Bob Cox points out, A nine year old got a letter from a collection agency saying her account had been turned over to it and she was expected to pay the fine immediately. Her mother refused to pay the fine or to let her daughter pay it with her own money.
She said she is outraged that the Bethel Park library would sic a collection agency on a child and she believes the fine – based on Bethel Park\’s $2-per-day late fee on audio visual material – is excessive. She said she told library officials the only way she would pay the fine was if she got to keep the CD, an offer they refused.
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\”People think that taking library books and not returning them is no big deal. But libraries are paid for with taxpayer money. They belong to the taxpayers,\” said Marilyn Jenkins, director of the Allegheny County Library Association.
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