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Woman refuses to return library books, goes to JAIL
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Let this be a lesson to us all. If you're going to borrow library books from your local library, please be reminded that "borrow" is the operative word. You get a library card (generally for free) and thereby enter into an agreement wherein said library lends you books for a few weeks...and then you give them BACK. If you don't, you get hit with a meager fine. Last time I borrowed a book, the fine was about five cents a day. Seriously--it's been a LONG TIME since I've borrowed a book. In other words, there's really no incentive to not return the books that were lent to you for free by the very nice people who work at the library. Sometimes, however, when you take those things for granted, things get nasty.
Just ask Heidi Dalibor, who refused to return her copies of White Oleander and Angels and Demons. Nor did Ms. Dalibor remit the fines she owed to the library from which she borrowed the page-turners despite the notices she received in the mail. Furthermore,she declined to take note of the court citation issued to her when she didn't respond to the Grafton Library's calls and letters to her. The result? She was arrested. Cops showed up at her family's house, handcuffed her, and booked her for violating the "overdue library materials" ordinance! Seriously.
My words of advice? Return your library books, people. Or, at the very least, see what policies your town has regarding whether or not you return them.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Vicki Porter 8-26-2008 @ 10:35PM
I actually lost a library book about 6 years ago and the library actually didn't even send me a letter or anything...one day I just got a warrant in the mail that said if I didn't return or pay for the book in a certain amount of time I would be arrested. I had no idea that things could go that far. Needless to say I paid for the book (then promptly found the lost book, of course) but it was really kind of scary.
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c_rousseau05 8-26-2008 @ 10:36PM
ROFL! That's what she gets. Now she gets a "theft" on her permanent record. Was it worth it? I mean, those books are what...$7 a pop? It used to be that libraries didn't do anything for books that were not returned but send you a few letters and then give up. You had the option to either pay for the retail price of the book or return it and pay your fines. Personally i'm glad they are taking book theft seriously now. Books are often DONATED out of the kind hearts of people, sometimes brand new, to libraries or paid for by the libraries themselves just so the public can have access to books without having to buy them and let them sit and gather dust after they are done. To be shared, not stolen. Borrowing from the library is a privilege, not a right, and when you abuse that privilege then you need to pay the consequences.
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Tamyu 8-26-2008 @ 11:21PM
This makes me wonder if there is a warrant out for my arrest somewhere. Doubtful, as I was still a minor at the time, but...
About 10 years back, just after I borrowed a number of books from the library, we suddenly had to move. (Flooding ruined the basement, and the building was suddenly unlivable) The books were packed in a rush along with everything else. As soon as the move was done, I returned all those I could find - but never did find 2 of them. Would gladly have paid for them, but I don`t think they ever contacted us about it, and due to the move the library was no longer near enough to just drop by.
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