Library Fines
Thank god my local library has online renewal. I’ve been away for the weekend and forgot that my books were due yesterday. I could have driven over to the library this morning and dropped the books into the book drop, but I am not an early bird. Instead I jumped online and renewed two books all at once before incurring a late fee. Excellent.
If you are a perpetual late fee kind of person, check to see if there’s online renewal at your library. I think no late fees is the genius of Netflix.
Some libraries are now going to collections to gather outstanding fees. Keep that in mind the next time you think you’re going to incur a fee. Pony that money up or else it could hurt your credit report. Besides, it’s your public library is just that, PUBLIC. Therefore it’s your civic duty to be a good brownie and pay those fees.
claire wrote:
Unfortunately I often have the opportunity to make involuntary cash donations to my public library. I try to think of fees that way–as donations.
Posted on 31-May-06 at 9:50 am | Permalink
Rob Carlson wrote:
I held off returning a book for like 2 and a half years, and when I finally did the fine was like $3.
Posted on 31-May-06 at 10:34 am | Permalink
LAMoneyGuy wrote:
I do this myself quite frequently. However one time, just before I was boarding a plane to Japan, I realized my lapse and tried to renew my books online. One of the books was on back order by other users, and I was blocked from renewing. I ended up having to pay a fine on that one. I mean make a donation, right claire?
Posted on 31-May-06 at 12:11 pm | Permalink