Hello
to all Marshfield library-cardholders!
The Ventress Memorial Library is closing the book on overdue fines! We are
excited to announce that we are going fine-free beginning in September (National
Library Card Month): general overdue items will no longer accrue fees. We
determined as a library that we wanted to open up the opportunity for as many
passionate readers and library users to borrow our materials as possible. After
the success of removing fines for senior citizens in the last few years, it was
an obvious choice to eliminate the barrier of overdue fines for all of our
materials.
You might be wondering--what does this mean for me? Books, DVDs, puzzles, and
CDs from the Ventress Memorial Library will accrue no overdue fines.
Patrons will still be charged for books that are marked as LOST (length of
time) or DAMAGED. The fines for LOST items may be removed if items are returned
in good condition within a year.
The Library will still charge fees for lost or damaged items, and materials
requested and/or checked out from other libraries in our network will accrue
fines if they are late. Museum passes and special equipment checkouts (such as
hotspots, Kindles, or ukuleles) will still incur $5/day fines when they are
returned late and rental books will incur a 25 cent fine per day when returned
late.
We are so looking forward for what removing overdue fines from books, CDs,
DVDs, and puzzles will mean for our patrons! We are glad to be able to offer
this opportunity to more easily check out library materials without incurring
fines to our community.
September is a special month for many reasons: it is National Library Card
Month around the country, it is the start of the school year here in our town
of Marshfield, and it is a time to remind parents and caregivers that a library
card is the most important school supply of all. In celebration of National
Library Card Month, we will ALSO be offering unconditional amnesty to Marshfield
youth for the entire month of September--during the month of September only,
everyone age 17 and under who owes fines and/or charges for lost items and
comes to the library to borrow materials will be given a clean slate. The
library will include current students aged 18 and older in this special
September amnesty. The Ventress Memorial Library would like every child in
Marshfield to have a library card!
Now is the perfect time to get a new Marshfield library card if you don’t
currently have one, and to take advantage of our National Library Card Month
celebration and get your children’s fines cleared if they have any items
outstanding on their accounts! We’re looking forward to seeing you at the
Ventress Memorial Library all September long!
The Ventress Memorial Library is closing the book on overdue fines! We are
excited to announce that we are going fine-free beginning in September (National
Library Card Month): general overdue items will no longer accrue fees. We
determined as a library that we wanted to open up the opportunity for as many
passionate readers and library users to borrow our materials as possible. After
the success of removing fines for senior citizens in the last few years, it was
an obvious choice to eliminate the barrier of overdue fines for all of our
materials.
You might be wondering--what does this mean for me? Books, DVDs, puzzles, and
CDs from the Ventress Memorial Library will accrue no overdue fines.
Patrons will still be charged for books that are marked as LOST (length of
time) or DAMAGED. The fines for LOST items may be removed if items are returned
in good condition within a year.
The Library will still charge fees for lost or damaged items, and materials
requested and/or checked out from other libraries in our network will accrue
fines if they are late. Museum passes and special equipment checkouts (such as
hotspots, Kindles, or ukuleles) will still incur $5/day fines when they are
returned late and rental books will incur a 25 cent fine per day when returned
late.
We are so looking forward for what removing overdue fines from books, CDs,
DVDs, and puzzles will mean for our patrons! We are glad to be able to offer
this opportunity to more easily check out library materials without incurring
fines to our community.
September is a special month for many reasons: it is National Library Card
Month around the country, it is the start of the school year here in our town
of Marshfield, and it is a time to remind parents and caregivers that a library
card is the most important school supply of all. In celebration of National
Library Card Month, we will ALSO be offering unconditional amnesty to Marshfield
youth for the entire month of September--during the month of September only,
everyone age 17 and under who owes fines and/or charges for lost items and
comes to the library to borrow materials will be given a clean slate. The
library will include current students aged 18 and older in this special
September amnesty. The Ventress Memorial Library would like every child in
Marshfield to have a library card!
Now is the perfect time to get a new Marshfield library card if you don’t
currently have one, and to take advantage of our National Library Card Month
celebration and get your children’s fines cleared if they have any items
outstanding on their accounts! We’re looking forward to seeing you at the
Ventress Memorial Library all September long!
If
you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Best
wishes,
Cyndee
Cyndee
Marcoux
Library
Director
Ventress
Memorial Library
15
Library Plaza
Marshfield,
MA 02050
781-834-5535
