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November ’98 LIBRARY NEWS .^>emem^'twnce <2)t Following the ceremony at the Cenotaph on November 11th, the Library will hold its annual open house. The West Vancouver Memorial Library was dedicated as a World War II Memorial when it opened in 1950, and has traditionally participated in the activities of the day with an open house. The open house is managed and staffed by the Friends of the Library. Coffee or tea and cookies are served to the many people who drop by. For the past several years, visitors have enjoyed the lovely background music provided by the Ambleside Orchestra. This year we will have the Dundarave Players providing the music. Doors will open at approximately 11:30 following the pa- rade and the ceremony. The Book of Remembrance, which is housed in the Library will be opened for the day so visitors may look through it. Please join us. Have a warm drink; see friends; listen to the Dundarave Players and most important, take a moment to look at the Book of Remembrance and consider the impor- tance to all of us, of the men listed there. Sorry! Our computer system had a problem on October 4 and 5. Some materials which were returned were not cleared from patrons’ records. Please see the Registration Desk staff if you think you have a problerp. 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 Modem Acc.: 925-7409 URL: www.wvml.jeslacs.bc.ca - REFERENCE SERVICES Two variously celebrated government reports have arrived: the federal-provincial Nisga’a Final Agreement, and the District of West Vancouver Corporate Review (otherwise known as the Cuff Report). They are available for your research in the Reference Department. With a growing interest in world music nowadays, we hear captivating sounds from mysterious instruments with per- plexing names such as sitor, sehtar (more correctly setar), veena (more correctly vina), sarod, and bin sitar. What’s the difference? Most listeners brought up in a Western musical culture have no idea what kind of, in this case, stringed instrument they are listening to. Of all these south Asian instruments, the sitar is probably the most popular to the West, and is indeed, the leading instrument of the Indo-Muslim style of Hindustani music with a long, nar- row neck containing 5 to 7 strings played with a plectrum and the little finger, producing 19 to 20 notes. Most of us relate to the sitor through the world-renowned, Indian mu- sician, Ravi Shankar. The bin sitar is a hybrid with either a gourd at each end, or at one end just off centre â€" this increases the resonance. What might be confused with the sitar is the 13th-century, 4-stringed, Persian sehtar, which appears to be larger in Baluchistan and Tajikistan than in Iran. The Tajik sehtar varies further by having only 3 strings. As we move east to the Kashmiri sehtar, its simi- larity resembles the lutes of northern India, such as the si- tar. The veena, or vina, is a narrow classical southern Indian stick zither, lute or harp of various forms. Vinas traditionally use bamboo in their construction resulting in different sounds. Similar to the sitar is sarod, a smaller instrument whose strings are plucked with a piece of coconut shell, one of the most important instruments of northern Indian and Afghani classical music. If this has whetted your appetite for knowledge about obscure musical instruments, see The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. A DU LT SERVICES IN THE GALLERY... “A World of Colour”, artwork by Joan Fraser and “Florals”, paintings by Shirley Newton will be on display in the Library November 2 - Novem- ber 29,1998. Joan Fraser favours pen and ink, watercolour, gouache and pastel. She is a member of the West Vancouver Sketch Club and has participated in many group shows. Her works hang in homes from Hampstead to Hollywood. Shirley Newton attended Capilano College art classes and many night courses. Her many painting trips around the world convinced her that painting would become more than a hobby. She is a member of the West Vancouver Sketch Club, Federation of Canadian artists and Gabriola Pallette People. Reception, artists in attendance, November 2, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. Most works are for sale. November ... when November’s sky is chill and drear, look ahead to December ... to holidays and celebrations ... pre- pare in advance for Christmas festivities ... delight family and friends with gifts from the kitchen or home crafted presents and cards. Relax with a selection of new CDs or videos. Your library has it all. We offer a few suggestions ... (641.568 CRA) Crabtree & Evelvn Cookbook: A Book Of Light Meals And Small Feasts Excellent recipes for some very traditional meals. (641.568 MAC) MACPHERSON, MARY Ready For Christmas: Recipes For The Holiday Season Starting with a chronology of the season, recipes for traditional drinks, appetizers, main courses, desserts and many non-traditional dishes.