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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 21:46:38 1997
From: Exeter Public Library <dewey@nh.ultranet.com>
ubject: Re: kwanzaa ideas
What do you do for those families that do not wish to celebrate any of your
holidays?
Hope dewey@nh.ultranet.com
At 07:08 PM 8/20/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Greetings!
>
>Believe it or not, it's time to plan our family holiday program already.
>This year we would like to do a short puppet show or skit for each of
>the holidays (Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa). We have some ideas for
>the first two, but we are having trouble finding something for Kwanzaa.
>Does anyone out there know of any scripts or stories that could be
>adapted for our program? They can either be about Kwanzaa or illustrate
>one of the principles of Kwanzaa.
>
>Please respond to me directly and I will post to the list.
>
>Thanks so much!
>
>Karen Laird
>klaird@worthington.lib.oh.us
>
>
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 21:46:38 1997
From: "Susan H. Burroughs" <sburroug@polar.bowdoin.edu>
Subject: Frustrated Librarian needs Advice
I have been a lurker for almost a year now and have come to respect and
admire the collective wisdom, enthusiasm, and knowledge of those on this
listserv. I hope that you can help me by comparing your libraries to
mine and tell me if my experience is typical or not. I am a children's
librarian now in the third year of my job, but because this is my first
full-time professional position, I have no basis of comparison.
I work in the branch library of a growing suburb to a small city. The
library circulates between 19 and 24 thousand books every month. We
have four staff members (an adult services librarian, a youth services
librarian and two library assistants) and two part time shelvers for the
entire branch. Although each of us has specific tasks to accomplish, we
are also responsible for our share of time on the desk. In practice,
each of us spends between 30-40 (usually closer to 35) hours at the
circulation desk checking out and discharging books and answering
reference questions. Aside from desk-time, I am responsible for the
usual library duties: children's and young adult programs, collection
development, outreach, committees, etc. On the fortunate side, the
library assistants actually process materials to be put on the shelves.
My programs are very popular, but due to a lack of time, I can only
offer three a week. Overtime (coming in early and working through
lunch) is necessary to get the basic, bare-bones tasks done.
My question: Is this normal? How many hours do most of you spend "on
the desk"? What is the typical amount of time given to planning? How
many people work at your branch or library, as compared to the number of
books that you circulate?
I expect and look forward to a certain amount of public and desk time
but am beginning to be frustrated with the lack of time left for the
things that make me a children’s librarian. I started this job so full
of enthusiasm and energy. I read about all the wonderful ideas that you
all have for reading groups, teen advisory boards, and puppet shows, but
I barely have time to pull together my preschool and toddler times. I
have spoken to my supervisor but she, too, is swamped. The people that I
work with and my patrons are wonderful. I don't mind hard work, but I'd
rather be working more as a librarian than a clerk. I need to know if my
situation is normal and if it is, how do you cope?
Thank you in advance for your help. Please respond directly to me, at
Merribelle@hotmail.com.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 21:46:40 1997
From: Enid Costley <ecostley@arrowhead.lib.mn.us>
ubject: Library Card Campaigns
Walter Minkel requested ideas for a library card campaign. This idea has
been bubbling around in my head since I saw the movie MIB (Men In Black)
LIB (Librarians In Black) or (Librarians In Blue)
The poster would be a group of librarians wearing all blue or black holding
out library cards. Everyone is wearing sunglasses.
Caption could be
The Library
Your first and final line of defense
for
education
entertainment
information
Another idea is "Caught Red Handed with a Library Card" which I first
saw
in the ALA publication. Library staff all wore red gloves. Prizes were
given out to people on the street who had library cards.
Popcorn Parties
"Get Poppin' at (blank) library"
"Here what is poppin at (blank) library"
If everyone in a given school class has a library card they are awarded
with a popcorn party. The library provides popcorn, powder drink, napkins,
and cups. The teacher picks the date. The library may also provide a
booktalk or story program along with the party.
If anyone has any suggestion for improvement??!!
