Here at least you can avoid some fees. ^_^  This 
won't work with a big library, but probably will 
with a small to even medium-sized one. Stick the 
books in a bookbag and bring them back into the 
library. They're desensatized, so you won't set 
off any detectors. Without letting anyone see you,
put the books back on the shelf where they 
belong. Then wait until you get the next late 
notice (or if you've gotten a notice recently, 
you can use that one). Call them and tell them 
that the books were left in their after hours 
drop box (all libraries have these now!) and that 
they really need to check their shelves. ^_^ Most 
libraries, upon finding the books, will simply 
say "oops" and be happy they have the books.

Or if your library does the food donations 
instead of fines thing at Thanksgiving, just wait 
for November. ^_^;;;

Of course, if you like your library, you can just 
pay the $35 in fines and know that it's going to 
a good thing. But double check that the library 
gets to keep the fines. My hometown is bastard 
enough that not only have they voted down funding 
for upgrading the library for a *fifth* year 
running now, they also don't even let the library 
keep overdue fine money. >_<

Okay. . . I'll stop being off-topic now. ^_^  I'm 
really sorry to hear about your cels though!!! Is 
there any chance that this was an Ebay auction? I 
know that Ebay has some protections for things 
like non-receipt of goods. . . . You may not be 
able to prove that you *didn't* receive it, but 
they can't prove that they sent it either.

Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac