TED Talk of the Day 16: The Case Of Overdue Book Fines At Libraries

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What I Learn?

Libraries are good for everybody of learning. However, there are people who doesn't have money but they use libraries since there are many stuff that is free. Over 10,000 people are blocked from using libraries because of overdue fines. There are parents who are afraid of getting library cards for children because of the fines. There are baby steps on helping people with late fines at libraries. If we want people to love libraries again... get rid of fines altogether. Fines are not the big part of the library budgets. Literacy is important and that should be the number one thing libraries should think about instead of fines.

What I Think?

I agree that libraries are abusing fines a bit... Well, simply because there's a lot of times that people cannot afford fines. I try to turn in my books are my local library on time. I once had a book that said I was overdue when I finally told them that it was me that checked the book out. They took it off my list. But it's not good that libraries should keep putting on fines and forcing people to avoid libraries altogether. I think libraries should change how fines work. It could help to let many people go to the library more. My local library doesn't have certain books that you can easily checked out. Instead, you have to use a program that would take weeks and even more to get a book from another library. I think libraries should change on how they work things... Even if it just means no more fines to worry about.