Newsletters · November 1, 1975Estimated date

Draft newsletter on scholarship and bicentennial work

Typed draft and continuation discuss the November meeting, scholarship, subscriptions, bicentennial work and Pat Gazin's Sketches in the Sand.

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Transcribed from the scans and checked against them by Claude. Typed text comes first; handwritten notes follow it. [illegible] marks words that cannot be read and [?] an uncertain reading.

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gazin oct. 28, 75 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Nov. 1, 1975 GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. at the library. Consider: scholarship; purchase of new subscriptions, any beefs or bows re the library services, any questions. THINK AHEAD to Bicentennial. Official date is July, 1976, so inventory the attic for items which may be displayed in our library case. Cherchez old books, family Bibles, ancient letters, tattered newspapers(old ones). Since we are a library group, emphasis should be on books and reading, but plenty of other materials are relevant. Like old desks, old pen sets, old ink wellls, old ledgers, diaries, old reference books, old samplers, maps, brochures(especially if related to Hermosa history.) If you have an artifcact or an inspiration, call Pat Gazin, 376 5765. OUR LIBRARIAN Alice Lovelace, retured to work Monday after a week's absence caused by an injury at the library. She tripped over a fluorescent light bulb(on the floor not the ceiling). Result:separated shoulder. Consequences: two more weeks a sling. QUICK! HURRY! Golden opportunity to tour the William Andrews Clark library at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4. This is a shrine of 17th and 18th century English literature and history, not ordinarily accessible. Make reservations with Charlotte Malone 3723625 or Gazin, 3765765. Address: 2520 Cimarron St. (vicinity USC.) A MARVELOUS OPPORTUNITY to meet and talk with authors about their writing and yours.. comes with BOOKS WEST, a book fair at the Ambassador Notel, Los Angeles, Nov. 14 noon to midnight. Westernpublishers and Western authors are the focistars. Admission merely $1 with discount tickets available at our library. OUR LIBRARIAN REPORTS there has been a big flurry of reference requests since the announcement that Housing and Urban Development will open a program to subsidize home purchase for middle class families. Announcement came about Oct. 15, and the library has been buzzing with requests ever since. Ms. Lovelace says that effective date is January 1976, and she is seeking more detail. SUMMER READING PROGRAM was a big success, with nearly 30 children participating, each one of whom received a gift sponsored by YOUR $$, realized through Friends of the Library memberships and fund raisers. REGIONAL LIBRARY COUNCIL of the L.A.County Public Library System met in Hermosa Beach in July. Representatives attended from Carson, Manhattan, Gardena, Lomita, Lawndale, and the county staff. KATNRY DITMAR retirement party was great success, thanks to work of Betty Ryan, Jacquelyn Wofford, Carol Tanner, Lorraine Hales. FofL gift was a lapidary. Promotion by Pat Gazin was widespread, with stories appearing in

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the Hermosa Beach Review, Easy Reader, Los Angeles Times Centinela South Bay section, and the Daily Breeze, and the city newsletter. DOROTHY OLNEY, long time librarian here, has moved from the city to Seal Beach. Pat Gazin hard at work on a history of your city. Tentative title SKETCHES IN THE SAND. Coming by next June. Maybe. FOR READING THAT WILL CHILL YOUR BLOOD try TAKEOVER a novel by Louis Rossetto Jr., quite recent. A fictional speculation on what might have been, had RMNixon chosen to attempt a coup d'etat. REMEMBER GENERAL MEETING WED. NOV. 12, 7:30 p.m. NAOMA VALDES, president INSERT There are now more than FOUR MILLION volumes in the Los Angeles County library system. On every subject known to man. Each and every one is available to YOU through the Hermosa library. JUST ASK. The film collection has grown to 2,700 prints, 16 millimeter, sound. JUST ASK.

