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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:51:11 1997
From: Lauren_Mayer@nypl.org
Subject: Working with teachers and schools
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Subject: Working with teachers and schools
Author: ktodd
Date: 11/24/97 11:45 AM
In an October 30 PUBYAC posting, Cindi Ellen O'Connor asked the
following question:
"How many [public] libraries have someone to serve as a school
liaison, where that is their primary job focus?"
The Brooklyn Public Library, New York Public Library and Queens
Borough Public Library are currently implementing "Connecting
Libraries and Schools Project (CLASP)" in New York City. This project
provides a special staff whose main responsibility is to work with the
schools. It is currently operating in 13 NYC school districts (there
are 32 community school districts and 2 special districts in NYC). In
each school district, 3 or 4 librarians and 1 clerk are assigned to
CLASP. (An average district contains about 25,000 students, 20
schools and 6 public library branches). The CLASP staff visit the
classrooms, design workshops for teachers, prepare presentations on
literacy for parents and register everyone for library cards. More
information about CLASP is available at our web site:
http://www.nypl.org/branch/services/clasp/clasp.html.
Cindi also asks:
How many hours a week should I be setting aside just for
school-library liaison work?
Success in working with the schools is not a result of a number of
hours, but the result of flexibility and an understanding of how
schools work. Schools are locked into a fixed scheduling pattern by
the demands of working with the students. School staff do not do time
management in the same way as other professions. They often plan only
a few days ahead--even hours--for major undertakings. The public
library staff needs to be able to respond with a quick turn-around
time in order to be effective.
A final note: the New York City library systems have found that
funders, both public and private, are very interested in providing
money for a program such as CLASP. Everyone believes that the schools
and public libraries should be working together. This has been an
important focus for requesting increased public library funding.
I would be glad to speak to anyone about how CLASP works. Please
contact me:
Kate Todd
New York Public Library/CLASP
228 East 23 Street
New York, NY 10010
phone: (212) 726-9757
fax: (212) 726-9758
e-mail: ktodd@nypl.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:51:11 1997
From: Carolyn Caywood <carolyn@infi.net>
Subject: Re: Holidays
Ramadan, like all Islamic observances, is calculated on a lunar
calendar that does not correspond to our solar calendar. So, it moves
through the seasons and you would need to verify when it occurs this
year.
Carolyn Caywood % Save the time of the Reader %
carolyn@infi.net % --Ranganathan's 4th Law %
http://www6.pilot.infi.net/~carolyn/ FAX:757-464-6741
936 Independence Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA 23455 757-460-7519
>
> Can anyone tell me which holidays are celebrated during December? I
> thought someone mentioned a few but I neglected to save the message. I
> plan on doing a "Holiday Bingo" for my holiday party and want to
include
> as many religions as possible to help educate the children and to include
> everyone. I know there is Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chanukah. I also read
> that Ramadan is celebrated around this time, but I have several different
> dates. Thanks.
>
> Jennifer Bromann
> Head of Youth Services
> Prairie Trails Public Library
> Burbank, IL
> bromannj@sls.lib.il.us
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:51:12 1997
From: Jill Patterson <jpatterson@lightside.com>
ubject: what low status of children's librarians?
Children's librarians have low status? We're always teasing that the
children's department gets most of our library budget...practically all of
the Friends' money. Our great children's librarian, Carmen Hernandez (who
completed her MLS degree last spring) appeases us by including all the
departments in her activities. During Halloween, the storytime kids take a
tour of the library and we get to pass out treats at each of our desks.
During the summer reading club, all staff are given orientation so we know
what's going on--and the reference staff help staff the children's desk a
few hours a week. She holds a staff party in July so we get to watch one of
the movies shown to the kids. Carmen helps staff the reference desk on an
as-needed basis. The Library Director and head of circ spent 2 hours a week
for 3 months in the Children's department getting training and staffing the
desk. Both of them considered it a form of "bibliotherapy" to have the
opportunity to work with patrons and the collection (our Director has no
other desk time). At staff meetings, each department head (including
Children's) relates what is happening in the department. Every month, I
provide a report to the Director on what's happening in the Library in which
the Children's Department figures prominently.
