I read this today on the Internet and couldn't help but feel a little sparkle of hope for this world.... I don't know if I would go to the extreme this person did, but I would like to think that I would be that honest.... (At least return the books). Hmmmmmmmm, better start checking my books and see who I need to return a book to... :o) How about you? ~diane~
Overdue library books returned half century later
A high school librarian in Phoenix says a former student at the school returned two overdue books checked out 51 years ago along with a $1,000 money order to cover the fines.
Camelback High School librarian Georgette Bordine says the two Audubon Society books checked out in 1959 and the money order were sent by someone who wanted to remain anonymous.
Bordine says the letter explained that the borrower's family moved to another state and the books were mistakenly packed.
The letter said the money order was to cover fines of 2 cents per day for each book. That would total about $745. The letter says the extra money was added in case the rates had changed.
Bordine says the money will buy more books, and the overdue books will be returned to the shelves.
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