Dear Librarian: New York Public Library's Quirkiest Inquiries

[psykovsky]

    ‘15 June, 1967, [Question:] What is the natural enemy of a duck?
   [Librarian:] What do you mean?
   [Reply:] Well, a whole flight of them landed in my pool and I have waved a broom at them but all they do is look at me and quack. I thought I could introduce the natural enemy into the pool area.’

[ghayes]

I'd love to see answers to each of these questions.

[AnonJ]

Weird. How were librarians supposed to know that much in the eyes of the general public. Surely they were no different than other folks?

[pascalmemories]

Much better than using Siri ! Just call the NY public library !

[ars]

You still can: 917-ASK-NYPL