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Library where you won't get fined for late books

June 15, 2005 - 3:45pm — Amke

An Anonymous Patron writes to share this article from the Islington Gazette on fines (or lack thereof) for late books.

From the article, "She added: "People feel a moral obligation to bring the books back."

Ha! - A.K.

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June 15, 2005 - 5:17pm — hollysue

Yeah, so?

My library doesn't charge fines either, and it's not the huge problem you might think it would be.

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June 15, 2005 - 5:21pm — Anonymous Patron (not verified)

Fines

I've been trying for years to advocate a middle ground: charge cost recovery fees for the measures required for getting materials back on time: i.e. the cost of producing (labor and material) overdue notifications, whether that is done by email, regular mail, or phone.No library software seems to accomodate this concept, though. Sigh.

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June 15, 2005 - 6:01pm — Anonymous Patron (not verified)

"Ha!" ?

Well, I guess you'd attempt to disbelieve in Anarachist libraries as well...-- Ender, Duke_of_URL

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June 15, 2005 - 8:34pm — Anonymous Patron (not verified)

fines

We take in an average of $400.00 a day on fines, damage fees, and book replacements. It is a great help to our budget and with a university library, we need the patrons to get their material in on time so the next student doing the same research paper will have good access to the same resources.

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