Enid Costley
Hibbing Public Library
Hibbing, MN
ecostley@arrowhead.lib.mn.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 21:46:46 1997
From: chserv@dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us
Subject: Stumper
Does anyone know where to get hold of a Ms. Frizzle doll (the teacher in the
Magic Schoolbus)? We have a patron who would buy one if they could find one.
Respond directly to kkreplin@dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us. Thanks!
Kristen Kreplin
Children's Librarian
Arlington Public Library
Arlington, TX
817-459-6907
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 21:46:41 1997
From: "Carole Fiore"<cfiore@mail.dos.state.fl.us>
Subject: Re: Planning and Role Setting revision
I was unable to attend the program on Planning for Results,
the revision to Planning and Role Setting, that was held in
San Francisco. I have had the chance to read the handout
that was distributed there and talk with people in PLA that
are involved in the process. From what I understand,
Kathleen Reif and Clara Bohrer have been involved in the
development of the new document. While I have not seen the
final copy for the new book, I have been told by several
people involved with putting the new publication together
that many of the examples for the 14 service responses are
children's and young adult service oriented. One of my
friends is an independent consultant working with a newly
formed cooperative library system and she is using this
material as part of their planning process. They have
selected 4 primary service responses -- 2 of which center on
children's services -- and 4 secondary responses -- and 2 of
them are centered on providing service for children. (The
libraries that formed this new cooperative have not been big
on youth services previously so this is an improvement!)
PLA currently has a request for proposal for "trainers to
participate in the design and delivery of four to eight
workshops introducing _Planning for Results: A Library
Transformation Kit_ posted to their web site. They are
looking for 4 to 6 trainers to develop the final training
agendas, scripts, and handouts and present the initial
training sessions on this new model. The trainers will be
assigned to work as teams to present the four to eight
training programs to be officially sponsored by PLA during
1998 (2 preconferences are scheduled at the PLA National
Conference in Kansas City and 2 for ALA annual in Washington
DC).
What can we do to ensure that youth services is fully part
of the new planning process? If you are interested, reply to
the RFP and try to become one of the few recognized PLA
trainers. Go to the conferences and become one of the first
to implement this new process -- and show how children's
services can be included!
The RFP is located at
http://www.pla.org/rfp-train.htm
Carole
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Carole D. Fiore
Library Program Specialist/Youth Services Consultant
State Library of Florida
R. A. Gray Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
PHONE: 850/487-2651 FAX: 850/488-2746 TDD: 850/922-4085
E-mail: CFIORE@mail.dos.state.fl.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 21:47:16 1997
From: JANENE ROESSLER -- PRESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY <PRESTON_ILL@selco.lib.mn.us>
Subject: RE: Guideposts magazine
We have been getting Guideposts for Kids for quite a few years. We have
never ordered a subscription it just comes. Don't know who is donating
it. The magazine does get checked out and look well used (not like
Teen or YM though). It seems to be well liked by certain kids. It doesn't
seem to be real preachy.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 21:48:28 1997
From: burlpl@sos.net (BURLINGTON LIBRARY)
ubject: STUMPER: Nancy Drew mystery
I have a young patron whose mother remembers some details from her
favorite Nancy Drew mystery that she read as a child. It involves puppets
(but is not _clue of the dancing puppet_), has an "oriental" flavor to
it,
and has some importance attached to the mansion next door. We do not have
every Nancy Drew title, but have looked through the 25 or so we do own.
TIA!
Torrie Hodgson, Children's Librarian, S.A., and everything else!
Burlington Public Library
900 East Fairhaven Ave
Burlington, WA 98233
Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
burlpl@sos.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:19:56 1997
From: "Diane Adams" <DIANE@monmouth.chemek.cc.or.us>
Subject: Reading Stumper
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You came through for me. Five
people came up with the title "Hey! I'm Reading" by Betty Miles,
Knopf, 1995 ISBN: 0-679-956441.
