This originally appeared in The New York Times:
"The Worcester Public Library in Massachusetts announced that people who have lost or damaged a book can bring a photo, drawing, or magazine clipping of a cat, and get their library cards reactivated. The library calls the program March Meowness, a way to forgive members who misplaced a book or damaged a borrowed item. The program has generated hundreds of returns, multiple postings of random cat photos on the library’s Facebook page, and photos and drawings pinned on a growing “cat wall” in the building."
The full article can be found here (I hope)
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/04/us/massachusetts-library-fines-cat-picture.html?unlocked_article_code=1.a00.K3rX.8uF31RmRk2S6&smid=url-share
Copyright 2024 The New York Times