This crazy lady thinks we should eliminate library fines because they are a hardship for our ‘most vulnerable’ citizens. Once again, more liberal insanity.
Why should anyone listen to advice from a librarian that admits to having paid $500 in fines over the last few years. The woman is so irresponsible that she can’t even make sure that she returns the books that she’s borrowed on time, yet want’s us to believe she’s so intelligent that she knows better than the rest of us.
Why should anyone listen to advice from a librarian that admits to having paid $500 in fines over the last few years. The woman is so irresponsible that she can’t even make sure that she returns the books that she’s borrowed on time, yet want’s us to believe she’s so intelligent that she knows better than the rest of us.
Fines have never been there as a way for libraries to collect revenue. There main purpose is to make sure that books are returned in a timely matter so that they are available for all to borrow. There secondary, and much more important purpose, is that they teach responsibility. When I was a kid, we looked at taking books out from the library as a privilege. I was taught to take care of the books that I was loaned and to return them in a timely matter in the same condition in which they were borrowed. These are simple lessons in life that start to teach children about handling the responsibilities they will face as an adult. They help kids to form good habits that will last them a life time. If you learn to return a book on time or face a nickel a day fine, you will probably have the skills required as an adult to properly manage a credit card, purchase and pay for a house and save money for retirement.
Poor people will continue to remain poor unless they learn the skills required to live a successful life. You do a disservice to them when you treat them like children that are not capable of handling the challenges of life that the rest of us face.
We keep lowering standards instead of trying to make people rise up to meet those standards. It’s not good for them and it’s not good for society.
