CULLMAN – Many people think of February as the month of valentines and pink hearts, but the Cullman County Public Library System thinks of it as something a little different. For CCPL, February is Love My Library Month, and from Feb 1-28, CCPL will be forgiving all overdue fines.
“Patrons have the whole month of February to ‘feel the love’ that the library has for the community,” said Library Director Sharon Townson. “Patrons can eliminate overdue fines by simply asking for fine forgiveness. They can call or come by any one of the five library branches or even email the request to cullmanpubliclibrary@gmail.com. With a simple request, all overdue fines will be forgiven.”
Fees for lost or damaged items will not be forgiven, only those for overdue items.
“It can be difficult to remember to return library materials; before you know it the fines have added up,” she continued. “We want everyone in the community to have access to materials in the library. By giving patrons a one-time fine forgiveness, we are able to get them them back to the library where they can check out the materials they may want for personal reading or, as more often the case now, job searches and employment help. With this promotion we can eliminate that $7 overdue fine that may have kept someone from checking out that resume writing book or a small business startup book.”
Now is the time to return those long overdue items and ask for fine forgiveness. Also, for people who may have lost their library cards, the library will replace them for free in February.
“The Cullman County Commission and the City of Cullman make sure that the library has what it needs to help improve the quality of life for the citizens in our community, and we want to do what we can to get the right information into the hands of the people who need it,” Townson added.
For more information, visit http://www.ccpls.com/ or your local CCPL branch:
Cullman County Public Library Main Branch
200 Clark St. NE
Cullman, AL 35055
256-734-1068
Garden City Public Library
Garden City Municipal Building
501 First Ave. S
Garden City, AL 35070
256- 352-4552
Guy Hunt Library
60 Lions Park Road
Holly Pond, AL 35083
256-796-5226
Hanceville Public Library
201 Commercial St.
Hanceville, AL 35077
256-352-0685
Tom Bevill Library – Colony
Colony Educational Complex
151 Byars Road
Hanceville, AL 35077
256-287-1573
