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A "THANK YOU" Our president has received a letter of appreciation from Cheryl McGregor, Head of Adult Services, for our efforts and contribution to the Bookmobile, as follows: Dear Eileen, I want to express in writing my thanks to you and the other members of the Friends of the Library who have helped along the way in the long process of getting the new Bookmobile on the road. Please convey my gratitude to the individuals who helped raise funds and consciousness for the new vehicle and to those who served on the Design Committee and the Presentation-Ceremony Committee. Thank you also to the group as a whole for supporting this project from the beginning. Sincerely (signed) Cheryl McGregor EDITOR'S THANKS I would like to thank five people who have guietly but most efficiently helped me to get the monthly Newsletter "on the road" every month: Lillian Chow, who is always helpful, does a super layout and typing job and then makes 100-plus copies (not to mention the minutes of the previous monthly meeting taken - with our appreciation - by Jack Mounce); Betty O'Sullivan and Betsy Lee, who fold and stuff all this into envelopes and add the address labels on each one; two staff members, Sue Zeitler and Nina Pemberton, who put it all through the postal meter and get it mailed. And I am looking forward to having Pat Scrivener and Betty Neilson on the editorial team from now on. CHRISTMAS 1992 [Traditionally we wish each other a "Merry Christmas"] Unfortunately, for many people, Christmas is a time of unhappiness; the stress of dealing with family obligations, or the pain of being family-less, for example, can make December a bleak month for many. [In this time of recession and unemployment, Christmas can become a serious, or even impossible problem for many people.] And for those people who wrestle with poverty year-round, the societal emphasis on Christmastime materialism makes their own lot even more depressing by comparison. Whatever our circumstances, we can help bring the joy back to Christmas by cutting back on senseless materialism, taking time out to express goodwill by thoughts, words and deeds, and by treating ourselves, as well as others, to some of the simpler pleasures of the season.