LMI’s library has a new home
For those of you that have visited our Melbourne office in the past, would have seen that our collection of insurance books had outgrown the large space we had dedicated to our library.
In what little spare time I have had since COVID-19 hit, and with the help of Steve, Susan and others, we moved the library into a new purpose-built space in a newly constructed mezzanine floor above our Melbourne office.
Yesterday, I picked up an antique library ladder which fits the space so well and is functional in that it allows us to get to the books on the upper shelves, and to dust our collection of fire helmets.
We are still working on the labeling and a few other minor tweaks, but it will be all ready for the team when we all get to go back to work as normal. This cannot come too soon but not at the risk of spreading the virus.
Before I include some photos, I just want to thank all those that have donated books to our library. It is a wonderful resource to the industry and supports so many parts of our organisation, not only in education but in eServices, policy drafting and of course claims. Some of the donations have surprisingly come from overseas, with authors and retiring professionals happy to help. Like the ladder, helmets, models and insurance memorabilia, they are all treasured, well looked after and constantly referred to.
In addition to the donations, we continue to add to the collection whenever we see a new publication that we believe will assist us with our knowledge of general insurance.
If you, or anyone you know, has some old insurance texts that they do not know what to do with, please do not let them go to landfill, as so often happens. We will always give them a good home.
Anyone is free to use the resource although as we have lost a few, in particular old tariffs, to law firms we have loaned books to in the past, we no longer let them out of the building.
Anyway here’s a few pics to give you an idea of the space and the wonderful resource available to you.
By the way, three old books and the shelf below it running to the wall is our collection of general insurance tariffs in fire, marine, and accident from Australia (most states), New Zealand and Fiji.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this behind-the-scenes look at what I have been doing in my spare time.
Looks great Allan. Similar to Keith’s office but with books. Regards,Marnie
Very Impressive Alan
I’ll make a point of catching up when Covid-19 Travel restrictions are lifted and I get to your part of the world
Keep up the great work and always enjoy reading your informative blogs
Regards John
Great job Allan. In this world of throw away society it is great to see items of the past treasured and preserved for all generations to come. You should be very proud of yourself and your helpers in creating this wonderful space.
Hello Allan,
As an old Royal Insurance underwriter, I am pleased to see that the sign is going to get a new life.