Libraries want books back
Posted in Carrie's Musings, Press on July 15, 2009 by CarrieComments
Check out this article in the Patriot News regarding a local woman who is paying court costs after she didn’t return library materials: Patriot News article
As librarians, we already know that it is important that users return materials–libraries work because we share ownership in the collection with the whole community–this is nothing new, but take a minute to read a few of the public comments posted in response. For example: “Borrowing books should be like borrowing videos at the video store. You give a credit card or debit card. If you do not return it by a specific date, you own it. It is time to consider a nominal fee like 25 cents for chidlren’s books and $1.00 for an adult book – to borrow a book out of the library. OR you can sit there and read it for free. This would take libraries out of the PA budget food chain.”
How can public libraries respond to comments like these? Are subscription libraries the answer to meet the needs for reading materials?
What do you think?
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