Toss out those book fines
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- April
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In honor of National Library Week — April 13-19 — some libraries in our lower Hudson Valley will be excusing library fines for overdue materials. Just bring them back and all will be forgotten at most libraries. This doesn’t go for damaged or lost materials, though. Not every library is doing this, but many are — and it is a good way to get the library materials back where they belong, no questions asked.
I know it is happening at Mount Kisco’s library, whose staff sent along a release saying “Please return your overdue itmes and we’ll delete those fines.”
Also, libraries are encouraging book purchases and have something to gain with each cash register jingle.
For those shopping at Barnes & Noble during National Library Week
customers can present a voucher when making a purchase at participating Barnes & Noble stores and 10% of your purchase will go to area libraries. This was touted on Web sites of Brewster Public Library and Patterson Public Library — to participate all you have to do is go to the library’s Web site and download a voucher before you shop.
And there are other Library Week celebrations. In Chappaqua, residents who come in may pick up a free coupon for ice cream compliments of the nearby Ben & Jerry’s ice cream store.
Yummy!
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