The Flint Public Library in Michigan said a copy of Life of Charles Dickens, by John Forster, was checked out in 1968 and returned earlier this year -- 51 years after its due date.

Librarians said the book was brought in by a woman who explained the tome was found while going through a family member's old possessions.

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4. 53 years: The Family Book of Verse

Memorial Middle School library in Fair Lawn, N.J., said former student Harry Krame, 65, recently paid a visit to return The Family Book of Verse, which he had checked out from the school library when he was a student 53 years earlier.

School officials said they typically charge a 10-cent-per-day late fee on overdue books, but they decided to waive the approximately $2,000 worth of fees Krame would have racked up for the tardy return.

5. 82 years: The White Owl

The Donegal County Library in Letterkenny, Ireland, said librarians were stunned when a copy of The White Owl, by Annie M.P. Smithson, was returned recently, 82 years after the listed due date.

Family members said they found the book while clearing out a deceased relative's house. Ireland abolished public library fines in January 2019, but officials estimated the book would have racked up about $1,428 in late fees.

Better late than never !! It took nearly 82 years, but the book 'The White Owl' by Annie M.P. Smithson finally found its way back home to Donegal Library Services. The book was returned to Leabharlann Phobail Ghaoth Dobhair on Friday morning after being on loan since 1937. pic.twitter.com/8AvUD2D7K5— Donegal Co Library (@DonegalLibrary) May 19, 2019

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