Me versus the library

Stargal

There's a book in my study which I took out from a Dublin City Council library for my history project in 6th year - in 2001. Every so often my conscience kicks in and tells me to go and return it, but I'm really broke, and can't even imagine how much the fine will be.

Anyone ever returned a book after this long? Or longer?! Any chance that the librarians will see the funny side and just waive the fine...? /realises that that's hopelessly unrealistic but may as well ask it anyway.

It's not even a good book goddamn it...

Rb

Just go in and put it back on the shelf. If they come looking for it, say you dropped it back years ago.

Thomas_S_Hunterson

Go for the world record of the longest unreturned library book. If I recall correctly, it's quite a long time, but in the end the library waived the fee

Rb

sean_keevey wrote:

Go for the world record of the longest unreturned library book. If I recall correctly, it's quite a long time, but in the end the library waived the fee

Lol, imagine having the cheek to turn around and say "No sorry, I can't give it back, I'm trying to break a world record". Actually, fedex have been hunting me for quite a while (way past my "final" notice at this stage)...I wonder if that excuse would fly with them...

J.R.HARTLEY

give the book back, the fine'll probably be a few measly quid, and stop whinging about being too broke when you say the book is in your study.

Binomate

It's hardly going to be more expensive than the book is itself.

Car Mad

Binomate wrote:

It's hardly going to be more expensive than the book is itself.

it is think of all the people that would of paid good money to take it out.maybe its there only edition:D just give back the book :eek:

Nevyn

There is a set maximum fine, I think it arround 35 euros.
Just drop it back, explain it was mislaid in the house and forgotten about and pay the fine.

Skellington

they can only charge you the original price of the book. thats all that happened me when i returned o book in may that was 4 years late. if your still unsure, just go in and ask what the fine would be on a book 5 years late.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Keep it. If they come looking for it FIGHT THE POWER!!!

wyndham

The way around this is to smuggle the book back into the library and leave it on the shelf.

Your partner in crime then goes in and checks the book out through the legitimate channels. When they scan it the computer will show it as already being out. "Hmmm" says the bespectacled librarian, "we must not have checked this back in properly. Stargal was innocent all along and it was sitting on the shelf. We can call off the heavies and clear her account."

This is a particularly useful trick with short-loan libraries in colleges, where fines are levied by the hour.

Heisenberg.

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invincibleirish

i recommend keeping a book you got on the inter library loan system, i did it with the city library a few years ago,got a book on admiral miklos horthy(crazy man look him up) from the british libaray,for a few weeks, fast forward 6 months, a fine comes in the door from the libaray, how much? a few euro? a tenner? no, 200 fricking euro!.i did what any man would and asked my aunt to take the book in to the library when she goes in there, i dont think they said anything to her, hurrah!

Faith

Tell them you lost it and they'll just charge you the cost of the book.

Red Hand

Interesting. I've got six overdue books out from three different libraries, the most least recent being a year and half overdue.

Do what my dad did. Keep the book until the library is no longer there.

Zillah

So you're saying he should blow up the library. Interesting.

tba

hand it back and say with an air of pride

"I did it!, I finally finished reading a book!"

BlueSpiral

Or tell them you at least had the decency to repair and clean it before bringing it back, then under your breath mention how sick your poor wolfhound was.

As Thaed said, there is a set maximum fine, so just make sure you have some cash with you when returning it. They might even wave the fine, could be too much hassle to go look up when you took it out.

The_Minister

sean_keevey wrote:

Go for the world record of the longest unreturned library book. If I recall correctly, it's quite a long time, but in the end the library waived the fee

I think its near a century (grandson of some bishop afaik)

Chakar

Well just pay the fine, the fine still stays on your account.They're wise to all the tricks and so you'll have to just pay it.

Lust4Life

The fine should be the replacement cost of the book and if you return the book they should waive the fee.

At least you did it to yourself!
I had to learn the hard way NEVER loan my Library card to the Hubby!

