Privacy

I am wondering if sending unsealed overdue notices to students in their classrooms is a FERPA violation.

Are libraries legally required to obtain photo releases from all patrons (children's parents, teens, adults), even if we don't name those patrons before publishing photos to our soci

[I work at the library of a public university.] Every year we have requests from students in Media Arts program to videotape in the library. They ask me to grant permission.

My question is: do public libraries have any legal obligation to collect emergency contact information for children (age 17 and under) attending library programs without a parent or

Is a parent or guardian allowed to access the titles of books that that their child(ren) have checked out from the school library?

We received two grant applications for projects involving the digitization of high school student newspapers/magazines.

We have a question that relates to the intersection of New York state level library privacy laws (

It has come up at our Reference meetings that patrons are using our technology to alter documents such as doctor’s notes (extending days of medical excuse, for example) and our staff

Can we use the email addresses of our patrons from our ILS patron database to send a donation request for our association library's annual fundraising drive?

As part of a town bicentennial celebration, the committee wants to create a map of historic properties.