Hi Scott,
At the Canton Public Library we take away borrowing privileges if a patron owes $20 or
more in fines. Patron accounts exceeding $35 resulting from billed materials (a portion can include late fees) overdue more than 45 days will be
turned over to a collection agency.
If the patron’s account has reached $40.00 in late fees (Patron will not go to collections).
Barb Gudenburr
Circulaltion Supervisor
From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org]
On Behalf Of Scott Drapalik
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2017 9:48 AM
To: michlib-l@mcls.org
Subject: [Michlib-l] Borrowing Privileges and Large Fine Management
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What is your dollar threshold before revoking borrowing privileges? (Ours is currently $50 per patron) How do you deal with excessively large fines? (I couldn’t access the archives for previous discussions on this topic)
Thank you,
Scott Drapalik
Circulation Supervisor
Howell Carnegie District Library
517-546-0720 ext. 105