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FEBRUARY IN THE CHILDREN'S DEPARTMENT OUT WITH THE OX, IN WITH THE TIGER - PRE--SCHOOL STORYTIME -- Celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year in story, film and craft. Please call 926--3291 (251) to reserve tickets for your 4 to 7 year olds. Saturday, Feb.1, at 11:00 a.m. rinumn flW1,, A LAST LOOK AT - A perennial favourite stories, songs. fingerplays and films for 3 to 5 year olds. Drop in on: Fridays at 10:30 p.m. PUPPET LOVE -- TODDLERS' STORYTIMES - In honour of St. Valentine, a tale of love dramatized for 4 to 7 year olds. Please come early as there is a limit of 50 in the audience. Children first please! Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 3:30 p.n. 1985 Stories, flannelboard rhymes, finger puppets, songs and movement games for two year olds. Please sit with your child during this story-- time. Both sections of the current session are full and will end Wednesday, Feb.19 and Thursday, Feb.20. Please register now for the next session by calling 926--3291, local 251: Wednesdays at 10:30, Mar.12--Apr.16 or Thursdays at 10:30, Mar.13--Apr.17 VALENTINE'S STORY SPECIAL -- Stories, songs and poems of love for 3 to 5 year olds. Friday, Feb. 14 at 10:30 a.m. Now that all the figures are in for 1985, we can report that for the fourth year in succession our patrons established new records for utilization of the Memorial Library. You borrowed a book or other item at the rate of 234 every hour we were open, for a total of 704,746. Reference questions topped 80,000, or one every 2* minutes. No wonder it seemed busy! A 1% drop in the Librarys operating budget from the 1984 level meant that we were unable to add as many new books and other materials as we would have liked. We'll hope for better success in 1986. Because of our budget problems, we were compelled to raise some of our fees and irges during the year, in an effort to generate more revenue. Doubling the cost of reserving a book, from 50 cents to $1.00, proved to be the most unpopular of these increases. We also found that it didnt succeed as a means of increasing revenues at all, so we've now reverted to the 5Oç reserve. Sorry about the other charges. STRING GAMES AND PAPERCRAFT -- LOVE) LAUGHTER AND LYRICS -- Preschools, playschools, daycares and parents are invited to register their 3 to 5 year olds for this three week afternoon program. Once a week we will present 45 minutes of stories, films (snoozing on the floor is quite accept able!) and drawing. Please call 926--3291 (251) to register for this series of three story-- times. Thursdays at 1:00 p.m.: LOVE on Feb.13 LAUGHTER on Feb.20 LYRICS on Feb.27 H 0 Can you do Owl's Eyes and Cat's Cradles? Come to the Library to learn new string games / and papercraft, and hear the stories behind the games. For 6 to 10 year olds. Please call 926--3291 (251) for free tickets. Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. ( KINGS AND QUEENS FOR A DAY -- Make a crown to keep and hear stories of the Purim Festival. Please call 926--3291 (251) to reserve free tickets for your 4 to 7 year olds. Saturday, March 1 at 11:00 a.m. Monday to Thursday Friday & Saturday Sunday (Oct.--Apr.) 10 a.m. 10 a.m. 1 p.m. -- We tried to respond to your complaints WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 9 1950 Marine Drive. West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 1J8 -- -- 9 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. P S AFTER HOURS BOOKDROP February 1986 (604) 9263291 44*