End Library Fines Press Release (July 18, 2019)
Interviews
More Libraries are Going Fine Free. Here’s Why (Changing America)
Meg and Andy talk about the movement to eliminate library fines.
Denton, Fort Worth are the Latest Libraries to Get Rid of Late Fines, a Trend Some Say is Overdue (Dallas Morning News)
Andy talks about the national trend to eliminate fines in libraries.
Librarian: Ending Library Fines is a Social Justice Issue (KJZZ)
Andy talks about the evolution of eliminating library fines on KJZZ’s program The Show.
Princh Library Lounge, Episode 2: Library Fines with Meg DePriest and Beth Crist
Meg and Beth talk about the importance of ending library fines within communities and the impact it can make.
Articles
All articles have their state or country (if not within the United States) added in brackets to the headline so as to be found with a webpage search (Ctrl+F). For example, if you wanted to find all articles relating to libraries in New Jersey (USA), you would search for “[NJ]”. For multiple articles about the same library, the most reputable source is chosen for inclusion; therefore, this is not an exhaustive listing of all library fine articles.
2020 (Articles are updated on a rolling basis)
University of Montana’s Mansfield Library [MT] Eliminates Library Fines (KPAX)
Anchorage [AK] Public Library Will No longer Charge Fines for Overdue Materials (KTOO)
Overdue Library Fees Eliminated at (Timberland Regional Libraries) [WA] (The Vidette)
Eugene [OR] Library Eliminates Fines for Children, Teen Items (The Columbian)
[IA] Library Waves Goodbye to Overdue Fines (Ottumwa Courier)
St. Louis [MO] Area Nixes Library Fines, Joining Growing Trend (AP)
Kaukauna [WI] Library Drops All Fines for Late Returns (WBAY ABC2)
