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__________ IILDREN' S DEPARTMENT STORYTIME For three to five year--olds. during the holidays! Wednesdays Fridays * -- Older children welcome 10:30 to 11:00 a.m. * * * * LIBRARY NEWS FOR AUGUST 5. SPECIAL SUMMER STORY SHOW It Puppets, stories and songs, f4 Wednesday, August 18 -- -- 1year--olds. THE COST OF LIBRARY SERVICE The Memorial Library accounts for 2.7c of every tax dollar collected in West Vancouver a total of $983,573. Jthis year Some people feel that this figure is too high for a municipality of some 37,000. Why isit so high? Very briefly, the cost seems high because. you citizens of West Vancouver use your Library so intensively. You borrow more books per capita than any other community in North over 16.5 books a year for every America and child (the average for Lower woman man, is 10.7). You also ask libraries Mainland some easy of questions lot staff a Library and tougher others but to answer and quick queries 50,000 over fielding longer. We'l this year. Lots of loans mean lots of books to re-- in order, of course; more than 2,000 shelve are sorted and re--shelved every day. -- -- -- 2.0U to 2.45 p.m. SUMMER READING CLUB Don't forget our wind--uj. Iebration ugust 20th 2:00 p.m., with a film show, certificates for all members and prizes>for super travellers! * * 1,. PEN FRIEND FILE It's not too late to make a new pen pal this summer. Ask for details in the Children's Department. * * * F 7 FILMS! FILMS! FILMS! National Film Board fun for ages 4 and up. Thursday, August 12 Thursday, August 26 * * -- -- :00 to 2:45 p.m. * * BINKLEY AND DOINKEL ROAD SHOW A puppet show for 3 to 7 year--olds from Consumer and Corporate Affairs. 4:30 p.m. 3:30 Thursday, August 5th -- -- WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 Marine Drive West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 1J8 (604) 926-3291 : ;i::. August `82