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January 13, 1985

Newsroom 985-2131

NEWS Photo Terry Peters

SECTION

FASHION ° FOOD
TRAVEL

BOOKVAN Services

driver Lauren
Altman stands in
front of the mini

library which she has
been driving around
West Vancouver for
the past 2% years.
The service, provid-
ed through West
Vancouver Memorial
Library, brings
books to people who
cannot get out to the
main library. Altman
personally delivers
books to some
clients and has cen-
tral locations where
patrons can come to
her.

Library service caters toe needy

FOR AVID readers who enjoy passing the hours
with a good book, but can’t make it to the library,
there is an alternative. The library can come to you.

Bookvan Services, made
available through West Van-
couver Memorial Library, is
a library on wheels offering

‘a changing collection of over
2,000 books, in hardcovers,

paperbacks, large print and
tapes.
--The bookvan makes week-

‘ly stops to Eagle Harbor

Community Centre, Cypress
Park Shopping Centre, Es-
Resident Apart-

; By BARRETT FISHER

ments, Kiwanis Lodge,
Beacon Hill Lodge,
Capilano Mobile Park, Park
Royal Towers, Inglewood
Lodge and Hospital, and
Libby Ledge in Horseshoe
Bay.

The service is primarily
reaching out to seniors and
retired people who aren't

mobile and to children and
young mothers in the schools
and book stop areas. But the
service is available to anyone
who knows the bookvan’s
route.

Margaret Walter, head o1
Adult Services at West Van
Memorial, says the library
not only caters to people
who are not mobile, but
wants to include people with
visual handicaps, offering
taped books as an alternative
to the written word.

Bookvin Services began in
1969, with Lucille Fisher as

& SPICES.

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its driver for 12 years, but
Fisher died of cancer in
1982. Since that time Lauren
Altman has taken over the
position, carrying on the
tradition of spreading good
cheer to all of her customers.
“¥ve worked at the library
for five year's now,’’
Altman says, ‘‘and when |
was offered the job 2%
years ago, | thought it would
be fun. ft’s like running your
own mini library. It's a real
people job. You make a lot
of pals once you get to know
all the people, the regulars!'

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Although she says there is
a whele list of regular cus-
tomers, Altman gave two
names for worthy mention.
Jack Body, who will be 97-
years-old next month, has
used the book mobile service
since it began in °69. He
Originally visited the

Horseshoe Bay stop, but has
since moved to Beacon Hill
Lodge. It has only been in

* the last six months, Altman

says, that Body has eased off
his reading somewhat, due

See page c3

*An 11th generation New Orleanian,
Al Malus Is an instructor of the New
Orleans School of Cooking and was a
popular attraction at the New Orleans
World's Fair. Chef Malus, enroute to
opening Singapore's first Creole
restaurant, will be in Vancouver for
two classes only. Call for reservations

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