Library officials don’t know who returned it or where the book has been for the nearly 16,000 days since it was due.
The book was returned to the Mercer County library after 44 years.It was July 1979. Sony had just introduced the Walkman, President Jimmy Carter had famously addressed the nation in his “malaise” speech and “Rocky 2″ was still in movie theaters.
And, among the month’s far less notable events: a copy of the book “Back to Basics” was checked out of the Ewing Headquarters Branch in Mercer County. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation.
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