Book returned to Nebraska library was 50 years overdue
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A copy of Coup d Etat: A Practical Handbook, by Edward Luttwak, was returned to the Omaha Public Library this week, more than 50 years after it was last checked out. Photo courtesy of the Omaha Public Library
April 1 (UPI) Officials at a Nebraska library said workers discovered something unexpected in a return drop box: A book that was more than 50 years overdue.
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The card inside the cover of the book states it was due back July 29, 1970.
Emily Getzschman, the library s marketing manager, said the facility doesn t have records going back that far, so officials don t know who checked the book out or who returned it.
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Omaha Public Library (OPL) closed on March 16, 2020, in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, and remained closed due to City of Omaha budget concerns. Following the approval of CARES Act funding by the state and county, Mayor Jean Stothert announced on August 25 that libraries may reopen.
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