tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post8916917750418522177..comments2023-05-01T05:17:41.677-07:00Comments on Tales from Helminthdale: Out in the sculleryKevin Musgrovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post-52663406090997430682008-07-29T07:12:00.000-07:002008-07-29T07:12:00.000-07:00Cow was once given a "disciplinary write-up" for r...Cow was once given a "disciplinary write-up" for reading at the reference desk. And cautioned never to do it again.<BR/><BR/>Those who get into library work because they like books and reading are in for a rude awakening.<BR/><BR/>Moo!The Topiary Cowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04649189953257408994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post-56331025105059369962008-07-28T14:17:00.000-07:002008-07-28T14:17:00.000-07:00English public librarians are dead set on stopping...English public librarians are dead set on stopping people learning things. Especially public library staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post-62238526907837679312008-07-26T12:44:00.000-07:002008-07-26T12:44:00.000-07:00No, this is what passes for management by libraria...No, this is what passes for management by librarians.<BR/><BR/>No other part of the council would countenance this sort of nonsense. Well, perhaps Social Services but they're strange in so very many ways anyway.Kevin Musgrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472110857057175327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14551345.post-49637704048988462462008-07-25T20:56:00.000-07:002008-07-25T20:56:00.000-07:00Does the council make you do these tasks to stop y...Does the council make you do these tasks to stop you spending all your time <B>reading the books</B>? A little learning is a dangerous thing, so they say, and maybe they are worried they'd <B>never get the genie back in the bottle</B> if people (including librarians) actually starting learning stuff.Gadjo Dilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08998278830936531990noreply@blogger.com