Charlie Brown’s restaurant has been fined by the Lexington Public Library for having hundreds of library books on their shelves. Asked how large the late fee for the restaurant was, the chief librarian said, “Let’s just say the price of fried cheese just went up.”

The fine followed last week’s search of the dungeon-like premises by a squad of crack library policemen. The book cops burst into the restaurant shortly before it opened for lunch and served the nearest waitress with a search warrant. She was told, “Judge Dewey Decimal signed that.”

Another waiter spoke to this reporter on the condition of anonymity. “The new library director is a bit of a hard case – won’t take a bribe. Used to we could pawn ’em off with a pitcher of White Russians and some Jerk Chicken Tenders but these guys are, um, what’s the word -” The waiter grabbed a dictionary off the shelf, turned several pages and said, “In-de-fat-i-ga-ble.”

The investigators checked the bookshelves that line the restaurant for library stamps, patron cards, and hidden cash prizes. “This book is over sixty years old,” said Inspector SexyGlasses. “That’ll add up.”

The bartender on duty leaned in confidentially. “I knew the other book cover was about to drop. Lately, I’ve noticed a lot of four eyes around here being real snoopy.”