Throwing the book at borrowers

Posted on January 6, 2012.

Overdue books are certainly a nuisance for librarians. But for one library in Charlton, Mass., a borrower's delinquency was grounds for a criminal inquiry. When two children's books were several months overdue, the library complained to the cops. Sgt. Dan Dowd stopped by the home of Shannon Benoit, and Benoit's 5-year-old daughter, ____ had borrowed the books, burst into tears and asked if she was going to jail. "Apparently, overdue library books are a misdemeanor, "says Katherine Stone at Babble, "so get those overdue books in before it's too late!"

Fonte: www.theweek.com