Christopher Anspach of Newton, Iowa, was sentenced to serve ten days in jail after he pleaded guilty to not returning books and other media to the Newton Public Library. He checked out the items earlier this year and failed to respond when library staff tried to contact him several times. They then turned to matter over to police.
There is no word on what happened to the library materials. Link -via Arbroath
Anspach pleaded guilty August 31 to a misdemeanor theft count in connection with his failure to return 27 separate items (books and other media) that library brass valued at $770.67. Along with being ordered to pay restitution to the library, Anspach was fined $625.
Anspach, a Pizza Hut employee, is currently serving his sentence at the Jasper County jail.
There is no word on what happened to the library materials. Link -via Arbroath
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I so wish that our library would do this...we have far too many patrons who check out an armload of stuff (media, mostly) and never return it.
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Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza. "The Tropic of Cancer".
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Anatomy books?
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Must be a very low budget prison: He's holding a Dry-Erase board!
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Beware the library ninjas! They will find you every time.
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