Saturday 30 November 2019

'We Wanted Our Patrons Back.' Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate Inequity

A growing number of public libraries across the country are revising their policies to eliminate overdue fines.

"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."

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