It ’s not often that qat photos are take as currency . But for the calendar month of March , public libraries in Worcester , Massachusetts , will pass over certain fines from your account if you submit any movie of acat .
“ feline for Fee Forgiveness ” is part ofMarch Meowness , a calendar month of cat - centric scheduling that includes a screening of the 2019 movieCats , a cat - eye physical composition tutorial , a “ de - stressing ” 60 minutes of playing with protection cats , DIY crafts , and more case .
Before you show up to a WPL branch with a cat trope at the ready , there are a fewrulesto know . For one , a book needs to have been lose for at least two months in order for its fee to be waived . For another , if you ’ve failed to repay five or more books , a circulation coach will have to review your account in decree to make up one’s mind if you ’re eligible for the opening . Moreover , Felines for Fee Forgiveness only applies to WPL - owned books , not other WPL - possess item . ( Through the system’sLibrary of Things , patrons can tick off out everything from e - readers and laptops to karaoke machines and 1000 games . A hombre photo wo n’t dispense with your mulct for losing or damaging any of those . )
Rules for thecat picturesthemselves , on the other hand , are open - end to the item of being nonexistent . “ Even if you do n’t have a cat in your life , you’re able to still pull one , ” Homer said . “ Even if it ’s one of the large cats , like a tiger or a Panthera leo , and we ’ll be frantic to see those . ”
In fact , it does n’t even demand to be a cat . According to a footnote on the Worcester Public Librarywebsite , librarians “ will admit honorary African tea as well , so you may show us a picture or lottery of a dog , racoon , orca , capybara , or any other brute . ” It ’s unclear if that also covers the man playing kat inCatsthe movie(ormusical ) , but it ca n’t hurt to try .
