http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/11/28/chicago-library-doubling-its-late-fee/ The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:33:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/11/28/chicago-library-doubling-its-late-fee/comment-page-1/#comment-26338 Jill Hurst-Wahl Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:46:11 +0000 http://www.librarystuff.net/2008/11/28/chicago-library-doubling-its-late-fee/#comment-26338 mmm...putting in place a higher-hurtle for those who live well below the poverty line. If they can't get the book back in time (perhaps due to a lack of transportation), can they afford to pay the fines? And if they don't pay the fines, are they eliminated from using library services because their cards won't work? mmm…putting in place a higher-hurtle for those who live well below the poverty line. If they can’t get the book back in time (perhaps due to a lack of transportation), can they afford to pay the fines? And if they don’t pay the fines, are they eliminated from using library services because their cards won’t work?

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