(A New Fine Free Policy approved)....It was announced by the Imperial Public Library.

The Library Board and City Council approved the library staff proposal to eliminate fines on overdue books. They say time has shown that overdue library fines are an outdated and punitive way to get library materials returned. They say the nationwide trend is to pause a patron's ability to check until they bring the item back. The Imperial Public Library is the first library in Imperial County to institute this new policy.