Bettyboop

wyndham wrote:

The way around this is to smuggle the book back into the library and leave it on the shelf.

Your partner in crime then goes in and checks the book out through the legitimate channels. When they scan it the computer will show it as already being out. "Hmmm" says the bespectacled librarian, "we must not have checked this back in properly. Stargal was innocent all along and it was sitting on the shelf. We can call off the heavies and clear her account."

This is a particularly useful trick with short-loan libraries in colleges, where fines are levied by the hour.

No No it doesnt work that way beleive me I work in a Library and dont wear glasses either:D He will have received many reminders to return this book and the fines just go on and on,however the best way out of this is to say you misplaced it ie. lost it.Then we will see how much the book was worth say in 2000, you pay that amount much less than the fines you will have.There will be a block on the system against you taking out anymore books till either the fines and book are paid for or pay for a replacement.By putting the book back and an other borrower picks it up it will come up with all your details and when this book was checked out ,so we will know it was you,
Do the honest thing return your book
you bold person:D

Piste

A few weeks ago my dad found a book he had taken out of the Trinity Library when he was a student- in the early seventies! He's back as a student again this year and he calculated that the price of the fine (with euro changed and change of price in fine etc.) would have been over €400! Fortunately for him, in the seventies Trinity didn't have computerised records and the hard copy of records from the seventies are gone so the book was classed as missing, I think he just left it on the counter and quietly walked away.

TerrorFirmer

I have aload of books form the library, and they aren't even mainstream ones, one of them is "Fighting the Invasion: The Wermacht at D-Day", another is "Berlin" and the others are something similar....I've had them about 2 years now., and eventually they just stopped writing to me. The last time I went in, my card was clean, no records at all!

I should still return them though...

Agent Smith

Heh,

I can Beat that.


I had a book From Newry Library since fifth class, yes... fifth class

qwertplaywert

i though it was 18-4 something........

qwertplaywert

agent smith wrote:

Heh,

I can Beat that.


I had a book From Newry Library since fifth class, yes... fifth class

what age are you now?and you said ''had''
what happened to it?

Tar.Aldarion

What rb_ie, tba or myth said.

Agent Smith

i'm 21 now,

so about 11 years.....

i did tell them i lost it...

Time Magazine

Make a Feedback thread.

FranknFurter

agent smith wrote:

i'm 21 now,

so about 11 years.....

i did tell them i lost it...

And you a scout leader.

*tut*tut*

Scouts of Greystones, one of your leaders is a lying rogue book-stealing fiend! A fiend I tells ya!



B

nlgbbbblth

In 1993 I found a book at home that I borrowed from the local library in 1977. I would have been five years old at the time and had no recollection of ever reading it.

I brought the book back and they levied a fine of £20. One penny for every three days past the due date.

Agent Smith

FranknFurter wrote:

And you a scout leader.

*tut*tut*

Scouts of Greystones, one of your leaders is a lying rogue book-stealing fiend! A fiend I tells ya!



B

yes......



Greystones......

qwertplaywert

IN UNRELated post......
i had a balance of 170 euro in a video store[Supervision,Dundalk] but it closed down this year.........and i didnt pay a cent

BrenC

It would prob cost less to just buy a new copy, say you lost it and they'll make you make pay for a new one.

Bettyboop

agent smith wrote:

yes......



Greystones......

must look you up on the system tomorrow and see how much you owe in fines
so expect a notice in the post any day now:D
Seriously though we are using a new system now and you wont be listed on it,
too long ago:)

lostexpectation

you can look up your own lending history on the terminals in the library check that,

but anyway just put it back the shelf, what book is it, they may be someon going mad looking for it.

lostexpectation

nlgbbbblth wrote:

In 1993 I found a book at home that I borrowed from the local library in 1977. I would have been five years old at the time and had no recollection of ever reading it.

I brought the book back and they levied a fine of £20. One penny for every three days past the due date.

and you paid it?

Shellie13

buy the book off em...itll be cheaper i did it before!