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A book from the San Antonio Public Library in the American State of Texas Has Been Returned After 82 Years. It was Borredwed in 1943, probably by the grandmother of the man who recently returned it. The Library Did Not Issue A Fine.
The book was in a box full of other books that the finder had inherited from his deceased father. This is state in a letter to the library. It is your child, his family and friends by Marriage and family therapist Frances Bruce Strain. The Book Includes Parenting Tips for Parents. The Finder’s Father was about Eleven When The Book was Borred.
Presumably, The Finder’s Grandmother Toke the Book from the Library in July 1943. “In that year, she moved to Mexico City to work for the American embassy. She must have tasks the book with her,” the letter that the library posts. “And now, some 82 years later, it came into my hands.”
The Finder also writes that he hopes there will be no fine for the late return. “Because my grandmother is no longer able to pay the fine.” A stamp in the book shows that it should have been returned on July 30, 1943.
The fine was 3 cents per day. Accordance to a calculation method by the American Statistical Office, that would be 56 cents per day Today. The fine would like amount to 16,000 dollars (about 13,600 euros).
Record of 288 years not broken by a long shot
The man who is returned the book Doesn’t Have to Worry: The Library Has Not Been Issuing Fines for the Late Return of Books Since 2021.
The Book is still in good condition and will be on display until the end of August. After that, it will be sold. The Proededs From Book Sales are Used to Maintain the Library.
AltheHeH Eighty Years is a long time for a late library book, the record is many times longer. Accordance to Guinness World Records, A Library Book Only Found Its Way Back to the University of Cambridge Library in England in 1956 After 288 Years.