Bookworms have clearly been doing a lot of reading during lockdown, if this mounting mountain of returns at Puke Ariki Library in New Plymouth is anything to go by. To stop the heap getting any higher in the meantime, library users are being asked to hang on to their loans. “We would encourage anyone to stay home during lockdown and not worry about overdue items or fines,” New Plymouth District Council spokesman Glenn McLean said. “All loans are automatically extended over lockdown. Please don’t return books or other items to the library after-hours slots until we reopen.”

Source: Stuff August 30, 2021 01:52 UTC