FOR OUR FAVORITE PATRON:

Roses are red,
Violets are blue;
We’re sorry you’re sick
But your book’s overdue.

GOOD LUCK IN YOUR NEW CAREER:

This parting gift speeds you on your way,
To a better job, with double the pay.


FOR OUR NEW LIBRARY ADMINISTRATOR:

Welcome to our happy band
Of Librarians bold and brave;
You’ll last much longer here if you
Remember we’re not robot, servant or slave.


ON YOUR RETIREMENT:

You’ve served our library well, old friend,
And now we can tell you true;
You’ve given us lots of laughs for years –
‘Though the butt of the jokes was you.



WITH SYMPATHY ON YOUR LOSS:

Pack up the sack cloth and the ashes,
Your sorrow you must unhook;
We’ve all lost friends at some time,
But remember - it was only a book.