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December 2000 LIBRARY NEWS We are still basking in the memories of a heady month of 50"' Anniversary celebrations. Internationally acclaimed authors Nick Bantock and Douglas Coupland spoke to capacity crowds. The Family Sleepover was a huge success, with comments over breakfast the next morning such as “silly. ...but really fun, ” “a warm, community event ” and “with the flashlights in the dark library it was like Hogwarts Academy. ” After an action-packed evening, all ages settled down to read in bed between the stacks, under the computers and beneath the desks. The big birthday bash was on November 18, with 2,750people at the library. There was face painting, creative button making and the squeaky sound of balloon animals being twisted into shape. People were listening to the Sentinel Blues Band out- doors and beautiful harp music indoors, buying stacks of books at the mini book sale, watching the Three Billy Goats Gruff puppet show or learning all about Mad Science. After attend- ing the official ceremonies complete with speeches, prizewin- ners and a Colour Guard, they topped it all off with delicious Mure hie's cake, tea and coffee. Thank you to all who made this possible and to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! You can still drop by the Library to pick up copies of the prizewinning bookmarks from the children’s contest and read the eloquent memories of the Library submitted by our patrons. We can even help you with holiday gift shopping with our West Vancouver Memorial Library’ book bags and fridge magnets as well as posters of a luminous Ross Penhall painting done in honour of the Library's birthday’! The Library will be closed front 5:00 p.m. December 23 until 10:00 a.m. January 2, 2001. The Library has been closed for a week at Christmas since 1997 to realize savings in staff costs. 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 website: www.westvanlib.org REFERENCE SERVICES Good news for new immigrants seeking citizenship! You can now obtain a copy of the text of the citizenship booklet, A Look at Canada, through our library catalogue. If you search the title and view the full catalogue record, you can obtain the full text of the booklet by clicking on the link as shown in the diagram below; to obtain all the answers to the questions within the booklet, click on the next link. Sample Catalogue Author Canada. Dent, of Citizenshin and Immigration Title Imprint A look at Canada Ottawa: Dept., 1999. Click on the following to; view the full text of A Look at Canada Access the Answers to the 197 Questions in the booklet LOCATION NOTE CALL # STATUS Reference R 323.6 CAN LIB USE ONLY Descript Subject Other title 34 p.: ill. ;27cm. Naturalization - Canada. Citizenship - Canada. Citizenship study guide. Another quick way to get a copy of the answers is through the Library homepage, the Internet address being http;// www.westvanlib.org/. Click on e-Resources and at the bottom of the page you will see citizenship information in white print on a black background. Click this for the full text of the answer key to the Citizenship Study Questions. The Reference Department recently acquired 2 copies of the just- published The Encyclopedia of British Columbia. Reference copies do not leave the library. However, there are other copies in the Adult Services and Youth Services Departments that circulate, including a CD-ROM version of the Encyclopedia. IN THE GALLERY ...“Nature’s Palette,” watercolours by Bill Murray and “A View To An Exotic Part Of The World” in oil, pastel and watercolour, by Aziz Tabesh, are on display in the Library until December 10, 2000. Most paintings are for sale. “Moments In Time” ... watercolours and gouache by Joan Fraser, watercolours by Glenda Ford, acrylic by Nuri Mozaffari and mixed media by Shirley Newton, will be on display in the gallery December 11 - January 2,2001. Joan is a member of the West Vancouver Sketch Club. She has par- ticipated in various group shows and has art works hanging in many private collections. Glenda has always loved to draw and doodle and some years ago started painting as a member of the West Vancouver Sketch Club. Nuri has a Masters degree in art and has had numerous exhibitions and taught many private painting classes. Shirley started painting in the 60s, attended night school and Capilano College and travelled to paint in Europe, the Bahamas and Mexico. Reception, artists in attendance, December 11,7:30 - 8:30 p.m. CHILLY DECEMBER ... a little snow... the festive season is here... time left for last minute baking and the choosing of gifts. We offer a few suggestions for the best of Christmas recipes, holi- day reading, videos for entertainment and everything you need for a Joyous celebration ... it’s all here at your Library.