While we have not reduced fines, we have on the agenda for next week for the Council the removal of processing fees, which were $8.00 an item, for the same reasons articulated by Gretchen.
Dale -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Mon 2/18/2008 5:00 PM To: Gail Woodward Cc: 'ctls-l'; 'Laurie Mahaffey'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ctls-l] Overdue charges We recently lowered our maximum fine from $5.00 to $2.50 in order to eliminate any barriers to patrons returning overdue items. We noticed that many times there were several items due back, and if the accrued fines became too much, the patron just stopped using our library. We have had very positive feedback on this move, and no hard stats yet, but anecdotal evidence points to a confirmation of our theory. Gretchen Pruett Assistant Director Georgetown Public Library 402 W. 8th St. Georgetown, TX 78626 512-930-3551 512-930-3764 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ----- To: "'Laurie Mahaffey'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'ctls-l'" <ctls-l@ctls.net> From: "Gail Woodward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 02/18/2008 11:23AM cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ctls-l] Overdue charges It sounds like we're kind of all over the map on this. We charge .20 per day per item, with 1 day grace period and a maximum fine of the replacement cost of the item. I kind of like the policy of a maximum of $5.00 per item, though. Maybe it would encourage people to bring books back. Gail Woodward Marlin ________________________________ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Laurie Mahaffey Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 3:44 PM To: ctls-l Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ctls-l] Overdue charges What is your library charging for overdues these days? Is it different for adults and children? Does it vary by format? Is there a maximum, and if so, what is it? Does that vary by format and age of patron? Please respond to the list. One of our newer librarians would like to know. Thanks. Laurie Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin , Texas 78756 www.ctls.net <http://www.ctls.net> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 512-583-0704 x18 800-252-4431 x18