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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:09:44 1998
From: georgi3@ix.netcom.com
Subject: Re: bookends
When I was a Brownie Girl Scout - many, many moons ago - we painted
bricks and wrapped felt on two sides of them to give as bookends to our
parents. The felt was to make sure neither shelf nor book got
scratched.
However, I don't know if bricks for bookends are such a good idea, what
if one falls on a child's foot?
Georgi Lon
GSLIS student, Queens College, New York
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:09:46 1998
From: Gwen Kistner <bs292@FreeNet.Buffalo.EDU>
Subject: Titanic Program
Dear Pubyacers,
We are considering having a children's program on the "Titanic" over
spring break.(This would be for school aged children.) Sounded like a
good idea given all the interest on the topic. We have pulled several
books on subject, no problem there. The problem we are having is coming
up with a craft or related activities to tie in to the subject. Does
anyone one have any ideas? The only thing I have come up with as
a possibility for a craft is an origami boat. Thanks in advance and I'll
post suggestions to list.
Gwen Kistner
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:14:46 1998
From: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@cadvantage.com>
ubject: website for YA girls
Hi guys!
By total coincidence, I met a woman last week who runs a huge website on
horsemanship with a 99% participation rate by YA girls, including online
games called Jr Riders and Cyberbarn Games. Take a look at it at
www.horse-country.com. Kris Carroll, the web designer and moderator, is a
computer graphics and horse expert who realized that horses were a sure
fire way to get teenage girls interested in Internet and computers. It may
be a cliche, but she was right--450,000 hits last year! (Kris also owns a
Vizsla, which is how we met, since I am a nut for the breed, being owned by
one.)
Mary K.
Mary K. Chelton, PhD (+ 25 years library experience)
School of Library and Information Management
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
work: (316) 341-5071
home: (316) 342-9277
fax: (316) 342-6391 home
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:14:31 1998
From: "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
Subject: Re: bookends
> Can anyone recommend some good bookends for us? We have wooden shelves, and
> our dinky little metal bookends just SLIIIIDE under the weight of large
books.
Demco sells perfectly serviceable bookends that have worked well for
us. They call them "book supports", and we get the oversized steel
ones with cork bottoms. More expensive than bricks, but less
labor-intensive and probably more effective in the long run.\
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 Tue Mar 31 13:09:48 1998
From: SHERYL BAILEY <BAILEYS@charleston.lib.sc.us>
Subject: re: disturbing incident
Re Carrie's disturbing incident:
A couple of years ago, we had a father and his young daughter (about 10?) in
every afternoon working on homework. There was never any noisy disturbance,
but the girl often ended up crying, or on the verge of ... Dad sat very close
to her and talked very softly - we never heard what he said. They sat in the
open area between Children's and the adult section, at a table near the staff
workroom entrance, so all staff had opportunity to observe. The girl
interacted with staff only once, and that was to ask for a pencil sharpener -
and I noticed that Dad watched her the whole time she was doing so. When he
wasn't whispering in her ear, he was stroking her back. It was all very creepy
and disturbing to staff, but we weren't sure what we could/should do. It
certainly couldn't be addressed on the basis of violating our library code of
conduct... A Circ staff member talked to a friend of hers who worked for the
Department of Social Services (but not with the children's section), who said
that we could call DSS, explain the situation, and tell them approximately when
the father & child came each day; DSS would send someone to observe and
would
make their own evaluation and would handle it in such a way that the father
didn't know that library staff had reported him - he would merely think the DSS
person happened to be in the library and notice the situation ...
Since I heard about this procedure third-hand, I can't verify that's exactly
the way it works (or is supposed to work) even in SC, let alone another state.
Unfortunately, about the time we got this information, the father & child
stopped coming. We've often wondered how the girl is doing, whether the father
noticed us watching and therefore stopped coming, if DSS could have helped ...
The point of all this is to suggest that you call your local social services or
child protection agency and ask them how they could/might have help(ed) in such
a situation. I'm sure you could do so anonymously if you would be more
comfortable that way ...
Good luck.
Sheryl Bailey
Charleston Co. (SC) Public Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:13:22 1998
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: patron email use
On Thu, 26 Mar 1998 PAULAL@rpls.lib.il.us wrote:
> Just a question for those who are advocates of patron access to email...
