A former Detroit-area resident attempted to return a library book that was 50 years overdue -- but the library told him to keep it.

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By Christiana Ford Click here for updates on this story     WARREN, Michigan (WXYZ) —  A Chicago man is trying to turn his honest mistake into something positive after forgetting to return an overdue library book to his childhood library in Warren. “I was going through the books on my bookshelf, as I do every decade or so, and when I got to this book, I’m like ‘Baseball Zaniest Stars’, I remember this, and I noticed the Dewey decimal number on i…

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Despite being 50 years overdue, a copy of "Baseball's Zaniest Stars" withdrawn from the Warren, Michigan public library will remain in the possession of Chuck Hildebrandt, 63, who borrowed it in 1974 and recently attempted to return it. The library does not want it back. — Read the rest  The post Library doesn't even want overdue copy of 1971's "Baseball's Zaniest Stars" back appeared first on Boing Boing.

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Detroit-area library rejects return of book overdue 50 years

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