[LM_NET] denied a public library card

[Greta <greta@OLNEYFRIENDS.ORG>]

Hi everyone,
Does anyone know for sure if a public library can deny a student a public library 
card simply because another student last year didn't return a book.

The library seems to be associating the students with one another even though they 
all have their own personal cards. I should mention that we are a private boarding 
high school so the students live here on campus.

My feeling is that the current student shouldn't be denied a card because of the 
actions of another student. Is there some kind of universal policy or law governing 
this?

Thanks for your input!
Greta Stewart, Librarian
Olney Friends School
Barnesville, Ohio
greta@olneyfriends.org

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