Handwritten notes

• (top right, beside "FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY") Pat • (line "two more weeks a sling") small handwritten "with"[?] above the struck-out "in" • (line "vicinity USC.") handwritten U over the typed first letter of "USC", circled • (line "Nov. 14") "and 15." written after the struck-out typed "to" • (line "KATNRY DITMAR ... thanks to work") Roberta Moore, written above with a caret mark

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gazin oct. 28, 75
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY Nov. 1, 1975 paS
GENERAI, MEETING Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m. at the library.
Consider: scholarship; purchase of new subscriptions,
any beefs or bows re the library services, any questions.
THINK AHEAD to Bicentennial. Official date is July, 1976, so
inventory the attic for items in our 11brary case, Cherchez Which may be displayed
old books, family Bibles, ancient letters, tattered newspapers (old ones) ? Since
we are & library group, emphasis should be on books and reading, but plenty of other materials are relevant.
Iike old desks, old pen sets, old ink wellls, old ledgers,
diaries, old reference books, old samplers nistory.) brochures (especially if related to Hermosa
Il you have an articfact or an inspiration, call Pat Gazin, 376 5765.
OUR LIBRARIAN Alice Iovelace, retured to work Monday after a week's absence caused by an injury at the library.She
sikapedtripped over a fluorescent light bulb (on thefloor
not the ceiling). Result:saparated shoulder. Consequence$: two more weeks in a sling. with
QUICK I HURRY! Golden opportunity to tour the William Andrews Clark libraryat 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4. This Is a
shrine of 17th and 18th century English literature and
history, not ordinarily accessible. Make reservations with Charlotte Malone 372362p or Gazin, 3765765? Address: 2520 Cimarron St. (vicinity VSC.)
A MARVELOUS OPPORTUNITY to meet and talk with authors about
their writing and your s.. comes with BOOKS WEST, a book fair at the Ambassador Notel, Los Angeles, Nov. 14 to-na 15. noon to midnight. Westernpublishers and Western authors are the focistars. Admission merely $1 with discount tickets arkk available at our library.
OUR LIBRARIAN REPORTS there has been a big flurry of reference
requests since the announcement that Housing and Urban Development will open a program to subsidize home purchase for middle class families. Announcement came about Oct.
15, and the library has been buzzing with requests ever since. Ms. Lovelace says that effective date is January 1976, and she is seeking more detail.
SUMMER READING PROGRAM was a big success, withnearly 30 child-
each one of whom received a gift ren participating*s4, realized *mkmug through Friends sponsored by YOUR
of the Library memberships and fund raisers. REGIONAL LIBRARY COUNCIL of the I.A.County Public Library System
met in Hermosa Beach in July. Representatives attended from
Carson, Manhattan, Gardena, Lomita, Lawndale, and the county staff.
KATHRY DIIMAR retirement party was great success, thanks to work
(Crita MTV
of Betty Ryan,An Jacquelyn Wofford, Carol Tanner, Iorraine
hales. FoIl glit was a lapidary. was sueenex widespread, With stories appearingPromotion byPat Gazin

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the Hermosa Beach Review, Easy Reader, Ios Angeles Times
Centinela South Bay section, and the Daily Breeze, and the city newsletter.
DOROTHY OINEY, long* time librarian here, has moved from the city to Seal Beach?
Pat Gazin hard at work on a history of your oity. Tentative
title SKETCHES IN THE SAND. Coming by next June.
Maybe.
FOR READING THAT WILL CHILL YOUR BLOOD try TAKEOVER a novel
lay Louis Rossetto Jre, quite it recent. A fictional
speculation on what might have been, had RMNixon
chosen to attempt a coup d'etat.
RMEMBER GENERAL MEETING WED. NOV, 28 12, 7:30 p.m.
NAOMOA VALDES, president
IN SERT
There are now more than FOUR MILLION volumes in the los Angeles
County 11brary systemp. Rashxanax on every subject known to man. Each andevery one is available to YOU through the Hermosa library. JUST ASK.
The f1lm collection has grown to 2,700 prints, 16 millimeter, sound. JUST ASK.