Re: Public libraries and their fines

[Sister MaryVeronica <mveronic@NYLINK.ORG>]

I've been following this thread with great interest.  It seems interesting
that we as a society have forced the public libraries to be interested in
nickles and dimes.  True, the nickles and dimes from fines (and the NYPL is
now 20 cents a day) add up to the person who has been negligent, but the
reverse is also true.  The nickles and dimes add up for new books when the
voters won't give the libraries the nickles and dimes through taxes.  A
vital library must continually weed and add titles - collection development
is as important in the public library sector as it is in the school library
sector.  I guess we need to look at where we have put our libraries through
some of the voters' attitudes across the country.  I still contend that we
can change this trend with educating the young.  At least we can make a step
towards progress.  Libraries are for all of us.
pax.  Sr.MV
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