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Franklin trustees discuss eliminating children’s fines; decide to defer formal action
Summary
Trustees debated going fine-free for children’s library materials and discussed offset options such as discontinuing the Hoopla digital service. The board agreed to table final action and asked staff for more data and combined agenda language next month.
The Franklin Public Library Board discussed proposals to eliminate fines for children’s materials on Aug. 25 and instructed staff to return with a combined proposal and financial plan for action at the next meeting. Board members debated whether to move forward immediately on a children’s fine-free policy and how to offset projected lost revenue. The conversation included an explicit suggestion to discontinue the…
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