Hi
The public library in Windsor, Ontario does not charge late fees to anyone - http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/home/893061-264/windsor_ontario_library_ends_late.html.csp
This article (http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/2011/07/04/teesside-libraries-charging-highest-kids-fines-in-north-east-84229-28989247/) on charging fees on Teesside has an interesting quote from a local councillor:
“You are fining a lot of people who can’t afford it. If there’s the potential to be fined then people won’t use that service. I go to a lot of schools where the kids have next to no money. The first thing they ask me is whether the book will be in the local library. Libraries are hugely important and literacy among children is a really big issue.” (Robert Bullock).
It also suggests that other authorities in the area do not charge late fees for children.
The information above is taken from the webpage on the different ways libraries are trying to cut expenditure at http://www.publiclibrariesnews.com/p/election-may-5th-2011.html. It may be worth a look as well.
Regards
Ian Anstice
Public Libraries News
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