This article [0] from 2019 gives more reasons. Some highlights: * Late fees disproportionally affected the poor * Dropping fees brought with it an uptick in l

This article [0] from 2019 gives more reasons. Some highlights: * Late fees disproportionally affected the poor * Dropping fees brought with it an uptick in library attendance * Libraries spent more money collecting the fees than they received from the fees [0]: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/30/781374759/we-wanted-our-patrons-back-public-libraries-scrap-late-fines-to-alleviate-inequi https://www.npr.org/2019/11/30/781374759/we-wanted-our-patro...