Beryl MANSBRIDGE (retired in 2000)

Beryl served as school librarian for four and a half years. Very committed and up to date in her professionalism, she worked with self-effacing loyalty to ensure that the library was in the forefront of progress.

It was always her prime concern to be of effective service to her readers. There may never have been a time when the thirst for information has been greater, when sources of information have been more numerous and bewildering, and Beryl managed this situation with great ability, making good facilities available while equipping boys and teachers with the skills necessary for their proper use.

She was also dedicated to encouraging boys to have adventures of the imagination, to discover new authors, new titles, new styles of writing. Some two hundred boys can pass through the library in a lunch hour, and the spectacle of this hive of happy activity serves as a true indication of the welcoming and efficient atmosphere of this central part of school life.

We thank Beryl for doing so much to make the school library what it is and for being so pleasant and helpful to us all, and we wish her and her husband, Michael, a long and happy retirement in the Lake District.