Titled Famous Composers and featuring the likes of Bach and Mozart, the tome turned up while someone was sorting through a relative’s belongings. The St Paul Public Library checkout slip shows it was last borrowed in 1919, Minnesota Public Radio reported. St Paul mayor Melvin Carter joked in a tweet on Saturday that there would be no fine. John Larson, the St Paul Public Library’s digital library co-ordinator, said he doubted it will go back into circulation because of its delicate condition, but expected the library to hang on to it. Mr Larson said in his 25 years working for the library it was the oldest book he had ever seen returned.

Source: The Times November 18, 2023 19:04 UTC