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December 2001 LIBRARY NEWS am^l {I The Library will he closed December 24y 2001 through January 1, 2002. 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, west van! ib.org REFERENCE SERVICES Did you ever wonder where some of the street names of Vancouver came from? Easy ones, such as Richards Street, was named after British Columbia’s 1876-1881 Lieutenant-Governor, the Honourable Albert Norton Richards (1822-1897) by Vancouver’s Land Commissioner, Lauchlan Alexander Hamilton (1852-1944), after whom Hamilton Street was named. However, there was also a Richards Street in Point Grey, which, to remove duplication, was renamed Balaclava Street in 1907, following a suggestion by Miss Doris Bulwer, in honour of the 1854 Battle of Balaclava, scene of the famous charge of the Light Brigade. Bulwer was successful in having another street named after a battle, Alma Street, referring to the Alma River in the Ukraine where the first battle of the Crimean War in 1854 took place. However, Bulwer was never able to have a street named after her. There are mystery streets such as Alice Street, so named in 1913 after an unidentified woman. To reduce some of the chaos arising from planning streets in Vancouver, the introduction of numbered streets from east to west was introduced at the turn of the century replacing names, while original numbered streets that ran north to south were replaced by names. All the information and more about naming streets in Vancouver appear in an interesting book written by Elizabeth Walker called Street Names of Vancouver, and published by the Vancouver Historical Society in 1999. With Christmas just around the comer, this title would make a unique gift for family and friends with a flare for local history. A copy of this book is in the Reference Department as well as a circulating copy in Adult Services. ADULT SERVICES IN THE GALLERY ... “Solitude” by Jose Portas and “The Seasons” by Anne Zaleski will continue on display until December 2. “Mixed Palette” ... paintings in oil and acrylic by Jane Armstrong will be on display in the gallery December 3 until January 4. Jane is inspired by the West Coast but also loves to paint the scenes and colours of France and Italy. She has exhibited widely and has won many “Honourable Mentions” in juried shows. Reception, artist in attendance, December 7, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Adult Programs Author Visits Discuss your thoughts about a current work in progress ... meet West Vancouver author Bruce Fuller who is currently writing a book in collaboration with Stock well Day: “Taking Stock: A Grassroots Primer To The Canadian Alliance... And The Taking of Stock** Mr. Fuller is interested in your comments and opinions. Here’s your opportunity to contribute to an historically significant book and perhaps even be acknowledged in the final manuscript. Monday, December 3, 7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., Peter J. Peters Room West Vancouver writer and tour leader Newton Hockey will read from and discuss his new book “Every Day*sA Weekend: An Insider*s Guide To Early Retirement And Exotic Travel** Newton works with non-denominational health ministries in Honduras and leads tour groups annually to Bali and Lombok. Thursday, December 6, 7:30 p.m., Peter J. Peters Room Internationally renowned writer and illustrator Nick Bantock will be at the Library on Saturday, December 15, for a dramatic reading with “Sabine” from his new book “The Gryphon.** Join us at 2:00 p.m. in the Peter J. Peters Room. Free admission to all author visits, but please register at the Fiction Desk or call (604) 925-7402.