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From Mon., Feb. 8 until Sun., Feb. 28, you鈥檒l have increased opportunities to reduce or clear your Novanet library fines by 鈥減aying鈥� with food donations during Food for Fines.

鈥淭he program has expanded in three ways this year. We increased the value of fines waived per food item donated and we鈥檝e removed the $50 cap on the amount of fines waived. We鈥檙e also pleased to announce that the program will run a second time this year, from Oct. 17鈥揘ov. 6,鈥� said Elaine MacInnis, Associate University Librarian, Access Services and Head of the MacRae & Killam Libraries.

For every non-perishable food item donated, the 麻豆传媒 Libraries will reduce library fines by $3 (that鈥檚 up from $2 per item in previous years). Food donations will be given to the 麻豆传媒 Student Union Food Bank, Feed Nova Scotia (recommended items include cereal, pasta, canned vegetables, soups, and stews), and the Colchester Food Bank (for donations made at the MacRae Library on the Agricultural Campus). Donations of canned goods or other non-perishable foods can be brought to the front desk at any of the five 麻豆传媒 Libraries during regular hours. Cash donations are also accepted.

鈥淪tudents love Food for Fines as a way to pay off their fines while helping their community. 麻豆传媒 faculty and staff can also pay off their fines this way. Even if you don鈥檛 have fines we welcome your donations!鈥� said Elaine. 鈥淲hat started at 麻豆传媒 more than ten years ago has grown to be a provincewide initiative including all of the Novanet libraries,鈥� said Elaine.

Last year, the five 麻豆传媒 Libraries collected 551 food items and $213.25 in cash donations. A total of $913.50 in fines were waived in exchange for food donations. Food items were divided between the 麻豆传媒 Student Union Food Bank, Feed Nova Scotia and the Colchester Food Bank. Across Novanet, which includes all university and college libraries in Nova Scotia, a total of 1,817 food items were collected, as well as $609.25 in cash donations.