Restricting of the access to information in the library sphere

The article considers the types of library information that access to which is restricted, the reasons for such restrictions and the specifics of access to these types of information. The significance of the above-mentioned problem is related to the fact that although the purpose of the library institute is to fully satisfy the information rights of users based on the constitutional right to information, restricting access to information in the library sphere is an objective necessity. The author emphasizes that access to open access library information intended for the implementation of citizens ' information rights has its own limitations, among which are the need to comply with copyright rules when issuing library documents and their copies, and special requirements for providing information to minors. The article considers the specifics of restricting access to information in libraries that is prohibited due to threats to the existing constitutional system, as well as information containing information that constitutes a secret. The specificity of confidentiality (personal secrecy of reading), which has not found the proper theoretical understanding and legislative consolidation in Russian law, is also considered. Examples from the experience of foreign libraries that fix the privacy policy of reading at the level of local acts are given. It is proved that in the library sphere, access to information intended for the implementation of citizens' information rights is also subject to restriction. It is concluded that the restriction of access to information in the library sphere is two-sided, protecting the interests of society and the state - on the one hand, and the interests of the individual - on the other. Such a restriction should have clearly defined legal boundaries that allow for a reasonable balance between meeting the information needs of users and their reasonable restriction.