Answered By: Sarah Dauterive
Last Updated: May 18, 2020     Views: 22

Q: Can you tell me what my child or relative has checked out?

Our libraries cannot provide you with information about anyone other than yourself. The Mississippi Code of law states that, “Records maintained by any library funded in whole or in part by public funds which contain information relating to the identity of a library user, relative to the use of books or other materials at the library, shall be confidential. Such records may only be released with the express written permission of the respective library user or as a result of a court order (Mississippi Code, Annotated, §39-3-365). “Our libraries also follow guidelines set by the United States Family Education Rights Privacy Act (FERPA), which restricts access to the educational records of students only to authorized individuals.