Patrons of Broomfield’s library who hesitated to check out books because of fines no longer have to worry.
Broomfield City Council voted to back recommendations by Abby Yellman, director of Library Services and Cultural Affairs, to eliminate fines throughout the entire Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library system.
“Kudos to you to come up with different options and picking out what seems to be the best choice,” said Ward 2 Councilman Mike Shelton. “By the data, it seems to be the right choice.”
Shelton thanked Yellman, and staff who worked on the research, for their diligence and discussion regarding eliminating fines.
Yellman took three options to the Library Advisory Board: eliminate fines on children’s materials, eliminating all fines, or offering amnesty days where patrons can drop off overdue books with no repercussions.
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