I loved this book and am applying for a state grant here to purchase
more learning to read materials and really wanted to include this
one.
Thank you again.
Diane Adams Youth Services Librarian
Monmouth Public Library (503) 838-1932
P.O. Box 10 fax: (503) 838-3899
168 Ecols St. S. diane@monmouth.chemek.cc.or.us
Monmouth, OR 97361
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:19:59 1997
From: chserv@dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us
Subject: Stumper
We have a patron looking for a fiction series he thinks came out in the
1960s about horses. They are told from the horse's perspective. We
suggested all the horse series we knew, regardless of date - the O'Hara,
M. Henry, Black Stallion. The only other information he had was that they
were "long" books. We'd appreciate any help. Thanks.
Kristen Kreplin
Children's Librarian
Arlington Public Library
Arlington, TX
817-459-6907
kkreplin@dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:19:56 1997
From: Rachel Baumgartner <baumgart@noblenet.org>
Subject: Tall, narrow book located
Dear Pubyacers,
Thanks for your fast answers. The tall book with honey in the
clocks is THE TALL BOOK OF MAKE-BELIEVE by Jane Werner and illustrated by
Garth Williams, published first in 1944. We can ILL it within our local
network. We'll call the happy user today. Rachel
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:20:03 1997
From: Deanna Hanson <dhanson@nslsilus.org>
ubject: stumper-dinosaur eggs
Does anyone recognize this book?
Patron remembers a picture book about a couple (possibly British) who
find 3 dinosaur eggs at the ocean and raise the dinosaurs.
We have checked A to Zoo and our catalog. If you know this story please
e-mail me directly. Thanks a lot!
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Deanna Hanson Phone: (847) 506-2622
Kids' World E-mail: dhanson@nsls.il.us.org
Arlington Heights Memorial Library Fax: (847) 506-2650
500 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:20:58 1997
From: chserv@dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us
Subject: Stumper
We have a patron who wants a craft book which will show how to make swords.
She's not interested in balloon swords, but is open to anything else. I'd
list the craft books I've looked in but there'd be hundreds! Thanks for your
help. Please respond directly to kkreplin@dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us.
Kristen Kreplin
Children's Librarian
Arlington Public Library
Arlington, TX
817-459-6907
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:20:58 1997
From: chserv@dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us
Subject: Stumper
Does anyone out there know of a picture books which is wholly or even partially
about St. Lucia day, the Scandinavian holiday? It is also called St. Lucy's
day. We've looked in A to Zoo and in Best Books for Children. Thanks for any
help. Please respond directly to kkreplin@dewey.pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us.
Kristen Kreplin
Children's Librarian
Arlington Public Library
Arlington, TX
817-459-6907
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:21:01 1997
From: Deanna Hanson <dhanson@nslsilus.org>
ubject: stumper-girl falls off cliff
Our patron remembers a lot of details from a novel she read, but we can't
track down the title. It sounds like a great book, does anyone recognize it?
A girl falls off a cliff and is paralyzed (both legs and arms, and she
cannot talk). A new girl moves to town, and she takes a job to read to
the girl who has been paralyzed. While they are reading Jany Eyre, the
girl uses her fingers to point to various words in the book to explain
what had happened to her. It turns out that the girl saw a boy/man
murder someone, and as she was running away she fell of the cliff. The
patron remembers that the cover of the book showed a hand reaching out
and holding onto some leaves. It may have been a paperback.
If you recognize this title please e-mail me directly. Thanks a lot!
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Deanna Hanson Phone: (847) 506-2622
Kids' World E-mail: dhanson@nsls.il.us.org
Arlington Heights Memorial Library Fax: (847) 506-2650
500 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:21:08 1997
From: Deanna Hanson <dhanson@nslsilus.org>
ubject: stumper-airstream trailer
Here's another stumper...
A book published in the 50's or 60's about a family who travels to
California in an Airstream (those big silver things) camper/trailer.
Please e-mail me directly if you recognize this book. Thanks in advance!
