The sad decline of the British library

[minestrone]

I went in to the local library this morning and they have opened up a benefits office in it. I'm standing looking at the books and I can hear "so have you got the letter from you GP" from over the barrier.

I thought the baby massage classes in the middle of the place were bad but WTF

[northernladyuk]

I went in to the local library this morning and they have opened up a benefits office in it.

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.

[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?

[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!

[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.

[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.

[vetran]

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

you had that as well?

[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.

[greenlake]

The sad decline of the British library

[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?"