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Ohio Man Leaves Behind Legacy of 5,000 Books

OHIO, UNITED STATES, AUG 8 – Dan Pelzer documented 3,599 books from 1962 to 2023, mostly borrowed from the Whitehall Branch Library, with his son digitizing the list after his death in July 2025.

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Dan Pelzer logged every book he read over decades, with his son estimating he finished around 5,000 in total.

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Ohio man leaves behind legacy of 5,000 books

Dan Pelzer logged every book he read over decades, with his son estimating he finished around 5,000 in total.

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'What Dan Read': What a reading list of 3,599 books tells us about a library superfan

A public library in Ohio is celebrating the life of one of its most loyal patrons, a retired social worker named Dan Pelzer.

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WWNO 89.9 broke the news in on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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