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NEWSLETTER No. 8 November 1987 Dear Friend of the Library First of all, many thanks to Charles Corbet for putting together the October Newsletter during my absence, and for doing it so well, with a welcome light touch. We shall look forward to future "collaborations" from him. Needless to say, I am always indebted to Jack Mounce for his wise encouragement and help, and to Dorothy Jones for her super co-operation and expertise in producing the final result. Like most things that go on in our Library, it's a team effort! THE BOOK SALE Another great performance by everyone who took part, from the early sorting and boxing to the setting up and manning the barricades during the Sunday morning onslaught and the ensuing days, then finally packing up and arranging distribution of the unsold books to worthy charitable organizations. Lots of people got involved - all superbly orchestrated by Shirley Smirke - and they had fun. AND raised the very respectable sum of $2,568.00, which was good considering that the stock was somewhat smaller than previously. But keep your motors running for an even bigger sale at the end of April 1988, because those librarians are going to start discarding in earnest in time for that one! And now, a moment of quiet reflection, lest we forget ... REMEMBRANCE One of the Memorial Library's important functions is as a memorial to the servicemen from the community who died in the nation's wars. This role is recalled every November 11th when the Library opens its doors to those who attend the Remembrance Day ceremonies at the cenotaph across Marine Drive. Traditionally the Friends of the Memorial Library serve coffee, tea and cookies to those honouring the valour and sacrifice of the dead, while helping to build, through their efforts, a small community's monument to enterprise and intellectual health. And so it was again this year, when an estimated 250 people gathered after the ceremony, in the Library, when a bronze plaque commemorating Ruth Stott's service to the Library and the community was presented by the President (Bill Soprovich) and other Directors of the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce to Mayor Don Lanskail and Library Board Chairman Bob Wyckham. Ruth Stott was Administrator of the Library from 1974 to 1978, and later the first woman President of the Chamber of Commerce. Bob Wyckham in his remarks pointed out that it was she who 11 years ago initiated the open house reception hosted by the Friends of the Library each Remembrance Day.