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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:18:40 1997
From: "Vollrath, Elizabeth" <evollrat@uwsp.edu>
Subject: Teacher In-Service
I would like to have an inservice for teachers K-12 and homeschooling
parents this fall. We will have displays of the latest fiction &
nonfiction & helpful reference books, bibliographies, web site lists,
and packets of information about what we can do for them. I know that
teachers are busy, so I want to make it open house on a Saturday. I
will have snacks and door prizes. Does anyone have any great ideas to
share? Something that will act as a real draw? I imagine that many of
us would like to know. Thanks and happy school year!
Elizabeth Vollrath
Portage County Public Library
Stevens Pt., WI 54481
evollrath@uwsp.edu
(715)346-1290
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:18:42 1997
From: "Michele Church" <michele.church@reliancenational.com>
ubject: Stumper
I am trying to find out who the largest publisher of Christian or Catholic
books for the (approx.) 4-7 age group is.
While I am already on the topic, Does anyone know of a public library (or
public access to a private library) in the San Francisco Bay Area with the
large selection of these types of books.
Thank you in advance for all of your help.
Please reply directly to me.
From: "Michele Church" <michele.church@reliancenational.com>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:18:42 1997
From: Melissa Small <msmall@leo.vsla.edu>
Subject: READ-A-THON
Has anyone done a READ-A-THON? My Library Board would like us
to do a Read-A-Thon to help support our local band that is
going to the Sugar Bowl this year.
We have some ideas, but I could use some extra help! You can
send the information directly to me at msmall@leo.vsla.edu and
I will make a post to the whole listserve.
Thanks, you guys are wonderful!
Melissa M. Small
Lancaster Community Library
Childrens Librarian
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:18:42 1997
From: Guadalupe Gomez <JGSanchez@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: Library Card Month
There is a separate YA area in our library (South Chula Vista) and I had
a huge library card made- one similiar to our own. I will be hanging it
up and above that (using Print Shop delux) I will make a banner that
reads: Get A Life - Get A Library Card. I will do the same for Spanish
banner. Additionally, I will be giving out book jackets to all YA's who
get a new library card or check something out. These are bookjackets I
had left over from Summer Reading Program and some that were donated.
I would like to hear from other Children's/YA Librarian on their logos
that they have used in the past. In November I will be using: Have You
Fallen Into Any Good Lately. I will display a tree, from construction
paper with falling leaves. Each leaf will have a title....
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:20:20 1997
From: "Amy Vessel" <avessel@BAMAED.UA.EDU>
Subject: J. Simon's story stumper
On 8/1/97, J. Simon wrote the following:
We had a request for a picture book that is about an angel and
rabbits. Patron said its definitely not a B. Potter title. Also,
what about a title about a rabbit and ballet shoes (possibly from the
1960's). Anyone have any ideas?
I hope that I have found one of your stumpers. It was my favorite
Easter book. The annotated bibliography reads, "Mother Country Bunny
goes to the Palace in hopes of becoming the fifth Easter Bunny." The
grandfather bunny chooses her over all the other bunnies to join the
team. Throughout the night she visits every house on her list, but
there is one tiny house on a steep hill that she cannot reach. The
Grandfather Bunny gives her a pair of golden shoes to leap up to the
home where a small child is surprised with a special Easter egg.
Only this past year did I see a reprint of this book in the local
bookstore. The reference is as follows:
Heyward, DuBose (1939,1967) The Country Bunny and the Golden Shoes.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
ISBN: 0-395-18557-2 (pbk)
I hope this helps!!!
Amy Vessel
Instructor
University of Alabama
avessel@bamaed.ua.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:19:44 1997
From: andrew or anne <paradis@jorsm.com>
ubject: Re: kwanzaa ideas
At 02:57 PM 8/21/97 -0400, you wrote:
>What do you do for those families that do not wish to celebrate any of your
>holidays?
>Hope dewey@nh.ultranet.com
>
>>Believe it or not, it's time to plan our family holiday program already.
>>snip<<
Presumably those families which do not wish to learn about other cultures
or who have religious objections to the celebration of a paricular or any
holiday may choose to stay away! As long as an historical, sociological or
anthropological tone is taken- the library is not *celebrating* but
describing or teaching about the *many* cultures which make up the United
States. When I was a child we shared aspects of holidays with our neighbors.
