Library Late Fines: Transcending Death and Taxes

Apparently, a woman returning a book to the library after finding it in her mother's home after her mother had died of a massive stroke was asked to pay a late fee for the delayed return of the book. The woman in question noted that her mother had been an avid reader and frequent patron of the library; reading at least two books per week.

The woman was quoted as saying:
"I told him that maybe he didn’t hear me right, that my mother had just died, otherwise I’m sure that she would have returned it on time...His only reply was that, 'That will be 50 cents.'"

This just shows that you can't escape library fines, dead or alive.

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