Book Finally Returned To New York State Library 72 Years Overdue
Read any good history books lately? How about the life of Teddy Roosevelt? You can read about how this former President expanded the national parks services, help built the Panama Canal, and lead the Rough Riders, among his many achievements? Bully! Well, one New York state man held on to this biography a little longer than any library probably ever intended. But now, the Southhampton Press says the book on the life of our 26th President (and 33rd Governor of New York), has been finally been returned overdue. The only thing here was that it was returned almost 72 years late. Whoops.
By Zito
Jan 28, 2021
John Moss, of Mattituck, New York, recently found it in a big plastic crate of books he had in storage, including the book,
Great Heart: The Life Story Of Theodore Roosevelt, by Daniel Henderson. He said it might have been at his parents house when he cleaned it out in 2013, or it might be one of dozens of books he has accumulated from yard sales over the years. Moss returned the book to the Amagansett Free Library, where officials said it had been due back on April 5th of 1949.
Librarian Lauren Nichols said. I ve only seen one or two items at the library with these features, but none with both. The late fee would be about $262 at the 1949 rate of one penny a day. But the library has since done away with late fees.
Book Returned to Library 72 Years After Due Date
John Moss, of Mattituck, said he isn t sure how the book
Great Heart: The Life Story of Theodore Roosevelt ended up in his possession, but he recently found it in a plastic crate of books he had been keeping in storage.
Moss said the book might have been at his parents house when he cleaned it out in 2013, or it could ve been one of a few dozen books he has accumulated from yard sales and book stores over the years.
When he returned it to the Amagansett Free Library, where they determined the due back date for the book to have been April 5, 1949.
you missed it. Library Book Returned 72 Years After Being Checked Out
A man from Long Island recently found a library book that should have been returned over seven decades ago.
Mattituck resident
John Mosssays he doesn t know how the copy of Great Heart: The Life Story of Theodore Roosevelt came into his possession, but he recently discovered that the library book from Amagansett Free Library was due back April 5th, 1949. At a rate of a penny a day from 1949, the amount to be owed was 262-dollars, but the library has since done away with all late fees.
Moss found the treasure while going through boxes in his home. He thinks his mom was the one who checked out the book.The good news is, the library has their first edition book back!