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NewsJanuary 27, 2016

HOLLAND, Mich. -- A book was returned to a library -- 49 years later. The borrower told the library he was a college student in 1967 when he checked out the book, which was stored in a trunk that hadn't been opened until recently. He provided a donation with his letter. Library director Diane Kooiker declined to identify the book, the man's name or the amount of money given. In his letter, the man described it as a "modest donation" to cover what could be a "tremendous fine."...

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HOLLAND, Mich. -- A book was returned to a library -- 49 years later. The borrower told the library he was a college student in 1967 when he checked out the book, which was stored in a trunk that hadn't been opened until recently. He provided a donation with his letter. Library director Diane Kooiker declined to identify the book, the man's name or the amount of money given. In his letter, the man described it as a "modest donation" to cover what could be a "tremendous fine."

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