April Library Display

The Library would like a word with you. . .

by Anne Newins

Rita Derbas

This April, in conjunction with our sixtieth anniversary, the RVM library is celebrating words in several ways.  Our display table will include many memoirs written by Manor residents, past and present.  They also provide examples for residents who may attend an upcoming workshop about how to write your own memoir.  More information about the event will be forthcoming.

Space precludes describing the breadth of these scores of books.  For example, Fairfield Goodale, Ralph Emerson Hibbs, and Myron Sutton wrote about their World War II experiences.  John Kemper, Kay Gott Chaffey, and Robert Plattner explored our natural world.  Pratibha Eastwood and Asifa Kanji are intrepid travelers.  Jane Rubey and John Reimers recounted the challenges of facing incurable illness.

We took the liberty of adding several books that are not strictly memoirs, but will resonate personally with residents.  These include Faye Isaak’s history of RVM, several earlier annual reports, and Ruth Jewett’s book about the dollhouse located near the Bistro.  Several volumes of poetry also will be on display.

And as a bodacious homage to the era, an assortment of words popular in the sixties are posted on the bookshelves.  These will help you vote in the groovy sixties word contest starting April 1, thanks to Sarah Karnatz and Rita Derbas.  The ballot box will be on the front counter in the library.

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