I have always been appprehensive about returning a library book on time. That and running out of gasoline are too of my pet worries.
I wonder if any of us would have the guts to return a library book tha WAS THIS OVER DUE.
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Man pays library $171, 47-year LATE FEE.
"HANCOCK, Mich. - Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he'd checked out for a ninth-grade assignment — along with a check for 47 years' worth of late fees.
Nuranen said his mother misplaced the copy of "Prince of Egypt" while cleaning the house. The family came across it every so often, only to set it aside again. He found it last week while looking through a box in the attic.
"I figured I'd better get it in before we waited another 10 years," he said after turning it in Friday with the $171.32 check. "Fifty-seven years would be embarrassing."
The book, with its last due date stamped June 2, 1960, was part of the young Nuranen's fascination with Egypt. He went on to visit that country and 54 others, and all 50 states, he said, but he never did finish the book.
Nuranen now lives in Los Angeles, where he teaches seventh-grade social studies and language arts.
The library had long ago lost any record of the book, librarian Sue Zubiena said.
"I'm going to use it as an example," she said. "It's never too late to return your books."
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As late as that was, it probably isn't the record for a late book...LOL. I seldom use libraries anymore; I almost always take longer than the allowed amount of time to read a book - so I buy or borrow.
I would guess that the book will not makeit back on the shelf...too expensive to re-catalogue.
Wow...that must have been a shock to the librarian he returned it to. What a guy to fork over the fee. Ya gotta love it!
Our neighborhood library has a book sale once a month. Donated books, not library rejects, so I stock up and hardly ever need to check out from the library itself.
The sale is such a bargain. Most hard backs no more than $3.00 and the paperbacks are almost nothing.
The funds raised go to the betterment of the neighbporhood library.
Now that's an honest man. Interesting that he never finished the book. Bet that's why he kept it -- thought he'd get around to it one of these days. I have some I bought that I keep thinking I'll get to, sooner or later.
What a wonderful story. I too am always afraid that my books maybe over due. Thank goodness we can now check and extend our loan over the internet. Gotta love these times we live in. :-)
You can always drop a library book in the letter drop and the post office will return it to the appropriate library -- no charge. I've heard of people finding books from states they no longer live in and doing this.
Maya's, How interesting but I do not know if that works for Georgia. I wonder?
What a great story!
Here from Michele's to say Hi!
And to think he is now a teacher!
Frankly, on his low wages that nearly two hundred dollars is a lot of money and he certainly sets a good example for his students.
Oh I do that all the time! I prefer to think of it as being a staunch financial supporter of our local library. :)
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