Missing ‘Night Before Christmas’ print returned to Troy library

TROY — ’Twas a stretch of November when a picture was gone from a library branch. But not for too long.

A framed reproduction of Myron King’s 19th-century illustration of “The Night Before Christmas” was taken from the Troy Public Library’s genealogy research room for more than a week last month, according to an incident report obtained via a Freedom of Information Law request.

The iconic print displaying Santa Claus and his reindeer above a namesake poem was reported stolen between Nov. 10 and 11. After reviewing street footage, police said on Nov. 20 that a woman had the item…

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