Between 1-15 February, Brimbank Libraries offered customers the chance to clear their library fines with a Fines Amnesty and the Food for Fines program.

The positive response from the community was overwhelming - we received 66 bags of food in the first week and 141 bags were donated in the second week.
The Fines Amnesty encouraged customers with overdue books to return them to any Brimbank Library and have the fines automatically removed.  For customers with existing library fines we offered the opportunity to donate items of non-perishable food in exchange for clearing fines.

In total over 2750 items of food were donated to the Uniting Care Sunshine Mission for distribution to local families in need.


Photo: Kris Reichl. Brimbank Leader, 5 February 2012.