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October 2001 LIBRARY NEWS West Vancouver Memorial Library has received several mentions in an article in the professional magazine of the Canadian Library Association. The article in Issue No. 4, 2001, of Feliciter is titled “Reaching Out to Young Adults." It highlights a number of Canadian libraries and the services they provide to teens. The teen page of the West Vancouver Memorial Library’s web site is mentioned along with those of Calgary, Richmond and Hamilton. Our Teen Summer Reading Club is mentioned along with our Cyber Saturdays. 120 teens read 794 books this summer and reviewed them in person, on paper or by e-mail! Reading earned rewards and prizes donated by local businesses. What is not mentioned in the article is our teen advisory board begun last year. In addition, we have been doing extensive work to create meaningful volunteer opportunities for youth that meet their school requirements. This summer’s very successful Book Buddies program brought youth together with young readers for 279 one-on-one half-hour sessions of reading together. The Library is pleased to be working with Parks and Recreation and other Departments this fall to survey teens about what services they use and need in West Vancouver. We hope it will give us information about what we can do to better serve our youth. 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 In February 1997, researchers at the Roslin Institute, located just outside Edinburgh, Scotland, announced, to the amazement of the world, the successful creation of a sheep named Dolly from a single cell in an adult ewe’s mammary gland. The alleged cloning of Dolly led to an upsurge of discussion around the ethics and future implications of cloning, especially as it might apply to human beings. The more advanced offshoot of cloning, embryonal stem-cell research, has caused even a greater stir forcing the US President to define the direction of the research. Some of the current issues on this topic can be found in the August 20, 2001, issues of both Time and Newsweek magazines. The Reference Dept, has a print copy of a National Institutes of Health June 2001 study. Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Research Directions. As the Internet can be loaded with questionable sites, the following list attempts to locate some with credentials: 1) National Bioethics Advisory Commission http://www.bioethics.gov/pubs.html 2) American Association for the Advancement of Science http ://w w w.aaas .org/spp/dspp/sfrl/projects/stem/mai n. htm 3) National Institutes of Health of the US Dept, of Health & Human Services http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/ 4) Stem Cells: the International Journal of Cell Differentiation and Proliferation http://stemcells.alphamedpress.org/ 5) British government Dept, of Health stem cell report http://www.doh.gov.uk/cegc/stemcellreport.htm 6) Medline http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ stemcellsstemcelltransplantat ion.html 7) -Princeton University Stem Cell Database http://stemcell.princeton.edu/ The Reference collection has just acquired the first two volumes of an extensive work in progress, titled Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang. An exciting work, it is the product of decades of research that provides a detailed history of the origins and usage of each entry. Reference will be receiving the next volume as soon as it is released. ADULT SERVICES IN THE GALLERY ... “Books: Artists’ Perceptions” artwork and an homage to books will be on display October 1 - October 21. Each artist of this group, called Oktagono will conceive a book according to his/her vision. The books will be hung, set on tables, on bookstands or easels. Regular works in oils and watercolours depicting each artist’s interpretation of a book will also be on display. Reception, artists in attendance, Friday, October 5,6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Most paintings are for sale. “Through Other Eyes” ... paintings by Charlotte Grundig and Margaret Merler will be exhibited October 22 to November 10. Charlotte paints in watercolour, acrylics and mixed media. She has a great love of nature and all its beauty and colouring and her goal is to always enjoy painting and to give others pleasure seeing colours and images. Margaret worked as a potter for many years but in 1991 she joined the West Vancouver Sketch Club and began a new artistic interest. She is working in watercolour and acrylics and derives great inspiration from her garden and the outdoors. Reception, Friday, October 26, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Most paintings are for sale. Adult Programs NOTE: Internet classes and Cyber Saturdays may not be offered for the month of October due to construction. CALL TO ARTISTS - All artists who would like to apply for an exhibit in 2002 are encouraged to submit works to be selected at the following PLACE: Peter J. Peters Room West Vancouver Memorial Library 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver DROP OFF: Saturday, October 13, 2001 10 a.m. -11 a.m. PICK UP: Saturday, October 13, 2001 3 p.m. - 4 p.m.