[ISLMA-Share] Privacy of Records in the School Library

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I've worked in public libraries for many years and am very committed to the
privacy of patron checkout records. Yesterday a teacher was looking for a
book, and my assistant told her it was checked out. The teacher asked who
had it. My assistant replied in a friendly manner that that info was
private. The teacher was aghast, and said that it had never been that way
at the school. I tried to deflect the situation by telling her I'd put a
hold on it and she would have it very soon. I also told her I could get it
from the public library if she needed it immediately. She really didn't
need it but couldn't stop expressing her dismay at the "private records."

I'm very curious. Do you all give out that information to teachers?

Thanks very much.

Christie Chandler-Stahl
Library Media Specialist
WInkelman Elementary School
1919 Landwehr Rd
Glenview, Illinois 60026
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