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MaRCI ’15 LIBRARY NEWS (^he following announcement may shock and dismay some patrons. Please remain calm and accept our assurances that the Memorial Library will still be the friendly, folksy place you’ve always known. Here’s the announcement: WITHIN THE NEXT 4 TO 8 WEEKS WE WILL BE DOING AWAY WITH DATE SLIPS. Date slips. Those 3x5 cards in different hues you insert in the pocket of each borrowed item to let you know when it’s due for return. After the card catalogue, surely the most venerable aspect of any library, r^om, what’s a card catalogue?’'] Like other libraries, we’ve been overtaken by technology and the need - given steadily growing actitnty levels - to streamline operations and ensure maximum productivity for our hard- pressed staff. This means relieving them of the 90 minutes it takes each day to stamp those pesky slips. Instead each patron henceforth will receive a small printed receipt listing the items borrowed on that occasion and the date each is due back. Something to stick on the fridge door or file in the top drawer of the desk. OK, not the same, but maybe now we’ll be able to keep the shelves in better shape. Progress - can’t fight it; pointless to try ... WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 19S0 Matkie Dove West Vaaconver, BC, V7V 1J8 Tel:(604) 926-3291 Fax:(604) 926-689S On-Une catalogne: 926-2394 REFERENCE SERVICES For the mutual fund investor looking for favourable investments in the United States, Reference has just acquired the most recent edition of Momin^tar Mutual Fund 500, listing the most popular and promising mutual funds in the U.S. The Francophone and the student of French will be interested to note that Reference now has the 10-volume set of Grand Larousse, a current French encyclopedia, well illustrated with brief entries. This allows users to secure a quick, manageable grasp of their topic. Spinach - Is it high in iron? Did it make Popeye strong? Spinach is a vegetable regarded as highly nutritious, a myth reinforced by the cartoon character Popeye, created by Max Flischer. Spinach does carry 4 mg of iron per 100 g of leaf, which is high compared to other vegetables. However, this iron combines with the oxalic acid in spinach to form an insoluble oxalate, which accounts for the bitter taste of this vegetable. After having activated the taste buds, the iron consequently passes through the body unchanged. [SOURCE: Brewer’s 20th century phrase & fable ,p.576] U L T S E R V IN THE GALLERY... "Our Coast"... watercolour paintings by West Vancouver artist Colin Hempsall will be on display in the Library February 27 to March 26. Colin studied at the Vancouver School of Art under Jack Shadbolt and B.C. Binning. Since retiring from a career in advertising he paints, teaches paintings, writes on marine subjects, teaches celestial navigation and sails his 41-foot ketch. Colin is a member of the Canadian Federation of Artists. Reception, February 27, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., artist in attendance. All paintings are for sale. Some news for... Government of Canada Fine Arts Gallery at the Memorial Library. All North Shore artists who would like to apply for an exhibit during the 1995/96 schedule at the Library gallery are encouraged to submit woiks to be selected at the following: Place: West Vancouver Memorial Library 1950 Marine Drive, "Vest Vancouver Drop-off: Saturday, April 22 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Pick-up: Saturday, April 22 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Requirements for selection are: • three finished pieces of work • current curriculum vitae • theme title Applicant will be notified of their standing at pick-up time. For further information, please contact Carol Kostiuk at 916-2793.