Library Fines. (1 Viewer)

[SoCal]

Library fines are $1 per day per book!

 

[hipsta_jess]

Isn't $1 for the first day, then 50c per day thereafter?
Coz I had a fine a while back, and it had .50 on it

It sucks, you either use EFTPOS at the library and incur more in bank fees than the initial libary fine (unless you've had the book for a month, lol), or hike over to student services

grr.

 

[jumb]

Library fines are $1 per day per book!

That's cheaper then movies.

 

[SoCal]

I am pretty sure it was $1 per day for me. I forgot about the books and now I have a $20 fine!

 

[hipsta_jess]

We were both wrong

Students and Community borrowers are levied a fine of $2.00 per item when material is overdue. This fine will increase by 50 cents per day per item until the material is returned or renewed

from http://www.newcastle.edu.au/services/library/services/borrowing/overdue-stud.html

 

[SoCal]

They already get enough money off us!

 

[hipsta_jess]

LOL
I mean, its fair enough, think about anywhere else in society, you keep material for too long and you have to pay...but yeah, it still sucks.

 

[PrincessSJ]

*start rant* fucking library!! i had some books out earlier in the semester which were still current and everything, but then i ended up in hospital and they werent really the first thing on my mind, so i went to them with the doctors certificate and told them what happened.. the answer was 'the books are overdue, pay the fine' fucking fuckety fuck fuck fuck *end rant*

 

[mrbassman]

thankyou very much i have books in my room i had forgotten about they are due back on monday

 

[great_gregory]

It's a good incentive to get you to return the books. Other people need to borrow them too you know...

 

[hipsta_jess]

That's why theres a little thing called 'hold'
Yeah, person B having book X on hold doesn't make person A return it, but at least you'll get it when it does come in.

 

[SoCal]

LOL
I mean, its fair enough, think about anywhere else in society, you keep material for too long and you have to pay...but yeah, it still sucks.

This was the first time I had borrowed any books and so I am not used to going to the library. It just really makes me angry when I think about what else I could have bought with that money.

*start rant* fucking library!! i had some books out earlier in the semester which were still current and everything, but then i ended up in hospital and they werent really the first thing on my mind, so i went to them with the doctors certificate and told them what happened.. the answer was 'the books are overdue, pay the fine' fucking fuckety fuck fuck fuck *end rant*

Oh, that is harsh!

It's a good incentive to get you to return the books. Other people need to borrow them too you know...

It is not an incentive if you have forgotten about it though. Also, there isn't really a difference between continuing to renew your book and being overdue is there?

 

[great_gregory]

It is not an incentive if you have forgotten about it though. Also, there isn't really a difference between continuing to renew your book and being overdue is there?

I think it's suppose to be an incentive not to forget.

And if you want to continually renew your load, I gather this is where the hold thing that Jess was talking about comes into play. If someone else wants it too, then they'd be able to get it that way.

 

[SoCal]

I think it's suppose to be an incentive not to forget.

Maybe, I am usually pretty forgetful though.

And if you want to continually renew your load, I gather this is where the hold thing that Jess was talking about comes into play. If someone else wants it too, then they'd be able to get it that way.

Oh, so you are not allowed to renew your book again if someone has it on hold? Is that correct?

 

[great_gregory]

I don't know the exact deal with holding; i've never borrowed anything from the library.

 

[hipsta_jess]

Oh, so you are not allowed to renew your book again if someone has it on hold? Is that correct?

Yup, thats right.

 

[PrincessSJ]

*another library rant* i beeped going out of the huxley library the other day so i showed the guy my bag turned off my phone etc etc walked through and beeped again... so by then he was convinced i wasnt stealing books so he took my bag with the intention of handing it around the barrier.. i walked through without my bag AND BEEPED AGAIN! i felt like i was at a friggen airport... *end rant*