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Questions Librarians Answered Before The Internet

Poke Staff. Updated January 6th, 2019

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Before there was the internet and Google, if you wanted to know the answer to something you might ask a librarian. While cleaning out a desk recently, the New York Public Library found a box of pre-Internet inquiries labeled “Interesting Reference Questions” and have been sharing them on their instagram account.

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