Had I ever doubted the usefulness of spellcheck before today, I consider it invaluable, after spending what was almost a couple of hours straight doing searches & processing requests, I was sending people their articles & I nearly sent an email where I had slipped up & used a U instead of a Y (understandable, with them being so close together).

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So, as a government/private library, we are only meant to provide clients with material directly relating to their work/area of research ( Read more... )

A client has requested a book, with the intention of photocopying it's entire contents, for their own distribution. He/She is:

a> A n00b
b> A genius (omg, like, why didn't I think of that?)
c> Mentally retarded
d> SO getting sued

Alex(out of earshot):So it's agreed then?
Zoe:Sure (laughs)
Me: Huh?
Alex(yells from other side of library):Arran's in charge of christmas decorations!
Me: o_0

Last night, areyouawake read me this, and it induced lulz.

Library drones would put shelvers in a bind

<3's

Today, Zoe & I arranged our gift for our boss and his wife, who are expecting their first child any day now ( Read more... )

We just discussed the possibility of our office's new fire warden....meThis prompted Alex to pull out his best sarcastic drawl and impersonate me getting people out of the building quickly ( Read more... )

With the new system going live within months, we have had to step up our preparation ( Read more... )

In an effort to combat the malfunctioning Air conditioners plaguing our office, I wore my Kyo hat.
Counting the people who came into the office for whatever reason, my grand total of awww, cute related comments came to 9.

Knowledge of my tattoo & latest piercing has caused my co workers to periodically exclaim "our little boy is growing up"


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An Irishman walks into a library and yells "I'd like a pint of Guinness please."
The librarian looks scornfully over her glasses and says "Sir, this is a library."
The Irishman whispers "Oh, I'm sorry. I'd like a pint of Guinness please."