Johnson County Public Library Drops 'Discouraging' Late Fees

A lesson in forgiveness and incentive based policy for the Golden Ghetto. 

Here's a peek at the reasoning . . .

"The Johnson County Library Board voted unanimously to discontinue charging 30 cents for each day an item is overdue. The library will also forgive overdue fines already on the books, saying that embarrassment has been discouraging people from ever returning items or using the library."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Johnson County Library is ditching late fees and wiping out all overdue book fines. Here's why

The Johnson County Library Board voted unanimously to discontinue charging 30 cents for each day an item is overdue. The library will also forgive overdue fines already on the books, saying that embarrassment has been discouraging people from ever returning items or using the library.