The sad decline of the British library

[NigelJK]

I heard that he went in and asked where self-help books were. The Librarian told him to go look for himself.

[Antman]

What about the fellow who asked for a book about suicide and the librarian told him "sod off, you're not bringing this back"

[northernladyuk]

I heard that he went in and asked where self-help books were. The Librarian told him to go look for himself.

He wrote the manual on self-abuse.

[greenlake]

He wrote the manual on self-abuse.

Your favourite aisle....?

[TestMangler]

Minestrone - "Have you got that new book about living with a tiny penis ?"

Librarian - "I don't think it's in yet"

Minestrone - "That's the one".

[GJABS]

Plenty of library jokes here:
Librarian Jokes - Library Jokes

Get a pass and head to the reading rooms you pleb. The rest is for tourists and now benefit claimants / contractors on the bench.

I think OP was referring to "the British Library" as the collection of libraries found in towns all across the country. What you are referring to is "The British Library" which is a single library in London (west of St Pancras station) that, being a "copyright library" is entitled to be sent every book published in the country, and is consequently rather large. And you need a pass to get into the bits of it that have these books, as opposed to the public areas that sport some nice architecture, exhibits, and a cafe.

[NotAllThere]

Is that because of the University there?