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A thousand dollars

” It pays to use your library” You may win a 1000 dollars if you email  the local public library with a 5 sentence snippet about a positive experience that you had with the local Merritt Library.

The promotion is being facilitated by the “Friends of the library society” FOLmerritt@shaw.ca

You will need to give your name and phone number and current library card and agree to publication to qualify.

The entries must be at least  lines and multiple entries are allowed, they need to be received by November 26th 2013 and an additional entry will win a hundred dollars on content.

Today in history: July 2nd 2002

Steve Fossett fly’s around the world in a balloon.

Library break in,attempt

The local public library is closed this morning as in the night someone broke a window and smashed glass all across the room right to the reception counter.There is also  some dints in the metal door at the front of the library were it seems a more carefull entry was attempted.

A supervisor at the Garcia Street upgrade that was putting down rocks in the flower beds said that he wondered if they will mix with the windows of Granite Avenue.The public library had rocks for a ground cover untill removed a few years ago.  The rocks in the upgrade are small crush less likely to be a problem.

A posting says they are closed untill all the glass is cleaned up.A note to the thief says that the library staff think that those involved have not paid a fine lately as there is so they may no know only nickels and dimes in the building from small fines  and that they should get a card as borrowing is free.

A staff member at a cafe says that he thinks the library will be closed all day as the floor needs to be redone again with a soaking to remove all small shards. He was called at 12:04 last night to be advised about the break in attempt. He also feels that they did not enter and a bit of blood is on the window post evidencing a cut on the attempt.

The public library runs a number of programs for the young children and parents from time to time and sometimes pays for them with funds raised by “The Friends of the Library ”

Today in History, March 22,1923

The first hockey broadcast by Foster Hewitt , goes on the CBC.