World Record Overdue Library Book

A woman in illinois has broken the guinness world record for the.

World record overdue library book. A woman named emily canellos sims from kewanee illinois has the new guinness world record for the largest overdue library book fine. Although the book was due back 19 april 1955 emily found it in her mother s house 47 years later and presented the library with a check for overdue fines. But one american woman recently paid us345 14 in fines for an overdue book setting a new guinness world record as she did so even though she never borrowed it in the first place.

The book was returned 288 years later and it has been reported that no fine was taken on the return of the book to the library. A record setting fine the guinness world record holder for the highest library book fine ever paid is emily canellos simms and she didn t even borrow the book. Emily canellos simms found the book of children s poems days and deeds at her mother s house and discovered that it had been due back at the kewanee public library in illinois on 19th april 1955.

Libraries may not be as prominent as they once were but that hasn t stopped them from cracking down on late fees for overdue books. Scriptores rerum germanicarum septentrionalium vicinorumque populorum diversi various historians of the northern germans and of neighbouring peoples. Short by vaibhav gupta 07 47 pm on 30 jun 2016 thursday.

Emily canellos simms paid the fine to kewanee public library in illinois after finding the book in her mother s house. She returned a poetry book called days and deeds her mother. In 2002 she found a copy of days and.

The world s largest fine for an overdue library book is 345 14 203 29 the amount owed at two cents a day for the poetry book days and deeds checked out of kewanee public library illinois usa in april 1955 by emily canellos simms. According to guinness world records the 345 14 fee paid by the borrower of this lyrical compilation stands as the highest library fine ever paid. If arthur edwin boycott were still alive today he would owe the library upwards to 10 000 for a stolen 120 years overdue library book.

Checked out 1955 taken back in 2002 the largest fine paid for an overdue library book is 345 14 203 29.