Somebody returned a copy of "Beowulf" 54 years after it was checked out. It would have accumulated a fine of about $1,000, the library said.

A Pennsylvania library revealed a copy of Chauncey Brewster Tinker's classic Beowulf was recently returned after being checked out 54 years earlier. ... British teenager hand-draws 1,300-page flip ...

The Sewickley Public Library said in an Instagram post that 'Beowulf' was checked out in January 1969 and was not returned until this month. It had accrued nearly $1,000 in fines.

The Sewickley Public Library, located around 15 miles outside of Pittsburgh, said on social media the 100-year-old copy has finally made its way back home five decades after it was first borrowed.

It took 54 years, but the Sewickley Public Library in Pennsylvania has its copy of Beowulf back. It was checked out in January 1969. And since the library is fine-free now, there was no charge.

Talk about being overdue! The library said on social media the 100-year-old copy has finally made its way back home five decades after it was first borrowed.

Talk about being overdue! The library said on social media the 100-year-old copy has finally made its way back home five decades after it was first borrowed.

Talk about being overdue! The library said on social media the 100-year-old copy has finally made its way back home five decades after it was first borrowed.

Talk about being overdue! The library said on social media the 100-year-old copy has finally made its way back home five decades after it was first borrowed.

The library said on social media the 100-year-old copy has finally made its way back home five decades after it was first borrowed. Skip to content NOWCAST WPBF 25 News at 6 p.m.

HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. THIS I’M HOLDING IN MY HAND A BOOK THAT IS MORE THAN 100 YEARS OLD. AFTER 54 YEARS, IT FINALLY MADE ITS WAY BACK HOME TO THE SEWICKLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY AFTER DECADES OF BEING LOST ...