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Library users and advocates urge board to stop steep Link Plus lost-book fees and private interlibrary loans
Summary
Speakers during public comment told the Board that San Francisco Public Library's use of a private Link Plus interlibrary-loan vendor and a posted $115 lost/damaged-book fee discourage low-income patrons and undermine the library's commitment to free, equal access.
Multiple members of the public urged the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to investigate and halt the San Francisco Public Library's use of a private alternative to the state-supported interlibrary loan system and to stop enforcement of a posted $115 lost-or-damaged-book fee for items obtained through that service.
A public commenter described the change as an unpublicized switch to a private vendor implemented in February and said the new system imposes a mandatory $115 lost-book fee that is unrelated to actual replacement cost. "The public system is…
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