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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 00:00:43 1998
From: Erin Gallagher <gallaghe@noblenet.org>
Subject: Re: States Books
Dear Anne,
We have the same problem here, so I recently orderd First Facts About the
States. This has two full pages about each state, including a fact box
with state flower, bird, etc. A picture of the state flag is provided,
but not pictures of the other things. Still, it has helped out in a pinch
on many occasions. Also, World Book does a great job with each state.
Erin
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Erin Gallagher | Peabody Institute Library
Head of Children's Services | Peabody, Massachusetts
gallagher@noblenet.org | *North of Boston Library Exchange*
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 00:34:13 1998
From: Sarah Hudson <shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us>
Subject: Beanie Baby Program?
Hello,
Has anyone created a program centered around Beanie Babies? These are
a big collectible among the older children and YAs in our community.
I am interested in conducting a program for ages 10 and up on Collecting
Beanie Babies. I would use a generic term such as Bean Bag Animals.
I was thinking about library tie-ins by using the internet to show the companies
web page, and Crafts' n' things has some Bean Bag projects available through
Infotrac Searchbank. Any other ways to tie this in to the library?
As far as the activities for the program,
I would do an Internet Demonstration, showing the TY Company Website,
Allow a trading period. Talk about Collectible Books in the library.
Any suggestions for activities or games?
You can respond to me directly and I'll post to the list if interested.
Thanks,
Sarah
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 Thu Feb 5 20:18:54 1998
From: Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Rubber Stamps
Kidstamps
P.O. Box 18699
Cleveland Hts., OH 44118
1-800-727-5437
www.kidstamps.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:20:45 1998
From: "Maryjane Hyatt" <hyattm@snoopy.tblc.lib.fl.us>
Subject: Re: bug theme for SRP
Hi Cindy,
You could do "Insect your library this summer" (I love Incognito
Mosquito,
Private Insective)instead of Inspect your library. Maryjane
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:18:57 1998
From: Gail Roberts <groberts@sailsinc.org>
Subject: Re: Library Volunteers and/or Friends Group
We have used volunteers for just this job for about four years now, and it
has helped a lot. We contacted United Way, which lists opportunities for
volunteers. You can also see if you have a SHARE program in your area,
where people do two hours of volunteer work per month, pay $15 and get $40
worth of food, sort of like a food co-op. SHARE puts out a newsletter,
and lists volunteer opportunites. You can also contact your local
parochial schools, they often have volunteerism for their junior and
senior high school students. Girl and Boy Scout troops will do this kind
of work for badges, and we have also had volunteers that are mildly
mentally disabled. Make sure they can cut accurately, one woman cut poor
Arthur's ears off for 30 Arthur faces. Senior citizens can also do this
kind of work, and enjoy coming in, sitting down, and seeing the children.
WE have had a party once a year, usually in the spring, and invite all
volunteers, give them a gift (Upstart has nice ones), and thank them that
way. We also remember them at CHristmas and Valentine's Day. ONe of our
senior citizen volunteers makes the best chocolate fudge for us for
Christmas. Hope this helps!
"It's hard to make things foolproof, because fools are so ingenious."
(Don't know who said it, but it's my favorite saying.)
Gail E. Roberts
Coordinator of Youth Services
New Bedford Free Public Library
New Bedford, MA
groberts@sailsinc.org
groberts@capecod.net
On Tue, 3 Feb 1998, Steven Cinami wrote:
> Hello colleagues!
> I hope you can help or offer suggestions. Our Children's Department needs
> people to cut out crafts for Story Hour (currently, our 3 library pages are
> supposed to do this in addition to putting carts of books in order and
> shelving them, but they can barely get the books shelved, and my assistant
> and I are taking craft work home). Is there anyone out there who uses
> volunteers in their Children's Department on a regular basis, and if you
do,
> do you have strategies for recruiting, scheduling, and rewards? Does anyone
> have a formal volunteer program going?
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:18:59 1998
From: "Janet Eckert" <wmrls2@crocker.com>
Subject: Re: www scavenger hunts
Hi!
Check out the Mining Company's Scavenger Hunt Page
[http://kidsnetgames.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa051297.htm] It compiles
a number of Internet Scavenger hunts (including mine!).
Sincerely,
janet eckert
western massachusetts regional library system
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:19:43 1998
From: Tammy Giesking <tammyg@lvccld.lib.nv.us>
Subject: Re: bug theme for SRP
Our district did a bug theme a couple of years ago. Our slogan was "Don't
Bug Me I'm Reading". The kids really liked it.
