Hmmmm, nearly $8,000 worth of materials lost in one year due to items not being returned according to this story.

I can't count the number of times I've seen people on this list express their frustration over books checked out (or "borrowed" when the librarian is out) and never returned.  The threshold for legal action is a bit low-- $30-- but $8K is a lot of money to spend on buying something you've already paid for.  

Helena

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That is extreme!

Emily

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http://abcnews.go.com/WN/arrested-cuffed-overdue-library-books/story?id=10062565&partner=yahoo

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