They were not observing our religious beliefs nor we theirs, but we shared
foods and customs as guests in each others houses. There is an interesting
2 volume adult book out on how to behave when one is a guest at various
religious functions. Most religions have cultural, secular customs which can
be shared for the greater enjoyument and understanding of the community.
Anne
Andy or Anne
Andrew Paradise, Information/Reference Librarian, Medical Librarian, and
Children's Librarian by marriage: Anne Paradise, Children's Librarian,
mystery reader
Gary Public Library andrew@gary.lib.in.us work
220 West 5th St. paradis@jorsm.com home
Gary, IN 46402 anne@gary.lib.in.us Anne
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:20:20 1997
From: Gilbert Crawford <gcrawfor@sparc.hpl.lib.tx.us>
ubject: Houston, TX - Archivist III position
This job announcement has been posted to several listservs. Please excuse
duplication.
Houston Public Library
Archivist III
PN# 62890
Central Services
Archives
DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES/ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
The Houston Public Library has a significant collection of archival and
manuscript materials related to the history of the Houston metropolitan
area. The emphasis is on records and manuscripts, including architectural
materials, photographs, oral history and films. The person selected for
this position will assist in overseeing the Archives collection for
preservation and access. Coordinates processing of materials and production
of finding aids by staff and volunteers; processes collections and prepares
collections for microfilming. Trains new volunteers in processing
procedures as needed. Coordinates computerization of archival cataloging
and finding aids. Provides reference assistance for library patrons with
in-depth research questions. Serves as a member of the editorial staff of
The Houston Review, doing copy editing and proofreading. In charge of the
Archives unit in the absence of the manager.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Must be
able to use a computer to access/input information. Position requires
stooping, bending and lifting library materials up to 20 pounds; must be
able to push loaded book truck. Must be able to move freely throughout the
unit to file/retrieve library materials.
MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Master's degree in Library Science or a related Humanities field.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum of three years experience is required including one year of
supervisory experience.
PREFERENCES
Special training in archivist fields and/or a Certified Archivist (C.A.).
Experience with digitization is a plus.
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 23
$1212 - $1670 Biweekly $31,512 - $43,420 Annually
OPENING DATE: August 27, 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 9:00 am to
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at 500 Jefferson, 15th floor. First
preference will be given to those applications with a resume attached.
Successful candidates will be notified of their application status. All new
and rehires must pass a pre-employment drug test and are subject to a
physical examination and verification of information provided.
OUT-OF-TOWN applicants may submit a resume to:
Ralph Patterson
Human Resources Manager
Houston Public Library
500 McKinney
Houston, TX 77002
ph. 713/247-3558
fax 713/247-1266
e-mail: rpatters@hpl.lib.tx.us
USE PN# 62890 WHEN APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:20:16 1997
From: Shemat@aol.com
Subject: Fwd: Sheila Intner's Response to Charles Willett's Posting, part 2
Here is PART TWO. Thank you for your attention. -- Sheila S. Intner, ALA
Council member-at-large & ALCTS vice-president, president-elect.
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Forwarded message:
From: U59675@UICVM.UIC.EDU (Alex Bloss (alex.bloss@uic.edu) 312-996-2706)
Sender: owner-alacoun@ala1.ala.org
Resent-from: owner-alacoun@ala1.ala.org
Reply-to: U59675@UICVM.UIC.EDU
To: alacoun@ala1.ala.org (ALA Council List)
Date: 97-08-21 06:36:00 EDT
I am posting this message at the request of Sheila Intner, Councilor-
at-large, whose email address is not presently compatible with the
Council listserv. Part one was just previously posted.
---------------------------Original message-----------------------------
Dear Alex,
Thanks for forwarding the following to the Council listserv, PART TWO of my
reply to Charles Willett's open letter. /Sheila Intner, Councilor-at-large
PART TWO
THE LONGER ANSWER
One of ALA's 11 divisions, Association for Library Collections &
Technical Services (ALCTS) is associated with activities that frequently are
outsourced, such as obtaining library materials, cataloging, binding, etc.
But ALCTS is not a political action group with an anti-outsourcing agenda.
