Food Fines
A US library is accepting food and toothpaste as payment for overdue fines.
During its Food for Fines campaign Connecticut’s Wethersfield Library is collecting food and toiletries needed for its charity food bank in exchange for clearing fines.
The library director Laurel Goodgion said: "It’s a win, win for everybody.
People make a tangible donation that helps somebody and at the same time erase their fines." Fines for overdue books stand at five cents a day or $1 a day for DVDs and videos.
The library will accept donations for fines dating back as far as a year ago, but people will still have to pay cash for a lost or damaged book.
Goodgion said: "We need the materials back or the money to replace those lost items and we can’t do that with a can of tuna."
© bangshowbiz.biz
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