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Deanna Hanson Phone: (847) 506-2622
Kids' World E-mail: dhanson@nsls.il.us.org
Arlington Heights Memorial Library Fax: (847) 506-2650
500 N. Dunton Ave.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Aug 21 22:21:16 1997
From: mchelton@cadvantage.com (marykchelton)
ubject: ALAWON v6, n73 - RISE IN STUDENT NUMBERS ANNOUNCED
>Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 17:34:37 -0400
>Sender: owner-ala-wo@ala1.ala.org
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>To: ALA Washington Office Newsline <ala-wo@ala1.ala.org>
>Subject: ALAWON v6, n73 - RISE IN STUDENT NUMBERS ANNOUNCED
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>Status:
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>ALAWON Volume 6, Number 73
>ISSN 1069-7799 August 21, 1997
>
> American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
>
>In this issue: (108 lines)
>
>DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCES RISE IN STUDENT NUMBERS
>
>_________________________________________________________________
>
> DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCES RISE IN STUDENT NUMBERS
>
>America's schools will continue to bulge at the seams this fall
>as another record number of students fill up conventional and
>portable classrooms, according to a press release from the U.S.
>Department of Education.
>
>At a press conference today, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard
>W. Riley said that 52.2 million students are expected to attend
>school this fall, with the bulk of the increase at the high
>school level. Total public and private school enrollment this
>fall will surpass last fall's all time high of more than 51
>million students.
>
>Riley added that the increases will continue unabated for the
>next decade and call for serious solutions to the school
>overcrowding problems that many school districts are
>experiencing. Increases are expected to peak at 54.3 million in
>2007.
>
>"Portable classrooms and short term solutions just don't cut it,"
>Riley said. "We need to build some 6,000 additional schools in
>the next 10 years. Children shouldn't spend their entire
>educational experience going to schools in portable classrooms.
>Right now school overcrowding is a local concern, but it has the
>potential to become a national crisis."
>
>The second annual "Back-to-School Special Report on the Baby Boom
>Echo: Here Come the Teenagers", prepared by the Education
>Department's National Center for Education Statistics, cites the
>largest increase will be among teenagers. From the fall of 1997
>through 2007, the nation's schools can expect a 13 percent
>increase in grades 9 through 12, a five percent increase in
>grades six through eight, and a one percent decrease in grades
>one through five.
>
>Overall, public elementary and secondary enrollment is projected
>to increase by four percent over the next ten years, with western
>states having the largest increases--California is expecting
>the largest percent increase of almost 16 percent. Idaho,
>Arizona, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and Georgia join
>California as states with increases of more than ten percent.
>Twenty states and the District of Columbia can expect a decrease.
>
>Riley also stressed that the demand for teachers would rise with
>increased student enrollment. He said that about two million
>more teachers will be needed for the next decade. While
>the enrollment increases will not bring about teacher shortages
>in all schools, many schools, particularly those in high poverty
>urban and rural areas, already have difficulty attracting and
>retaining qualified teachers.
>
>And many schools may need more teachers in specific subjects such
>as math and science. "We need to do all we can to ensure that
>all students have qualified teachers who can teach to high
>standards," Riley said.
>
>The report said that the number of high school graduates will
>increase by 18 percent over the next ten years, with about half
>of the states having at least a 15 percent increase; western
>states will have a 25 percent increase in high school graduates.
>Full time college enrollment is expected to increase by 21
>percent in the next ten years.
>
>In answer to a reporter's question on specific problems due to
>overcrowding, Florida principal Rayfield Henderson said students
>are attending school in double sessions, a cafeteria built for
>700 is trying to feed 1,000, bathrooms facilities are inadequate,
>and there is overrun on the library facilities.
>
>The report also states that students are "crammed into libraries,
>gymnasiums, laboratories, lunch rooms, and even closets." ALA
>believes the projected student increases will have an impact on
>school libraries and school media specialists as well as on local
>academic and public library facilities and librarians.
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