Libraries battling to retain borrowers in the digital age are ending late fees, a change intended to ease the shame and dread of returning overdue books. ULC shared insights on the national fine free trend in this Wall Street Journal article....

Philadelphia City Council passed a resolution for a council committee to explore eliminating all library fines and debts. ULC shares insights on national fine free trend in this Philadelphia Tribune article....

Chicago Public Library will stop fining people for overdue books, a move that makes the city the largest of more than 200 municipalities across the country to do so. ULC is quoted and ULC research is cited in Chicago Tribune piece....

Phoenix Public Libraries will be eliminating overdue fines and fees for all their patrons. This move makes them the first of the largest cities in the United States to do so. ...

The Atlantic spotlights ULC's Leaders Library Card Challenge and Nashville Public Library. In Nashville, every public-school student in grades 3–12 is automatically signed up for a library card....

Shaker Library will go fine free on October 1, 2019. The library is eliminating fines on overdue books and materials for everyone. This move makes Shaker Library one of 15 CLEVNET libraries to eliminate fines. ...

The Urban Libraries Council has published a new Leadership Brief on “Libraries Leading AI and Digital Citizenship.” With the quickly growing impact of artificial intelligence on economies, societies and cultures, libraries remain at the forefront of ensuring no one is left behind by this wave of tec...

The StarTribune discusses St. Paul's 2020 budget, which includes planned cuts to spending on St. Paul Public Library's collections....

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Loudoun County Public Library has eliminated late fees because the fines prevent patrons from properly using the library....