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The library’s book, verified 82 years ago, was finally returned to the library in San -Antonio, Texas In June, Oregon’s resident – together with the note: “Grandma will no longer be able to pay for it.”
The book is “Your Child, his Family and Friends” Francis Bruce Strain – was borrowed in July 1943, the library reports.
“After my father’s recent death, I inherited a few boxes he left behind. Having survived them, I found that he included the volume of” your child, his family and friends “Mrs. Francis Bruce Stein since 1943,” the letter said.
At the time, the sender’s father was 11. Determining only PAG, the writer said that their grandmother, Maria del Sakora Oldrey Flores (Cortes) probably checked it.
The book, tested in 1943 from the San -Antonio Library, was returned in June 2025. (Library San -onthonio)
“That year, she moved from Mexico City at the US Embassy. She probably took a book with her, and 82 years later, it ended in my possession,” the letter continued. “If I noticed it is out Public Library San -AnthonioI decided to send it back. I hope it won’t be late because my grandmother will no longer be able to pay for it. “
The library has posted images on Facebook showing the 28-day book orders, three cents fines for an extra day.
According to the US Statistics Bureau, three cents in 1943 are about 56 cents.
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The book, tested in 1943 from the San -Antonio Library, was returned in June 2025. (Library San -onthonio)
This is approximately $ 900 of overdue fees – or more than $ 16,000 with inflation.
But it was not necessary to worry about the grandmother weakening the bill.
“We can definitely easily put the writer there because we have been in order for free since 2021,” the statement said on Facebook.
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(Book, verified in 1943. From the San -Antonio Library, was returned in June 2025. (Istock))
Published in 1943 “Your baby, his family and friends“They are guided by parents to develop a child and healthy relationships.
In 1943, Cincinnati Enkvirer called it “a full guide to the child’s personal relationship with his family and the outside world.”
The library states that the book was in good condition and is now shown in the lobby of the Central Library.
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Once the book is removed from the screening, it will be transferred to the public library “San -Antonio Friends” and put up for sale.
