tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post3585796091168577242..comments2024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Questions Related To The Woman Arrested For Failing To Return A 9 Year Old VideotapeAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-17529416129796039232014-02-19T06:24:22.011-07:002014-02-19T06:24:22.011-07:00Libraries face the non-return of materials constan...Libraries face the non-return of materials constantly. The statute is: 24-90-117. Theft or mutilation of library property. Any person who takes, without complying with the appropriate check-out procedures, or who willfully retains any property belonging to any publicly-supported library for thirty days after receiving notice in writing to return the same, given after the expiration of the time that by the rules of such institution such property may be kept, or who mutilates such property commits a class 3 misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided in section 18-1.3-501, C.R.S - See more at: http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdelib/librarylaw/part1#24-90-117<br /><br />I once had a library customer who checked out 11 books and 7 audiocassettes worth over $250 and kept them for over a year. When I finally turned the account over to the sheriff (the library was in rural Colorado), they went to her apartment, which was about 300 yards away from the library, and she returned the items. Her response was that she was too embarrassed to return them because she'd had them out for so long. My response would have been, hey, we have a book drop so you can return them anonymously, and we don't charge fines. I was happy to get the items back, but thought it was fairly insane to have to do it via law enforcement.Judenoreply@blogger.com