July

Thank you, Dr Dunne, for your editorial on the closure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) medical library.[1] Additionally, I am most grateful to Dr Gillespie for his proposal that Doctors of BC take over the library.[2] This is an excellent idea and provides a hopeful way forward.

Dr Dunne was curious to hear from BCMJ readers regarding what the medical library, or lack thereof, means to us.

I read with sadness that the venerable College Library closed in March 2024. It’s a decision I understand, considering how reliable medical information is acquired by practitioners in 2024.

I agree with Dr Dunne in deploring the closing of the College Library. It has been an excellent and efficient service for the physicians of the province.

I am grateful to Dr Caitlin Dunne for her editorial and to Dr Ian Gillespie for his letter in the May BCMJ regarding the recent closure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC medical library.

Dr Michael G. Bendall passed away on 16 January 2024, with his wife Celeste and little dog Coco at his side, while “Adagio for Strings” played in the background.