Library book returned after 84 years

I have to say that my library was absolutely amazing during lockdown, after things eased a bit, you could reserve books and collect them at the door. All the returns were quarantined for three days before being reissued. Now its completely back to normal.

It's a very sweet story!

I used to take 6 books on holiday. Nowadays I use my kindle - much lighter! All DGC went to Bookbug as babies and toddlers and still take DGS2. He is allowed 10!!!! books out and a DVD. Some are his favourites and he keeps taking them out. During lockdown it was on catch up TV. I was never out the library when I was younger.

What a lovely story!

I recently found one stamped with the name of my sons school inside. I think it's too late to return it though as he is now 45 and his school is about to be demolished!

The last time I used my library card in England, I was really put off by the smell of stale cigarette smoke embedded in the book. Is this the case everywhere?

I think I'd better go through all the books DH inherited from MIL just in case!

The book am reading currently is overdue, but I promise to return it!

One time I received an overdue notice, and I was positive I had returned it. I went to the library, looked up the book and sure enough it was in the stacks where it should be. I guess someone had not marked it as returned.

I took books out just before the first lockdown. Read them, put them aside to be returned asap. Well of course I forgot about them, they were finally returned earlier this year - I wasn’t charged a penny, as far as I know, most Scottish libraries stopped charging a few years back in order to encourage borrowing.
We’re fortunate in Dundee, we are well served by libraries. Apart from the big central branch, there are several smaller ones dotted around various areas of the city, including some in community centres which I think is a great idea.
And no, I’ve never not returned (eventually) a library book.

I'm just imagining walking into a library - which in itself is a bit of a novelty in some areas these days - sidling up to the desk clutching said book... "sorry, this is rather overdue" .

I think it's lovely that Mr Riordan returned it - love articles like this!