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REFERENCE DEPARTMENT The Reference Department is presently in receipt of the Agreeaents between the northern First Nations and the Canadian government. These include documentation on political and land rights for the various peoples in the northern territories and the Yukon. The Library of Parliament Research Branch publishes brief research documents on various topics affecting political, economic and social legislation in Canada. These studies appear in two series; Background Paper and Current Issue Review. The Reference Department has indexed the ' individual research studies in the NEffSPAPER INDEX, accessible to library users at the so-named terminal in the department. Most often, library patrons turn to the Self-Counsel Press booklets for answers to non-professional legal questions. While this proves worthwhile for many people, there are other oft-forgotten sources that can be consulted. The U.B.C. Law Student's I^gal Advice Manual covers a broad range of topics, including criminal law, unemployment insurance, civil liberties, women and the law, power of attorney, immigration law, motor vehicle law, small claims, creditor's remedies/debtor*s assistance, consumer law, and landlord/tenant law, to name some. Another service. The Legal Support Staff Desk Reference, is a little more technical. This publication also provides samples of legal forms. ADOLT SERVICES IN THE GALLERY ... "Images Of Days Gone By" ... watercolours by North Shore artist James Bowes, October 4-31. James has been drawing and painting since childhood. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Ontario College of Art and now divides his time between a career as a commercial illustrator and his painting. Historical buildings and objects are the subject of this exhibit. Reception, artist in attendance, October 4, 7:30 - 8:30 p.w. All paintings are for sale. October ... the harmony of fall arrives with golden days and new-found energy for autumn pursuits, the joy of Thanksgiving and the excitement of Hallowe'en. Your Library is the place to start for ideas, new or old, to celebrate the harvest, costumes for young goblins or just to sit and read and enjoy this wonderful month. AUTHOR VISIT ... Marion Fowler will be in the Library to present her new book In A Gilded Cage, the biographies of five young heiresses who married British dukes, she is the author of Below The Peacock Fan; First Ladies Of The Raj, Blenheim; The Biography Of A Palace, The Embroidered Tent; Five Gentlewomen IrT Early Canada and Redney~ A Life Of Sarah Jeannette Duncan. DATE; Wednesday, October 13, 7:00 p.m. PLACE; Peter J. Peters Meeting Room Coffee will be served. LECTURE SERIES featuring local speakers ... these free lectures will run about 45 minutes followed by a question period.. Thursday, October 14, 7:30 p.a. Peter J. Peters Meeting Roon Dr. Ivan Head, economist. Shifting economic trends between northern and southern hemisphere nations with emphasis on the growing strength of some previously under-estimated nations - e.g. Chile. Thursday, October 28, 7:30 p.B. Peter J. Peters Meeting Rocmi Jack Whyte, author. The Arthurian legend and his solution to the sword in the stone mystery. Some NEW VIDEOS for October enjoyment; Diner starring Steve Guttenberg, Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin The Divorce Of Lady X Gallipoli starring Mel Gibson High Anxiety starring Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman The Kennel Murder Case Key Largo starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall SOME BOOKS FOR THE HOLIDAY & HALLOWE'EN ...; (391 PET) PETERSON, BETTY J. Everyday Art's Costumes; Quick, Simple, Inexpensive Ideas (642.4 HAD) HADAMUSCIN, JOHN The Holidays; 21 Menus For Elegant Entertaining From Thanksgiving To Twelfth Night