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Treasures of our Memorial Library Stuff About Staff When your scribe began to think When your scribe began to think of "Treasures of the Library", I reflected that many of them are "physical" items which are more-or-less valued by reference to commercial catalogues. These could include such things as computers, special furniture, or outstanding books or paintings. Quite a few such things have come to the library through our treasured organization of "Friends". But the heart and soul of any active library must surely consist of its staff-a "sine qua non" situation. And here our library is surely blessed. For we have a staff which, over all, is indeed well trained, knowledgeable, patient, interested and helpful to an outstanding level. Treasure indeed! To help us appreciate this sterling resource, let us consider out library's personnel and their manifold functions. The actual number of our available staff runs to about seventy-five. All except the Chief Librarian and her Administrative Assistant are members of a union - The West Vancouver Employees Association. Incidentally, the Chief - the Numero Uno - graduated from the University of Maryland with two degrees: B.A. and Master of Library Sciences. The number of our staff who carry university degrees is reported to be "at least thirty-five". The most coveted of these qualifications is the Master of Library Sciences. This exalted degree requires first the attainment of a B.A., requiring four years of study, followed by two further years of university. I wanted to know more about these people. Wouldn't you? At the top of the pyramid stands the Chief Librarian who monitors and directs most activities of the staff. She has been at the helm for about 5i years. Among the personnel are many seasoned "seniors", but the majority of the staff appear, to this oldster, somewhat youthful. So the staff corps offers a nice balance of sagacious experience and youthful drive. The Library personnel are somewhat loosely assigned under eight departments, with the following designations: Administration, Reference, Adult, Youth, Circulation, Technical Services, Maintenance and Systems. Most are listed at established salary levels, such as those, for example, entitled "Librarian 1" or