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The book, it turns out, was borrowed in 1926 by Mary Cooper's grandfather Charles Tilton, a prominent Jersey Shore captain.

A library book that was checked out in the 1970s has been returned – nearly 50 years later. Avon Free Public Library said a resident stopped by Monday to return his overdue library book from 1979. The man told the library he was a history student at Central CT State University when he checked out the book,

A book checked out in 1926 has finally returned to the Ocean County Library. Mary Cooper, of Toms River, found the book while sorting through family