Man returns library statue 43 years overdue

Thursday, December 18, 2014

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- A 52-year-old man returned a marble sculpture he borrowed in the early 1970s to get him through troubled times. Scott Stewart said as a 9-year-old, he spent his days at the Rochester Central Library and was allowed to take home art pieces. In 1971, he borrowed a small statue of an owl protecting its babies because it symbolized his mother's efforts to care for him and his brother. Stewart finally returned it to the library Sunday.

To continue reading
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.