Grand Open House
February 6, 2016
11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Western Philatelic Library will be moving to a new address:
3004 Spring Street
Redwood City, CA 94063
http://www.fwpl.org/
The FWPL volunteers are pulling together to prepare for the Open House February 6, sponsored by WESTPEX. Having a philatelic library in the region is recognized by the WESTPEX Board as a special resource that supports the hobby throughout the Council area. The library serves as a repository for knowledge that spans the far reaches of our hobby over more than 150 years in numerous languages. Your hosts for the Open House are Ed and Judy Jarvis. Roy Teixeira and Roger Skinner will be on hand to help find the answer to your philatelic questions.
The Western Philatelic Library has employed an intern in Library Science, and the intern has made many improvements to make using the library easier for everyone. Rows are labeled and neatly organized with enough space for expansion. There is no more overcrowding! The walls have been tastefully decorated with philatelic-related art, and the two bathrooms sparkle, thanks to Ed and Judy Jarvis.
Attractive building signage will greet visitors looking for the library, thanks to donations by Stuart Leven, David McNamee and Roger Skinner. In short, it looks like a place we can all be proud of. In addition to a tour of the new library and lots of great finger food, there will be sales of donated stamp collections and surplus duplicate books. WESTPEX has agreed to match the sales revenue dollar for dollar to raise funds.