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Originally Posted by jhowell
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That article brought up some horsecr*p arguments IMHO.
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"Why go fine-free? More and more library professionals contend that charging overdue fines undermines the mission of libraries to provide free and equitable access to information so that all citizens may educate themselves."
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The supposed library mission of providing access to
all is totally undermined when
one patron is allowed to take and keep whatever they want for an indefinite period of time without repercussion. But that's evidently the way libraries want it these days.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. If the OP needs to keep a book longer than the loan period to finish it, don't break your digital book agreement with the library. Get the physical book instead and just keep it until you are done, years if need be. Might as well do what the library is advocating.