tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post112209356109585289..comments2023-07-30T00:48:17.375-07:00Comments on Flotsam and Jetsam: Rex Libris -- Library Mafia?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15654306738114455921noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1122242097473019962005-07-24T14:54:00.000-07:002005-07-24T14:54:00.000-07:00We had an amnesty once, about ten years ago; it wa...We had an amnesty once, about ten years ago; it was very successful. I have found books from our library in used bookstores as far away as Nanaimo. Odd. <BR/><BR/>The people who bother me are not those who are honestly absent-minded (hell, I've paid $100s in overdue fees), but those folks who refuse to share their books with fellow students. Mostly because it was my job for six years to phone those people. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15654306738114455921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1122216039229544042005-07-24T07:40:00.000-07:002005-07-24T07:40:00.000-07:00That sounds cool. I wish we would have had an Amne...That sounds cool. I wish we would have had an Amnesty day. My book was so overdue I was charged the replacement cost and although I returned the book, they didn't remove the charge from my account. So I owe the library a $70 fee before I check out books again. Ugh.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851061527545945128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1122211450485399682005-07-24T06:24:00.000-07:002005-07-24T06:24:00.000-07:00Our council library had an "amnesty" last month; t...Our council library had an "amnesty" last month; that is, you could return any overdue books and have fees waived in return for donating a can of food for charity. I had $25 worth of fees due, so I gave a big can of peaches in mango and a big one of lovely tuna in olive oil. Everyone got a bargain that day.Mrs Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150920699396425050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1122170345596609592005-07-23T18:59:00.000-07:002005-07-23T18:59:00.000-07:00Overdue books?*looks at the floor in embarrassment...Overdue books?<BR/>*looks at the floor in embarrassment*<BR/>I just found the other day, mixed in with my cookbooks, a book I checked out in 2001. Oops. <BR/><BR/>It was checked out around the time we moved into a larger apartment to accomodate our growing family and I guess it got packed instead of returned. I feel like a heel, and don't know how I missed it when I was unpacking everything here at the new place.<BR/><BR/>So if you need to send the library mafia my way, I accept my fate.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if it redeems me at all, but the book was still in great condition, including the due date card in the pocket, and it's been returned now.carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851061527545945128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6981782.post-1122169641535711272005-07-23T18:47:00.000-07:002005-07-23T18:47:00.000-07:00Hey, thanks for the introduction to Rex, Cheryl. ...Hey, thanks for the introduction to Rex, Cheryl. My sister is a librarian-in-the-making, so she really enjoyed the link.Mrs Robothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150920699396425050noreply@blogger.com