A Beatles cassette tape was returned to the San Antonio Public Library after being checked out 44 years in the past.
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A Beatles cassette tape that was checked out of the San Antonio Public Library 44 years in the past was lastly returned this month, officers mentioned.
The tape, a recording of an interview with Beatles members John Lennon and Paul McCartney, was not too long ago left anonymously in a ebook return drop field, SAPL mentioned in a Fb put up.
“Have you ever ever checked out an merchandise from SAPL and by no means had an opportunity to return it?” The library posted on Nov. 20.
“Are you able to consider this recording of The Beatles was checked out from Westfall Department Library 44 years in the past and returned to us not too long ago?”
Within the put up, the library poked enjoyable at how such a late return would usually include an exorbitant late price, however famous the department has not charged patrons with late charges on returns since October of final 12 months.
The put up continued: “Think about all of the potential fines there might have been! Fortunately, now we have been fine-free since October 2021, so even you probably have an merchandise to return that’s a 12 months late, a decade late, and even 4 a long time late, we are going to nonetheless settle for it at NO cost!”
Advertising Supervisor at SAPL Scott Williams advised The Submit that whereas the library has not stored file of what the overdue charges had been within the 70s, earlier than they had been stopped in 2021 the high quality was 35 cents a day, capping at a $10 most price.
Whereas late fines could also be a factor of the previous, the library famous on Fb that now if an merchandise is stored too lengthy it is going to be thought-about misplaced and the patron could also be charged with the alternative price. If an individual has too many misplaced merchandise charges, their borrowing privileges could also be suspended.
The San Antonio Public Library shouldn't be the one department to quash the annoying late fines.
Earlier this 12 months, a ebook checked out 75 years in the past was returned to a public library in New Jersey a little bit over a 12 months after that library rid its overdue price coverage.
Bob Jablonski checked out “Hitler,” by Oden Rudolph on the James J. Ferris Excessive Faculty department of the Jersey Metropolis Free Public Library in 1947 when he was simply 14, and waited till August 2022 to return the ebook.
Whereas extremely late, he couldn’t have introduced the ebook again at a greater time. The library carried out a no-overdue price coverage in March 2021, that means the now 89-year-old might return his ebook fine-free.
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