Chicago Public Library sees a 240% increase in returned books since abolishing late fees
Three weeks ago, the Chicago Public Library system did away with late fees. Since then, hundreds of overdue books have been returned, according to a report from the Chicago Sun-Times.… Read more »
Clear your conscience: return that library book
Who among us does not know the dread of discovering in her closet an old library book, a borrowed-from-an-ex book, or a very-much-on-temporary-loan-from-a-professor-with-sentimental-attachments-to-it book (just saying)? It’s very embarrassing—sometimes too… Read more »
Library book returned 49 years late
Last week, a late book was returned to the Herrick District Library in Holland, Michigan. Which isn’t that strange, except this time, according to library director Diane Kooiker, the book had… Read more »
$2 million is missing from the Toronto Public Library, but does anybody care?
We’ve all done it. We patronize our local library, we bring our books home, set them on the shelf or in a pile, and make a good-hearted attempt to read… Read more »
What happens when you don’t pay your library fines
When I was in high school, I checked a book of Greek mythology out of the school library. That, or I simply walked out with it in my pocket—I don’t… Read more »