15 Nov 2010

Overdue book

From Afternoons, 2:10 pm on 15 November 2010

Most of us at one time or another have forgotten or misplaced a book borrowed from the library. Raymond McLaren checked out Knots, Splices and Fancy work by Chas L. Spencer - from the Newcastle Libary in 1957. 19,350 days after it was due, he has now returned the book, and paid $5 thousand dollars in late fees.

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