Vintage Question Cards from the NY Public Library

Librarians are the keepers of knowledge. They hold the keys to a treasure trove of tomes containing the wisdom of the ages. They also deal with the public every day, so you know they see their fair share of crazies.

People have asked librarians all sorts of questions over the years, including these ones received by NY librarians from the 1940s-1980s prove without a doubt.

#1. The “public eye,” as it was then…

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#2. Fair question, though perhaps an ill-advised plan.

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#3. That’s one busy day.

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#4. I’m guessing somewhere in Wilmington.

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#5. Intrigue…

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#6. Didn’t Adam eat the apple? Is this a trick question?

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#7. Girl, go.

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#8. Um…I’d really like to know how this was answered.

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#9. This is a romance novel waiting to happen.

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#10. Ew.

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You know those librarians answered each and every one of those questions. Because they’re awesome, and also hilarious.

Seriously. Go hug your librarian friend today…and then buy them a beer and listen to their stories. Everyone wins.

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Cambridge University Library…

Cambridge University Library has run out of room for its 9 million+ books and built a huge store to hold 4 million more. The first book they put in was Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

In 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone…

In 1895, UK prime minister William Gladstone founded a public library. Aged 85, he wheelbarrowed his personal collection of 32,000 books the ¾ mile between his home and the library. His desire, his daughter said, was to “bring together books who had no readers with readers who had no books”. 00