Our mission statement stresses the importance of serving children. Everyone
on the staff knows how important this deparment and the personnel in it are.
We know how lucky we are to have Carmen and her dedicated staff on board.
They certainly don't have low status here!
Jill Patterson,
Head of Adult & Children's Services
Jill Patterson JPatterson@lightside.com
Glendora Public Library 140 S. Glendora Ave. Glendora, CA 91741
Tel: 626/852-4896 FAX: 626/852-4899
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:51:18 1997
From: karen wendt <kmwendt@scls.lib.wi.us>
ubject: Die Cut machines
There is the Ellison Die Cutting Equipment and something called Accu-Cut.
The machines are used to place paper, flannel, cloth, etc- and cut various
shapes, flowers, animals, bookmarks, letters, numbers etc. You can use
shapes for bookmarks, crafts, summer reading program, decorations, storytime
projects, nametags, etc. [We also type WISH books on them. This year it is
mittens hanging on a clothes line. Patrons pick a mitten (book title) and
pay the amount, put their name on the mitten and hang it back up on the
line.] The Die cut machine body is like a press that exerts pressure down on
a die, which is like a cookie cutter. The shape of the blades on the die
determine the shape that cuts your paper/cloth. Our library system owns a
few portable die cut machines that are spread throughout the system and
librarians can drive to the homesite to use the machine. The dies (shapes)
move around periodically from one homesite to another. We use to have the
whole thing delivered to any library that wanted to use it but it is very
heavy and bulky for the delivery trucks. Karen
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
kmwendt@scls.lib.wi.us
Karen M. Wendt, Children's and Young Adult Coordinator
Monona Public Library
1000 Nichols Road, Monona WI 53716
608-222-6127
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:51:11 1997
From: "Hudson, Sarah" <shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us>
Subject: RE: Why Children's librarians "don't get no respect"
Thanks Melissa for your input. They were all supervisors! Or at least the
heads of their respective departments. These are a combination of factors
that I saw from 3 or 4 different children's librarians in more than one system.
Again, these were bad examples. I appreciate the talent and patience that
Children's Librarians, or Youth Services Specialists, have.
I guess that their supervisors (the respective Library Directors) were
either oblivious to this behavior, or chose to ignore it. Which is another
way of devaluing the Children's Department.
Sarah
Sarah Hudson
Information Specialist
Independence Regional Library
Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us
Opinions are my own, and do not reflect those of the Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:51:15 1997
From: Carolyn Caywood <carolyn@infi.net>
Subject: Re: bibliotherapy
Not seeing an email address, I'm going to inflict this on the list.
As I recall, Masha Rudman has written fairly extensively on
bibliotherapy, so you might look up her name.
Personally, I think bibliotherapy in the hands of non-psychiatric
experts is one of the more virulent forms of pop-psychology. I have
expressed myself before on the idea of prescribing novels to children
in emotional pain and I won't repeat that. Let me just say that if we
as librarians feel it is not our business to interpret in the area of
medical reference, predicting the outcome of a troubled child reading
a particular book must fall in the same category as recommending any
other course of medical treatment. I am not, however, talking about
what a psychiatrist may see fit to do.
Carolyn Caywood % Save the time of the Reader %
carolyn@infi.net % --Ranganathan's 4th Law %
http://www6.pilot.infi.net/~carolyn/ FAX:757-464-6741
936 Independence Blvd. Virginia Beach, VA 23455 757-460-7519
>
> I've had two converations recently with junior high librarians where the
> term "bibliotherapy" was used. Can anyone tell me more about it
and how
> it is being used in the junior high and high school settings? Thanks.
