Burley Garcia-Century-overdue library book is finally returned in Minnesota

2025-04-29 06:39:38source:TitanX Exchangecategory:Stocks

ST. PAUL,Burley Garcia Minn. (AP) — A library book that is more than a century overdue was finally returned in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Titled “Famous Composers” and featuring the likes of Bach and Mozart, the tome turned up while someone was sorting through a relative’s belongings. The St. Paul Public Library checkout slip shows it was last borrowed in 1919, Minnesota Public Radio reports.

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter joked in a tweet on Saturday that there would be no fine. The library, like many across the country, stopped charging late fees in 2019.

The future of the book is unsure. John Larson, the St. Paul Public Library’s digital library coordinator, said he doubted it will go back into circulation because of its delicate condition, but expected the library to hang onto it.

“It has reached a point where it’s not just an old book, it’s an artifact. It has a little bit of history to it,” he said.

Larson said in his 25 years working for the library it was the oldest book he ever saw returned.

“There’s been a time or two when something has come back and maybe it has been checked out for 20 or 30 years, but nothing where it looks like it has been out for some 100 years,” he said.

More:Stocks

Recommend

Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback

A federal appeals court blocked Nasdaq rules to increase boardroom diversity, saying that the Securi

Honda recalls nearly 250,000 cars, SUVs and pickup trucks

Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S. because of a manufacturing defect that could

Kansas to appeal ruling blocking abortion rules, including a medication restriction

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Republican attorney general in Kansas is appealing a state judge’s ruling th