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Opinions expressed here are strictly my own and do not neccessarily
reflect those of the library district I work for.
Tammy Gieseking, Young Peoples Assistant Librarian
Sunrise Library, 5400 Harris Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89110
(702) 453-1180
Tammyg@lvccld.lib.nv.us or gieseking@worldnet.att.net
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did.
I said I didn't know. -Mark Twain
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:18:56 1998
From: Dawn Rutherford <rutherfo@chipublib.org>
Subject: Re: Career Day
On Wed, 4 Feb 1998, Julie Abbott wrote:
> (When I do one of these things, I like to tell the kids about the
> wide varieties of things librarians do... everything from
> storytelling, to working with computers, to driving a bookmobile to
> doing "detective work," to defending their rights to
> read, listen and view... and you can portray "collection
development"
> as getting paid to shop) :)
When I did this for the first time last week, I also told about my early
library experiences, working as a page in high school and college, and
then read Library Lil to the classes (grades 1-4). The best part, I felt,
was the question and answer section at the end.
If you haven't seen Library Lil yet...pick it up! It is wonderful!
Dawn Rutherford
Children's Librarian
Carl B. Roden Branch
Chicago Public Library
rutherfo@chipublib.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:19:00 1998
From: "Smith, Jeanne - Farmington Hills" <smithjea@metronet.lib.mi.us>
Subject: re:state books
We have the Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, it is published
by U.X.L. an imprint of Gale. the ISBN is 0-7876-0736-3 for the 4 volume
set. It is great, esp with the famous people from each state listed at
the end of each state. For instance the section on Arizona is 14 pages
long. When all our circulating books on the state is checked out we give
this reference tool to the patron. Sorry I can't give you the price.
Jeanne Smith
Children's Librarian
Farmington Community Library
32737 W. 12 Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(810) 848-4315
Fax: (810) 553-3228
email smithjea@metronet.lib.mi.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:19:58 1998
From: "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
Subject: Re: Library Volunteers and/or Friends Group
> Hello colleagues!
> Is there anyone out there who uses volunteers in their Children's
> Department on a regular basis, and if you do, do you have strategies
> for recruiting, scheduling, and rewards? Does anyone have a formal
> volunteer program going?
Diane:
It may be time to re-think using crafts with your story times on a
weekly basis. It sounds as though they are becoming a real burden!
Remember, it is STORY time, not craft time, after all. I feel that
sometimes crafts can become the raison d'etre for story times, and
not the other way around.
Are you doing the crafts because you really get a kick out of it?
Are you able to prepare them well enough for preschoolers to complete
them successfully and get something out of it? And are you able to
keep the emphasis on the stories and not let the crafts take over the
session? If the answer to these questions is "yes," then by all
means continue to think of ways to maintain your craft projects. But
if you find that the crafts have taken over, that they aren't fun
anymore, and that parental expectation is the motivating force
behind your continuing with the crafts, it may be time to return your
concentration to providing high-quality STORY programs.
Kids get crafts in all sorts of places: church, the Y, preschools and
daycares, etc.--but really high-quality story programs are still
pretty much the province of the library alone. If you want to
incorporate crafts on a less frequent basis, or to have a few
crafts-only programs during the year, that's probably enough. The
important thing is that the kids are getting a good STORY time
experience.
Vicky Smith
Children's Librarian
McArthur Public Library
Biddeford, ME 04005
(207)284-4181
vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:20:58 1998
From: Molly <mjpanko@wi.net>
Subject: CD-ROM Network
Hello library folks -
Our library is exploring upgrading or replacing our current CD-ROM tower.
We have a shared online library catalog with our local public schools but
currently have separate CD-ROM towers with products like Readers' Guide
and Newsbank. Has anyone had great success with a CD-ROM network? We
are looking for encouraging stories (we have heard enough discouraging
tales) about CD-ROM network situations. Please respond to me directly
and I will post the results.
Thanks!
--
Molly Panko
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
mjpanko@wi.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:21:44 1998
From: druthgo@sonic.net (Dr. Ruth I. Gordon)
ubject: Save the Bear
Colleagues: I hope that all International Realtions Committees of all
Divisions, round tables, square tables, under the tables, and all task
forces will bring their strengths to bear to SAVE THE BEAR (and his
friends).
