N.Y. library book returned 55 years late, with $100
NEW YORK – A long overdue book has finally been returned to the New York Public Library – 55 years late.
The Daily News said the biography of a 16th-century priest called "Fire of Francis Xavier" was checked out of the Fort Washington branch in upper Manhattan on April 10, 1958.
Library manager Jennifer Zarr told the newspaper the book arrived at the library on Monday wrapped in a plain brown envelope with a check for $100 to cover the dues inside.
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