Library Receives Overdue Book From 47 Years Ago, Along With Anonymous Note And A Surprise
December 14, 2022
A library book finally made its way back home to the Washington County Library in Minnesota -- 47 years after it was checked out.

Credit: Washington County Library / @WashCoLib
Karen Rodricks is a library services supervisor at the Lake Elmo branch of Washington County Library. She recently opened a package that arrived on her desk to find a car manual from the 1970s that the library used to rent out.
Inside the book was a thoughtful hand-written letter.

Credit: Washington County Library / @WashCoLib
The letter read:
"In the mid 1970s, I was living in Lake Elmo and working on an old Mercedes Benz. I took out this book for reference. A few months later, I moved and apparently the book got packed up in the move.
47 years later, I found it in a trunk with other interesting things from the 1970s. It's a little overdue, but I thought you might want it back.
My apologies to anyone in Lake Elmo who was working on an old Benz in the last 47 years. I probably can't afford the overdue charge, but I will send you enough for another book."

Credit: Washington County Library / @WashCoLib
The person did not include a name or return address, but did include $200 cash.
"This is the prize, the note," said Rodricks, who values the story behind the book's journey more than the cash inside.
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