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Overdue book returned to Aberdeen library after 81 years
https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/overdue-book-returned-aberdeen-library-after-81-years/WA64V2AGZNHJNCXU4MWU4T57KU/Overdue book returned to Aberdeen library after 81 years
By Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News
June 07, 2023 at 4:13 pm PDT
After being checked out for 81 years, an overdue book made its way back to a library in Aberdeen Monday, according to the Timberland Regional Library.
The book - “The Bounty Trilogy” by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall - was due March 30, 1942, shortly after the United States entered World War 2.
Found in a storage unit, the book was returned “to the amazement of the library staff.”
Overdue fines accrued at $0.02 a day in 1942, which brought the overdue fee up to $484.80.
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By Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News
June 07, 2023 at 4:13 pm PDT
After being checked out for 81 years, an overdue book made its way back to a library in Aberdeen Monday, according to the Timberland Regional Library.
The book - “The Bounty Trilogy” by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall - was due March 30, 1942, shortly after the United States entered World War 2.
Found in a storage unit, the book was returned “to the amazement of the library staff.”
Overdue fines accrued at $0.02 a day in 1942, which brought the overdue fee up to $484.80.
[...]
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According to the library, the person that checked it out only made it to page 17 and added a note, “I wouldn’t read this book if I was paid to.”
I'd say someone was just making amends.
