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Overdue library magazine returned after 132 years

NPR | By Sophia Paliza-Carre,
Mallory Yu
Published September 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM CDT

After the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire announced a fine freeze, a man has returned an overdue magazine published in 1894.

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Mallory Yu is an associate producer for All Things Considered.
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