Man Returns Library Magazine 132 Years Late, Avoids $12,055 Fine
The overdue September 1894 issue avoided a $12,055 fine and may be preserved in the library’s Concord Room.
- A man recently returned a September 1894 issue of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine to the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire, ending a 132-year wait. The publication was 48,220 days overdue.
- Declaring a year-long amnesty on overdue fines on September 1, 2026, the Concord Public Library launched a 'fine-free library' initiative. Patron John returned the magazine after reading about the policy in the Concord Monitor.
- John said the magazine had been 'hanging around' his house for decades, though he was unsure how it arrived there. He avoided a $12,055 fine for the 48,220-day delay.
- Writing on Facebook, the library noted they 'expected long overdue books to be returned, but certainly not something from the late 19th century!' The issue will not circulate but may be preserved in the Concord Room.
- The library plans to evaluate the effects of this year-long amnesty on circulation patterns and usage. This initiative continues to encourage patrons to return overdue materials to the Concord Public Library.
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Library Gets Magazine Back 132 Years Late
A New Hampshire man just ended a library loan that began before World War I, women's suffrage, and the invention of the toaster. John Hanson recently walked into the Concord Public Library with a battered, tape-bound copy of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazin e from September 1894—stamped "may be...
The library had recently announced that it would freeze all late fees.
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On 9 September, a resident of New Hampshire, in the United States, returned a book to his municipal library... 132 years late. He was motivated by the fines freeze launched by his local library and thus escapes a theoretical bill of 10,500 euros.
The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine was returned to the public library in British Concord for September 1894, which was 48,220 days in debt.
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