In Dallas, Fees Hit $5

摘要

While some libraries offer high-demand best sellers for a $1 fee, and a few have nudged tolls up to $2 and even $3 (for DVDs), the Dallas Public Library (DPL), with its new StreetSmart Express program, has vaulted libraries into real rental territory, charging customers $5 for access to select books, DVDs, and audiobooks.rnDPL's Corinne Hill told LJ that the new program, identified by hot-pink book trucks that sit by the circulation desks at DPL branches, was inspired by an increase in holds and the recognition that some library users tend to purchase new titles-and even donate the titles after reading. "We have this segment who's going to pay, if they don't wait," she said.