Monday, May 18, 2009

Talk About a Breach of Patron Privacy

Link to May 8 LoHud.com (Lower Hudson Valley, NY) article, "Pelham library declines to discuss calling school on a teen's book choice".

Excerpt: "It is not our procedure to notify somebody," about the books people order, library Director Patricia Perito said Wednesday, the day after the incident. But, she said, she had to look into it. [RG's big "WHOA!!" emphasis.] Since then, Perito has declined to provide any explanation of the incident or information on the instructions the library has regarding notifying authorities about questionable book choices.

Pelham teens might want to be careful what titles in the Opposing Viewpoints series they check out.


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