Privacy Policy

Thank you for visiting the Public Library of Youngstown & Mahoning County Web site. This Privacy Statement demonstrates the commitment of the Library to patron security.

The Library strives to maintain the confidentiality of patron records. It has always been library policy to not share or sell Web site information.

In order to improve the usefulness of the Library Web site for visitors, anonymous statistical information is automatically collected from usage reports that concern network traffic flow and volume.

To use the Library databases remotely (from outside the Library), users must type in their library card number, ensuring that Mahoning County taxpayers are the only ones benefiting from this information and service. Database vendors do not have access to any user records or information.

The Library does its best to secure public access machines. However, the Library cannot and does not guarantee that every task completed on PCs is private. While the Library takes many measures to safeguard user information, it is not possible to totally secure a machine without rendering it useless.