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Being young means you're less likely to be totally responsible yet. Being poor means you're less likely to have parents that are 100% engaged in your library v
by tux1968 7y ago
Being young means you're less likely to be totally responsible yet. Being poor means you're less likely to have parents that are 100% engaged in your library visits.
- smileysteve 7y agoSmall fines seem like a great way to instill a sense of responsibility (while also acting as insurance style payments), especially if your parents already aren't engaged and ensuring you're responsible to duties. As this the Good Will Hunting quote suggests, in many libraries these fees were small, $1.25 in late fees for a Harvard Education...
- moate 7y agoSure, they seem like that. But the study Chicago conducted showed that fines increased patron anxiety and were antithetical to the intended goals of library leadership in engaging their patrons. So it actually may have actually been detrimental.