COUNTY — The Pickens County Library System and Library Board of Trustees announced last week that the library system will be going fine free on most materials on Sept. 1.

Certain specialty items such as Adventure Passes and “Library of Things” items will continue to accrue fines, according to a news release.

The change is part of an institutional movement from libraries nationwide, guided by the recommendations of the American Library Association, in an effort to increase free public access to

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