Woman is left HORRIFIED after learning she owes $11,900 in LIBRARY FINES after ‘hoarding books’

A graduate student has revealed that she owes nearly $12,000 in library fines for over 100 late books that’s she’s had in her possession ‘for years’ – but insisted that she’s ‘still using’ them all for her studies and plans to return them when she finishes school.

Hannah, who currently attends Binghamton University, recently took to TikTok to share her horror after she received a furious email from the school’s librarian claiming she would have to fork over $11,900 for all the books she took out but never returned.

The scholar shared a screenshot of the message to the video streaming app – before she showed off the piles upon piles of tomes that have built up around her home.

‘As it stands, your library account has $11,900 owed for 119 lost books,’ the email reads.

But Hannah, who currently attends Binghamton University, insisted that she’s ‘still using’ them all for her studies and plans to return them when she finishes school

She recently took to TikTok to share her horror after she received a furious email from the school’s librarian claiming she would have to fork over $11,900 for the books

The scholar shared a screenshot of the message to the video streaming app – before she showed off the piles upon piles of tomes that have built up around her home

‘It becomes “lost” in our system after 30 days overdue. Lost books incur a flat rate of $100.’

The letter went on to state that it’s ‘the patron’s responsibility to renew the books’ if they need to take them out longer and that the library ‘sends weekly reminders’ when they’re overdue.

The letter stated that it’s ‘the patron’s responsibility to renew the books’ if they need to take them out longer and that the library ‘sends weekly reminders’ when they’re overdue. Hannah is seen

‘According to our system, you received overdue notices on the following dates prompting you to renew your library books before they are declared lost,’ the message continued.

Hannah then showed various clips of books lined up all over her apartment, adding, ‘The books aren’t lost, I’m just hoarding them until I finish my dissertation.’

In the comment section, the student admitted that she’s had the books for ‘years’ but insisted she was still planning to return them.

‘They’re not stolen, they’re still in use,’ she told one viewer, who had sarcastically commented, ‘You mean to tell me that I cannot steal books they intended me to borrow? Unbelievable.’ 

‘A lesson was learned, I promised,’ she wrote to someone else, who said that ‘keeping library books past their due date is considered stealing.’ 

When asked how the situation got so out of hand, she explained, ‘[Renewing them] was on my to-do list but it kept falling to the bottom because it was such a small task.’ 

In the comment section, the student admitted that she’s had the books for ‘years’ but insisted she was still planning to return them

‘They’re not stolen, they’re still in use,’ she told one viewer, who had sarcastically commented, ‘You mean to tell me that I cannot steal books they intended me to borrow? Unbelievable’

‘A lesson was learned, I promised,’ she wrote to someone else, who said that ‘keeping library books past their due date is considered stealing’

When asked how the situation got so out of hand, she explained, ‘[Renewing them] was on my to-do list but it kept falling to the bottom because it was such a small task’

She added that she tends to ‘procrastinate small tasks’ especially when she’s overwhelmed with schoolwork, before quoting Taylor Swift’s song Anti-Hero: ‘I’m the problem, it’s me’

She also promised that the books weren’t needed by anyone else, explaining, ‘They can still be requested by patrons and then I would get a return notice. No one has wanted them’

Thankfully, Hannah said the library let her renew all of the 119 books for a ‘reasonable’ fee of $20, while adding, ‘Thank goodness’

She added that she tends to ‘procrastinate small tasks’ especially when she’s overwhelmed with schoolwork, before quoting Taylor Swift’s song Anti-Hero: ‘I’m the problem, it’s me.’

She also promised that the books weren’t needed by anyone else.

‘Imagine all the poor people on waiting lists for years to finally see these books,’ one disgruntled viewer wrote, to which she responded, ‘They can still be requested by patrons and then I would get a return notice. No one has wanted them.’

Thankfully, Hannah said the library let her renew all of the 119 books for a ‘reasonable’ fee of $20, while adding, ‘Thank goodness.’ 

‘It could have been so much worse,’ she concluded. ‘Glad I checked that email.’