Dawn Wacek : A librarian's case against overdue book fines

Dawn Wacek at TEDxUWLaCrosse  (transcript)
A librarian's case against overdue book fines
Summary
This is also a difficult problem for me because in Japan, people can use libraries for free and they don’t need to pay something when they have books that are overdue, but it’s only five books. If you have them, you can’t borrow other books until you return them.

However, Japanese libraries have a system that you can secretly return those books that are overdue. It means that you aren’t known about it by anyone and you aren’t scolded by anyone. It’s that libraries have a box to be able to put those books after libraries are closed and before libraries are opened.
I often use this box because l am busy. I can’t go to the libraries the day when l have to return books or l can’t finish reading books. However, l want to borrow other books that are expensive. I learn from my mother that reading books is very important and everything that you borrow has to be returned by you.

Japanese libraries are working by our taxes. Thus l pay taxes by working hard for all Japanese system, It might not be enough, though, people have to work for it.
From my examples, you must understand whether overdue book fines are needed or not.
I hope that people continue to think that reading books is important more than using smartphones and learn about moral.

Words in this story
overdue /adj/  late, behind schedule, behind time, delayed
fine /adj/ wonderful, excellent, small
fine /verb/ punish (someone) by making them pay a sum of money, typically as a penalty for breaking the law.
fines /noun/ a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other authority.
librarian /noun/ a person, typically with a degree in library science, who administers or assists in a library.