I honestly think it is the novelty of suddenly not having fines rather than the actual not having of fines. IMHO (most) people don’t not return books when they’re a day or a week late because of fines.
Ultimately, I believe it’s too early to draw any conclusions beyond observing the number of books returned for now. It will certainly be interesting to see where the steady state will wind up, though.
Ultimately, I believe it’s too early to draw any conclusions beyond observing the number of books returned for now. It will certainly be interesting to see where the steady state will wind up, though.
(I’m a CPL member.)
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