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The Regina Public Library believes it will be fine without fines.
The library announced Wednesday that, as of Jan. 1, it will stop applying fees to overdue books and other library materials.
“Our customers will no longer have to worry about overdue fines,” Sean Quinlan, the chair of the RPL’s board of directors, said in a media release. “You won’t be penalized if you miss a due date for books, magazines, movies and other items.”
The library started waiving late fees in March when branches were closed due to COVID-19. After reopening the branches, the library said it would extend that courtesy to the end of the year.
Before closing because of COVID, the RPL cut off customers’ access to library services if they rang up $10 or more in overdue fees.
“Paying late fees might not be an issue for some people, but for others, it’s a significant cost,” Quinlan said. “This change will remove a barrier to ensure everyone in our community has access to library services.”
However, the library stressed eliminating fines doesn’t mean people can keep its materials.
Due dates will continue to be set and customers who don’t return materials will, after 30 days, be charged replacement fees and/or have their memberships suspended until they return the items.
According to the media release, the library has been pondering the idea of eliminating fines for some time. Other libraries in North America already have made the move.
The library said that, on average over the past five years, 2,080 RPL cardholders have lost access to materials because they accumulated too much in overdue fines.