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NewsMarch 29, 2017

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- A patron who stole a book from a Montana library in 1982 has returned it after reading it at least 25 times, having it restored and having the author sign it. The man said having the stolen copy of Richard Matheson's 1975 novel "Bid Time Return" had been bugging him. He included a $200 donation to the Great Falls Library. Library director Kathy Mora told trustees while she didn't condone the theft, "the effort and funds he put into caring for the book are remarkable."...

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GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- A patron who stole a book from a Montana library in 1982 has returned it after reading it at least 25 times, having it restored and having the author sign it. The man said having the stolen copy of Richard Matheson's 1975 novel "Bid Time Return" had been bugging him. He included a $200 donation to the Great Falls Library. Library director Kathy Mora told trustees while she didn't condone the theft, "the effort and funds he put into caring for the book are remarkable."

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