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September ’96 LIBRARY NEWS Lightly Story Now that the new carpet has been installed in the west wing and the changes at the Library entrance have been completed, it’s on to our next project â€" the replacement of some of the perimeter lighting in the main hall. This involves removing the wooden grids containing fluorescent fixtures over the videos and along the front windows and replacing them with fixtures which will be more attractive as well as most effective. At the same time, we will be hiding in a special trough all those ugly electrical, phone and computer cables running the length of the south wall. There will be some noise and disruption while this is going on but, compared to other disturbances we’ve all been through in the recent past, nothing we can’t make light of If you regularly do a lot of photocopying but rarely have a pocketful of change, ask at the registration desk about our new touchkey system, which allows you to prepay up to 80 copies at a 17% discount. Without all those coins to carry, you’ll really feel a lot lighter! WEST VANCOUVER MEMEORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC.V7V 1J8 ) Tel; (604) 925-7400 Library Hours; (604) 925-7401 Fax; (604) 925-5933 Modem Acc.; 925-7409 REFERENCE SEI^ VICES What is the answer to the millennium riddle? When does the 3rd millennium really occur? The spontaneous answer is January 1,2000. This however is erroneous, not because of a mathematics that tries to explain that we must finish our first year to be in our first year (that is, one must complete 365 days before one is 1 year old). That’s too convoluted anyway. If s much simpler. About AD 525, a monk, Dinoysius Exiguus, suggested that the calendar be counted from the birth of Christ, which he designated AD 1 {Anno Domini “the year of the Lord”). Consequently, we moved from 1 BC to AD 1 missing the year 0. The Christian era began on AD 1 and, one hundred years later, finished the century on AD 101. Following the same calendar and the same sequence of time, the 21 century or the 3rd millennium will begin on January 1, 2001, despite the vast number of celebrations set for the previous New Year’s Eve, December 31, 1999. Soccer or, as it is known throughout the world, football is slowly catching on in North America both as a participatory and an armchair sport. Those from either group may be interested in our recent acquisition The World Encyclopedia * of Soccer. Here one can find the sport’s history, its rules and tactics, its disasters, player profiles, and many other features of the sport including the use of witchcraft in its competition. ADULT SERVICE S IN THE GALLERY ... “Swell, No Swell” ... acrylic paintings by Jason Claridge will be on display in the Library, September 3 - 28. Jason creates 3-dimensional space on 2-dimensional surfaces with large twister tubular forms that retract or protrude in and on the canvas. Reception, artist in attendance, September 3, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Most paintings are for sale. SELECTION FOR ARTWORKS All Lower Mainland artists who would like to apply for an exhibit during the 1997 schedule at the Library are encouraged to submit works to be selected at the following: PLACE: West Vancouver Memorial Library 1950 Marine Drive DROF-OFF: Saturday, September 14 10 a.m. -11 a.m. PICK-UP: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Requirements for selection are: â-  Three finished pieces of work â-  Current curriculum vitae â-  Theme title Applicants will be notified of their standing at pick-up time. SEPTEMBER ... the lazy hours of summer are past ... holidays are but memories in photographs and diaries and the golden days of September draw us into autumn pursuits. Whatever your interest, your library has the book for you!