一本从澳大利亚新南威尔士州基亚玛图书馆借出的图书《雅典古迹》在失踪150年后被发现并归还[1]。该书在一个家庭进行壁炉翻新时，从砌入墙内的茶叶罐中被发现[1]。根据图书馆的计算，这本1858年出版的图书所欠罚款高达28,000美元（按通货膨胀调整）[1]。原始的逾期罚款标准为每周三便士[1]。
图书馆已决定豁免这笔罚款[1]。该书将被添加到图书馆的特殊收藏中，不再供外借[1]。图书馆经理Michelle Hudson评论称："也许这就是我们无法确定是谁借了这本书的原因，他们选择保持身份隐秘"[1]。与此同时，基亚玛图书馆已停止收取逾期罚款[1]。
A copy of "The Antiquities of Athens" has been returned to Kiama Library in New South Wales, Australia, approximately 150 years after it was borrowed [1]. The book was discovered inside a metal tea tin that had been sealed within a fireplace during a home renovation by the family that held it [1]. According to library calculations adjusted for inflation, the overdue fine would have reached $28,000, but the library has chosen to waive the penalty [1].
The volume, originally published in 1858 and catalogued as item number 506 in the library's collection, will now be added to the facility's special collections and will no longer be available for borrowing [1]. The library's original lending policies from 1872 stipulated a base fine of three pence per week for overdue materials and established rules prohibiting those who were intoxicated from borrowing books, with penalties of at least five shillings for patrons displaying improper behavior [1]. Library manager Michelle Hudson remarked that "Maybe that's why we can't find out who hired the book and they're keeping their identity quiet" [1]. The library has since eliminated its overdue fine system entirely [1].