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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:22:31 1997
From: Gilbert Crawford <gcrawfor@sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us>
ubject: Houston, TX - Librarian IV, Film & Video
Houston Public Library
LIBRARIAN IV
Central Services
Film & Video Library
PN# 62394
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Manager of Film & Video Library, one of 10 major subject departments of the
Central Library. Responsible for video library collection that serves users
of Houston Public Library as well as acting as a film & video resource for
public libraries in the 28-county Houston Area Library System (HALS).
Monitors unit collection and budgets (HPL and HALS). Selects, trains,
supervises and evaluates diverse staff of eight (8) FTE's. Represents the
library in the community. Responsible for long range planning for the
department.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Position
requires stooping and bending; lifting up to 20 pounds. Must be able to
move free throughout the library to file/retrieve materials. Must be able
to use a computer to access/input information.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited school.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Three (3) years of experience as a professional librarian including at least
one year of management experience.
PREFERENCES
AV collection development experience is preferred.
SALARY INFORMATION
Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's
qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this
classification. The minimum to midpoint of this salary range is:
Salary Range - Pay Grade 25
$1350 - $1871 Biweekly $35,100 - $48,646 Annually
OPENING DATE July 30, 1997
CLOSING DATE Open Until Filled
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applications are accepted and must be received by the Human Resources
Department during posted opening and closing dates shown, between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 500 Jefferson, 15th floor. TDD Phone Number
713/759-0838.
Reference PN# above on your application/resume.
OUT-OF-TOWN applicants may submit a resume to:
Ralph Patterson
Human Resources Manager
Houston Public Library
500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713/247-3558
Fax: 713/247-1266
E-mail: rpatters@sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us
First consideration will be given to those applications with a resume
attached. For additional information, visit our website,
http://sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us:80/hpl/jobpost.html
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:22:31 1997
From: Gilbert Crawford <gcrawfor@sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us>
ubject: Houston, TX - Librarian IV, Mgr Youth Programs
Houston Public Library
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED
LIBRARIAN IV - Manager of Youth Programs
Branch Services
PN# 62393
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Under the direction of the Coordinator of Community Services and in
collaboration with the Chief of Branch Services, manages all aspects of the
ASPIRE (After School Programs Inspire Reading Enrichment) Program.
Responsible for recruiting and training ASPIRE program personnel, budgeting,
planning, implementation, and evaluation. Supervises ASPIRE
facilitators/tutors and volunteers. Participates in formulating and
interpreting policies and procedures governing youth services and programs.
Prepares monthly, annual and special reports. Meets with government
officials, representatives from business and professional groups and works
with affiliate community agencies to promote library services and to gain
library support. Cooperates with the Manager of Programming in facilitating
system wide programs e.g. Summer Reading, National Children's Book Week and
National Library Week. Participates in other youth-oriented activities e.g.
book fairs, exhibits and other city/community special events.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing. Must be able to
use a computer to access/input information; ability to operate other office
equipment as necessary. Must be able to move freely about the work
environment in all locations to observe library staff and to oversee
maintenance of library facilities. Position requires stooping and bending;
lifting to 20 pounds.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited school.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Three (3) years of experience as a professional librarian including at least
one (1) year of management experience.
PREFERENCES
Knowledge of current issues and trends in Library and Information services;
proven experience with literacy and/or outreach programs in a library
setting. Excellent organizational, project and budget management skills;
strong presentation and communication skills. Ability to maintain effective
interpersonal relations with staff, members of the community and government
entities. Proficiency in English/Spanish or English/Asian languages
desired.
SALARY INFORMATION
Factors used in determining the salary offered include the candidate's
qualifications as well as the pay rates of other employees in this
classification. The minimum to midpoint of this salary range is:
Salary Range - Pay Grade 25
$1350 - $1871 Biweekly $35,100 - $48,646 Annually
OPENING DATE July 30, 1997
CLOSING DATE Open Until Filled
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Applications are accepted and must be received by the Human Resources
Department during posted opening and closing dates shown, between the hours
of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 500 Jefferson, 15th floor. TDD Phone Number
713/759-0838.
Reference PN# above on your application/resume.