The POOH group must be saved, albeit under glass. After all, WE won the
American Revolution. Although the 1783 Treaty of Paris did not mention the
denizens of the 100 acre wood, I know that one of the principles of the
uprising in the British Colonies in North America in the 18th century was
the RIGHT TO BEAR.
Help.
Big Grandma
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"You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass
the guilty." Jessica Mitford (1917-1996)
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:34:08 1998
From: lauram@ci.hillsboro.or.us
Subject: Valentine
Darla is working at Seattle Public and wanted me to post this to all of
you. She is doing a Valentine's Day display with a twist. As we spoke,
I thought it would be appropriate to get a big ol' black heart-broken in
two, stamped with white skulls and glued sweetart cutesy love sayings
for borders. I think for HPL i'm going to use:
"Love is a many splendored thing, YA THINK?
HORRORble Love:
Read it while its hot!"
And of course have a book display to go with it.
So please send along titles of YA horror/love/obsession tales. So far
I've come up with:
> Klause, The Silver Kiss
> ", Blood and Chocolate
> Dakota Lane, Johnny Voodoo
> Hahn, Look for me by moonlight
Heisel, Eyes of a Stranger
Possible titles, but ones I haven't read yet:
> Boyfriend,Girlfriend series
> Clements, Tom Loves Anna Loves Tom
> Davis, Lori, I love you
> Foley, Falling in love is no snap
> Thomas, Everything you need to know about a romantic breakup
>
Please email me with other titles you feel would be appropriate for this
display.
And thank you so much for your help! I will compile the list for all.
Feel free to use this idea in your own display areas.
Laura Mikowski
lauram@ci.hillsboro.or.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:35:25 1998
From: cchesh@tc3net.com (Cathy Chesher)
Subject: DR. Seuss/Potty training book
Hello,
I have a patron looking for a book about potty training she said was by Dr.
Seuss. She claims she saw it advertised/written about "somewhere"recently.
Now, she and I both know the good Doctor is no longer with us, but she's
"positive" it was Dr. Seuss (and not the famous baby doctor, Dr.
Spock, as I tactfully suggested). I know that Random House is publishing new
things with Dr. Seuss's name attached and I thought maybe this potty training
book might be one of these. She thought the title might be something like _Go,
go oops!_
I've checked our Baker & Taylor booklink and the newest Random House
catalogs I have. Does this sound familiar to anyone? The patron would be most
appreciative if I could come up with verification that this exists. She's
beginning to believe that she imagined seeing it.
Cathy Chesher
Adrian Public Library
Adrian Michigan
cchesh@tc3net.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:36:00 1998
From: "PAT MARTIN, RED WING PUBLIC LIBRARY, MINNESOTA" <PATM@selco.lib.mn.us>
Subject: stumper - one tooth more or less
Patron remembers a picture book from about 10 years ago about a crocodile or
an alligator who went to the dentist and was told "What's one tooth more or
less". In the end, the croc or alligator says "what's one dentist more
or
less". I have checked "A to Zoo" and "Books Kids Will Sit
Still for with
no results. Anyone hear of this one? Thank you. You may reach me at
patm@selco.lib.mn.us
Pat Martin
Red Wing Public Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:36:05 1998
From: LWilli0316@aol.com
Subject: PTO Reading Night ideas
Dear Pubyackers,
I have been racking my brain and plugging away at the computer, trying to
find spectacular reads for one of our local PTO reading night ideas. This K-4
school's PTO has planned a scary reads night (I'm not sure what they are
calling it). They want stories about spiders, ghosts, and skeletons. Each
topic will be handled by a different reader (like: a local police officer, the
school superintendent, me -- the Children's Librarian at the public library).
Each reader will have 10 minutes. The very last story should be a mystery or
some great cap-off story for the program -- to be read by the principal. They
don't want the stories to be *too* scary. I've gathered a bunch of ideas for
the topics, but have no ideas for the cap-off story. Today it dawned on me to
tap your collective wisdom!! Any ideas?? (Ideas for the theme stories are
welcome too!).
TIA for your ideas!
Linda Williams, Children's Librarian
Booth & Dimock Library
Coventry, CT
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Thu Feb 5 20:36:06 1998
From: Mary Driscoll <driscoll@scls.lib.wi.us>
ubject: Stumper
I have a patron looking for a easy reader book (at least 20 years old)about
a child who is given a fish (possibly a goldfish). The child is warned not
to overfeed the fish, but does so. The fish becomes huge. Any ideas?
I've checked a-zoo,and our libraries catalog.
Many thanks!
Mary
driscoll@scls.lib.wi.us
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