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MIButterfly

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

Reply to forgotmylogin (Reply #3)

Wed Apr 8, 2026, 10:12 AM

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To me, it was the principle of the thing. Don't tell me I kept something two weeks overdue when it was only five days.

Like I said in my response to no. 2, it was much ado about nothing. Sometimes that's just how I am.

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

Its arithmetic Historic NY Wednesday #1

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

Nothing MIButterfly Wednesday #5

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

Fines accrue daily. intheflow Wednesday #4

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

Good for you , MIButterfly. debm55 Thursday #12

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

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

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

LOL! MIButterfly Wednesday #9

My library automatically renews books mnhtnbb Thursday #10

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

I have a library joke..... IcyPeas Thursday #13

LOL! MIButterfly Thursday #14

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

Holy cow! MIButterfly Thursday #16

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

That's terrible. MIButterfly Friday #18

Thanks Beringia Friday #19