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MIButterfly

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7. My local library doesn't charge late fees for regular books, only for specialty materials

Reply to intheflow (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:20 AM

Apr 8

so it wasn't a question of how much I had to pay. It was just the fact that their records said I was two weeks late when it was only five days that stuck in my craw.

Basically it was much ado about nothing. But sometimes, that's just how I roll.

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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