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sl8

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Mon Jun 12, 2023, 05:34 AM Jun 2023

Overdue book returned to Aberdeen [WA] library after 81 years

https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/overdue-book-returned-aberdeen-library-after-81-years/WA64V2AGZNHJNCXU4MWU4T57KU/

Overdue book returned to Aberdeen library after 81 years

By Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News
June 07, 2023 at 4:13 pm PDT

After being checked out for 81 years, an overdue book made its way back to a library in Aberdeen Monday, according to the Timberland Regional Library.

The book - “The Bounty Trilogy” by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall - was due March 30, 1942, shortly after the United States entered World War 2.

Found in a storage unit, the book was returned “to the amazement of the library staff.”

Overdue fines accrued at $0.02 a day in 1942, which brought the overdue fee up to $484.80.

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Overdue book returned to Aberdeen [WA] library after 81 years (Original Post) sl8 Jun 2023 OP
Take a look at the impromptu bookmark. madaboutharry Jun 2023 #1

madaboutharry

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1. Take a look at the impromptu bookmark.
Mon Jun 12, 2023, 06:36 AM
Jun 2023

The little piece of newspaper has a jewelry store ad for diamonds….costing 25, 50, and 75 pounds.

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