Things found today:

• a bunch of 1992 press releases from a company I’ve never heard of;
• a government guide to decimal currency for businesses, prepared when NZ changed from pounds and shillings in 1967 – very cute and absolutely fascinating, but we’ve got copies in other branches where it’s more likely to be used. I read it cover to cover before respectfully disposing of it;
• a pair of books which perfectly fit our criteria to be disposed of (another copy in another branch; not quite in our subject area; have had practically no use) – but they were so lovely we couldn’t bring ourselves to do it and they’re now back on the shelves;
• moths. As I pulled down several bundles of journals (tied together with binding tape a decade or so ago and clearly never touched since) a couple of moths flew out at me. I wasn’t fast enough to dispose of them along with their erstwhile home, but with luck the tidier shelves will prove an environment too hostile for them to breed in.