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San Francisco Public Library seeks six‑week fines amnesty to restore access for tens of thousands
Summary
The San Francisco Public Library proposed a six‑week fines and fees amnesty (Jan. 3–Feb. 14, 2017) intended to forgive overdue fines, recover materials and restore service to patrons blocked by balances. Staff estimated between 15,000 and 55,256 patrons could benefit and projected a modest net positive from recovered materials.
The San Francisco Public Library presented a resolution authorizing the Library Commission to run a six‑week fee amnesty campaign from January 3 through February 14, 2017, to forgive overdue fines and invite patrons to return billed items and regain access to library services.
Deputy City Librarian Michael Lambert said the library has 29,554 patrons with billed items and…
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