OUT-OF-TOWN applicants may submit a resume to:
Ralph Patterson
Human Resources Manager
Houston Public Library
500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 713/247-3558
Fax: 713/247-1266
E-mail: rpatters@sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us
First consideration will be given to those applications with a resume
attached. For additional information, visit our website,
http://sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us:80/hpl/jobpost.html
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:22:35 1997
From: cindio@bedford.lib.nh.us
Subject: Assignment Alerts on the Web
Thanks to everyone responding to my request for information on
Teacher Packets and Assignment Alerts. I am planning on having
our Teacher Information/ Assignment Alert page up by the end of
August. I am planning to add a direct link from our main home
page at http://www.bedford.lib.nh.us
The following is a list of web sites with Information for
school and Assignment Alerts
Baltimore County Public Library, MD
BCPL Education Center
(The Assignment Alert form can be filled out and sent through
the internet)
http://mail.bcpl.lib.md.us/centers/education/edubaco.html
Davidson County Public Library System, NC
Information, Teacher Alert, Asssignment Alert
http://ils.unc.edu/nclibs/davidson/teacher.htm
Hackley Public Library, MI
Assignment Alert
http://www.remc4.k12.mi.us/muskegon/library/teaalrt.htm
Teacher Brochure
http://www.remc4.k12.mi.us/muskegon/library/teabro.htm
Oak Lawn Public Library,IL
Assignment Alert
http://www.lib.oak-lawn.il.us/YS-ASSN.HTM
Park Ridge Public Library, IL
Teachers Guide
http://nsn.nslsilus.org/prkhome/library/tchrgde.html
West Babylon Public Library, NY
Teachers Corner
http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/libraries/wbab/assign.htm
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Cindi Ellen O'Connor
Director of Children's Services
Bedford (NH) Public Library
E-mail: cindio@bedford.lib.nh.us
Date: 08/01/97
Time: 09:58:01
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:22:40 1997
From: Kathleen McDowell <mcdowell@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>
Subject: Conference Announcement: Allerton 1997
We are pleased to announce the 1997 Allerton Institute:
Story: From Fireplace to Cyberspace
October 26-28, 1997
Monticello, Illinois
The 39th Allerton Park Institute will explore current issues related to
story and storytelling for youth through scholarly presentations, hands-on
workshops, and practical demonstrations.
Emphasis will be on the critical need to connect children with substantive
narrative in order to affect their development as readers, consumers, and
evaluators of literature and information in myriad forms.
Betsy Hearne and Christine Jenkins, of the Graduate School of Library
and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,
and Janice Del Negro, of the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books,
have assembled a group of knowledgeable presenters that includes scholars,
librarians, artists, and professional storytellers.
Participants will attend formal sessions, but breaks for informal
discussion and exploration of the Allerton grounds will also be
incorporated. Each evening will end with music and storytelling.
Additional information about the conference schedule, rates, and
registration can be found on our Allerton page at:
http://edfu.lis.uiuc.edu/puboff/bccb/97allerton.html
Or call The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books at 217/244-0324.
Thank you.
Janice Del Negro
BCCB
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:22:33 1997
From: Shorecam@aol.com
Subject: Re: Elizabeth Martinez
Yay, go, Ruth, go! Applause and thanks for speaking out plain. Patty
Campbell
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:22:31 1997
From: "F. Brautigam" <fbrautig@nslsilus.org>
ubject: Defending View
I would like to disagree (politely, I hope) with the trashing of The View
from Saturday. I read it long before it won the Newbery, and found it to
be absorbing, intriguing, and very finely crafted. I would booktalk it
in a heartbeat, with an aim to pull in those who love to watch the pieces
of a puzzle fall into place. Interconnectedness, interdependence and the
mutual growth of unrelated persons were themes that were developed
differently than they would have been in a novel that focuses on one
individual, or even one family. Different isn't the same as worse. How
lucky we are to live in a world with the literary equivalents of both
pizza AND ice cream.
Faith Brautigam
Gail Borden Public Library, Elgin, IL 60120
E Mail: fbrautig@nslsilus.org Phone: 847-742-2411 Fax: 847-742-0485
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:22:31 1997
From: Librarian <jfklib@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Enforcing Time Limits on Computers
Hello,
As I am the original poster of the plea for help, I appreciate all your
responses
to my plea. I am still working on reading your responses, but I
wanted to add one point.
