[SamAdams76]

I took a library book on a business trip a few years back and left the book in the hotel room. I called the hotel and they were not able to find it for me. However, I cannot see leaving it anywhere else and I don't think the hotel cleaners would have cared to steal it. It was just a book about the Civil War.

I went to the library to let them know and they told me I could either bring them another copy (i.e. buy one at a bookstore) or pay the price that was printed on the jacket sleeve, which was $17.95. I guess they take note of these things for their files.

Anyway, I elected to pay them the $17.95.

When I packed again for my next trip, guess what? The book I thought I left in the hotel was in a compartment of my luggage that I did not check when I was unpacking.

So now I have a library book that I own legally, I guess. But if I ever die, one of my children will probably think it belongs to the libary and will bring it back to them.

I hope they don't get hit with a bunch of fees when that happens. I wonder if I should update my will to reflect that that library book has already been paid for.

[Verginius Rufus]

You don’t know if they actually bought another copy of the book. You could try returning the book and asking for your $17.95 back. But they probably have a policy against that.

[Red Badger]

Just write that inside the cover and it will be fine...................

[Verginius Rufus]

“Sully” Sullenberger left a library book behind on the plane he had to crash-land in the Hudson River. He was a hero for saving lives. He tried to reimburse the library for the book but they wouldn’t take his money.