Dance to Pay Your Library Dues

We’ve all heard of libraries stocking video games or even using them to attract patrons, but have you ever heard of a library where you can dance your dues off? Someday you can tell your grandchildren that you did.

The Wadleigh Memorial Library recently set up a DDR dance contest for its patrons who had dues to the library. They invited their patrons to make good on unpaid fines by getting a certain grade or above in the game - for example, Stearns, who owed $14 in fines, had to receive a “C” in the game to clear her balance. The program attracted quite a few teens and preteen girls who took turns in the game to compete against the librarian. Many did so for fun.