Product review (5 stars): Dryer latch broken?
Amazon always comes through.  I googled 'dryer latch" replacement - they are pretty universal.  I got the part number and cost - about $4.  Obviously a DIY project.  Wanting to do it today I then called a big brand parts department with a local appliance repair department to make sure they had it in stock.  They did not so I started to give her the info to order it -$17.95 with shipping and handling.  I went back to the web, it came up via Amazon and I had it 3 d later for $4 inc s/h !