The library acquired the book in 1882, Ms. Melo said. It was likely either last checked out on Feb. 14, 1904, or Feb. 14, 1905. The faded stamp makes it difficult to be certain, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — A book was returned to the halls of the St. Paul Public Library this week, more than a century after it left the shelves. The book — "Famous Composers vol. 2" by Nathan ...

An overdue book was recently returned to a suburban New York library nearly 90 years to the day it was checked out — and only incurred a surprisingly low $5 late fee.

But the book, “A Family History of the United States” by historian Benson Lossing, which Perry said he believes his grandfather-in-law checked out nearly 100 years ago, might have actually ...