A library in Alabama in the United States, is threatening people with jail time for overdue library books. The link below is to an article reporting on the story.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/03/borrowed-time-us-library-to-enforce-jail-sentences-for-overdue-books
I’m sure many readers of this Blog have at one time or another been in trouble for returning books to a library late – perhaps you have been fined for doing so. The article linked to below tells of one example of what happens to overdue library book fines – in this case they were stolen.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/margo-reed-library-_n_1613452.html
The link below is to an article reporting on a man with overdue library books who was arrested.
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/disgruntled-library-patron-ready-for-court-1j4pu87-145014015.html
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