A library book borrowed in 1943 is returned after 82 years. 📚🕰️ The borrower’s note: "My grandmother can no longer pay the fine." #Library #SanAntonio #OverdueBook #GuinnessRecord

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Library book returned to NJ school after 43 years

A game of clue is unfolding in New Jersey after an overdue library book was returned 43 years late. It was mailed to a school in Tenafly with a check attached,…

NBC New York
Wow! "Had that late fee rate remained without a cap, the borrower would have owed roughly $430. Without a cap, at today’s late fee rate of 5 cents per day, the balance would be more than $2,100." #library #overduebook #book #bookstodon https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/09/us/massachusetts-overdue-book-119-years.html
Overdue Book Is Returned to a Library After Nearly 120 Years

The book was checked out in 1904 or 1905, according to the director of the New Bedford Free Public Library in Massachusetts.

The New York Times