4,327 documents returned to Montreal libraries under late fee amnesty

More than 4,000 items were returned to Montreal libraries in June underanamnesty in honour of the city's375th anniversary.

The amnesty period ran from June 2 to 22 at 45 libraries in the city.

The city said the documents included 3,674 books, 384 movies, 104 magazines, 89 games and 76 CDs a total of 4,327 documents.

Late fees at the national library and archives, the BAnQ, are normally 30 cents per day for an adult book and 50 cents per day for a CD.

The goal of the amnesty campaign was to get people back to the library who hadn't been in six months or more.

It also wantedto get documents back into librarycollections rather thanreplacingthem.