From what I recall the patron still had to pay for material if it was never returned, so the concern was that items would be kept out for an undue amount of time without late fees. But most libraries also extended checkout times so perhaps that is less of an issue.
Great piece! Not to quibble, but I was always ambivalent about the "fine free" idea and wondering if that is still a trend in public libraries.
Thanks, Susan. Michael may be better able to answer this than I can.
I can't speak to it as a trend, but we did away with overdue fines a couple of years ago at our university library,
From what I recall the patron still had to pay for material if it was never returned, so the concern was that items would be kept out for an undue amount of time without late fees. But most libraries also extended checkout times so perhaps that is less of an issue.
Good common sense. I got so sick of drag queen story times, etc.
Excellent. I'm forwarding this to our local library board. Thank you.
Thanks Amy, great to hear! Please let us know what they say about it.