[West Vancouver Historical Society Feature Presentation: The History and Role of the West Vancouver Memorial Library]

Opening credits (00:00:01); introduction by Historical Society President Peter Hall (?) (00:00:53); biographical information for Molly Murray (00:02:36); biographical information for Jack Mounce (00:05:17); welcome to Molly Murray (00:07:12); Murray begins (00:07:43); Murray acknowledges of Sally Carswell and her history of the West Vancouver Memorial Library (00:09:12); projected slide image, George Norris cartoon depicting “The Most Busy Library in Canada”, Murray describes reputation of West Vancouver Memorial Library, and cites statistics of readership (00:10:06); describes lending libraries and related initiatives prior to 1950 (14:40); Effie Fields; Public Libraries Act; Hollyburn Public Library Association; Gemmill’s Drugs; Book Teas; effect of the depression; W. V. Stationers; establishment of West Vancouver Library Committee (00:20:07); War Memorial Committee (22:53); decision of library as living war memorial (00:23:46); fundraising and public subscription (00:24:18); projected slide image, sod-turning, 1950 (27:11); slide, building framing, donation of materials and labour (27:48); slide, opening ceremony (28:16); slide, interior and stained glass window (28:26); slide, stained glass window, acquisition (00:29:03); slide, Book of Remembrance, Portrait of Unknown Soldier, acquisition (00:29:33); slide, Mrs. Elizabeth Musto, Chief Librarian, contributions and biography (00:29:55); expansion and development (00:31:30); changes to Libraries Act; Friends of the Library; building expansion; image, sod-turning, 1956 (00:34:40); image, exterior view (00:34:50); Jubilee Wing expansion (00:35:18); image, exterior, 1950s (00:36:03); image, exterior flower boxes (00:36:18); developments in West Vancouver district; image, original Book Mobile (00:36:58); image, later Book Mobile (00:37:25); extension of building and services; image, new roof, 1977 renovations (00:38:52); images, renovation; images, old Children’s wing (00:39:31); image, exterior, 1977 renovations completed (00:39:48); Murray introduces Jack Mounce, to speak about library developments post-1977 (00:40:04); Jack Mounce (00:40:48); anecdotes (00:41:01); images, building with 1977 expansion, describes need for expansion after 1977 (42:41); Building Committee; consultants’ report; West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation; growth of collection; need for accessibility; image, scale model (00:47:30); images, fundraising initiatives (00:50:08); images, exteriors and interiors of 1977 expansion (00:51:57); structural and layout problems with 1977 expansion; images, moving department materials and furniture (00:55:39); images, demolition for 1993 expansion (00:57:00); images, construction of 1993 expansion (00:58:28); images, exterior, 1993 expansion completed (00:59:28); images, re-dedication of building, Book of Remembrance relocated; stained glass relocated; images, interior, collections and services (01:02:55); borrowing, programs, gallery, Book Mobile, homebound delivery; automation (01:07:20); image, Don Mills using automated system for the first time; CD-Roms (01:10:39); Friends of the Library (01:12:12); the future of libraries (01:13:53); new technology, electronic books, books on demand; information as commodity; democratic role of libraries; image, opening day, 1993 expansion (01:17:12); Mounce concludes (01:17:58); Hall opens question period (01:18:09); questions about economics of 1993 expansion; databases and CD-Roms, and their content; special collections and archival materials; databases and CD-Roms, the internet; standardized computer equipment; Murray asks to hear early stories (01:27:50); Mounce responds with story about early elevator shafts (01:29:09); question about library archives (01:20:22); concludes.