Public Access To Records Kept By The Library Policy

  1. Public access to and inspection of records kept by Laramie County Library System (LCLS) shall be accomplished in accordance with the Wyoming Public Records Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. §16-4-201 et seq., as amended.
  2. All requests for inspection of records must be put in writing to the Executive Director (County Librarian) or designee. An email will be considered “in writing.”
  3. LCLS shall not be required to compile data or create a new document to comply with an electronic records request, as doing so would impair LCLS’s ability to discharge its duties.
  4. If documents are only available in paper copy or if the requestor does not have an email account, charge a per copy fee at the current rate charged for copies.
  5. Where possible, a PDF of the requested document(s) will be emailed to the requestor at no charge unless employees’ time to find and send materials is 30 minutes or more.
  6. For documents that are too large to be emailed, the documents will be copied to a CD. The cost of the CD will be charged at the library’s current rate for purchasing a CD and any costs related to employees’ time of 30 minutes or more. LCLS will not copy items to CD other than one provided by LCLS.
  7. Pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §16-4-202, a fee of $30.00 will be charged for requests for electronic records that require 30 minutes or more, but less than 60 minutes, of employees’ time to research, prepare, copy, collate, assemble, etc. An additional fee of $30.00 will be assessed for each whole or partial hour used thereafter.