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City of Sydney closes the book on library fines

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Overdue fines at City of Sydney libraries have been shelved until 2021 following a successful trial which saw the return of items that were due back more than a decade ago. 67,945 overdue library resources were returned between July 2016 and February 2017 - more than triple the amount of overdue items returned in the twelve months prior. Lulu Shen from Sydney City Council has more.



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