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book returned to library 78 years late   06.20.2005, 2:36 AM

posted by ben vershbow

In San Francisco Chronicle:

The Oakland Public Library announced Friday that a man returned an overdue book -- 78 years after his now-deceased aunt checked it out of the Melrose Branch.

Posted by ben vershbow on June 20, 2005 2:36 AM
tags: Libraries, Search and the Web

comments (1):

Scott on June 20, 2005 6:45 AM:

I wonder how they dealt with the overwhelming demand for Rudyard Kipling's "Kim" in the intervening years.

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