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·r ADULT SERVICES And the task of selecting new books, records, magazines and reference works for a demanding public also takes time, as does the ordering and cataloguing process. Each reserve we place for you takes time, and each of the overdue notices we have to send to (someone else). Although the overall cost of your Library service may seem high, the total expense for each loan transaction is substantially lower in West Vancouver than in any other library system we are aware of. as they certainly are When times are tough today the public library offers a wealth of informational, educational, cultural and re creational resources at a cost that few could afford on an individual basis. More than half of you, as registered library users, are taking advantage of this bargain. Help us spread the word to the others. -- -- GALLERY IN THE LOFT Victorian oils on canvas by Alexandra Churchill will be on display in the Library this month. Mrs. Churchill has studied at the Vancouver School of Art and has had showings in Vancouver and North Vancouver. All paintings are for sale. FRIDAY MUSIC September is soon here! Please join us again for our popular Friday afternoon music and coffee program. Relax with coffee after shopping or just spend an hour or two listening to the finest in sound recordings. Friday afternoons 2:OO--4:3Q. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE? Your library has a good ,selection of graded readers for students ofiig1Lsh as a second language and for reluct'htreaders. The books have been graded in six levels of difficulty, and great care has been taken to retain the quality of the original * : Ii. REFERENCE DEPARTMENT Students going to school, college or university in the fall should remem ber that the Reference Department not only provides basic research inform ation, but that the area is also con ducive to study. With the Department's selection of periodical indexes, ver tical files, dictionaries, encylope-- dias and other guides, students may find this a particularly good place to begin a study project. Ask at the Adult Information desk or call 926--3291 local 12 for more information. AUGUST IS SANDWICH MONTH and not too late for picnics, but most of us will be thinking of late summer and fall harvests and what to "put down" for winter. A good selection of "how to" pick ling, preserving, drying and food processing books is available. Ask at the Information Desk. -- --