It is a professional association whose rightful business is (1) educating &
informing its members & non-member colleagues about work-related topics; and
(2) facilitating creation & dissemination of practical tools. It does
business via publications (both print & electronic), interaction at
conferences and regional institutes, and the activities of its chapter
affiliates.
The outsourcing resolution presented to the ALCTS board unequivocally
damned outsourcing and praised locally-performed selection. When the flawed
wording was questioned, AIP representative Patricia Wallace, who kindly came
to present it & answer questions, said we all knew what it really meant, and
didn't clear up the problems. The board voted not to endorse it. (I
wouldn't have voted for it either, but that day I couldn't vote because my
term of office had not yet begun.)
One bad outsourcing contract doesn't make all outsourcing bad. Some
local-librarian-selected collections are good, some are not. Working for
more than a decade as a collection consultant, I personally have seen
local-librarian-selected collections that could have benefited from
vendor-selected alternatives. Outsourcing & selection power, by themselves,
are neutral. When either of them is done properly, it's good; when either is
done badly, it isn't. Who performs the work or where it's done doesn't
assure goodness or badness.
Why didn't ALCTS support AIP's anti-outsourcing resolution? Simple. It
wasn't -- & isn't -- supportable by librarians who catalog with OCLC (or
RLIN, or WLN), collect materials via approval plans (including Baker &
Taylor's), bind books and journals with commercial binders, subscribe to
journals via EBSCO, Turner, or Faxon, or exercise other opportunities to move
the more mechanical aspects of our work to cheaper venues. When the goals of
selection are sharply & clearly defined, selection of individual titles can
be merely a matter of matching against the selection parameters, which
shouldn't require the attention of local librarians to do. But the Hawaii
contract failed to define selection goals, failed to insure that local needs
could be met, if necessary, by alternative means, failed to give local
librarians opportunities for input before the contract was signed, & failed
to allow local librarians the right to ask for corrections if problems
emerged. Even all of this still doesn't justify the unfortunate wording of
the AIP resolution. It seems to me that if AIP wants support for its
resolutions, it needs to listen AND RESPOND to objections raised by potential
supporters. It wasn't surprising that the take-it-or-leave-it attitude I
observed in San Francisco didn't produce the desired support.
MORE ANSWERS
To answer your questions about where ALCTS has been -- it's been working
hard doing its rightful business for its members. And from what I saw in San
Francisco, it is succeeding wildly. How do I measure success? I measure it
in terms of participation. The ALCTS Membership Meeting/President's Program
drew so many people the hotel filled a second ballroom accommodating the
overflow crowd. That's success to me.
ALCTS should educate and inform librarians about outsourcing via
conference & regional programs on the subject & publications, which is
what
President Carol Chamberlain described in her June 6 statement.
What ALCTS should NOT do is meddle in one library's affairs, or
unilaterally, without invitation, interfere in fights between library
directors & their staffs, or between libraries & their vendors.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:19:51 1997
From: khones@muse.sfusd.k12.ca.us (KE Hones)
ubject: Setting Up Middle School library media center
I am looking for theory, philosophy, ideas/floorplans/resources et al for
setting up a middle school library (in a small space). I will post a hit.
KE Hones A Dreamer Lives Forever!
<khones@sfusd.k12.ca.us>
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre
minds..." -Albert Einstein
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Aug 25 02:19:52 1997
From: andrew or anne <paradis@jorsm.com>
ubject: Request for riddles
My first Family Night program, on Sept. 8, is on the theme of games and
puzzles. For the take home handout I am assembling a list of riddles to do
with books and school (libraries too, if any turn up!). So far I have what
boats have for bedtime stories (ferry stories), black and white and red all
over, and round and round etc. (how many rs in that)- the last is a stretch,
but it's spelling, at least. Does anyone have any gems off the top of their
head? I would be most grateful- TIA.
Anne
Andy or Anne
Andrew Paradise, Information/Reference Librarian, Medical Librarian, and
Children's Librarian by marriage: Anne Paradise, Children's Librarian,
mystery reader
Gary Public Library andrew@gary.lib.in.us work
220 West 5th St. paradis@jorsm.com home
Gary, IN 46402 anne@gary.lib.in.us Anne
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