Library Book Returned 37 Years Late

A book borrowed from the Weld County Library in Colorado was returned 13,437 days late.

[@ivymuncher]

ofc it was a book on psychedelics 😭😭😭

[@eduardonoriega8667]

Smh, a true hippie doesn't steal

[@cheese1627]

Cheese ‎

[@eduardonoriega8667]

@@cheese1627 👍

[@iGaveLiaHIV]

@@cheese1627you are not E

[@cheese1627]

@@iGaveLiaHIV correct i am cheese

[@anotherjacob]

I don’t think any librarian will be at that library long enough to uphold that offer 😂

[@MikeJ2023]

The librarian at my public library is 93 years old and has been a librarian at the same library since she was 20. The library opened in 1899.

[@sukhpreetsn4945]

@@MikeJ2023 the same librarians that I’ve known since the age of five still work at that library that I go to in my 20s

[@willythough]

I think they mean if anyone already has a book from before that time.

[@bait5257]

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[@Color_bkue]

@@MikeJ2023witch

[@hanneslundin346]

Actually really poetic. I feel like something big happened in between getting the book and giving it back.

[@isuck6049]

This might turn into a yt video honestly, and if it doesn't, there was definitely something that happened that forced it to be given back to the library

[@OrionTails]

They got isekai'd lol

[@SilverFoxeGames]

What happened will end up being a story in a book that will be checked out and returned 38 years late

[@Ra-Hul-K]

the book was returned by an alien.. it's his 2nd trip to earth 😅

[@kingace6186]

Well, it's been 37 years so I sure as hell hope so! lol

[@Soguwe]

Not charging the late fees is the smarter move It's good marketing something Libraries desperately need

[@AbiSaysThings]

In any normal library the late fees top out very early otherwise people will just never go back

[@GoldenSovereign-n1u]

Without late fees, books wouldn't be returned for a short time and it will be harder for others to borrow or read if the books are always gone.

[@annana6098]

I've seen a few where the fee tops out at the value of the book. You've essentially stolen the book from them, so you pay what it would cost to replace a book before they let you take another one, even if you're bringing the book back. If you're taking another one, at least they've gotten that fee out of you to cover that next one.

[@StormyOwI]

I work at a library that doesn’t have late fees, we find that our books come back earlier and we have less lost items because our patronage is not afraid of accruing fees and know that the book can be waiting for someone else

[@anonymouswhite352]

In first world countries ie not US. Citizens have morals and care about each other with out the need of mega churches and stupid religion

[@asmitsingh6389]

“Hey sorry for the delay, I just came home from a long trip.”

[@cat-i-beeptheprotocat5996]

A dad gone to buy milk

[@DEADGrey-fm8js]

A long cid trip😂💀

[@peachandtoffee]

​@@cat-i-beeptheprotocat5996and miraculously came back

[@DomesticBonking]

That’s what my dad also said.

[@williampena197]

Dad when you win the lottery

[@KaptenN]

Did... Did the librarians just challenge people to not return books?

[@That.-]

Stealing any%

[@Federalrepublicofsprout7263]

Hey, at least we're checking books out

[@jewiesnew3786]

Or encouraging people to return the books....

[@VinLuiK]

no they challenged them to return them late

[@panguskhan2825]

The average library late fee in the US (that I could find) is $3/day, at 13,437 days late, the fine would be $40,311 USD.

[@Kittyqueen87yeagirluwu]

Wow😊

[@kushywaygalaxy4428]

Haha theyd just charge you for the book’s replacement cost at that point. (Not that I know from personal experience or anything 😅)

[@compassrose1466]

That’s not even including the inflation though or all the changes in price over the decades thojgh

[@panguskhan2825]

@@compassrose1466 It's almost impossible to find information on standard library late fees, let alone from 13 years ago, I'm going off what little information I could find. And inflation doesn't matter here, if it's $3/day then it's $3/day inflation doesn't hit a static price.

[@jenem9618]

Seriously? The last time I had to pay a late fee, the rate was 25 cents a day. Maybe I'm just old? Which is a greater possibility than I'd like to think...

