Magazine from 1894 returned to New Hampshire library after over 130 years
Direct Source Verification:
This story is aggregated from The Guardian (theguardian.com). Full reporting rights and copyright belong to the primary publisher.
John Hanson, 84, took advantage of fine amnesty at library to return copy that could’ve amounted to $12,055 in late feesA current affairs magazine that was checked out from a New Hampshire library at the end of the 19th century has finally been returned as a piece of history – mo...
John Hanson, 84, took advantage of fine amnesty at library to return copy that could’ve amounted to $12,055 in late fees
A current affairs magazine that was checked out from a New Hampshire library at the end of the 19th century has finally been returned as a piece of history – more than 130 years overdue.
Staff at Concord Public Library were surprised when an 84-year-old man walked into the branch earlier this month with what NBC News said was “a relatively well-cared-for edition” of The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine from September 1894.
Continue reading...Original Source
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/16/magazine-checked-out-late-19th-century-returned
