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Fine Freeze Spurs Return: 84-year-old brings back 1894 magazine; $12,055 fine stayed

An 1894 magazine recently returned to a New Hampshire library turned an ordinary book drop into an unusual piece of library history. The item had technically been overdue for more than 48,000 days, producing a calculated fine of $12,055 under the library’s historical rules. Instead of demanding payment, the library…

The Times of India · Sep 24

New Hampshire man returns magazine 132 years late, avoids $12,055 fine

An overdue library magazine has returned to its original home in New Hampshire after more than 132 years. John Hanson, an 84-year-old man from Barrington, recently brought a September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine back to the Concord Public Library. The publication had remained in his home…

The Times of India · Sep 23

New Hampshire man dodges $12k fine after returning magazine to library 132 years la

Would you just have stayed quiet?

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