Library Patron Returns 49-Year Overdue Book
- 8 years ago
Librarians are no doubt used to handling the late returns of books, but one in particular came as quite a surprise to staff at Holland, Michigan’s Herrick District Library. The publication was 49 years overdue.
Librarians are no doubt used to handling the late returns of books, but one in particular came as quite a surprise to staff at Holland, Michigan’s Herrick District Library.
The publication was 49 years overdue.
A note of explanation and apology was sent in along with the book.
It read, "I was a student at Hope College in 1967. I must have been doing a paper or some research on World War II as I checked out the enclosed
Librarians are no doubt used to handling the late returns of books, but one in particular came as quite a surprise to staff at Holland, Michigan’s Herrick District Library.
The publication was 49 years overdue.
A note of explanation and apology was sent in along with the book.
It read, "I was a student at Hope College in 1967. I must have been doing a paper or some research on World War II as I checked out the enclosed