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April 2000 LIBRARY NEWS Ih[ Memorial [leRfleYFoufiomioN It is spring again and time for the annual campaign of the Library Foundation of West Vancouver. In April, the first letter will go out to people who have contributed in the past. In May, a large mailing will go out to all homes in West Vancouver. In 1999, over $55,000 was raised in the annual campaign. With funds from this campaign, we were able to keep a special index that was the product of many years of work by Library staff. It is an index of local and regional publications or books and publications that include chapters on subjects of local interest. The indexing has focused on local issues and events, but includes items with general Canadian content. In addition there are actual facts and information which we call “Quick Reference”. For example, many years of the consumer price index for this area are available as well as some little known facts about the Lions Gate Bridge. Thanks to the Annual Campaign of last year, we were able to purchase the software and technical assistance to move this file from our old computer system to the new one. This move is currently underway. The information will be available in our new Community Information Module on computers in the Library and from home. The Annual campaign and your generosity enable the Library to do special projects like this without asking the Municipality for additional funds. Our thanks to the Foundation Board which works so hard on the campaign and to the generosity of all the patrons who give each year. For more information please call 925-7424. WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC.V7V 1J8 Tel: (604) 925-7400 Library Hours: (604) 925-7401 Fax: (604) 925-59.53 URL: www.westvanlib.org REFERENCE SERVICES Presently in the process of being published a volume at time, the 11 -volume Encyclopedia of the Biosphere is being received by the Reference Department. Each volume deals with a particular geographic ecology, e.g. savannahs, deserts, rainforests, oceans, etc. The text is well illustrated, researched in accordance to academic standards and the principles of UNESCO’s MAB (Man & Biosphere), and the set finds its inclusive index in volume 11. Despite the apparent stability of international boundaries laden with border guards, customs officers and threats of arrest, today’s frontiers are in fact anything but undisputed. We hear about them everyday - the border disputes between India-Pakistan, Armenia-Azerbaijan (Nagorno-Karabakh), Spain-Britain- Gibraltar, U.S.-Cuba-Guantanamo - the list seems endless with some 85 major boundary demarcation problems throughout the contemporary world according to the reference book Border & Territorial Disputes. Unrecorded in this reference source and perhaps unfamiliar to most Canadians are the boundary conflicts within our own country. The annual 2000 issue of Canadian Geographic reveals a number of such internal disputes. The contentious Labrador-Quebec inter- provincial boundary established by the British Privy Council in 1927 is not officially accepted by the province of Quebec. The newly established territory of Nunavut, on April 1, 1999, has provoked discord with the Alliance of Manitoba First Nations, claiming the federal government infringed on its treaty rights. Then, there is our international dispute with the United States over Georges Bank, whose demarcation was ruled on by the World Court in 1984. Nevertheless, New England fishing crews feel the decision was unjust and continue to fish the Canadian side of the boundary. ULT SERVICES IN THE GALLERY ... “Persian Dreams”... paintings by Reza Doost are on display Mlarch 20 - April 9, 2000. Reza was bom in Iran and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from Teheran University. He is well known for his miniature paintings in traditional Persian art and has exhibited widely in the Middle East, Europe and Canada. Most works are for sale. “A Spring Show” ... paintings by West Vancouver artist Peggy Smith will be on display April 10 - May 7,2000. Peggy has been painting for over 30 years. She has had many one-person shows and her paintings, largely impressionistic, are in collections in Europe, the U.K., Canada and the United States. She can often be seen on the North Shore, particularly in the Canyon with her paints and easel. Reception, artist in attendance, April 10, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. All paintings are for sale. APRIL... warmer days and longer evenings ... the joy of April weather ... Passover on the 19* and Good Friday on the 2P*... if you have the urge to redecorate, paint or renovate or fulfill other Spring fancies, your library is the place to start... We offer a few suggestions... A Feast Of History: The Drama Of Passover Through The Ages by Chaim Raphael. Text of Hagadah in Hebrew and English ... illustrations. Easter: A Spring Celebration Of Traditional Crafts And Recipes by Tessa Evelegh. Photographs, handicrafts and cookery. Easter Eggs - By The Dozens!: Fun And Creative Egg-Decorating Projects For All Ages! by Rhonda M. Hart. is