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Man dodges $12,055 late fee by returning 132-year-old magazine to New Hampshire library

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Hussain, Z. (2026, September 21). Man dodges $12,055 late fee by returning 132-year-old magazine to New Hampshire library. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/man-dodges-12055-late-fee-by-returning-132-year-old-magazine-to-new-hampshire-library/

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An 84-year-old man named John Hanson returned a magazine he had borrowed from the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire over 130 years ago. The September 1894 issue of “The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine” would have incurred late fees totaling $12,055 if not for the library's recent decision to freeze overdue fines. Hanson decided to return the magazine after reading about the fine freeze in a local newspaper.

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An elderly man named John Hanson, aged 84, returned to the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire a magazine that he had kept for decades: the September 1894 issue of "The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine." The magazine was checked out more than 130 years ago and would have incurred late fees totaling $12,055 if not for the library's recent decision to freeze fines. Hanson decided to return the magazine after seeing a news article about the fine-freeze policy in the Concord Monitor, which prompted him to bring it back without penalty. The unusual return surprised library staff and highlighted the surprising longevity of overdue materials.

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An elderly man returned a magazine checked out from his New Hampshire library more than 130 years late — and would have racked up a whopping $12,055 in fines if late fees hadn’t been frozen. asserted

fees → return → fines

The September 1894 issue of “The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine” mysteriously ended up in the hands of John Hanson, 84, and hung around his home for decades, the Concord Public Library posted on social media earlier this month. asserted

Library → end → media

After seeing an article in the Concord Monitor about the library’s fine freeze, Hanson decided to return the long-lost periodical to its original home, the library said. asserted

library → see → home

“Yeah, when I saw that, I said to myself, ‘Boy, this would be a good time to bring it back,’” Hanson, of Barrington, told NBC News. asserted

Hanson → see → News

The over-century-old magazine won’t be returned to circulation, but thanks to the fine freeze, the octogenarian dodged a $12,055 fine for returning the publication 48,220 days overdue. asserted

octogenarian → return → publication

“We’ve witnessed many happy faces since announcing our fine freeze! asserted

We → witness → freeze

Of course, we expected long overdue books to be returned, but certainly not something from the late 19th century asserted

books → expect → century

!” the Concord Public Library wrote. asserted

Library → write → ?

Man dodges $12,055 late fee by returning 132-year-old magazine to New Hampshire library

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