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West Vancouver Memorial Library - Winter 2006 - Issue 12 The Inquiring Mind Remarks by Harry Greenwood October 14, 2006 On the Occasion of the Rededication of the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Honored guests, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the Board of Trustees and the staff of the West Vancouver Memorial Library, it is my pleasure to welcome you to this rededication ceremony. Seventy years ago, free citizens of the world were shocked to view in cinema newsreels and to read in daily papers about the acts of infamy being carried out by a totalitarian regime. University students, enticed by their masters were so inflamed with hatred against another race that they razed and ransacked libraries, burning books and destroying any documents bearing the names of non-Arian writers, scholars and philosophers. The world was given a preview of the dastardly deeds and horrors yet to come where the old civilization was being destroyed to make way for a new world order. As dark shadows were being cast across the world, young men and women from West Vancouver joined comrades in arms overseas and many failed to return, making the supreme sacrifice. On Remembrance Day in 1950, this Library was dedicated, the West Vancouver Memorial Library to their memory, this name being both appropriate and symbolic. As we gather here today, our liberty is once again being threatened but from agencies much closer to home and as the needless use of words like conspiracy and terrorism and security are being bantered about, we must be mindful of the ideals for which these veterans fought and died, and left for us to maintain and preserve. In this library and in libraries across the land, librarians have pledged to become the custodians of those ideals and have taken up the cudgel in defense against censorship and to protect your right to free expression. So, it is fitting that in rededicating this library, we express our gratitude to the librarians who serve there to serve you. Book Notes We have acquired many new and interesting music books lately. If you like a good biography, try Astor Piazzolla: A Memoir, or Joseph Volpe's The Toughest Show on Earth: My Rise and Reign at the Metropolitan Opera. For those involved in recording, performance, or staging a performance, check out these titles: Keep it Simple with GarageBand, Little Musicals for Little Theatres: A Reference Guide to the Musicals that Don't Need Chandeliers or Helicopters to Succeed, and The Versatile Vocalist: Singing Authentically in Contrasting Styles and Idioms. Is your child learning an instrument? Music Lessons: Guide Your Child to Play a Musical Instrument (and Enjoy It!) will enhance this experience for both of you. Of professional interest to educators, and engaging reading for anyone interested in the connection between music, creativity and cognition is The Well-Tempered Mind: Using Music to Help Children Listen and Learn. This is just a sampling of the books purchased with funds from the Robert Leslie Welsh bequest. www.westvanlibrary.ca tel. 604.925.7400 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1J8