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July ’»s LIBRARY NEWS It's July at the Memorial Library and that means: ♦ Sunday opening has ended and will resume on October I. ♦ Our special vacation loan period of 6 weeks is now in effect, on books normally available for 28 days. This is a once a year option to allow you to take a good selection of reading along on your vacation. Ask about it at the check-out desk - before the clerk begins checking out your books, please. ♦ The Flights of Fantasy Summer Reading Club is in full, er flight in the Youth Services Department. Phone 925-7408for details - yes, there's still time to register. ♦ Don't forget the sunscreen! if ir if if ic if From the Memorial Library Foundation..... The next time it rains count the number of umbrellas you see sporting the logo of the West Vancouver Memorial Library. Already dozens have been sold (did you spot Foundation members and friends flaunting them in the Community Day parade last month?) The proceeds from umbrella sales, together with a stream of donations, have boosted the Library's Rainy Day Campaign. If you haven't yet sent in your cheque, what are you waiting for? You know it rains here even in July. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC, V7V 1J8 Tel: (604) 925-7400 library Hours; (604) 925-7401 Fax; (604) 925-5933 Mod^ Access Catalogue: 925-7409 REFERENCE SERV It is a never-ending crusade for reference departments in mid-size libraries to unearth medical handbooks appropriate for an audience whose knowledge lies somewhere between the oversimplified general and the inextricably academic. The newly acquired 3-volume set of MagiWs Medical Guide: Health and Illness may approach the ideal of an intermediate, but intelligent, user's medical guide. It is well but not perplexingly illustrated, and each entry is substantial enough to leave the majority of our patrons with a measurable understanding of the topic. Ever wondered why we break a bottle of champagne across a ship's bow? Apparently it is the continuation of a much older tradition when a vessel was symbolically given life by smearing human blood over it. Later, the blood was replaced by red wine, but nowadays champagne invariably serves this purpose of giving life. Other origins of this superstition claim the custom began with the offering of a libation to the gods of the sea by pouring wine upon the deck that good fortune should attend the ship -- but no mention of "blood." Whom are we to believe? ADULT IN THE GALLERY ... "Harmony in Nature" ... photographs by West Vancouver artist Lome Topham will be on display in the Library July 3 - July 29. Lome studied at the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design and under various local artists. He specializes in photography, printmaking and watercolour painting and has had exhibits in many galleries. "Polaroid Transfers" created in conjunction with Expo '86 by North Shore artist Tim Harvey will also be displayed July 3 - July 29. Reception, July 3, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m., artists in attendance. All artworks are for sale. JULY ... enjoy the summer hours sunning, swimming, surfing or sailing ... learn "how to" on most subjects or just relax with a selection of entertaining books, videos or ^ CDs from your library. We offer a few suggestions ... (FIC URI) URIS, LEON Redemption The long awaited sequel to "Trinity" and the epic stmggle between three families continues from New Zealand to Gallipoli to Cairo and a sensational climax in Dublin. (551.4711 MAC) MACLEISH, WILLIAM H. The Gulf Stream: Encounters With The Blue God An exciting account of the "great river within the sea." Stories of sea creatures, oceanographers, fishermen, archaeologists, climatologists, dmg smugglers and tanker captains. ((796.54 GRE) GREENSPAN, RICK The Camper's Companion: The Pack-Alona Guide For Better Outdoor Trips Learn how to get started and how to finish your trip ... new and useful information for car campers, back ^ packers, cyclists, canoeists, disabled campers and those travelling with children or dogs.