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Columbus Library To End Daily Fines

The Columbus Metropolitan Library board has voted to eliminate daily fines for overdue books.Library officials say they'll replace the daily fine with a one-time five-dollar fee for each overdue item. The changes will take effect by the end of next year, in an effort to allow more patrons to use the library, while encouraging them to return materials. 206-thousand cardholders currently cannot use the library because their fines exceed 10 dollars.  

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.