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In September 2018, the library further increased access to materials through the student success initiative which allowed Pleasanton high school students to use their school ID cards as library cards. This initiative provided over 5,000 students free access to digital media, e-books, and test prep at the Pleasanton Library using the barcode on their student ID card. Students can check out digital and physical materials without accruing any daily fines. Replacement fees will be charged for any lost or damaged materials. DISCUSSION The mission of the Pleasanton Public Library could be further enhanced by increasing access, circulation and recovery of the vast materials and resources it has to offer, while eliminating any barriers to usage. The PPL strives to achieve this goal with the following policy changes: • Eliminate all daily overdue fines of$0.25 per item per day. • If an item is not returned within 30 days after its due date, the borrowing member will be assessed a replacement charge (the retail price of the item) and a $5.00 processing charge. The member's library card is also "blocked," meaning borrowing privileges are temporarily suspended. The member must then return the items or replace them in order to access library materials. If the member does not return materials within 60 days of the item being overdue, s/he will receive a collection agency notification for the total amount of items still checked out, including processing fees. This is a clarification of the existing process and policy when items are not renewed. • The renewal maximum is two. Eligible items will be automatically renewed, up to two times. This will allow ample time—a maximum of 123 days—to return or replace an item before the account is referred to the collection agency, thus staying with the goal of recovering items rather than penalizing members. Items will not be automatically renewed if they are on hold for another member. • If a billed item is returned in good condition, the replacement and processing charges, including the block on the member's account, will be removed. Currently, replacement costs can be paid in person at the library, by phone, or a check mailed to the Pleasanton Library. This would continue under the new policy. Additionally, all existing daily overdue fines would be waived from member accounts. Lost and damaged materials fees would remain on accounts. This policy would have a small negative impact on the Library budget that would need to be offset with enhanced efficiencies. Ideas include: reducing temporary staffing hours commensurate with the estimated time savings in not collecting daily fines; completing a program assessment to determine under-utilized and duplicative programs that could be dropped and programs that could be streamlined; identifying additional grant funding to Page 4 of 5