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The cost to society at large for lost books is trivial, whereas the advantage of having these books distributed among low-income households is priceless. The Ne
by glitchc 5y ago
The cost to society at large for lost books is trivial, whereas the advantage of having these books distributed among low-income households is priceless. The New York Public Library has figured this out.
That's the whole point isn't it? That punishment doesn't work. Rich people can afford to shrug off the fine while the poor never return to the library again.
- jimmyvalmer 5y ago> having these books distributed among low-income households is priceless That might have been true twenty years ago. With hook-or-by-crook internet access, the only reading poor kids are doing are their group chats.
- philistine 5y agoThe joy of young kids reading books is alive and well, you grinch.