[@loghanavery539]

That library will have no books left evter everyone tries to beat the record 💀

[@Doi-]

Gotta use that book.

[@lucbloom]

Right! “No, I’m not paying yet… going for the record!” Pretty reckless to state that.

[@MidvightMirage]

I think it's only for this book.

[@ali5683]

the pfp

[@lucbloom]

@@MidvightMirage smart

[@Jacksonmoonstar1714]

Some old hippie realized after 30 years he needed to return it I fucking love it 😂😂

[@hyunxzseu]

“Shit I’m late by 1 day and need to pay $2… fuck it, Siri, set a reminder for 38 years

[@lua-nya]

I have a doubt Siri will honour that reminder after such long time.

[@Big_Kala]

Bro is starting to look like a mad scientist

[@addictionsucks8848]

We had something similar happen when I volunteered at our local library. It was a some physics book talking about a preposed super collider, what would eventually become the ISR, and other science related discoveries and direction at the time. It was checked out in the late 60's. It was returned, no note or anything, in 2008.

[@devam8192]

Bro's ping was over a million 💀

[@crashmatrix]

That's just 1000 seconds bruh 💀

[@teslagasoline5629]

Bro had a ping of 1160960000000 💀

[@LordMagnusIV]

@@crashmatrix or 16.6 minutes

[@snakebird9048]

LITERALLY Proxima Centauri B ahh ping.

[@char1137]

Bro visited his friend

[@DashingSteel]

My man found stuff so good he warped into another dimension for decades

[@cisium1184]

"Who doesn't have instant coffee? You buy a jar of Folger's Crystals, you put it in the cupboard, you forget about it. Then later on when you need it, it's there. It lasts forever. It's freeze-dried. Freeze-dried crystals."

[@Jefferu_Nintendomoto]

"What a long strange trip it's been" is lyrics from Truckin'

[@kball4737]

This was my public library!! They don't charge late fees anyways 🤣

[@stevestann595]

I thought the book was "Tropic of Cancer", Mr. Bookman did a great job finding it, and made sure it was returned.

[@DougSharpe]

Excellent reference 👌🏻

[@vargasmartin7143]

I was looking for this reference lol

[@stevestann595]

@@vargasmartin7143 he actually couldn't return the book, but he got a check.

[@ElArgelinoBasado1962]

Bro's the creator of internet explorer

[@fruchu]

Who we are? .. browsers!

[@flappyjay_gaming]

what

[@S1lvermedal]

“WAS THAT THE BOOK OF 87?!” - Bookiplier

[@TheKitsuneOnihane]

Took them 13,437 days to come up with the perfect excuse.

[@procrastinategranuctive425]

Long strange trip it’s been was first a line on the song truckin’ by the Grateful Dead and later was the title of a compilation album

[@NG..]

Was looking for this comment 😂 truckin’s certainly been around longer than the compilation ⚡️💀🌹

[@davvy69]

This. And it's DEFINITELY a dead reference

[@kokujin5446]

Didnt know we could do that. I have some books I borrowed 12 years ago. I was too embarrassed to return after finding it again.

[@javindhillon6294]

The library employees were probably like: WAS THAT THE BOOK OF '87?!

[@petersleftsock]

"WAS THAT THE PSYCHEDELIC BOOK OF '87?????"

[@mizusenshisongs]

If a book was that late I would think they would consider it lost at that point and then charge you to replace it. Though, given that they checked it out so long ago, it's likely out of print now.

[@spaced35]

I think there was once a book overdue for over 80 years that was returned by the grandchild of the original borrower.

[@RAF_FAR]

I still have a old childhood book about hamsters, When I went to go back to return it, the place was getting demolished.

[@sladesteinagel7014]

That would have been even funnier if it was a book about time travel

[@tanikokishimoto1604]

Bought a used book somewhere, probably a tag sale. Turned out it was a library book well overdue.

[@cheses.]

I mean, my dad has a book that he was supposed to return 40-something years ago so... record broken!

