NPR News: 'We Wanted Our Patrons Back.' Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate Inequity

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'We Wanted Our Patrons Back.' Public Libraries Scrap Late Fines To Alleviate Inequity
"There were families that couldn't afford to pay the fines and therefore couldn't return the materials," Chicago Public Library Commissioner Andrea Telli said. "So then we just lost them as patrons."

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