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DbCBUH ’95 LIBRARY NEWS ^^Cyyivslv ^ E Ch/icsi^ wi " ^ Memorial Library Staff ^ Board of Trustees ^ Friends of the Library ^ Board of Directors, Memorial Library Foundation ^ Library Volunteers f mapp^ m-------------- WEST VANCOUVEE MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Drive, West Vaucouver, BC, V7V 1J8 Tel: (604) 9f25-lAQO Ubrary Hours; (604) 925-7401 Fax; (604) 925-5933 Modem Access Catalogue; 925-7409 REFERENCE SERVICES The Toy Report, 1996, published by the Canadian Toy Testing Council, is now available in time to help those wishing to extend quality gifts to children this Christmas. All the toys in the Report have been carefully tested and evaluated, and each item includes a suggested retail price. The logophile may wish to check out the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series. This set provides the reader/writer with the et>Tnology and usage of over 3,000 new words in historic Oxford style. For the most part, this Series lists words that evolved during the 20th century. Likewise included are words that have gone out of favour, such as "smellovision," which is a technique of cinematographic presentation in which pictures on the screen are accompanied not only by sound, but also the appropriate smells released into the auditorium. The word has retreated into disuse, probably because this technique never really got off the ground, except, perhaps, in Huxley's Brave New World. We often use the phrase time immemorial to mean "prehistoric times" or "time before memory." However, the phrase has a specific meaning in law, which clarifies the period before the legal code came into force. In England, AD 1189, for example, is the date under Richard I when English law is regarded to have been established. Upon the consideration of legal matters, any time before this date is technically regarded as time immemorial. ADULT SERVICES IN THE GALLERY ... "Windows to the World," paintings by West Vancouver artist Joanna Walton will be on display in the gallery, November 27 - December 31, 1995. Joanna was bom in the Netherlands and came to Canada in 1955. During a six-year stay in Brazil she started painting in oil and had her first exhibition in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Since then she has added watercolour to her repertoire, has studied with a number of teachers and had her paintings widely exhibited and included in many private collections. Reception, artist in attendance, November 27, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. All paintings are for sale. DECEMBER ... the holiday season is upon us ... a little time left for last minute baking and hand-made gifts ... enjoy some entertainment at home between festivities ... we offer a few suggestions. (FIC CHO) CHOY, WAYSON The Jade Peony Growing up in Vancouver's Chinatown in the 30's and 40's, children of immigrants survive hardship with courage and wit. (MYS LEO) LEON, DONNA Death And Judgment A superb mystery, the fourth in the series featuring Commisario Gardo Bmnelli of the Venice Police. Bmnelli is charming and wise, Venice beautiful and mysterious, the story a scandal involving the highest legal authorities in the city. (814.TRI) TRILLIN, CALVIN Too Soon To Tell People, places and incidents in the life of the New Yorker writer, expressed in his inimitable style and wit. Plus ... (641.86) Michel Roux's Finest Desserts The art of making desserts with perfect results for ever>' occasion and season.