The Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees will discuss the library’s response to the federal Patriot Act on Tuesday.

Members of the Kansas Bill of Rights Defense Committee will be on hand to explain their opposition to the law, which — among other details — allows federal authorities to obtain the checkout records of library patrons during antiterror investigations.

Bruce Flanders, director of the Lawrence Public Library, has said checkout records are erased once books and other materials are returned to the library.

But Lawrence’s library — unlike many across the country — does not post signs warning patrons about the act. Flanders said the board may discuss that issue during the meeting.

The board meets at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.