‘Famous Composers’ was last checked out from the St. Paul Public Library in 1919. The librarian says he’s never seen a book returned so late.
A library book checked out more than 100 years ago in St. Paul, Minnesota, has finally been returned.
Someone looking through their relative’s belongings came across “Famous Composers,” a book published in 1902 that had a checkout slip from the St. Paul Public Library showing that it was last borrowed in 1919, according to Minnesota Public Radio.
“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,” John Larson, the library’s digital coordinator, told The Associated Press.
What will happen to the book now?
That’s unclear.
Larson said the book is in fragile condition and that he doubts it will be available for circulation. But…
