My opinion: the service was very underpriced for the time spent and the value received, and the new rates are still quite reasonable. On 8/5/09, Terry Callen <[email protected]> wrote: > OUTRAGEOUS! > > I received this notice today from the Free Library of Philadelphia, times > are achanging. > Marian in Virginia Beach > >  Effective July 27, 2009 the Free Library changed its service fee policy. >  Our new fee structure is as follows for the Newspaper Department: >       $10 for up to 3 "look up" requests (whether or not staff can find the > obituaries) plus $5 for shipping/handling for all photocopy requests sent > through U.S. Post. >        We are currently in the process of editing our web page to reflect > these changes.   In the interim, there will be a grace period during which > we will continue to charge the $1.00 fee for two searches. > > The Newspaper Department > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PHILLY-ROOTS > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message