Public Libraries of Saginaw to Charge $50 Annual Fee to Some Non-Residents

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Link to April 22 Saginaw News article, Public Libraries of Saginaw to charge $50 annually to 3,000 members next month".

Excerpt: Residents from 14 Saginaw County townships with library cards for the Public Libraries of Saginaw must begin paying a $50-per-year fee to continue checking out books beginning May 1.

Five attending members of the 7-person library board this month unanimously voted to add the rate to patrons from Albee, Birch Run, Blumfield, Brady, Chapin, Frankenmuth, Fremont, Jonesfield, Lakefield, Maple Grove, Marion, Richland, Taymouth and Thomas townships, Director Trish Burns said.

“What’s important to remember is that the townships that are affected do not and have not given the Public Libraries of Saginaw any funding,” Burns said. “It’s impossible to offer services to everyone, as much as we’d like to.”