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Library to go 'fine-free' and accept $807,820 from Friends for programs
Summary
San Francisco Public Library presented a plan to eliminate overdue fines (forgiving about $1.5M in patron liabilities) and accept an $807,820 grant from the Friends of the Library to support summer programs and branch services; library staff told the committee fines disproportionately block low-income patrons.
The San Francisco Public Library asked the Budget and Finance Committee to accept an $807,820 grant from the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library and to remove overdue fines from the library’s fines and fee schedule.
City Librarian and staff described the FY20 grant allocation — including $100,000 for the summer reading program, $110,000 in branch grants and other system-wide…
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