[@owenb-r5271]

If he returns it, that is

[@cheses.]

@@owenb-r5271 i don't think he wants to pay the fee to the library 😭

[@Ra-Hul-K]

it's a trap! don't fall for it 😅

[@MidvightMirage]

It's only for this book and specifically about it.

[@cyber_pirate]

@@cheses.just put it in the drop box like that guy did lol

[@allanjmcpherson]

Makes me feel better about all those times I don't get around to something for a whole year

[@TheStellarMars]

Was that the acid trip of '87!?

[@ForeverDyingRainbow]

I can break it but it’s gonna take a while

[@Abelhawk]

That record breaking challenge sounds like an invitation for no one to ever return a library book ever again.

[@apuertoricannamedjohn]

Hey man I noticed you looked kinda tired. You are a great content creator and you deserve a vacation. I would reccomened a resort and you can take your long deserved rest. Keep up the great work and remember to take care of yourself

[@An-yp3gd]

Guy was so blasted he forgot about a book for 37 years. 😂

[@FebruaryHas30Days]

It was only 36.78 years

[@gamerstopmotionss1433]

I heard “weld county” and I went “huh I live in a county with the same name” then he said “Colorado” and I went “WAIT THAT IS MY COUNTY”

[@karl-erikvik3400]

Bro just had to make the perfect ap9logy note, which took 36 years.

[@zamhaq8866]

"Bro can i borrow some money real quick" Also bro:

[@Neckromorph]

A book's library due date is older than me. I now no longer feel old anymore.

[@td6460]

That hair is taking me back a good 24 years to when I was young and that was the style to have.

[@PoisedHD]

bro finally had his ego death and realized he needed to return

[@justadummy8076]

🎵 I was gonna return my book, but then I got high… 🎵

[@aunrah02]

That's amazing. Thank you for this

[@ibrokethefunny]

This would be a great movie plot: Young man checks out book, then a long adventure of over 20 years takes place. Finally coming home to see a long lost friend, who only moved two blocks away.

[@SkyDraco]

“I took a book out of the library in 1987. Little did I know, I was about to go on the craziest 37 year trip ever…”

[@lucaswolf987]

I can see you being a good chef

[@Daldiepie]

also are we going to ignore the fact he made this in BANGKOK!

[@Flavourtorical3220]

Greeley's stench of cattle dung probably made him lose his senses

[@chaoticdriver]

I can confirm. Ef'n greely

[@Flavourtorical3220]

@@chaoticdriver sometimes if the wind blows west all of fort Collins and Loveland can get a whoff of it

[@flappyjay_gaming]

what

[@morganhoover9795]

My mom did this once. She returned a book probably 10 years after it was due. She didn't realize it was a library book and moved to a different county. She found out 10 years later when she went back to a library in the original county. They just charged her the cost of the book and she returned the book.

[@sepiasmith5065]

People talking about late fees and i was so shocked and delighted that my local library's late fees are only like 30¢ a day. It's very forgiving.

[@saltymangoparty]

Bet the trip felt like a billion years ti him, but only 37 earth years

[@arshputz]

You should do a fun fact about the olympic basketball uniform Grateful Dead designed in the 90's

[@ifhewenheyj1466]

I live near there. I’m shocked to hear weld County

[@theroyalsilverowl1548]

Well now we know why it took them so long 😂

[@INTRUZIVE]

They waited 37 years just for a triple entendre

[@cloudlight5363]

Bro’s hair looks like Pauly D

[@hsLeftist4]

Bro committed to the bit

[@jakcett]

My uncle passed when I was 8, but one of the things I know about him is that he was a groupie with the Grateful Dead. He followed them in a bus and partied with them a bunch.

[@Wolfman-rd1pv]

Sounds like stealing and donating with extra steps

[@salmuttotabreabittlecochicarac]

No one: DoighSharpe: "Boorrowed"

[@clowncarcollective]

I am so glad someone said something. I thought no one else noticed that pronunciation.

