Confidentiality is the protection of a user's personally identifiable information and includes, but is not limited to: 

• Circulation records
• Facilities
• Information that is sought or received, acquired, borrowed or transmitted online
• Networked searches
• Reference interviews
• Resources consulted
• Services
• Other uses of library materials

Patron privacy includes the right to open inquiry without interference. The library takes reasonable steps to ensure data protection of personally identifiable information.