People who return library books late in Newcastle will not be fined after April 1st. Late fee charges were suspended at the city’s libraries in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Now, Newcastle City Council has announced the move will be made permanent from April 1. It is hoped that removing late fines will encourage more people to use library services.
Cllr Irim Ali, Newcastle City Council cabinet member for Community Services and Public Engagement, said: “Libraries are for everyone and we want to do all we can to get people to use them.
