The fine free week is part of South African Library Week celebrations, which start on March 15.
“The purpose of the amnesty is to recover long outstanding borrowed library material in all 45 Ekurhuleni libraries at no cost to the library members,” said Ekurhuleni spokesperson Themba Gadebe.
“Returning the materials will ensure that all users equally share on the fountain of knowledge that our libraries produces.”
Once the fine free week lapses, people will continue to pay a minimum penalty fee of R2.50 if they fail to return books within two weeks.
The amnesty period will be open from March 14 to 21.
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