What do you do about preschoolers who can't read yet, and run over and jump
on the computer? That's another cog in the wheel. Some parents don't always
(never?) come over to the computers with them; the parents could sign them up if
they came.
I'm not a children's librarian, so I don't know all the tricks of that trade. We
just
have one service desk for reference and children's services, and we seem
to keep going around and around on what will work with the computers and
what won't work.
Thanks
Sarah Hudson
Information Specialist
Independence Regional Library
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us
These opinions are my own, and do not reflect those of PLCMC
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:23:19 1997
From: Asta Cuplinskas <cupla@nslsilus.org>
ubject: Library overnites
We've made tentative plans for a first-time library overnite. I'd like to
hear from anyone who has been involved with overnites (i.e. sleepovers)
at their own libraries. What went right? What went wrong? What are some
things for us to look out for/ be prepared for?
If the Board approves our plan we will invite 50 3rd-5th graders and their
parents (3:1 ratio of children to parents required). We will serve a snack
at 10:30 and breakfast in the morning in 2 shifts, in the staff cafeteria.
We're planning book & craft activities, an interactive mystery theater
program (no murders), and a bedtime story in the evening. Bedtime is
midnight. What have you done?
I'm looking forward to any advice you may have!
Thanks,
Asta Cuplinskas
cupla@nslsilus.org
Skokie Public Library
Skokie, Illinois
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:23:26 1997
From: "Gale W. Sherman" <gale@poky.srv.net>
ubject: Stumper: House by a redwood tree
We have a patron looking for a book about a man who lives in a house at the
base of a hallow redwood tree. The woodland animals are his friends. There
was a lightning strike at some point of the story. Read in in the 3rd grade
in the mid-1950s.
TIA
Gale
*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*
Children's Literature: Beyond Basals
http://www.poky.srv.net/~gale/beyondbasals.html
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Gale W. Sherman / gale@poky.srv.net
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Beyond Basals, Inc. * Early Childhood Librarian
4685 Flora Drive * Marshall Public Library
Pocatello, Idaho 83204 * 113 S. Garfield
* Pocatello, Idaho 83204
PHONE (208) 233-9717 * PHONE (208) 232-1263
FAX (208) 232-3603 * FAX (208) 232-9266
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:23:33 1997
From: jaker@japl.lib.in.us (Julia Aker)
ubject: Preschool craft books
Does anyone recommend any favorite books with craft ideas for ages 3 - 5?
We are particularly interested in books with crafts that teach motor skills.
(such as using scissors & glue) Please respond directly to me. After
getting replies, I promise to post the list. Thanks!!!
Julia Aker
812-522-3412-voice
Children's Librarian/Interim Director 812-522-5456-fax
Jackson County Public Library e-mail:
jaker@japl.lib.in.us
303 W. Second St.
http://www.seymour.org/jcpl.htm
Seymour, IN 47274-2147
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:23:50 1997
From: rjessup@whitby.library.on.ca (Rhonda Jessup)
ubject: Little Miss Mess
I have a patron looking for a book in the "Little Miss" series by
Roger
Hargreaves titled _Little Miss Mess_. I cannot find any record of it in our
library system, in Children's Reference Plus, BIP, BIP OP/OSI, Amazon.com.
I have checked other library holdings in Southern Ontario through a CD-ROM
database. Does anyone know if this title ever existed? Is she perhaps
thinking of Little Miss Tidy or Mr. Messy by the same author?
Any leads would be appreciated.
TIA, Rhonda Jessup
Rhonda Jessup,
Department Head,
Children's Services & Adult Fiction
Whitby Public Library
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
E-mail: rjessup@whitby.library.on.ca
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sat Aug 2 03:23:50 1997
From: Elaine Williams <ewilliam@freenet.columbus.oh.us>
ubject: Magazines on Pets/Pet Care
Hi, PUBYACERs~
Does anyone know of a good magazine for kids on pets and/or pet care?
If you know the price of subscription, that would be helpful as well.
Please direct replies to me at ewilliam@freenet.columbus.oh.us. TIA!
Elaine Williams
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