[saquin]

But I do see that Steiner, the head librarian, did an on-the-fly amendment, so to speak.

I hate to turn this into a remedial reading class but please read the policy again, the very policy you've quoted several times. The head librarian made no such "on-the-fly amendment". She followed the policy as written, which clearly states that information can be disclosed, without a subpoena or court order, "to a law enforcement officer who is investigating a matter involving public safety in exigent circumstances".

[plan2succeed.org]

Right, but since they didn't apply that provision, it must have not applied, and what Steiner did must have been different than that provision.

If that provision means the librarians should have provided the information in the first instance, I smell huge lawsuit.