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NEWSLETTER Issue 138 October 2000 West Vancouver Memorial Library MEMBERSHIP We are pleased to welcome the following new Members who recently joined us: Grace Kravac Hamid Najafi Gordon Sayle This brings our total membership to 188. Members are encouraged to play an active role in our Society and to attend our monthly meetings which are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Peter J. Peters Room. It was good to see so many Friends at our September meeting, we have a very busy and exciting autumn session with Gallery Receptions, Remembrance Day, continuous Book Sale, mini Book Sale and the 50th Anniversary Party. All Friends are encouraged to participate in the upcoming events. The Minutes of our meeting are not circulated but are summarized in part in our newsletter. Copies of the Minutes and our monthly Financial Reports are available at the Library's Administration Office weekdays between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. Plans for the 50th Anniversary Celebrations are well underway. Mayor Ron Wood has declared Library Week November 12th through to the 18th. There will be a week of celebration and events. Events for the Week November 14-7 p.m. Douglas Coupland - author visit November 17 - There will be a Family Sleepover at the Library. November 18 -- 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. - Friends of the Library Mini Book Sale 10:30 a.m. - Mad Science & the World of Harry Potter for ages 5-12 and for ages 3-5 there will be a Puppet Show 1:00 p.m. - Nick Bantock -Author Reading 2:30 p.m. - Birthday Cake and Contest Winners announcements 2:30-3:30 p.m.--Harp Music by Mike Absalom. During the day there will be face painting, button-making & balloon animals. REMEMBRANCE DAY Saturday November 11, 2000 November 11th continues to play an important part in West Vancouver's community calendar as it has since our Library opened on Remembrance Day, 1950. Our Library was founded as a Memorial to honour those of West Vancouver who sacrificed their lives for us during the 1939-1945 War. On November 11th we will have our traditional reception immediately following the service at the cenotaph. Arrangements for the reception are well in hand, The Friends will again host this event, serving coffee, tea, juice and cookies. Eileen de Bues has the overall administration of the reception and Brendan Rowell will again look after the aspects of tables, cups and saucers, coffee urns, etc. Entertainment to be provided by the "Dundarave Players".