World Record Overdue Library Book

Checked out 1955 taken back in 2002 the largest fine paid for an overdue library book is 345 14 203 29.

World record overdue library book. Short by vaibhav gupta 07 47 pm on 30 jun 2016 thursday. The world s largest fine for an overdue library book is 345 14 203 29 the amount owed at two cents a day for the poetry book days and deeds checked out of kewanee public library illinois usa in april 1955 by emily canellos simms. Emily canellos simms found the book of children s poems days and deeds at her mother s house and discovered that it had been due back at the kewanee public library in illinois on 19th april 1955.

Over a century ago in 1894 the book thief checked out. A woman named emily canellos sims from kewanee illinois has the new guinness world record for the largest overdue library book fine. She returned a poetry book called days and deeds her mother.

A woman in illinois has broken the guinness world record for the. But one american woman recently paid us345 14 in fines for an overdue book setting a new guinness world record as she did so even though she never borrowed it in the first place. Emily canellos simms paid the fine to kewanee public library in illinois after finding the book in her mother s house.

Scriptores rerum germanicarum septentrionalium vicinorumque populorum diversi various historians of the northern germans and of neighbouring peoples. The guinness world record for the most overdue library book is held by robert walpole of england who borrowed a book from the sidney sussex college in 1668. If arthur edwin boycott were still alive today he would owe the library upwards to 10 000 for a stolen 120 years overdue library book.

The world s most overdue library book see below for details of the book returned at least 287 years late with copies of the title page and letters describing the discovery of the book. Although the book was due back 19 april 1955 emily found it in her mother s house 47 years later and presented the library with a check for overdue fines. In 2002 she found a copy of days and.

Libraries may not be as prominent as they once were but that hasn t stopped them from cracking down on late fees for overdue books.