Book Returned After 46 Years, Library Posts Thank You Note On Facebook

The book was due back on September 8, 1976, the Owasso Library said in a Facebook post.

A book overdue from a library in Oklahoma, the United States, was finally returned after more than four decades. The Owasso Library posted a copy of "Annie Annie", thanking the local who returned it 46 years after the book was checked out.

"Thank you to whoever returned this copy of Annie Annie to us! According to the inside pocket, this book was due back to the Central Library on September 8, 1976. Only 46 years overdue!" the library said in its Facebook post.

Users were amused, with some of them showing concern about late fees.