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MIButterfly

(2,880 posts) Wed Apr 8, 2026, 02:40 AM Apr 8

I took an overdue book back to the library on Monday [View all]

It was due March 29 and I brought it back on April 6. My account said it was two weeks overdue. March 29 to April 6 is eight days, not two weeks. Since the library was closed for three days for Easter, technically it was only five days overdue. I brought that to the attention of the librarian and she looked up my account but couldn't figure out why it said two weeks so she went and got her supervisor who couldn't figure it out either and told me she was "going to look into it."

Whatever.

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I took an overdue book back to the library on Monday [View all] MIButterfly Apr 8 OP

Its arithmetic Historic NY Apr 8 #1

How much was the massive overdue penalty they could not let go? Norrrm Apr 8 #2

Nothing MIButterfly Apr 8 #5

If they accumulate fees by weeks, 8 days spans two weeks. forgotmylogin Apr 8 #3

Fines accrue daily. intheflow Apr 8 #4

My local library doesn't charge late fees for regular books, only for specialty materials MIButterfly Apr 8 #7

Good for you , MIButterfly. debm55 Apr 9 #12

our library stopped charging late fees ages ago. nt yellowdogintexas Apr 11 #20

My local library only charges late fees for specialty materials, not regular books. MIButterfly Apr 8 #6

They probably upgraded the system to use AI nuxvomica Apr 8 #8

LOL! MIButterfly Apr 8 #9

My library automatically renews books mnhtnbb Apr 9 #10

My library also automatically renews books unless they're HITS MIButterfly Apr 9 #11

I have a library joke..... IcyPeas Apr 9 #13

LOL! MIButterfly Apr 9 #14

You have some work to do, MIButterfly True Dough Apr 9 #15

Holy cow! MIButterfly Apr 9 #16

I returned 2 books in the Berwyn library book drop and one got lost Beringia Apr 10 #17

That's terrible. MIButterfly Apr 10 #18

Thanks Beringia Apr 10 #19