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‘ AMOUS CARTOON drawn for West Van Library 20 years ago (with the banner now
endated) by Len Norris. A large reproduction of the cartoon is proudly displayed in

-~e library.

IV Library celebrates
Fs 30th anniversary

B ‘JCEILLE FISHER

‘rty years ago on
Ne ~mber 11, 1950, the keys
t “+ new West Vancouver
Menmonal Library were
tur-ed over to acting Reeve
Jac Richardson.

“""- grey, rain-laden skies
a: deter a huge crowd
gathering at the West
-uver Cenotaph. They
p --d silenty as Rev.
am Valentine, Cana-
re) ~egion branch No. 60
pe~-«. led them inthe
se *ce, and then the dedica-

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tte ceremony It was a
tr ce to the men who had
fo in two world wars, so
d ve who are left could
Cc on on democratic
fi ‘om The hbrary was
b. to honor those men

t those days people
theoeht a lot about a “Living
W. Memonal” Something
th © would be an effective

se o}-e to all age groups in
the community That was
he the West Vancouver
M | onal Library began
Sends oof the hbrary
th themselves into the
3} of this new hbrary
ul cage They raised
m  ~y through door to door
su npdGons dances. and

sales.

The West Vancouver
Library opened with 2000
books set up = sideways.
parallel to the wall, so that
they would fill all those
shelves.

Mrs. Ehzabeth Musto was
the first Lbranan for 22
years. Under her capabie
guidance, and through the
interest shown by the people
of West Vancouver, the
library grew to be one of the
bustest in Canada.

Now in the 1980's,
standards demand that the
needs of potential and actual
users of the hbrary be satis
fied Every person needs
access to the human record,
appropnate to his or her
level

Reference 1s shifting from
the process) of answering
questions by using printed
SOUrCES, to answering

questions from locally
created files of community
based information. by refer
ring inquiries to  haman
resources, and by searching
computenzed databases

In a changing world
society needs a place of truth
where they can keep abreast

of facts a place where they

can draw upon the wisdom

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of history. The hbrary ts that
place.

The library w also a place
for joy and entertainment.
The shelves are full of
human expenence in fiction
and non-fiction. There is no
need for loneliness
books can be our
fnends.

Special service groups,
such as homebound and the
handicapped. can use the
outreach services) on our
Bookmobile. large — print
books and taped books

West Vancouver
Memorial Library. the
busiest library in BC | and
one of the busiest in Canada,
is sail the dedicated hbrary it
set out to be when the doors
were first opened to all on
November If. 1950

NS Gp

when
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Cook to hold forum on budget

North Vancouver-Burna-
by MP Chuck Cook will
chair a public forum this
coming Thursday,
November 13, to expose the
feal meaning of the federal
budget brought down last
week — in Cook’s words,
“the deceptions, the hes and
the broken promises.”

The meeting takes place at
8 p.m. in the Coach House
Inno, North Van.

Guest speaker will be Pat
Nowlan, the outspoken MP
from Nova Scotia. During

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PETER

POWELL

ALDERMAN

‘‘A Sincere
Concern
for his
Community’”’

DISTRICT OF
NORTH VANCOUVER

VOTE SAT. NOV. 15
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Alfred SALE

for School Trustee
North Van. District

We tues knuwn Alfred Sale for over 25 years tur
employed as

those yeors he was

ordinotor with our company

His high standards of integrity

people

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tis ability to work with

meet deadlines and his simple approach for solv

ing problems has gomved him great respect with our staff

and ourselves

We support
ALFRED SALE
for School
Trustee .’’

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eight years practising law in
Vancouver Nowlan was
elected to the West Van
School Board, served as its
chairman (1960-62) and was
also chairman of the North
Shore Union Board of
Health.

Nowlan’s theme is “B.C.'s
choice: rape or separate.”

In the Village
YIOL Woodbine Drive

North Vancourer AE

Dr. Myron MacDONALD

is pleased to announce
his return to partnership with

Dr. David MARTIN & Dr. Bruce LONG

at 4102-520 17th Street
West Vancouver

Tel: 24 hours 922-4188

The Classic Cooler ...

Keep your beer colder, longer in this Armetale horn mug by
Wilton Made of a heavy-weight durable alloy The
pewter-hke finish and horn-shaped design
are classics that will add a sense of
tradition to every beer you serve.

Open Tues Sat 9 30-5 30

Acquisitions

Commenting on_ the
federal budget, which he
describes as a “blatant viola-
tion of B.C.'s revenue sove-
reignty,” Cook said: “It's
ludicrous, B.C.’s wealth 1s
being plundered by the
natural gas export tax. Next
winter the B.C. gas con-
sumer will pay 50% more for
natural gas.”

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