Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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rqr j This has been an exciting year of many changes in the Senior Library. A purge of out-dated and decrepit books has made room for new material in a variety of subjects; Literature, History, French, Sports, Science and others, with, where possible, an emphasis on Canadian material and on the achievements and writings of women. Several dictionaries have been acquired as well as the Encyclopedia of Human Behaviour. Mrs. E. Thomas gave a splendid gift of The Times Atlas of World History and A.L. Rowse’s three- volume The Annotated Shakespeare in honour of her daughters, Margaret and Barbara, for which we are very grateful. There was a paper-back drive in the Senior School resulting in a considerable amount of good light reading which has been enjoyed by many, from Grade nine to the Staff. It has also meant an influx of “young adult” material of particular benefit to the lower grades. A revolving bookrack, another new acquisition, makes the paper-backs more attractive and accesible to browsers. There have been other changes too in the Senior Library, particularly the two capacious and good-looking book cases that Jan put up for us. Looking as though they have always been there, they immediately illustrated that well-known variation of Parkinson’s Law, that books expand to fill the space allotted to them. It was uncanny how they filled up without apparently depleting the other shelves. Other changes include the addition of a magazine rack, the re-arranging of books and