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November ’04 LIBRARY NEWS A FINE LINE (^be Library Board has reluctantly decided to follow the lead of other local libraries by raising the overdue fine for books borrowed on an adult card from 20 cents to 25 cents per day. At the same time the Board will be raising the rate charged for rental of library meeting rooms by commercial or ”for-profif users. The new rates will be $30 to rent the Musto Room for 4 hours or portion thereof; for the Peters Room the commercial rate will be $75 for up to 4 hours and $10 for each additional hour or portion. All these changes will take effect January 1, 1995. Like other public libraries the Memorial Library is feeling the pressure of steadily rising costs in a period of fiscal restraint. With limited options for increasing revenues our Boards like others, is turning to the areas mentioned in an effort to preserve the book budget. Please understand this is not to say we want everyone to spend more on Library fines. BE WARNED! GET THOSE BOOKS BACK ON TIME! WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Madae E>rive West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1J8 Tel:(604) 926-3291 Fax:(604) 926-6895 Qn-Une catalogue: 926-2594 REFERENCE SERVICES Hot off the press, the Encyclopedia of Endangered Species serves well as an up-to-date, quick, and comprehensive reference source. Most publications of this kind cover regionally endangered species or list the top 10 to 50 rare and threatened animals or plants. This Encyclopedia inventories over 700 animals and plants at risk throughout the world in entries up to 3 pages in length. Each briefly describes vital statistics, biology, habitat, history, current distribution and conservation measures. There are maps, geographic and species indexes, all of which make this a convenient volume to consult. We often refer to people whose styles are behind the times as "squares.'^ In the 1950s, a fashionable British slang term described a person who was "more square than square" as "a cube," according to Brewer's Twentieth Century Phrase and Fable. Now the term "cube" has become ravaged with age. ADULT IN THE GALLERY ... "Portraits Of People 8c Places, Animals 8c Objects ... by West Vancouver artist Susanna Blunt will be on display October 31 to November 27. Susanna studied at the Royal Academy where she was awarded several scholarships and medals for landscapes and portraits. She has taught widely and exhibited in Canada, U.S.A., England and Italy. Her art has been commissioned worldwide. All paintings are for sale. Reception, November 2, 7:30- 8:30 p.m., artist in attendance. NOVEMBER ... dark cold days ... longer evenings ... prepare in advance for Christmas festivities... delight family and friends with gifts from the kitchen or home-crafted presents and cards. Relax with a new book or a selection of CDs or videos. Your library has it all! We offer a few suggestions ... (MYS BIC) BICKHAM, JACK M. The Davis Cup Conspiracy An exciting mix of Davis Cup tennis and excellently plotted mystery. (MYS WIL) WILCOX, COLLIN Find Her A Grave Mafia, gold coins, inheritances, family and crime ... ingredients for unceasing excitement. (641.568 MAC) MACPHERSON, MARY Ready For Christmas; Recipes For The Holiday Season Recipes for traditional drinks, appetizers, main courses and many non- traditional dishes to take you through the holidays. (914.434 ROS) ROSENBLUM, MORT. The Secret Life Of The Seine A guide to life along the Seine and its many pleasures by the man who experienced and recorded the spirit of the historic river and its people.