Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Librarians say fines are incentive, but results are positive where payments have disappeared
A wave of libraries across the nation stopped charging late fees in the 1990s, but the trend never found a foothold in the Capital Region. Two tiny libraries — Poestenkill is the other one — are the only public libraries in the area without fines.
Several local librarians dream of dropping fines, but have not.
Here's the truth about late fines: They raise money for libraries, and they motivate procrastinators to return their books.
Those dimes and quarters add up.
Late fines generated $720,000 for Capital Region libraries in 2013, according to figures libraries provided to the Times Union.
More from the Times Union.
Several local librarians dream of dropping fines, but have not.
Here's the truth about late fines: They raise money for libraries, and they motivate procrastinators to return their books.
Those dimes and quarters add up.
Late fines generated $720,000 for Capital Region libraries in 2013, according to figures libraries provided to the Times Union.
More from the Times Union.
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