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A resident of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, in the Kamchatka region, robbed the town’s library on Sunday night stealing about 30 books - classic works and literature about psychology, a press statement from the region’s Department of Inner Affairs.

The 20–year-old unemployed man broke a window and entered the library, located in a residential building in the Mokhovaya district of the town. The man was immediately detained by the police and the investigation is being conducted.

The value of the stolen books is estimated at 2,000 rubles ($83), the statement said. It is still unclear what the man planned to do with used library books.