website: ‘I got a package in the mail from San Francisco that was record-shaped and – lo and behold! – it contained a record from our collection that was due back in June 1973!’
He had calculated that, at the time of his letter, the record was a whopping 17,480 days overdue, for which he wrote: ‘It’s quite late, and I’m quite sorry!’ In a sentence sure to chill the blood of many librarians, he added: ‘I’m pleased it’s survived at all!’
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: