Well, of course this is because everyone who had weeks/months of fines built up on overdue books is taking the opportunity to turn them in while they can with n

Well, of course this is because everyone who had weeks/months of fines built up on overdue books is taking the opportunity to turn them in while they can with no penalty. Whether a library that starts with a no-fine policy can sustain that is highly doubtful. What are we going to resort to, the librarian calling each borrower and asking nicely? Maybe we should eliminate penalties for everything in life, because they're discriminatory or inequitable towards people who can't afford them. Remove speeding tickets, late fees for unpaid taxes, etc. In fact, we should just remove prices for everything -- prices tend to reduce access to everything and make things inequitable!