<p>As of October 5, 2021, everyone is getting a fresh start at the Library: All existing fines and replacement fees in all patron accounts have been cleared and erased. This is the case for all three of New York City’s public libraries: <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nypl.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C7f4be861737849aed5bf08d98aafe17f%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637693312495905836%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=uiQqMX16qV0y8rV00ilm1ZjE0OTlzuVF8kmKXSotsyo%3D&reserved=0">New York Public Library</a>, <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bklynlibrary.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C7f4be861737849aed5bf08d98aafe17f%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637693312495905836%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=2d2bDBcMHq7sonGJT9FJZ%2BtqY6b58KtWlvRz5fXQM6c%3D&reserved=0">Brooklyn Public Library</a> and <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.queenslibrary.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C7f4be861737849aed5bf08d98aafe17f%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637693312495915829%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=k0a5M2HajqLHrX5p2lXBou44yfXi6%2B26i%2B5dJU5cjkM%3D&reserved=0">Queens Public Library</a>.<br/></p><ul><li>Late fines will no longer accrue on borrowed materials returned after their due date. </li><li>Please note: some replacement fees will still apply. Learn more about the <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nypl.org%2Fhelp%2Fborrowing-materials%2Flibrary-fines-and-fees&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C7f4be861737849aed5bf08d98aafe17f%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637693312495915829%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=r%2Fj8GCfPX3X4OL6rU2tFD8XutMJHnUKj%2F9f9D12gkI0%3D&reserved=0">new policies in Manhattan, Bronx and Staten Island</a> (NYPL), <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bklynlibrary.org%2Fuse-the-library%2Fborrow%23tab-3&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C7f4be861737849aed5bf08d98aafe17f%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637693312495925825%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=oc2LyDIdCQmbJcfNeB%2B8u%2Fwra9P2abAMK9HylEfA%2BiY%3D&reserved=0">Brooklyn</a> and <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.queenslibrary.org%2Fgoodbye-late-fines%3Futm_source%3Dwebsite%26utm_medium%3Dblog%26utm_campaign%3Dlatefinespromo2021&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C7f4be861737849aed5bf08d98aafe17f%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637693312495925825%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=vFhsrtbLYQaaQOk%2BBa9p73dBpTEQPTPW8c5yYt5j060%3D&reserved=0">Queens</a>.</li></ul><p>Check out your local library for all the great free resources and services it offers!</p>
