The library's circulation records and other records identifying the names of library users are confidential in nature and information from those records will be given to no individual.
In accordance with Mass. General Laws Chapter 4 Section 26 and Chapter 78 Section 7, circulation and registration records identifying the names of library users, addresses, and telephone numbers and the materials borrowed are not part of the public record. The intellectual pursuits of individuals using library materials is considered confidential information regardless of the age of the borrower.
Such records will not be made available to any agency of the State, Federal or local government except pursuant to such process, order, subpoena as may be authorized under the authority of, and pursuant to Federal, State or local law relating to civil, criminal, or administrative discovery procedures or legislative investigative power.
Upon receipt of such process, order, or subpoena, the Library Trustees will consult with legal counsel to determine if such process, order or subpoena is in proper 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 show, they will decline to comply until defects are corrected.