Library Gives Patrons 2 Weeks in December for Fine Amnesty

Monday, December 7 – Saturday, December 12, 2009

Â Monday, December 14 – Saturday, December 19, 2009

Â Feeling that pinch, from lack of funds? In mid-December, the Jersey City Free Public Library will offer a break in the form of Fine Amnesty to all Library users. Â Â

For only two weeks – Monday, December 7^th through Saturday, December 12^th AND Monday, December 14^th through Saturday, December 19^th Â – all fees and fines will be forgiven when the library system receives all library books, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes and other library materials.

Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â “We recognize the money squeeze everyone is feeling these days, so we’ve created this two-week amnesty period for our loyal patrons to get some relief,” said Assistant Library Director Sonia Araujo, who is coordinating this effort. “Offering Fine Amnesty first is the best solution we know, in the face of needing to raise fees because of budget cuts.”

Valid Jersey City library card users can take their library materials to all departments at the Main Library, and any of the 11 branches and the Bookmobile the weeks of December 7^th and December 14^th without being charged the appropriate fees and fines during Fine Amnesty weeks. After those two amnesty weeks,

the following Fines/Fees will be in effect on Monday, January 4, 2010:

Books/Late FeesÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â CHANGEÂ Â Â Â Â Â FROM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TO

Overdue books Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $0.10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $0.20

VideosÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHANGEÂ Â Â Â Â Â FROM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TO

Â To rentÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $1.50Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $2.00

Â Late Fees stay the sameÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $1.00

Â Educational videos stay the sameÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Free

Copy MachinesÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â CHANGE Â Â Â Â Â FROM Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â TO

Copies Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $0.10Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â $0.20

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Library Gives Patrons 2 Weeks in December for Fine Amnesty

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