Fox News has a story on a 16 mm film checked out of a library in January 1958 was finally returned two weeks ago during a fine-free week. \”On the slip, under \’comments,\’ it says \’very good,\”\’ said Marshall. \”So we not only have the film back, we\’ve got it reviewed, too.\” Fines of $1 a day for overdue films once were charged by the library, so at 1958 rates the fine could have totaled more than $15,500 by now. But library officials capped fines at $5 in the 1970s.
On a more serious note, a vandal inserted a hose into the Little Chutelibrary\’s book return sometime after 8:30 p.m. and left the water running. The prank wasn\’t discovered until 7:25 a.m. Sunday, when a Post-Crescent carrier found the hose and told a nearby restaurant owner, who alerted police. Full Story
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