"On library fines: Ensuring civic responsibility or an easy income stream?" Library Review 59, no. "Do Library Fines Work?: Analysis of the Effectiveness of Fines on Patron's Return Behavior at Two Mid-sized Academic Libraries." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 39, no. "Putting a Sacred Cow out to Pasture: Assessing the Removal of Fines and Reduction of Barriers at a Small Academic Library." The Journal of Academic Librarianship 40, no. Reed, Kathleen, Jean Blackburn, and Daniel Sifton. Use the following prepared search link to see a results list of the library fine policies available online at the web sites of public libraries across the country: In some of the more extreme cases, the patron's credit score is impacted. Some libraries that have extensive problems getting books returned call for the assistance of collection agencies (see below) to get either the book returned or the fees collected. Some libraries have systems that automatically send out e-mail reminders to patrons once a book is late being returned. As far as collecting the fees themselves, it depends on the individual library and their own individual resources for collecting the fees. Most public and college libraries do collect fees, which is usually part of their circulation policy toward maintaining the collection. When one library client keeps a book beyond the due date, there may be another client who is inconvenienced by waiting longer for it than expected." Also, the cost of replacing a book is high, and it is cheaper in terms of both the costs of the replacement book and the staff time to order, process, etc., to forego fines and simply get the books back, using amnesty programs. The reason is economic: From a 1989 issue of The Bottom Line: A Financial Magazine for Libraries, notes that "Fees such as overdue charges, on the other hand, are based on the economic concept of opportunity cost. While most libraries would prefer that the books were returned on time, overdue fines have been part of library practice for generations. Visions of the Universe: Four Centuries of Discovery. Thinking Money for Kids Traveling Exhibit.Thinking Money for All Kids: Diverse and Inclusive Reads to Teach Young People about Money.Teaching with Primary Sources: Women's Suffrage & Libraries.Resilient Communities: Libraries Respond to the Climate Change.Native Voices: Native People's Concepts of Health and Illness.Media Literacy Education in Libraries for Adult Audiences.Libraries Transforming Communities: Facilitation Skills for Small and Rural Libraries.Engage! Picturing America through Civic Engagement.Building Common Ground: Discussions of Community, Civility and Compassion.Bridging Cultures Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys.American Rescue Plan: Humanities Grants for Libraries.Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award.National Impact of Library Public Programs Assessment.Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities.Libraries Transform Communities: Engagement Grant.Support ALA's Cultural Communities Fund.Apply for Programming Grants and Awards.Answering Questions about Youth and Access to Library Resources.Selection & Reconsideration Policy Toolkit.Guidelines for Reconsideration Committees.How to Respond to Challenges and Concerns about Library Resources.Library Disaster Preparedness & Response.Internet Access and Digital Holdings in Libraries.American Library Association Periodicals.Table of Responses Reciprocal Borrowing Survey.Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2002.Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2001.Research on Libraries and Librarianship in 2000.Research & Statistics on Libraries & Librarianship in 2003.Public Libraries in the United States Statistical trends, 1990-2003*.Economic Hard Times and Public Library Use Revisited.Academic libraries* in the United States Statistical trends.Partial Results from Schools and Staffing Survey 1999-2000.Collective Bargaining Agreements and Pay Systems.Racial and ethnic diversity among librarians: a status report.Librarianship & Library Staff Statistics. Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study.Frequently Asked Questions About Books and Reading.
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