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Boise Public Library Considers Dropping Late Fees

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After the American Library Association determined late fees constitute social inequity in 2018, the Boise Public Library is considering dropping the enforcement of fines. Idaho Matters talks with the library's Sarah Kelley-Chase about eliminating the economic barriers that discourage library use and how it has worked in communities like Meridian, Caldwell and Eagle.

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