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with it we look forward to opening new stops at such locations as Caulfeild Plateau and Klahanie Park Lodge in the coming year and carrying on one of the most visible and best-loved components of the Memorial Library's service to the community, REFERENCE DEPARTMENT Recent acquisitions include Atlas of Endangered Species. With a comprehensive list of imperiled plants and animals the reader can find geographic locations, photographs and text describing the degree to which species are threatened with extinction. The book also deals with environmental conservation efforts around the world. Another useful reference book with answers about inventions, mechanisms, and techniques in jargon-free language is the Oxford Illustrated Encyclopedia of Invention and Technology. The text is presented in dictionary form with ample cross-references for the reader to place the information sought in a wider context. A similarly interesting and long-awaited book entitled Structures: the Way Things are Built covers monumental edifices such as the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, the Panama Canal, the Crystal Palace, the Forbidden City, the Cathedral of La Sagrada Familia, the Seikan Tunnel, and the pyramids of ancient times, to name just a few. Included with each entry are illustrations, location, dates of construction, materials, size, builders and a detailed recounting of how the structures were built, enhanced with cutaway drawings, working diagrams and etchings that help to bring these feats of architectural and engineering achievement to life. ADDLT SERVICES IN THE GALLERY .... "A Great Sweep" in watercolour and acrylic by North Shore artist W.J. "Bill" Adams. Bill Adams startea painting in oils in 1975, but now paints in acrylics and watercolours. His works are in many collections in Canada, the United States, England and Scotland. He paints a variety of subjects and finds something beautiful in almost everything. Reception, artist in attendance, October 1, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. All paintings are for sale, OCTOBER .... here we are again with preparations for Thanksgiving and Halloween .... preserving the last fruits and then thoughts of early Christmas baking and gift making .... for all these endeavours we offer a few suggestions, (641.4 STO) HUPPING, CAROL Stocking Up III Step-by-step instructions for freezing, canning, drying and root cellaring. Delicious recipes for jams, jellies, relishes, cheeses, sausages, beverages and other home prepared food ....plus many suggestions for no sugar, no salt and low fat preserving. (641.42 MAC) MACRAE, NORMA Canning and Preserving without Sugar A reliable guide to sugar-free preparation. Wonderful ideas for year-round offerings and information provided with each recipe, (641,5622 KID) Better Homes and Gardens Kids' Party Cook Book Witches, goblins and ghosts .... witches' apple soup, pumpkin patch cookies, spookin cider, goblins and popcorn logs ... simple menus, games and treats. Ideas for many occasions are included in this selection. (641.865 TEU) TEUBNER, CHRISTIAN Christmas Baking Make these treasured holiday favourites with the help of this beautifully illustrated volume. Classic treats from generations ago and from many different countries. Cakes, puddings, gingerbread house, pfeffernuse and many cookies and squares. (642.4 HAD) HADAMUSCIN, JOHN The Holidays: 21 Menus for Elegant Entertaining~from Thanks- giving to Twelfth Night Thanksgiving dinner with turkey, cranberry pecan stuffing, brussel sprouts, yams, corn-biscuits and pumpkin pie and mincemeat tart with ginger cream .... a harvest offering with streamlined recipes for everything on the menu including appetizers. Each season is represented in traditional and inventive ways plus suggestions for wine and table settings. BOSWELL, THOM Ed, The Costume (746.92 COS) Makers Art Over 250 colour photographs and black and white drawings. Not traditional Halloween costumes but many ideas from history, fantasy and science fiction. "Now autumn's fire burns slowly along the woods, and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt." W. Allingham YOUTH SERVICES Come and join us for four cosy sessions of songs, action rhymes, puppetry and your favourite stories beginning October 6 and ending October 30.