library book returned after 120 years

Library book checked out in 1904 is finally returned – Photo credit: Courtesy of the Carbondale Public Library

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Pennsylvania library book checked out in 1904 is finally returned after 120 years

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Pictured here: Anita Omary; her son, Osman; and Omary’s close friends – Photo credit: Array

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