Riddles from the library

Riddle 1: Why is it that noise is absolutely forbidden in the library and yet the librarians in here SHOUT their conversations to one another?

Am I really interested in why the man librarian now cycles to work to lower his carbon foot print or why in recent months, he's been looking more and more like Tom Hanks in Castaway with his ever growing beard??

No.

Riddle 2: How is it possible I've made it as far as the library - that's as much work as I've done in a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time!

Maybe I'll do a bit of this to pass the time: