Amnesty

An amnesty for all Widener fines will be in effect April 12, 13, and 14, David T. Buxton '69, circulation librarian, said yesterday. The amnesty is meant to provide undergraduate and graduate students holding any of the 1500 overdue books an opportunity to return those books without penalty.

Under a more expensive fine system going into effect April 15, students will be charged for the full cost of sending overdue notices.

Widener's new system will send overdue notices as books become one, three, and five weeks overdue. After one week the charge is $1, after three weeks the charge is $5, and at five weeks past the due date the cumulative charge is $15, and the book is presumed lost. At this point the borrower is charged a further $12 for processing a new book and assessed the cost of purchasing a replacement.