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( 971.133 KLUCKNER, Michael Vancouver the Way it Was KLU Newspaper accounts, archival photo graphs, old colour postcards and colour reproductions of the author's water colour renderings depict Vancouver from a rough saw--mill town to the beginnings of a cosmopolitan city. A remarkable and intimate chronology of the early residents, lumbermen and traders, property developers and transportation magnates. 971.134 KLUCKNER, Michael KLU Victoria the Way it Was Anecdotes and biographies, photographs and paintings present an intriguing picture of old Victoria the way it was. The atmosphere of a rather charming English city with preoccupations of politics, British imperialism, religion, liquor, new fads a wonder ful companion volume. -- CHILDREN' S DEPARTMENT Hearts and Cupids for Preschoolers: Join us for Valentine stories, poems and films. For 3-5 year olds. Wear Red and Have Fun! ( ) Wednesday, February 8th, at 10:30 a.m. OR Wednesday, February 8th, at 3:30 p.m. OR Friday, February 10th, at 10:30 a.m. FEBRUARY LIBRARY NEWS Looking back on 1988 This is the time of year when we like to pore over all the statistics, most of them con tained in bulky mounds of printouts, that tell us how we've done during the previous 12 months. Or, to put it more accurately, how you've been making use of the Library service. We draw comparisons, matching one part of the service against another, or last year's totals with those of earlier years, etc. and weigh the pros and cons of adjusting priorities, rearranging things within the building and so on. It also gives us an opportunity to con tribute to the world's supply of statistical trivia. Here then are some of the numbers reflecting aspects of the Memorial Library's service during 1988: * Author Visit: Local children's writer Ellen Schwartz, author of Starshine!, will visit the Library on Wednesday, February 8th, at 1:15 p.m.. Call for details. Pop--up Valentine: Listen to stories and learn to make your very own pop--up Valentine cards. For 5--9 year olds. Call 926--3291 to register. Thursday, February 9th, at 6:30 p.m. 971.2 NEW NEWMAN, Peter C. Caesars of the Wilderness Excitement, double--dealings, mercen aries and mayhem one of history's most violent commercial periods the formation of the "Company of Adven turers of England trading into Hudson's Bay". A wonderful chronicle of an epic time in Canadian history. -- -- Whizzers, Gliders and Bangers: Learn to design and build spectacular paper airplanes. For 6--12 year olds. Call 926--3291 to register. Friday, February 17th, at 2:00 p.m. ( once again, our busiest year ever, with circulation up 2.1% to 767,921 over 20 loans for every man, woman and child in West Van; -- Is "Young men and maids, where love combines Each other draw for Valentines." Poor Robin's Almanack New Rock Records and CD's: Look through the Teen Audio collection for new released by Tracy Chapman, U2, The Bangles, Pet Shop Boys, Tiffany, The Traveling Wilburys, Billy Bragg, Barney Bentall, Cohn James and other popular artists. * information queries up 5.4% to 95,666, also a new record; a slight growth in size of the collection: 161,391 hardcover books (from 153,159); 19,456 paperbacks (18,201); -- * LIBRARY HOURS 1989 Monday to Friday 10 a.m. 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. 5 p.m. Sunday (Oct.-Apr.) 1 p.m. 5 p.m. -- 4 WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Drive West Vancouver B.C. V7V 1J8 (604) 926-329l