One More Thing Before We Go: Arrested By the Library
So for whatever reason, CH forwarded me this item about a women in Iowa who was actually arrested for not returning a library book. I’m a little insulted, b/c yes, I’ve racked (sometimes major) fines at every single library that I’ve ever frequented and have twice been sent to a collection agency over unreturned books, but I would never refuse to accept a certified letter. That’s just wrong!
“Thirty-nine-year-old Shelly Koontz was arrested for failing to return a copy of the The Freedom Writer’s Diary that she borrowed last April from the Jessup library. The library had tried to reach Koontz through four calls and four letters, one certified, which she refused to accept. Fed up, library officials asked to press charges, leading officers to visit Koontz’s home with three simple options: return the book; pay the library $13.95 so they could buy a new copy; or, go to jail.”
So, excuse me, I’m going to go pay the $11 fine that I currently have with my local library now.
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