Tell your library users about your commitment to protecting their privacy. Consider the following options:
- Post your privacy policy, the ALA Code of Ethics, and the Library Bill of Rights on the library website and at the reference and/or circulation desks.
- Provide new users with a copy of your privacy policy when they receive library cards.
- Hold a public lecture on the importance of privacy to intellectual freedom and democracy.
- Create and distribute a brochure or handout on why privacy is important. See below for a sample from the University of Vermont Libraries. This document can be useful in responding to people who have questions about your policy.