use lib "/our/local/lib";

##</code><code>##

use lib "/our/local/lib";
BEGIN {
  no strict;                    # off with the handcuffs, I say
  no warnings;
  my $old_lib_import = lib->can("import") or die;
  *lib::import = sub {
    my $self = shift;
    my @args = grep $_ ne "/our/local/lib", @_;
    if (@args) {                # ok, they want something else
      $self->$old_lib_import(@args);
    }
  };
}
use lib "/home/merlyn/project/lib"; # now put mine ahead of /our/local/lib