Late Fines Eliminated At LA County Libraries

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Book lovers, rejoice! Late fines have been eliminated from LA County Libraries.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday from Supervisor Janice Hahn to immediately eliminate late fines from the county’s 86 branches.

“Library late fines do much more harm than good,” Hahn said in a statement. ‘They make up less than 1% of the Library’s revenue and they can dissuade people from using the Library’s service.”

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