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So what happens when someone dies? The books they borrowed need not be returned ever?

• markdown 5y ago
  That question exists whether or not you charge late fees, so it isn't relevant to this discussion.
• dvdhnt 5y ago
  Probably whatever happened when someone borrowed books and died before they decided to remove late fees. I'm assuming your account is closed and the books should be returned. As a kid, I was told you can drop local library books into the mail and they'd be sent back to the library.
  • jimmyvalmer 5y ago
    People who write according to how they speak don't appreciate the aural cues (pauses, inflections) required to pull that off. Impossible to parse: Probably whatever happened when someone borrowed books and died before they decided to remove late fees. Assume context and omit the full clause: Probably whatever happened before the fees were waived.
• matt_heimer 5y ago
  Because previously people were worried about the library fines of a dead person and rushed those books back? No, now they don't have to worry about getting hassled about fines if they return the books.
• dragonwriter 5y ago
  > So what happens when someone dies? The books they borrowed need not be returned ever? Presumably, the replacement fee gets charged if they aren't returned, but collecting is difficult. Same as what happens now, mostly.