40th Anniversary

This morning I attended a special event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Drymen Library, which was gifted to the village by the late Sir Hugh Fraser in 1979 and where I worked very happily for more than 20 years until I retired.

As well as members of staff, both former and current, and some bigwigs from the cooncil, the event was open to the public. There was a constant flow of tea and coffee and an amazing assortment of wonderful baking on offer. There was also a display of photos covering events in the library over the years, and this beautiful embroidered wall-hanging to mark the anniversary.

Extra   -   Alison, the first librarian when it opened 40 years ago, cutting the anniversary cake; and the three colleagues I worked with: Christina, Marie and Alison.

As if that wasn't enough excitement for the day, I then had lunch in The Clachan with my brother, who is on a short visit to Glasgow from Yorkshire, and Lulabel, who acted as chauffeur. We managed to get a table in the bar, rather than the restaurant, so Mabel was able to join us. As usual she stole the limelight with the staff and other customers.