Thank you for visiting the library’s web site. We are committed to preserving the privacy of our visitors and patrons. We do not collect personal information about you just because you visit this site.
We will not share any information you give us with anyone unless required by court order. We do not collect or sell your information for commercial purposes. Your patron information is confidential.
In order to improve the usefulness of our site for visitors, we automatically collect and maintain statistical information from our site’s data logs. This information includes the IP address of the visitor, the computer and web browser type, the pages used, the time and date, and any errors that occurred. This information is used for internal reporting purposes. No attempt is made to identify individual users unless illegal behavior is suspected. We monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or otherwise cause damage to our web service. These security measures ensure that the web site remains available to use for your library needs.
Forms and messages
If you include your email address or other personal information when contacting us through a feedback or question form on this site, we use this information only to answer your question or for other Library purposes such as investigating system problems. We do not share the information with outside parties.
Cookies
The library does not use cookies to track individual users of its website. The library catalog website search service, and several of our databases do use cookies. These are used to keep track of your current session and keep you logged on to the service or database you are using. These cookies are temporary and are not stored on your computer after your web browser is closed.
Your Library card number and account
Some of the databases available to you from our web site will require the bar code number from your library card for verification purposes. These database vendors do not have access to our records.
You can log onto your account on our catalog using the My Account tab. To prevent others from viewing your account, do not share your library card number.
Your account in the system contains information about current hold requests, items checked out, items overdue, and fines. Once items are returned and fines are paid, this information is removed from your account. The library does not keep a history of previous books checked out on your account.
Searches in this web site are not tracked against your library account. All web site usage information is logged separately from your library account information.
Children's Information
We do not collect any information about children other than the information needed for a library card.
Other Sites
This site contains links to other sites. The Library is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of other sites.
Removing your email address
Currently you may give us your email address for the purpose of notifying you about your library account. This information is not used in any other way, and you can ask to remove your email address from our records at any time.
If you would like your email address removed from your patron record, you may send email to:XXXX
Web site contact
If you have any questions about this privacy statement or the web site you can XXXX
