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expected to "carry their weight" like a golf course or recreation center might, so I don't see the loss of <br />revenue as overriding the benefits of this change. I am proposing that we drop fines only on children's <br />print materials as a means of supporting literacy. It is, of course, also possible to drop fines for all <br />children's material, including DVDs. That would mean a drop of revenue of about 60%, or $28,800. <br />Although the FLC libraries will probably never have consistent fine policies across all material types, <br />dropping fees on children's print overdues will make Louisville's policies consistent with the majority of <br />other FLC libraries. <br />Items that are long overdue or classified as 'lost' and exceed a value of $25.00 are referred to our <br />collection agency, Unique. Their objective is to get the materials back. We've used Unique for about <br />seven years and we have an excellent rate of return for long overdue items. For each dollar we spend to <br />refer accounts to Unique we typically receive about five dollars in the form of returned materials. <br />I would like to discuss this idea with all of you at the Jan. 11th meeting and ask for your recommendation <br />about whether or not to move forward with this proposal to eliminate overdue fines on kids' books. Also <br />included in your packet is the report I referred to above, done by the State Library, Removing Barriers to <br />Access: Eliminating Fines and Fees on Children's Materials. <br />