> Marcia Hershiser
>
>
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:52:07 1997
From: Filtering Facts <David_Burt@filteringfacts.org>
ubject: Re: Filtering Software Unconstitutional(NOT)
For a much better and more exhaustive treatment of this topic, see:
HTTP://WWW.FILTERINGFACTS.ORG/NLC.HTM
NATIONAL LAW CENTER
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
NLC MEMORANDUM OF LAW
On Legal Issues Involving
USE OF FILTERING SOFTWARE BY LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, AND
BUSINESSES TO RESTRICT ACCESS TO INTERNET PORNOGRAPHY
IS CONSTITUTIONAL
*****************************************************************************
David Burt, Filtering Facts, HTTP://WWW.FILTERINGFACTS.ORG
David_Burt@filteringfacts.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:52:35 1997
From: RichardGuy@aol.com
Subject: Islamic assignment
Just got my keyboard working -- so this is way late, but still thought you
might want to have this for future inquiries:
You wrote:
...............8th grade teacher show up with a class studying Islam.
She assigned the students topics she had selected and required them to find 2
periodical articles and 3 books on subjects like: Islamic cosmetics; Islamic
animals; Islamic dances.............
The Islamic Resource Institue is a marvelous resource for both public and
school libraries. It has both the resources and lesson plans to provide a
broad base of learning for those who wish to learn. Located in Fountain
Valley, CA, the address is 9300 Gardenia Ave, the phone is 714.839.2929.
Richard K. Moore, Librarian
Bolsa Grande High School
Garden Grove, CA
Email: RichardGuy@AOL.COM
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:53:35 1997
From: Michael Dell <mdell@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca>
Subject: Stumper: Solomon Shag
Does anyone recognize this book? Customer remembers reading it about 30
years ago, probably a picture book, it's about a dog found by a boy, it
has a line that the dog "flipped like a bump on a log." The title or
the
characters may be Solomon Shag or Solomon and Shag, or any variation
thereof, or neither of the above.
Have tried A to Zoo, Index to Fairy tales, and Storyteller's Sourcebook
(in the faint hope that it's a traditional tale). Any help would be
appreciated.
TIA
Michael
MICHAEL DELL email: mdell@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca
Manager, Children's Division
Edmonton Public Library
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Edmonton, AB T5J 2V4
403-496-7040 (W)
403-496-1885 (FAX)
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:53:37 1997
From: Joan Soulliere <joans@lis.pitt.edu>
Subject: email address needed
Please, could someone send me Dorothy Broderick's email address?
Joan Soulliere
MLIS student
University of Pittsburgh
From: Joan Soulliere <joans@lis.pitt.edu>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Sun Nov 30 23:53:47 1997
From: Sullivan <ksulliva@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Youth Services Librarian Position
POSITION SUMMARY: A responsible administrative position directing the
operation of Youth Services in the library. Plans and implements
children's programs, selects materials for all ages, and creates
promotional materials. Visits schools and organizations to promote
youth programs and supervises children on the library premises.
Produces a children's newsletter on a quarterly basis, and submits
written records to the Director.
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: Plans, organizes, schedules and implements
children's programming, including, but not limited to, storytelling,
puppet show, craft programs and demonstrations. Supervises Youth
Services area , reviews, selects and orders junior and teenage fiction
and nonfiction materials, checks materials in and out for library
patrons. Keeps up to date on developments in the Youth Services field
and maintains an active collection for use of patrons. Works with
patrons to find materials needed and attends workshops on youth
services. Maintains records on activities in Youth Services area and
prepares monthly and annual reports on these activities. Produces book
lists, newsletters, bookmarks and other materials for distribution to
children and parents with the approval of the director. Works with
other staff members at front desk or in reference as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS: Graduate from a four year college or university and at
least three years of professional work with children. Experience in
working in a public library with children would be helpful. Valid New
Mexico Operator's License Class V. Knowledge and experience in the
operation of various pieces of equipment, such as cassette recorder,
computer, VCR, 16 mm projector, camera, overhead and opaque projector
required.
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Regular, Full-Time
Applications may be obtained at the City of Gallup Personnel Office, 110
West Aztec, Gallup, NM 87301. For more information please call (505)
863-1215.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regards to
race, national origin, political affiliation, religious faith, or
absence of, sex, age, or disability.
THE CITY OF GALLUP ENFORCES A DRUG-FREE WORK PLACE.
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