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no more library fines
Our local Richland County Library system no longer charges fines for overdue books:
https://twitter.com/accessfreely/status/1138790635274670080
They already removed the fines for children's & teen books a while ago, but now have also removed them for adult books. There is still a replacement fee for "lost" books:
Loan period on items=21 days. If there are no holds on it, you can renew. If there are holds or you’ve exhausted all of your renewals, we give you 30 days past the due date to return the item before it’s considered lost. + If you bring it back all replacement fees are removed! :)
I wonder how that will work out. One reason I stopped using the library is because I can hardly ever finish reading a book anymore in the short time frame before it is due, even if I renew it. Theoretically, now I could check out a book and keep it for as long as it took to read it. But it would still be considered overdue and then lost in the meantime, so I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that. But maybe other people will? I prefer digital books now anyway, as carrying my Kindle is less heavy than most books.
The library also has digital books available, and movies and music... I haven't taken advantage of any of that although I started browsing through the music once.
The library's Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/accessfreely
They've posted links to LGBTQ-oriented books: https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/4123
graphic novels: https://www.richlandlibrary.com/books-movies-music/queer-comics-teens
and movies: https://www.kanopy.com/category/tags/celebrate-pride-month
At least one of the branch libraries even has a Pride display. I'm impressed, considering this is South Carolina.
https://twitter.com/accessfreely/status/1138790635274670080
They already removed the fines for children's & teen books a while ago, but now have also removed them for adult books. There is still a replacement fee for "lost" books:
Loan period on items=21 days. If there are no holds on it, you can renew. If there are holds or you’ve exhausted all of your renewals, we give you 30 days past the due date to return the item before it’s considered lost. + If you bring it back all replacement fees are removed! :)
I wonder how that will work out. One reason I stopped using the library is because I can hardly ever finish reading a book anymore in the short time frame before it is due, even if I renew it. Theoretically, now I could check out a book and keep it for as long as it took to read it. But it would still be considered overdue and then lost in the meantime, so I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that. But maybe other people will? I prefer digital books now anyway, as carrying my Kindle is less heavy than most books.
The library also has digital books available, and movies and music... I haven't taken advantage of any of that although I started browsing through the music once.
The library's Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/accessfreely
They've posted links to LGBTQ-oriented books: https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/4123
graphic novels: https://www.richlandlibrary.com/books-movies-music/queer-comics-teens
and movies: https://www.kanopy.com/category/tags/celebrate-pride-month
At least one of the branch libraries even has a Pride display. I'm impressed, considering this is South Carolina.