A book has made its long-awaited return to the San Antonio Public Library nearly 82 years after it was due, according to a library news release.

The book, “Your Child, His Family, and Friends,” written by Frances Bruce Strain, was checked out in July 1943 and was due 28 days later.

The release said that the book was returned to the library in June 2025 from Oregon, accompanied by a letter explaining how it was found.

In the letter, the person who penned the letter wrote that they found the book while sorting through their late father’s belongings.

“When I noticed it was from the San Antonio Public Library, I decided to send it back to you,” according to the letter.

The writer of the letter said their grandmother checked out the book before she was transferred to work at the U.S. Embas

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