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A Year of Books Fail?


Has the Mark Zuckerberg book club, ‘A year of Books,’ failed? The link below is to an article that considers this question.

For more visit:
http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2015/jan/15/mark-zuckerberg-book-club-opens-disappointing-first-chapter

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Article: Libraries Begin Fining People for not Picking up Holds


The article linked to below concerns libraries in Canada fining users who fail to pick up their ‘hold.’ What do you think about these sorts of fines? They are meant to keep books available for those who actually will use the books kept on hold.

For more visit:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2012/06/06/toronto-city-libraries-new-fines-for-holds.html