A book was returned to his library in Massachusetts, 90 years after it was borrowed. The book racked up more than $600 in debt.
The Watertown Free Public Library said in a Facebook post that the book, Hill Towns of Italy, by Egerton R. Williams Jr., was checked out on Jan. 30, 1934.
The book’s trip home lasted much longer than expected, far exceeding the original two-week loan.
During its 90-year adventure, the book found its way to the nation’s capital, where it was found by a “distant patron” who discovered its rightful home in Greater Boston.
The person who found the book returned it to the public library on a trip north, the library said.
The nearly century-old book racked up approximately $656, the library said.
“According to the policy pasted inside this book, this pattern should [approximately] $656,” the post said.
“Luckily for them, we no longer charge late fees!”
The library said that in 1934, it charged 2 cents for overdue books.
A Pennsylvania library recently revealed that a copy of Chauncey Brewster Tinker’s classic “Beowulf” was recently returned after being checked out 54 years earlier.
The Watertown Free Public Library said in a Facebook post that the book, Hill Towns of Italy, by Egerton R. Williams Jr., was checked out on Jan. 30, 1934. Facebook/Watertown Free Public Library
According to the Sewickley Public Library, the 54-year-delayed book had racked up nearly $1,000 in fines under the 5-cents-a-day policy of the late 1960s.
“Actually, we would have charged the cost of this item since it has not been available for so long. That means the borrower would owe…$0.98, which is what it cost to buy the security in the 1920s,” the social media post said.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn