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Author: Fanra

Jul 19th 2011 at 1:32:37 PM

According to [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8627835.stm this source]], GeorgeWashington owes $300,000 for some books he didn't return.

->Rest assured, there is of course, little real-life basis to this trope; libraries cap their fees well below the cost of replacing the book, as they would rather not be inconvenienced with having to do so.

Not true.  While many libraries put a cap at the replacement value of the book, others have no cap.

According to the [[http://www.guinnesworldrecords.com/search/Details/Largest-library-book-fine-paid/56616.htm Guinness World Records]], the largest fine ever paid was $345.14, the amount owed at two cents a day for the poetry book Days and Deeds checked out of Kewanee Public Library, Illinois, USA in April 1955 by Emily Canellos-Simms. Although the book was due back 19 April 1955, Emily found it in her mother's house 47 years later and presented the library with a check for overdue fines.

[[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/26/nyregion/26library.html Late Library Books Can Take Toll on Credit Scores]] - The largest overdue accounts he can recall have reached $10,000.