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50-Year-Overdue Beatles Biography Returned with Apology Note

10/25/2025

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A 50-year overdue copy of Hunter Davies' 1968 Beatles biography was returned to the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library.
The book was borrowed on December 16, 1974, and due back on January 13, 1975.
The library has been fine-free since 2021 and it currently holds only two copies of this biography.
A customer sorting through memorabilia found the book and left a handwritten apology note inside.

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Story summary

A 50-year overdue copy of Hunter Davies' 1968 Beatles biography was returned to the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library.
The book was borrowed on December 16, 1974, and due back on January 13, 1975.
The library has been fine-free since 2021 and it currently holds only two copies of this biography.
A customer sorting through memorabilia found the book and left a handwritten apology note inside.