<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Considering that fine revenue at my library is only a quarter of my book budget, the fine money going to the general fund is a much better deal. <br><br>Leah Griffith ~ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Sent from my iPhone</span></div><div><br>On Mar 1, 2012, at 3:36 PM, "Laura Orr" <<a href="mailto:Laura_Orr@co.washington.or.us">Laura_Orr@co.washington.or.us</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="159173221-01032012"><font face="Arial">Hi
all:</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="159173221-01032012"><font face="Arial">Thank
you for many responses!</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="159173221-01032012"><font face="Arial">I'm glad
to see not much has changed, though I've had to do a Car Guys dope-slap since I
forgot about the library districts, but then I'm in the law library world,
which has its own procedures and practices - and traditions.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="159173221-01032012"><font face="Arial">1) It
seems as though most libraries deposit fines, etc. with
their jurisdiction's general fund, which makes sense.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="159173221-01032012"><font face="Arial">2)
Library districts keep their fines, which also makes sense.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="159173221-01032012"><font face="Arial">3) Last,
patrons still express "disappointment" that their fines aren't going to "buy new
books," but that sentiment also makes sense since the average patron doesn't
understand the budget process or library funding, nor should they
necessarily. Sometimes we have to remind them that the library very often
comes out ahead.</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="159173221-01032012"><font face="Arial">Best
regards - and thanks, again!</font></span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="159173221-01032012"><font face="Arial">Laura</font></span></div><br>
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<font face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Laura Orr <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 01,
2012 11:08 AM<br><b>To:</b>
'<a href="mailto:libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> Non-urgent question for
Public Libraries re disposition of fines, etc.<br></font><br></div>
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<div><span class="879194918-01032012"><font face="Arial">Greetings:</font></span></div>
<div><span class="879194918-01032012"><font face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div><font face="Arial"><span class="879194918-01032012">I have a
"</span>Meatball <span class="879194918-01032012">Reference
Q</span>uestion<span class="879194918-01032012">"</span><span class="879194918-01032012"> and </span>informal, anecdotal<span class="879194918-01032012">, and "<em>in a former library</em>" types
of</span> responses <span class="879194918-01032012">are all
</span>A-OK<span class="879194918-01032012">. You do not have to specify
the name of the library, city, or any other identifying info. I
certainly won't keep that information with your substantive yes, no, some, or
other responses. I will be using this info only anecdotally
myself.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial"><span class="879194918-01032012"><strong>QUESTION</strong>: </span>If you are an
Oregon public library, do you keep your late (and<span class="879194918-01032012">/or</span> other) fines/fees for the library itself
or are those revenues turned over to your jurisdiction's general
fund?</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">If you know of <span class="879194918-01032012">a
</span>report <span class="879194918-01032012">(of fairly recent vintage)
</span>that compiles<span class="879194918-01032012"> and
analyzes</span> such data,<span class="879194918-01032012"> from</span> Oregon, ALA, <span class="879194918-01032012">or </span>other<span class="879194918-01032012">
org</span>, I'd like to know that too, but <span class="879194918-01032012">it is </span>not necessary<span class="879194918-01032012"> to do any research unless you happen to be curious
about this yourself.</span></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">A<span class="879194918-01032012">lmost a</span>nything
you can tell me to update my knowledge from 1974 (when I last fielded this
question<span class="879194918-01032012">,</span><span class="879194918-01032012">
very delicately,</span> in a public library<span class="879194918-01032012"> in Philadelphia</span>) would be<span class="879194918-01032012"> very </span>helpful<span class="879194918-01032012">.</span></font></div>
<div><span class="879194918-01032012"></span> </div>
<div><span class="879194918-01032012"><font face="Arial">Thank
you!</font></span></div>
<div><span class="879194918-01032012"><font face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div><span class="879194918-01032012"><font face="Arial">Laura</font></span></div>
<div><span class="879194918-01032012"><font face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial">Laura J. Orr<br>Law Librarian<br>Washington
County Law Library<br>111 NE Lincoln St<br>Hillsboro, OR 97124</font></div>
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<div align="left"><font face="Arial">Phone: 503-846-8870<br>Fax:
503-846-3515<br>Email: <a href="mailto:laura_orr@co.washington.or.us">laura_orr@co.washington.or.us</a><br>URL:
<a href="http://www.co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary">http://www.co.washington.or.us/lawlibrary</a><br>Oregon
Legal Research Blog: <a href="http://oregonlegalresearch.blogspot.com/">http://oregonlegalresearch.blogspot.com/</a></font></div></span></div></blockquote>
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