[@JokerChany]

I'm finna pass one of those books off for generations to come only to return it 300 years later

[@Yamanj23]

Time to go there to get a book and tell my descendant to return it in a century or more.

[@agathamayra5045]

dang i want whatever that man is having. i have to know what kinda trip he had.

[@ASTR_Icarus]

That return was longer than I’ve been alive. I know that library fee gotta be CRAZY 💀💀💀

[@DougSharpe]

A pretty reasonable $1300

[@lklobs]

Oh I came dangerously close to beating that record. Years ago I was a heroin addict and ALSO LIKED READING but the addiction made it hard to remember things like how to function as a human being so the books I checked out stayed with me for years. I did the same thing, an apology note in the drop box ...

[@sleepyeggo9284]

Literally the plot to that one seinfeld episode

[@alanjonas340]

I have the book "cosmos" by Carl Sagan and on the first page it has written "stolen from the Asuncion library on May 13, 1990" lol

[@emmanuelmadla9921]

The longest time I've borrowed a book was only 3 years

[@gamerwhokillsu]

6

[@StormCrownSr]

Being late to return a book: 💸 But setting a record for being late? Chad.

[@layfe]

that guy was definitely living in a movie lol

[@BiLdoEMcLown]

Yeah... if ever there was a book that'd show up 37 years late...

[@greenberrygk]

Challenge accepted, I’ll just take the book and keep it for 38 years 😂. Free books

[@IbarakiPlays]

Or both honestly 😂 buddy probably just got back after listening to that song on repeat for so long 😂

[@numberoneappgames]

Someone really had a commitment to a bit. 😂

[@BrainInjury_]

Bro did a double entendre to return a book😂

[@jethro784]

I have one checked out from 1989 from a Texas library I still have the library card let’s see how long we can wait

[@jacobkeary6740]

The moral of the story is if you're late, you might as well be super late

[@psilt]

magic mushrooms and other psychedelics have probably saved my life from substance use and other disorders. It's always cool to hear about them out in the wild.

[@widojay2048]

And I thought my six year late return was impressive

[@ingamelevi1929]

"Sometimes the light's all shining on me, Other times, I can barely see Lately it occurs to me... What a long, strange trip it's been"

[@pmcpicto]

“Ferb, I know what we’re going to do today”

[@hunterlepage]

"Steal our books, we won't charge you"

[@_the_Nochad]

That mofo must have owed the a trillion bucks

[@SirMachoGato]

I can't wait for another video on his channel talking about after about 50 years. Someone also returned a book

[@bland9876]

I'm wondering if borrower passed away and the person who returned the book was a relative. Because of the note it is possible the person just forgot about the book and found it somewhere and then returned it because the person who borrowed it is probably the one who got high.

[@classicmemer3435]

Idk why but that note hits hard.

[@willowbloomfield4402]

Yes I still have one of my dads school library books that he never gave back. I go to the same school now I'm tempted 😂

[@kingace6186]

I would love to have a conversation (while high) with the person that had that book the whole time.

[@f937r]

That hair had a long strange trip of its own

[@nobrainonlyfloof961]

At $0.10 per day on average. Thats a big ouchie.

[@mikecampau438]

Imagine we circulate this video to find the guy who returned it and find out the story. Which would also be cool cause then the fun fact guy would have a genuinely interesting fun fact about himself/his own channel

[@tobiasvaldez4816]

I once borrowed a book on the history of cannabis, lent it to a friend and never seen it again

[@ob2kenobi388]

Not charging late fees after 37 years-or, as lawyers call it, the Statute of Limitations!

[@philiplittke7800]

Proper record keeping would yield the name and address of the borrower

[@calvinyazzie3338]

The hairstyle lookin clean 👌

[@skarletshadow4481]

This is it guys. If you're late to return a book. Do it decades later so you don't get charges

[@dandyman204]

This sounds like the ending scene to a movie, the guy narrates his note with Grateful Dead playing over him walking into the sunset

[@aaronarguijo8293]

Yeah i feel like thats is me time traveling better late than never