'Beowulf' returned to Pennsylvania library after 54 years, accrued nearly $1,000 fine
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The Sewickley Public Library said in an Instagram post that Beowulf was checked out in January 1969 and was not returned until this month and had accrued nearly $1,000 in fines.
The 54-year overdue book had accrued nearly $1,000 in fines under the 5-cent-per-day policy of the late 1960s. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
"In reality, we would have charged the cost of this item since it's been gone so long. That means the borrower would owe....$0.98, which is how much it cost to purchase the title in the 1920s," the social media post said. She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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