Library system wipes out all overdue fines

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The East Baton Rouge Parish Library System is no longer collecting fines for overdue books or other items, the system announced this morning.  Deputy library director Kristen Edson says the move to eliminate fines is part of a larger national movement. She previously worked at the Chicago library system, which she says eliminated its fines

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