This is not legal advice but from that I would say you need to institute a mechanism for compliance. The wording says you have to supply it and provides criteria and no guidance on the mechanism. Given that you have an obligation to verify identity I would say you also have a period of time in which to review these requests. Whether or not you require this each and every time or just for approval of guardians once and then record them as having access isn't specified in that verbage. Interestingly, it also excludes electronic materials so you don't have to facilitate Overdrive reading history.
On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM Tessa Johnson via Evergreen-general < [email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > New Hampshire just passed a law giving parents access to their children's > library information. We currently have lots of young patrons with library > cards, but we don't track their age or DOB in Evergreen. We also don't > always have parent/guardian information listed on their accounts, > especially for teens/tweens who sign up through school outreach programs. > > Does anyone have experience with laws like this and advice on how to > comply? > > The exact wording of the bill is: "All library records related to a > minor's current borrowing of printed library materials and audio-visual > materials, such as DVDs and CDs, shall be available to either parent or the > legal guardian of the minor when requested by either parent or the legal > guardian of the minor, or the parent or legal guardian of the minor whose > address matches that on the library account or who is listed on the library > account." > > Thanks, > Tessa > > -------------------------------- > *Tessa Johnson* (she/her) > *Collection Development & Systems Manager* > Howe Library > www.thehowe.org > > > *Currently Reading > <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/9480503?utm_medium=reading_link&utm_source=email_signature>* > [image: Book Cover] > <https://www.goodreads.com/user/email_signature_destination/9480503?utm_medium=cover&utm_source=email_signature> > > [image: Goodreads Logo] > <https://www.goodreads.com/?utm_medium=gr_logo&utm_source=email_signature> > > *Written correspondence to or from the Town of Hanover, its officials, and > employees regarding town business is a governmental document, and is > generally subject to public disclosure under NH RSA 91-A, the Right to Know > Law. Though there are certain limited exceptions, you should assume that > written correspondence is a public record, regardless of whether the > correspondence is to or from a “hanovernh.org <http://hanovernh.org>” email > address, another email address, or another platform/website. * > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-general mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] >
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