"Kids might be afraid or ashamed because they are delinquent with the library," said NYPL official Jack Martin. "The idea of this program is to bring them back in.
Personally, I could have worked off over $100 worth of fines over one summer when I was a kiddo, but I know most youngsters aren't as eager as I was.
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