A Shakespeare book overdue for more than 100 years has finally been returned to a New Jersey library.

The book “Shakespeare’s Life of King Henry the Fifth” was last checked in 1923.

In general, an overdue library book is quite common, but one that has been overdue for a century is certainly out of the norm.

The Paterson Public Library in New Jersey recently received a copy Shakespeare “The Life of King Henry the Fifth” which was originally published in 1910. The last time it was checked was back in 1923. According to a local publication, the book was discovered by a woman going through her late grandmother’s personal belongings. TAPinto Paterson.

When Cynthia DeLay realized that her grandmother Arlene DeLay had kept Shakespeare’s book for so many years, she decided to finally return it to its rightful place at the Paterson Public Library.

“I accidentally opened it, saw a card inside and said, ‘This is a library book,’” Deli told the publication. New York Times. Surprisingly, the last person to read the book was not Grandma Deli, but a woman named Lillian L. Burns. Both Burns and how the book came into the possession of Delhi’s grandmother remain a mystery.

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Upon receiving the rare find, Paterson Public Library Director Corey Fleming said: said that although the belated book was unusual, the library still welcomed it. “It is never too late to return overdue library materials. This is the first time in more than 20 years of working in this field that I have encountered something like this.”

The library has decided to waive late fees for late book sales and waive any other penalties. “We’re going to keep it in our history room or museum,” Fleming added when I talk to New York Times.

Representatives for the Paterson Public Library did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Connected: An overdue library book from 1904 has returned to a Massachusetts library after 119 years.

This isn’t the first time a spectacularly long-overdue book has been returned. Back in March, Louisville Free Public Library (LFPL) received the two books were checked out by the family of music legend Morris Perelmuter King in the 1920s and finally returned to their St. Matthews branch.

LFLP noted that, adjusted for inflation, a family could have incurred about $7,800 in fines, but the library recently switched to a fine-free system to “encourage people to return long-overdue materials.”

“We no longer have any overdue fines,” said branch manager Kate Leitner. WHAS11. “Nobody is in trouble. We’re just so happy they brought the books back. It’s special for me to hear their story, but also for their family to come together and celebrate these memories.”

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