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Thread #57641 Message #907339
Posted By: katlaughing
11-Mar-03 - 10:44 AM
Thread Name: BS: FBI & Your Library Card - Libraries Warn
Subject: BS: FBI & Your Library Card - Libraries Warn
Interesting article:
Along with the usual reminders to hold the noise down and pay overdue fines, library patrons in Santa Cruz are seeing a new type of sign these days: a warning that records of the books they borrow may wind up in the hands of federal agents.
The signs, posted in the 10 county branches last week and on the library's Web site, also inform the reader that the USA Patriot Act "prohibits library workers from informing you if federal agents have obtained records about you."