I am deleting patrons whose cards have expired 3 years ago or more. To do a mass deletion, patrons with fines are not automatically deleted. I'm waiving fines (some quite large) so I can delete these patrons --- some going back 10 or more years ago. I just feel that our database was getting clogged with people we would never see again. Susan Wess, M.L.I.S. Director [https://email24.godaddy.com/download.php?rand=856291&folder=INBOX.Sent_Items&uid=11608&part=2&tnef_part=-1&aEmlPart=0&orig=cid%3Asigimg0%404ad26beb6122eaa1eb777e3f2118898c&inline=1&filename=sigimg0&type=image%2Fjpeg&encoding=base64&] 151 Wabash St. Milan, MI 48160 734.439.1240 734.439.5625 -- FAX ________________________________ From: Michlib-l <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Candy Mahoney via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2022 10:29 AM To: Michele Howard <mhoward@tadl.org> Cc: Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Removing Historic Patron Fine/Fees/Costs Here we don't have a set policy, but we have generally been removing fines over two years old. If it is a lost item, we have the librarian in charge of that collection make the decision. On Thu, Jul 21, 2022 at 2:53 PM Michele Howard via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l@mcls.org>> wrote: Just curious if any libraries remove patron fines/fees/costs after a pre-determined number of years, or if they are retained forever on the patron account. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I will summarize for the list. Best regards, Michele -- Michele P. Howard, MILS Library Director Traverse Area District Library 231-932-8527 she/her<https://odu.edu/safespace/pronouns-and-why-they-matter> _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org<mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org> https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l -- Candace Mahoney (she/her) Circulation Supervisor Salem-South Lyon District Library 9800 Pontiac Trail South Lyon, MI 48178 248-437-6431