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WEST VANCOUVER MEMORIAL LIBRARY 1950 MARINE DRIVE, WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. V7V 1J8 TELEPHONE: (604) 926-3291 FAX: (604) 926-6895 FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY REPORT OF THE CHIEF LIBRARIAN MAY 25, 1994 1. Outreach Irene Kobylkin-Somody presented a well-received B.C. Library Association-sponsored workshop on programming for school-aged children at Trail on April 26. 2. Association of B.C. Public Library Directors The two-day session on Vancouver Island included presentations by B.C.'s Information and Privacy Commissioner (the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act will apply to Municipalities including public libraries beginning this fall) and a WCB expert on ergonomics and repetitive strain injuries. Barbara Greeniaus, Director of the Library Services Branch, provided information on Bill 12, the new Library Act, and other Provincial Government initiatives. J. Mounce was elected to a two-year term as chair of the organization. 3. Youth Services Department Staff in the Department are entering the busiest time of their year, being involved with the annual Children's Festival in Vancouver this week, preparing for the Community Day parade followed by their usual puppet shows at the Recreation Centre; in addition the Summer Reading Club will be starting up once more late in June. 4. Head of Support Services Glennie Robson, who will be retiring at the end of July following nearly 35 years service to the Memorial Library, has been plagued by a series of illnesses most of this year. We will be advertising for her replacement soon with a view to having the new Head of Support Services begin Tuesday, August 2. 5. Acquisitions Assistant Sue Zeitler recently retired after 25 years with the Memorial Library. Her replacement is Devona Miller. 6. New Library Act Bill 12 was recently tabled in the Legislature. The act as presented would have little impact on West Van but with the regulations that are to accompany it would be of significant benefit to library service generally in B.C. /2