Blue paperback found near Akron Public Library
Description
Found a blue paperback this afternoon around 2:15 pm outside the Akron Public Library on East Market Street, right by the main entrance where the bus stops. It's a mass-market paperback, about the size of my palm, with a creased cover and a coffee stain along the bottom corner of the front. Inside the front cover there’s a tiny sticker with the initials 'J.S.' and a dog-eared page at chapter 7, plus a faint pencil note that says 'Thu' on the margin. I figured someone’s probably missing their favorite read, and I’d really like to help get it back to its owner. If you’re the owner, share the title on the spine or the margin note so I can confirm and return it.
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