McAllen Public Library Kicks Off Amnesty Month
Written by Post Public Information Representative, Apr 3, 2018, Comments Off
Courtesy Laura Garcia,
(McAllen, Texas)-Return your library books and make your mama proud! During the month of April, McAllen Public Library will run a month-long drive to get overdue books, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-Rays back on our shelves.
Any overdue McAllen Public Library item that is returned from April 1st to May 13th, 2018 (Mother’s Day) will have its fines removed from a patron’s account. Items may be returned at any of MPL’s three locations, and any item returned qualifies, no matter how overdue. Amnesty applies to currently checked out items.
“During last year’s Amnesty Month drive, MPL recovered library materials with a value of $10,000. More importantly, families who were kept away from the library due to late books were able to check out library materials again,” says Library Director Kate Horan. The goal for this year is to get 1,000 late items returned. When the goal is reached, MPL staff will celebrate by dressing up as their favorite youth literary character for a day,” Library Director Kate Horan said. “We understand how easy it is to lose track of due dates, and we don’t want old fines to keep people away from the library, especially our young people.”
