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Found paperback with library sticker in Las Cruces
Las Cruces
Found
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
I found a paperback this afternoon around 3:15pm outside the Las Cruces Public Library on Main Street. It's a paperback edition of 'The Night Circus' with a teal cover and a slightly sun-faded spine. Inside the front cover there's a small blue sticker that says 'Property of Las Cruces Public Library', and I also spotted a yellow highlighter mark on page 72 with a tiny doodle near the margin. The book seems to have sentimental value to someone and I’d really like to get it back to its owner. If this is yours, drop me a message in the app and we can arrange pickup.
Approximate found location
Las Cruces
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