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The Saline District Library is pleased to announce a new policy for the new year: No more late fees.
SDL users now have a grace period of 7 days after the due date in which to return library materials. Since it's important that the library get items back so that others in the community can use them, fines for damaged, lost, and unreturned items will still be charged. Library users will be billed for replacement costs 21 days after an item is overdue, but this charge will be waived if the item is returned within 30 days of the billing date.
A growing number of libraries across the nation have done away with daily late fees for overdue library materials. Research has found that overdue fees can actually discourage people from returning library materials and act as a barrier to library use. Since late fees for overdue materials comprised less than 0.5% of the Saline District Library’s overall annual budget, their removal will not negatively impact the library’s operating revenue.
Most SDL items automatically renew if no one else is waiting for them, and the library sends email or text reminders both before and after due dates. Under the new policy, once an item is 7 days overdue, library borrowing privileges are temporarily suspended until the item is returned. Library users will get a helpful bookmark with all of the details with their next checkouts, and more information is available on SDL’s website. Feedback from library users has already been overwhelmingly positive to this new approach at SDL.
No, the motion to approve & adopt was made by Ceo, seconded by Lesch. If you're interested in an unedited/unredacted version of Monday's meeting, the link to the video recording of our budget work session and regular meeting is provided below -
Thank you to those Council members who support the citizens and the Rec Center.
Please note, the rec center now requires 1/3 to almost 1/2 of its operations be funded by the City of Saline taxpayers. Approximately 10% of our City population uses the facility, while 2/3 of the members are non-resident. It’s time the non City residents of the Saline community pays its fair share.
What happened with the funding for the needed repairs at the Recreation Center? With all of the programs and community services provided at the Recreation Center, the nearby communities spending tens of millions of dollars to build new Recreation Centers, and the number of members/high usage for the Center and part
The mayor and city council love to spend taxpayer dollars frivolously. More and more $$$ into the rec center, that needs to stop. We still don’t have drinkable water and yet the city keeps raising rates. Can’t speak for everyone but I would much rather have clean water than a “lazy river!”
Sorry, Toby Crotty. Do not align to your assessment or thoughts. While nearby communities are spending tens of millions of dollars to build Recreation Centers (because of their value to citizens and communities), Saline is in the fortunate position of already having a very good facility in place which now needs to
You avoided my main point. The rec center is a nice amenity for those that use it. However, it is not a necessity. Clean safe water that we pay exorbitant rates for IS a necessity for EVERYONE!
The unprofessional behavior while in the supposed role of being a journalist when talking to that protester is ridiculous. The incorrect information and “facts” you spewed during the conversation are just par for the course. Thanks for showing up!
I agree with your comments about this journalist. I use the word journalist loosely here, as a journalist should be bringing forth the views of the people they are interviewing, not bringing their obvious bias into every forced conversation.
I understand the right 4 peaceful protests, why expose children to hate and show disrespect to our flag, what is that teaching the children. As a Korean Veteran I oppose anyone disrespecting our countries FLAG, shame on the protesters,