Steal This Book?

<p>This is what made&nbsp;<em>Seinfeld &mdash;&nbsp;</em>the show about nothing &mdash;brilliant. It could turn an every day situation into comic gold. In the 1990s, when library budgets were tight and being slashed, aggressive&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/nyregion/26library.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">collection tactics</a>&nbsp;were common. Many libraries brought those with outstanding fines or debts to small claims court; libraries hired collection agencies to recoup fines; some garnished tax refunds; and others put possible criminal sanctions in notifications to scare customers straight, including &ldquo;imprisonment of up to six months.&rdquo; As an executive director of a library on Long Island&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/24/nyregion/libraries-track-overdue-materials-even-with-collection-agencies.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">said</a>&nbsp;at the time, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re not interested in the goodwill of deadbeats.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://jimmalatras.medium.com/steal-this-book-f8c34cac1d72"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>
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