wlib (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} wlib) wrote,@ 2006-01-03 11:27:00 |
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| Entry tags: | amnesty, general news |
Start the New Year Off With a Clean Slate
Is that overdue library book still sitting on your table, waiting to be returned? Did you accidentally pack a video in with your Christmas ornaments last year? Was that book you swore you returned hiding under your car seat for months?
We forgive you! If you have long overdue library materials in good condition, please return them! No questions asked! Bring them to the library during business hours, or drop them in the book or video drop boxes. Just bring 'em back! We miss them!
Each year the Whitewright Public Library loses books and other items. Some, of course, are legitimately lost and will never be recovered. The vast majority, however, are still in the possession of the original borrower.
What makes these losses especially difficult is their effect on other borrowers. Imagine the frustration of a student who desperately needs a particular volume to complete a project but finds the book is checked out or lost. And replacing a missing book often means less funds are available to purchase new items.
To remove at least one of the barriers to returning an overdue library book, January will be a Fine Amnesty Month at the Whitewright Public Library. All fines for items due before December 31, 2005 will be forgiven during the amnesty, regardless if the item is overdue one day or many years.
Materials returned need to be in good condition but no questions will be asked nor fines charged. Replacement fees for damaged materials will not be waived. Amnesty does not apply to fines on materials already returned but were overdue at the time of return and not paid for.
