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So, I'm curious. Did they require that the books be returned in order to open up borrowing again? Like, just, "please bring the books back, we'll disappear th

by vanniv 7y ago

So, I'm curious. Did they require that the books be returned in order to open up borrowing again? Like, just, "please bring the books back, we'll disappear the fees and just take 'em back and all is forgiven"? Or did they just... reactivate the accounts and hope that history won't repeat? (Genuinely curious -- the articles I've read on the subject, like this one, are all excited about more library everything, but quite light on real info)

reaperducer 7y ago
My understanding is they just wiped the slate clean. Returning the missing material was not required. But that's based on a radio report I don't remember well, so I could be wrong.
jmahyoung 7y ago
Your proposal seems reasonable and a fair way to prevent a few bad actor patrons from stealing the whole library and then claiming no repercussions.
- saagarjha 7y ago
  I’m sure another way would be to start looking into accounts that repeatedly check out books and fail to return them.
- cujo 7y ago
  I assume there is still a limit on the number of books you can have out. If you never bring one back you can't keep taking out more.
mumblemumble 7y ago
If you lose the book, you can replace it with another copy in good condition. The policy used to be that you had to pay whatever the library paid for it, which could be quite a penny if they bought one of the library editions. Now a $7 trade paperback will do.