California Public Records Act: library records.

The California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection and, upon request of any person, to provide a copy of any public record unless the record is exempt from disclosure. The act provides that all registration and circulation records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person, except as provided. This bill would, instead, provide that patron use records, as defined, of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds shall remain confidential and not be disclosed, except as provided.