Overdue library magazine returned after 132 years

NPR | By Sophia Paliza-Carre,

Mallory Yu

Published September 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM EDT

After the Concord Public Library in New Hampshire announced a fine freeze, a man has returned an overdue magazine published in 1894.

Sophia Paliza-Carre

Mallory Yu

Mallory Yu is an associate producer for All Things Considered.