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Janiiary )S LIBRARY NEWS uring 1995 the Memorial Library will provide: - thousands of new books - the latest fiction and non- fiction on a range of contemporary subjects - classic films and lots of self-help programs on video - more classical and popular music selections on compact disc - more CD-ROM work stations and programs to use on them - continuation of our Tuesday and Thursday morning discussion groups, a new Music in the Library series, and monthly art exhibits featuring North Shore artists - expert reference and readers advisory services by our professional staff - a range of popular magazines and newspapers and a comfy room in which to explore them - all kinds of exciting programs for youngsters - a welcoming smile uhen you come through the door. Happy New Year! "WEST VANCnUVER UKUORIAL LIBRARY 19S0 Maiiae Dove WestVanoonver. BC, V7V U8 Tet(604) 926-3291 Fax:(604) 926-6893 On-Hne catalogae: 926-2394 REFERENCE SE A new Canadian publication for the Reference collection written by Cleve Dheensaw under the title The Commonwealth Games: The First 60 Years, 1930-1990, is the first comprehensive history of these games, the first of which took place in Hamilton, Ontario in 1930. Throughout the book and in the appendix there are statistics on the medals won over the years. Each chapter is devoted to a single set of Games, highlighting notable events and significant participants. This is a beneficial reference which provides many answers on a topic not readily available in other sources. If you know what an aglet is, then you probably know all the parts of a shoe. Try gore area, soleplate, guy brace, riser pad, crampon, sulky, gnomon, box toes, to name a few of those unknown small parts of things we just call "thing(s)." The answers are buried in the new revised edition of the Whafs What glossary in Reference. Oscar Wilde’s last words before his final summons to join the choir invisible: ”This wallpaper is killing me; one of us has to go.” [SOURCE: Panati’s Extraordinary Endings] ADULT as IN THE GALLERY ... "Shades of Summer," ... water- colours by North Shore artist Claire Stewart will be on display in the gallery January 2 to January 29. Claire’s background is in graphic art and it is just recently she has taken her hand to watercolour. She has had two one-woman shows on Bowen Island where she lives. Reception, artist in attendance, January 2, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. All paintings are for sale. JANUARY ... from the God Janus protector of doors, openings and new beginnings. Start a new year of discovery and enjoyment in the pages of a book from your library. We suggest some interesting autobiographies and biographies for January reading. (070.433 ARN) ARNETT, PETER Live From The Battlefield: From Vietnam To Baghdad: 35 Years In The World’s War Zones The sole voice of Baghdad, a reporter’s memoirs from Vietnam on. (338.761 LEV) LEVY, STEVEN Insanely Great: The Life And Time Of Macintosh. The Computer That Changed Everything All about the young geniuses who designed the first user friendly computer. (920 GRA) GRAY, FRANCINEDUPLESSIX Rage And Fire: A Life Of Louise Colet. Pioneer Feminist. Literary Star, Flaubert’s Muse Poet and paramour, Flaubert’s inspiration for Madame Bovary. (921L784a) LIVELY, PENELOPE Oleander. Tacaranda: A Childhood Perceived A lovely account of life in Egypt before World War II and just after. (940.5423 ROM) FRASER, DAVID Knight’s Cross: A Life of Field Marshall Erwin Rommel A tribute to a remarkable soldier written by a British general. 2^ . 0