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Teacher Stuck with $1,400 Fine from Library System that Killed Fines
San Diego libraries said goodbye to overdue fees. So how did a teacher end up with a $1,400 fine? By Bella Ross 10 hours ago The model embraced by most public libraries for retrieving borrowed materials has historically been a simple one: forget to return the item, you pay the price. The San Diego Public…
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Libraries Across The United States Are Ending Fines For Overdue Books
By Rachel Kramer Bussel, Senior Contributor Media, Jul 30, 2021,07:49am EDT Libraries across the United States are eliminating late fees for overdue books. In Burbank, California, the Burbank Public Library became fine free on July 1, eliminating fees for overdue books and cancelling historical overdue fees. Of the switch, the library wrote on its website,…
