We’ve all had library books that we didn’t turn in on time, but this one may set some kind of record.
A library in Westchester County said it recently received a package containing a book that should have been delivered on Oct. 11, 1933. It was received in September, making it about a month away from being 90 years late.
The Larchmont Public Library said who received a package from Virginia with the book that was very, very late. The book in question was “Youth and Two Other Stories” by Joseph Conrad, which was published in 1925.
So how much would the overdue fees have been? The library said that at 20 cents a day, the fine could have been more than $6,400. But because of library rules, the site said the fine would have been only $5.
This is because the Larchmont Public Library has a policy for long overdue books. Any item not returned after one month is considered “lost” by the library and the patron must pay the initial price of the book to replace it.
But when the book is returned, the maximum fine returns to just $5, no matter how long it’s been delinquent, according to the site.
The library thanked the woman who found the book, Joanie Morgan, who they said found it among her stepfather’s belongings and returned it. The book is now available in the library.
2023-10-17 16:08:57
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