[Michlib-l] Transitioning individuals and library accounts

[Janelle Bishop]

Hello Everyone,
We are seeing more and more transitioning adults and teens in the library
whose legal names are not their preferred names (and their legal names may
not match their gender anymore). How is everyone handling this issue?
Specifically with the information on their library accounts because I
believe we have to put their legal name on their account. Are you putting
their preferred names in their account somewhere?

In a related question: Does anyone put nicknames on patron's accounts? For
example, a patron's legal name is Robert James Smith but goes by James. Do
you have some note somewhere with James as a preferred name?
Any information on how you are handling this would be greatly appreciated...
Thanks,
Janelle

Janelle (Martin) Bishop
Head of Fiction
Marguerite deAngeli Library
Lapeer District Library
921 W. Nepessing St.
Lapeer, MI 48446
jmartin at lib.lapeer.org
810-664-6971 ext 3218
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