A magazine, checked out and overdue from a New Hampshire library, has finally been returned — perhaps as long as 132 years late.
\n\nJohn Hanson, an 84-year-old Barrington resident, recently strolled into the Concord Public Library to turn in a relatively well cared for edition of “The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine” from September of 1894.
\n\nIn theory, Hanson could’ve been on the hook for a $12,055 fine for being 48,220 days overdue. But when Hanson returned it, the library was in the midst of a “fine freeze,” which canceled late fees.
\n\n“Yeah, when I saw that, I said to myself, ‘Boy, this would be a good time to bring it back,’” Hanson told NBC News on Tuesday.
\n\nThe magazine is clearly the property of the Concord Public Library with a bookplate bearing its name and a reminder to readers that this periodical “may be kept for one week.”
\n\nArchivist and outreach coordinator Jennifer Needham was working at the circulation desk when Hanson arrived with an envelope in hand.
\n\n“‘I have a book to return and I bet you haven’t seen anything like this,’” Needham said, recalling Hanson’s introduction. “I honestly thought it was going to be from the 1980s, 90s…
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