The book is no longer in circulation and has become an exhibit due to its historical value and original condition. (Claire Huber/St. Paul Public Library via AP)
A copy of Book “Famous Composers Vol. 2” was returned to the Saint Paul Public Library In Minnesota after more than a century of loan. City library director Maureen Hartman said in an interview with CNN that the 1902 edition of the Book by Nathan Haskell Dole was found by a user in County Hennepin while he went through his mother’s things.
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The literary piece had barely spent any time on the publisher’s shelves Saint Paul Library, according to the analysis of the rental stamps and the registration card published by the news channel. The work is recorded twice in the museum’s historical catalog with stamps from 1914 and 1916 libraryone before and one after the devastating fire that destroyed the entire building in 1915 Old market librarybefore the inauguration of the building Central Library in 1917.
He Bookin a fragile but intact condition, will not be put back on the market and could be exhibited in the Saint Paul Collectionthat documents part of the Story of City, published The Guardian newspaper. Despite the years, the copy retains its original binding and shows signs of wear and annotations that document its extensive history.
The 1902 edition of “Famous Composers Vol. 2” was found in the family’s possession and returned to the library. (Claire Huber/St. Paul Public Library via AP)
The mayor of Saint PaulMelvin Carter joked about the fine that the Book would have accumulated, although in reality it would not continue since then library In 2019, late fees were suspended. If the then rate of one cent per day had been applied, this would correspond to a fine of around $380 today.
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The coordinator of the library Digital from Saint Paul, John Larson, emphasized the unusual nature of the event in statements to Minnesota Public Radio, noting that the specimen would become an artifact rather than an artifact Book given to him historical relevanceHosting brands Librarians and notes. He also encouraged those who did it overdue books from five, ten or twenty years ago to return to the library. “All is forgiven,” he assured.
Among the curiosities found in the Book On one of the cards are handwritten notes, including a solved mathematical equation: calculating the difference between the years 1928 and 1791, published by ABC News.
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“It was a wonderful opportunity to talk about it Book specifically,” Hartman told CNN, “but also about the Libraries and the value of the Libraries In general. “This has shown us once again that these places are just as interesting and popular today as they were 100 years ago.”