N U M B E R 2 4 ■ SUMMER 2009 ■ $ 2 . 0 0 ■ OLD SILLERY & THE MOUNTAIN FAMILY By Nicole Dorion-Poussart ■ LIBRARY CATALOGUE ONLINE ■ The Morrin Centre is managed by the Literary & Historical Society of Quebec ■ Published with the assistance of Canada Post ■ EDITOR Patrick Donovan
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[email protected] NUMBER 24 ■ SUMMER 2009 ■ PUBLISHER Literary and Historical Society of Quebec CONTENT 44, chaussée des Écossais Québec (Québec) G1R 4H3 PHONE Letter from the President 1 David F. Blair 418-694-9147 FAX Library Catalogue Online 1 418-694-0754 GENERAL INQUIRIES
[email protected] Executive Director’s Report 2 Patrick Donovan WEBSITE www.morrin.org 2009 Membership Survey 3 Patrick Donovan ■ LHSQ COUNCIL David F. Blair, President Wish List: 19th C. Classics 4 Steve Cameron, Vice-President James Haberlin, Treasurer Transactions Diane Kameen, Secretary Marie C Tremblay, Honorary Librarian From Solitudes to Diversity 5 Graham Fraser Peter Black From Montaigne to Mountain 10 Nicole Dorion-Poussart Louisa Blair William GK Boden Events & Activities Sovita Chander Haiku Quebec 12 Jeanne Grégoire James Donovan Judith Dunn Ladd Johnson Fundraising Rob Lemon Planned Giving 13 Marie Rubsteck Lorraine O’Donnell Hélène Thibault
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[email protected] Barry McCullough Director of Administration LIBRARY HOURS
[email protected] Marie Rubsteck Sunday 12:00PM-4:00PM Director of Development
[email protected] Monday CLOSED FULL-TIME STAFF Tuesday 12:00PM-9:00PM Simon Auclair Library Manager Wednesday 12:00PM-4:00PM
[email protected] Valérie Deslauriers Thursday 12:00PM-4:00PM Administrative Assistant
[email protected] Friday 12:00PM-4:00PM Erin Zoellner Cultural Activities Coordinator Saturday 10:00AM-4:00PM
[email protected] ■ PLEASE NOTE: LIBRARY WILL BE The mission of the Morrin Centre is to share and foster English-language culture in the CLOSED ON JUNE 24 AND JULY 1 Quebec City region.