The Southwestern Library protects the rights of its borrowers and will not release any information regarding "the records of a library, including circulation records, showing use of specific library material by a named person or consisting of the name of a library patron together with the address or telephone number, or both, of the patron." (Oregon State Law, ORS 192.502.22)

These records include, but are not limited to:

• circulation records
• borrower registration records
• records created to facilitate access to and/or use of library information, materials, and services

Patron record information may be revealed only in the following instances:

• when patron gives written permission
• when compelled by a court of law
• when necessary for the reasonable operations of the library such as borrowing materials from another library at patron's request