A self-confessed slow reader has handed back an overdue library book - that he had issued a staggering 41 years ago - along with a fine of 299 dollars and an apology letter.
Library director, Ty Henderson, said that the book should have been brought back by July 17, 1972.
The unnamed borrower returned 'The Real Book About Snakes' to Champaign County Library in Urbana, Ohio, last week alongside a note of apology and a fine amounting to 299.30-dollars in cash.
He told WDTN that he was pleasantly surprised by the unexpected return, the New York Daily News reported.
Henderson asserted that he appreciated the honesty as the borrower not only returned the book, but also paid the fine.
He also termed the unexpected return as 'awesome'.
The borrower confessed to being a slow reader in the note of apology.
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