Talk about checking out.
A woman in England recently returned a library book 45 years after she checked it out.
The patron brought the book — “Tolkien’s World” by Randel Helms — back to the Blackpool Libraries branch, after borrowing it in 1976.
“This may be our longest overdue book to return to the library,” the library posted on its Facebook page, along with a photo of the book, opening to a full page with a dated check-out stamp.
A tardy customer told an employee there that he frequented the library while working at a nearby Woolworth’s store in the 1970s.
“When Woollies closed, he brought them all back (or so he thought) but while doing some sorting recently, he found them hiding,” explains the library, which is located in Blackpool, 200 miles from London.
Forgiving book lenders don’t have to pay huge late fees.
“Of course, we don’t fine patrons for late books at Blackpool Library, even for decades,” the library added.
“So rest assured, if you’ve been avoiding us because you lost a book in 1976, we’re not scary and you’re not in trouble, we promise.”
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Source: thtrangdai.edu.vn/en/
