Inquiring Minds

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. I heard on late night radio about the “Old Hag Who Rides at Night.” I came in at the end of the broadcast and I didn’t really get many details. Who is the Old Hag?

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. I wanted to order a copy of that new book “Fire and Fury” by Michael Wolff, but I noticed that the library has cataloged it as fiction. Is the library making a political statement

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. Where can I find the World War I monument at the State Fairgrounds?

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. I need to see a doctoral dissertation from 1952.  Is there any way you can find something that obscure for me?

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. The northern boundary of the city of West St. Paul is Annapolis Street — all except for a little bit of land that sticks up into St. Paul. That stretch of land is bordered by Charlton and Bidwell streets and it looks something like a tooth sticking up. What’s the story behind that odd exception to the geography of the city limits?

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. Up until a few weeks ago, I could search for and request books on your website from my home computer. Now my searches show only a blank screen. I have a MAC and I normally use the Firefox browser. Is there something I need to update in my computer?

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. I confess. I can't find my library book. What happens now?

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. When it is time for me to leave Ramsey County and adjourn to that Great Reading Room in the Sky, will you send a truck to my residence to pick up the books in my own substantial library?

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. Why are the LGBTQ books like Alison Bechdel’s “Fun Home: a Family Tragicomic” shelved right next to the books about prostitution and pornography? It’s really insulting.

Each week the staff at the Roseville Library answers more than 2,500 questions on every subject under the sun. Here are some of the most interesting ones they’ve gotten lately.

Q. What is punk wood?