Library book returned 96 years overdue was checked out by descendant of St. Helena pioneers (Napa: house)

[Tulemutt]

The viral story of a mystery man who returned a book to the St. Helena Public Library 96 years overdue has taken a twist that offers another glimpse into St. Helena’s history.

The mystery man was Jim Perry, who found Benson Lossing’s “A History of the United States” in a box of books that had belonged to his late wife, Sandra Learned Perry.

“I was just cleaning house and moving stuff out the door that wasn’t being used,” said Perry, who lives in Napa. “This box of books had been in a nice cool place in our house where we kept books.”

Perry said he’s “pretty sure” his late wife’s grandfather, John McCormick, was the person who’d checked out the book in 1927. He would have been 55 at the time.

Perry returned the book to the library’s front desk earlier this month. Since the library went fine-free in 2019, he wasn’t on the hook for nickel-a-day fines that would have added up to about $1,756.


https://napavalleyregister.com/commu...c467108b4.html

[DiffuseGlow]

"Fine-free," eh? 1927-2018, too?

[citizensadvocate]

It seems these urban legends of library books forgotten that long. And thousands dollars of fines. I find them bogus and I assume the card holder had long paid the replacement book at market value back then as after a certain number days the item is considered lost and the library usually places a hold on the card until the fine is paid or replacement value of the item had been paid. Fines generally max out at a certain amount anyways usually within the replacement value of the checked out item.

[NORTY FLATZ]

Hey, Robt Redford still live at the base of Mt. St. Helena?

Fun road on a motorcycle! (During the week.)

[MechAndy]

I thought he lived on Sundance Ranch in Utah.