
Nevada Revised Statues 239.013 states:
“Any records of a public library or other library which contain the identity of a user and the books, documents, films, recording or other property of the library which were used are confidential and not public books or records within the meaning of NRS 239.010. Such records may be disclosed only in response to an order issued by a court upon a finding that the disclosure of such records is necessary to protect the public safety or to prosecute a crime.”
The Library System complies with the law as it relates to the U.S.A. P.A.T.R.I.O.T. Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (Public Law 107-56; U.S. Statutes at Large 115 Stat.272), including confidentiality laws of federal and state governments and any lawful and appropriate court order. The Library System has plans and/or procedures in place to address responses to court orders.
APPROVED: October 20, 1993
REVISED: May 18, 2011