Reply to: The sad decline of the British library

[NotAllThere]

Is that because of the University there?

[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.

[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".

[greenlake]

He wrote the manual on self-abuse.

Your favourite aisle....?

[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.

[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"

[NigelJK]

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

[northernladyuk]

MF walked into his local library yesterday lunchtime, went up to the counter and asked "Can I have four family buckets of chicken wings?"

The librarian scowled at him and said, "This is a library!"

So MF said, "Sorry, can I have four family buckets of chicken wings?"

[greenlake]

The sad decline of the British library

[blackeye]

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

[vetran]

I have my doubts that anyone in the queue could read or write English.

you had that as well?

[vetran]

The council have a similar office in our local library.

When I moved I tried to adjust my council tax when I moved. Did it all on the phone & they mucked it up.
The only way I could see a real person and pay before they started ruining my credit rating was to go to the Library. Lady was very helpful but had a queue 10 deep.

Good idea but understaffed, they closed the council office of course.

[minestrone]

On a positive note, at least it got you into a library. Sign up for an adult literacy course and get a CV up together.

I have my doubts that anyone in the queue could read or write English.

[northernladyuk]

Is the court order forcing you to keep at least 100m from libraries still valid?

Only within the Metropolitan Boroughs of Bolton, Salford and Wigan. Bloody pen-pushing bureaucrats. I could tell you a thing or two about some of them!

[BrilloPad]

On a positive note, at least it got you into a library. Sign up for an adult literacy course and get a CV up together.

Is the court order forcing you to keep at least 100m from libraries still valid?