PRESS RELEASE
Amherst, MA – The Jones Library and branches will be offering a “food for fines” amnesty period from January 2 – 31, 2015. Library patrons who bring a
non-perishable, non-expired food donation or make a monetary
contribution to the Amherst Survival Center when they return overdue
library materials during this time will have the fines on those overdue
materials forgiven.
“This is a great opportunity for patrons with
long-overdue library materials to get those items back to the library
without having to pay the fines that are accumulating,” says Amy Anaya,
Head of Borrower Services at the Jones Library.
It’s important to note that the amnesty applies only to items
that are being returned during this time, and not to existing overdue
fines on items that have already been returned or for billed or lost
items.
Holding a Food for Fines drive is a long-standing
annual tradition at the Jones Library. The food and funds collected
will support the work of the Amherst Survival Center, the local service
agency that assists many in our community in
meeting their basic needs.
