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N n November...prepare in advance for the coming holiday season.. .your Library has an excellent selection of Christmas books...delight family and friends with delicious treats from your kitchen or home-crafted gifts and cards. We offer a few suggestions... Holiday food by Mario Batali. Succulent recipes including tra- ditional Italian Christmas dishes and decadent Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve specialties. Christmastime treats: recipes and crafts for the whole family by Sara Perry. Good fun and magical ideas for young and old. Nature crafts for Christmas: a step-by-step guide to making wreaths & ornaments& decorations by Dawn Cusick and Carol Taylor. For the home or for gifts, perfect ideas to decorate inside or out. COMPUTER OFFERINGS IN NOVEMBER Beginners: Friday, Nov. 1, 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov.4,1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Follow-up: Friday, Nov. 15, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. DECEMBER Internet Classes Beginners: Monday, Dec. 2, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Follow-up: Monday, Dec. 9, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. To register for one of these classes, please see the Fiction Desk or call 604-925-7402. /'r'\ â-  “Autumn is leaving tugging each other’s branches two pine trees ” [Skiki] YOUTH DEPARTMENT BABYTIME ( 6 - 24 months! Songs, action rhymes, finger plays and picture books for the very young. Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Please register at the Youth Services Information' desk or by phoning 604-925-7408. Registration for the November sessions begins Tuesday, October 15, 2002 Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. November 5,12,19 & 26 Drop-in Babytime - November Sessions Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. November 7,14, 21 & 28 STORYTIME FUN 13-5 years old 1 A half-hour programme of stories, songs, puppets and more. No registration required. Just drop in and have FUN ! Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. AND Fridays, 10:30 a.m. NOVEMBER FAMILY STORYTIME (all ayesl Cuddle up with a loved one and enjoy a fun-filled half-hour of stories for the whole family. Saturdays, November 2, 9,16, 23 and 30 at 10:30 a.m. READING CLUBS !!! READ-ON-CANADA : Book Club for Eager Beavers During the month of November, help us celebrate our wealth of Canadian children’s books with a reading club for the whole family. Great Canadian books will be awarded to five (5) lucky winners. Registration begins October 28, 2002. Book club and con- test ends November 30, 2002. RED CEDAR BOOK AWARDS CLUB 2003 Named by children for B.C.’s provincial tree, the Red Cedar Book Award goes to one fiction and one non-fiction author whose book received the most votes from young readers. In order to vote, the participants must be in grades 4 to 7. Five lucky winners will be drawn at the end of the club in April and receive a copy of a Red Cedar Award book. Registration begins Monday, November 12, 2002. The Club runs until April 2003. AUTHOR VISIT W. D. VALGARDSON Friday, November 1 at 1:30 p.m. Grades 5 or 6 Call the Youth Department at 604-925-7408 to register Bill Valgardson’s book, Frances, has been nominated for the 2002 - 2003 Red Cedar Book Award. The book tells the story of a thirteen-year-old interested in uncov- ering some of her family secrets. The author has drawn on his Icelandic heritage to write this engaging novel. LIBRARY HOURS Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. The Library will be closed November 11“’for Remembrance Day.