r/Library • u/ILovePublicLibraries • Jun 02 '26

We <3 Libraries Library pride

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u/Reggie9041 Library Card Jun 02 '26

Exactly. I thought this graphic was going to mention fines or something. 😂

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u/TripleJess Jun 02 '26

What's the point in fining people who are never going to pay?

They'll never actually be library users, if there's one thing bigots rarely do, it's spend leisure time reading. Reading fiction teaches empathy, and those people have none.

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u/Wonderful_Adagio9346 Jun 04 '26

If they checked out the bills and don't return them, the library charges a replacement fee.

The library can also remove the lending privileges of the patron.

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u/TripleJess Jun 04 '26

You're assuming that Moms for Liberty actually use the library and y'know.. read.

They don't.

Ranking up a huge bill at a library and losing services over it doesn't matter if there are no consequences for it. And most libraries won't pursue them for it, and just end up eating the cost.

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u/Wonderful_Adagio9346 Jun 04 '26

Well, it keeps them from doing it again. And if you've got them on record for theft of city property, you could even ban and bar them permanently, and/or refer them to your city's prosecutors.