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Extension renovations to the Desert Foothills Library near completion. The library is offering patrons a chance to clear their slates if they have fines pending.
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Library offers amnesty
by Jim Crawford

CAVE CREEK – Desert Foothills Library is offering a special opportunity to patrons who have failed to return books and other items.

During December, the library will waive all fines on overdue items when they are returned to the library along with one can of food per item returned. The canned goods will be donated to the Foothills Food Bank.

This will allow those books, CDs, videos and DVDs to be back on the library shelves and the food bank to restock its inventory.

“We want our books back with no questions asked,” Kris Proskus, library director, said. “This will clear patrons’ records of overdue fines so they can start the new year with a clean slate.”

 

Desert Foothills Library is a public library which has depended on donations and grants for its support since 1975. It receives no tax money and operates primarily with the help of volunteers. The money from overdue fines is used for operating costs and the purchase of new materials.

Currently, there are 377 overdue items outstanding and 185 items missing or lost, some for several years, library information states.

“Everything on our shelves is a precious commodity to us and the community,” Proskus said. “If we can get these items back on the shelves and help out the Food Bank at the same time, it  would reflect the holiday spirit.”

Desert Foothills Library, located on School House Road just north of Cave Creek Road, can be reached at 480‑595‑8353.

 
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