A patron returned three Roald Dahl books that had been overdue for nearly 40 years to an Ontario library to avoid a $1,000 fee.
Parry Sound Public Library in Ontario, Canada, has returned Roald Dahl's long-lost books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG and Charlie and the Glass Elevator to its shelves. Entire catalog.
Parry Sound Public Library Programming Manager Kayla Norrie said library staff had to check the publication date to estimate how long the book had been missing. parry sound north star. From there, they were able to quote a hefty late fee of $1,423.50 in Canadian dollars, or $1,054.76 in U.S. dollars.
The identities of the fraudulent returnees remain unknown, but they have narrowly avoided paying hefty fines thanks to a 2019 policy change banning late fees.
“I think there can be a certain feeling of shame when you have overdue fines. We wanted to completely remove that and encourage people to take things and bring them back to us.” Nolly told the Parry Sound North Star. .
Norrie speculates that people who kept books for years probably rediscovered them when they moved or reorganized their homes.
The returned Dahl book contains the original printing, which has since been rewritten in numerous copies across the United States to remove the offensive language. Some of these unedited versions are selling for as much as $7,000 online.
