San Diego is giving a one-time reprieve to thousands of young people who have been banned from using the city's libraries because they failed to return books or other items. A new 'fresh start' program will use donations from the San Diego Library Foundation to wipe out replacement costs the young people owe and allow them to resume checking out books and using online resources.
The foundation has also pledged to cover the replacement costs for additional youth who take advantage of the fresh start program. The city treasurer has also agreed to waive $70,000 in fines and penalties that go beyond replacement costs. In Seattle, 70 percent of the young people who had their fees waived began using library services again. And 80 percent of those young people haven't accrued any additional fees.
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