Either the police in a Massachusetts town must not have very much to do or the library wields extraordinary power: A mom says the local library sent a cop to her doorstep to tell her 5-year-old daughter she either had to return her overdue books or pay the fines. [More]
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Library Sends Police After 5-Year-Old Girl To Tell Her To Pay Up Or Return Two Overdue Books
By 1.4.12
Library Grants Thousands Of Kids Fine Amnesty To Get Them Reading Again
By 7.25.11
It might not be a big deal in the scheme of granting pardons, but for more than 140,000 kids with overdue fees of $15 or more in New York public libraries, amnesty means they’ll get to take books out again — if they participate in the library’s summer reading program. [More]
Freeload At Your Library Like A Champ
By 6.22.10
Any self-respecting cheapskate knows the library is your one-stop shopping for free access to the internet, magazines, DVDs and drinking fountains. [More]
