NEW AUDIO-VISUAL ACQUISITIONS

FALL, 1987

Building a Healthy Baby: The First Trimester VHS 24 mins.

This program explains how to deal with the changes brought on by
pregnancy, including medical tests, mood swings, physical changes,
exercise, diet, health hazards, sex habits and sharing with the
family.

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks VHS 115 mins.

Harold Chamberlain Banks, a convicted felon and union strongarm,
was recruited in 1949 to break up the communist-controlled unions
that were blocking the country's shipping industry, and replace
them with a Canadian chapter of the Seafarers' International
Union (SIU). This gripping docu-drama, based on eyewitness
accounts and courtroom testimony, recalls 13 turbulent years of
violence and corruption during which the careers of 6,000 seamen
were destroyed by the power of one man. This film recounts the
events leading up to 1962, when a small group summoned the courage
to stand up to Banks and his organization. This challenge
resulted in the government-appointed Norris Commission hearings -
a landmark in Canadian labour history.

Canadian Literature Series 24 VCs each 15 mins.

Readings and interviews of the following Canadian writers are
presented:

Susan Jacob Al Purdy Roch Carrier
Gwendolyn MacEwen Irving Layton Fred Cogswell
Carol Shields Earle Birney Jack Hodgins
Robert Kroetsch Tom Dawe Alistair MacLeod
Alice Munro Janis Rapoport Anne Hebert

B.P. Nichol W.O. Mitchell Antonine Maillet
Patrick Lane Anne Cameron George Bowering
Sharon Pollock Milton Acorn

There is also an introductory video-cassette called "Perspectives".
Caring for Your Newborn: The First Month VHS 28 mins.
This program gives pointers on how to care for the newborn, with

special emphasis on how to cope with situations that may cause
new parents anxiety.