According to an article on SheKnows, a library in Charlton, MA, sent a police officer to the home of a 5-year-old girl because of overdue books. It was found that Hailey Benoit’s books were a few months overdue and when approached by police, she asked if she was going to be arrested.
Charlton Library officials defended their position on their website with the following statement:
Library materials are purchased using taxpayer dollars. We feel as library staff that it is our duty to safeguard those tax dollars.
Do you think these library officials went to far? Should the age of the borrower been considered before police action was taken?
