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Life in Early Television: The Good, The Bad and The Funny
Stan Thomas
Stan Thomas got the idea, several years ago, that the early days in TV here in Saskatoon would make a fine book. So he revisited his memories and he wrote. That’s how the 89-year-old Saskatoon resident’s first draft was put together — thoughts moving from brain to hand to pen to paper. The result is a wide-ranging book about the formative years of television in Saskatoon.
Journalist Michael McCourt calls the book, "A hilarious, fascinating and historically valuable account for the broadcasting industry ... a work of very considerable significance."
The Frances Morrison Central Library officially opened on May 28, 1966. This facility was named after Frances Morrison, who served as Saskatoon Public Library’s (SPL) chief librarian from 1961 to 1980. The Frances Morrison Central Library is the largest of SPL’s nine libraries and houses a dedicated Children’s Department, Fine Arts Department, Local History Room, Theatre, a computer lab, Innovation Lab, SPL's Writer in Residence, Accessibility Services and various administrative offices.