> Do these patrons also have their electric bills and birthday cards from
> Grandma sent to them in care of your library? (Yes, I am feeling
> particularly crotchety today!)
AH! A chance for enlightment upon how the #$@! things *really* work.
<lecture mode on>
The patron is NOT receiving the e-mail AT your library! When you log on to
the internet, you are accessing documents (computer files containing
text, pictures or in this case a piece of communications software) AT
SOMEBODY ELSE'S COMPUTER. For the life of me, I can't see how it's
cost-effective for the folks, at say, Hotmail.com, to have all those
people picking up and sending mail FROM THEIR COMPUTER for free.
But they do. And that's true of ANYTHING the patron chooses to retrieve
from who-knows-where and bring in to view in the actual branch. The model
is actually closer to ILL or document delivery than anything else.
(Note to censors: Get the picture? There's NO way you can collection-build
via the net, unless you download it & store it. So the librarians aren't
"buying porn for the library", they're just not stopping people from
bringing their own porn into it, if the wretches so choose.)
<lecture mode off>
> As for the Navy wife who can't afford
> a phone call overseas, can she afford a stamp? Okay, feel free to
> flame
Clearly, you have no one that you love so dearly that only hearing from
them once month at best is a source of grief to you. D'you know how long
it takes to get/send a piece of mail from, say San Diego to the Sea of
Okosk (sp?)? Or how it feels to hear, shortly before Christmas, that
dad/hubby *isn't* coming home, (he's been out for 5 months already) but is
steaming back to the Gulf of Oman to deal with the latest international
crisis? A little *near* realtime communication would've been a Godsend.
Have a heart! (Guess who's dad was in the US Navy, :-)
Okay, you got your flame <g>. Librarians (and all government officials
BTW, but unlike them, most librarians seem to have a conscience about this)
should always work toward the ideal of saying "Yes, yes you can." to
our
clients. T'isn't always possible, I know, but that's what ideals are
all about. Not, of course, that so very many of our patrons don't in fact
inspire us to do the exact opposite (and deserve it), but that's another
story....
Kirsten Edwards
www.kcls.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:09:48 1998
From: "Mary K. Sheridan" <web5247@charweb.org>
Subject: Parent/Teen book discussion
We are exploring the possibilities of starting a YA Mother/Daughter or
Parent/Teen book discussion group at our branch. Has anyone had a
successful YA Mother/Daughter discussion group? If so, could you offer
some suggestions (i.e. book titles, attendance, etc.) Thanks in advance!
Mary
Public Library Charlotte Mecklenburg
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:09:47 1998
From: Karen Wendt <bewendt@facstaff.wisc.edu>
ubject: Request: Summer Reading Program
Since we're talking SLP (SRP) I have a request to make of all of you
pubyacers out there. The theme for our 1999 program is going to be GO
GLOBAL: READ! I am interested in having a mailbox in the programming room &
a world map on the wall. At each program I would like to check the mail and
read a postcard from libraries all around the world to the children and
then hang it on the wall by the map near its country. I want to do all
programs (storytimes, family programs, craft programs, etc.) each week
related to one country. If you would like to participate, please send a
postcard representative of your country (area) and write an encouraging
note to the children of MONONA, WISCONSIN United States. Post cards from
other states in the US will be great too. Thanks so much!!
Karen Wendt
Monona Public Library
1000 Nichols Rd
Monona, WI 53716 USA
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Karen M. Wendt, Madison, WI
bewendt@facstaff.wisc.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:09:44 1998
From: Janet Eckert <JEckert@wmrls.org>
Subject: RE: Weeding update program
Greetings Fellow Pubyacers!
Here in western Massachusetts, we have conducted a number of continuing
education programs on the importance of weeding the library collection. Some of
our information is on our web site <http://www.wmrls.org/weeding.html>
Sincerely,
Janet Eckert
Western Massachusetts Regional Library System
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:15:26 1998
From: Mary Driscoll <driscoll@scls.lib.wi.us>
ubject: Re: parenting collection info
A while back I asked if anyone had info about starting a parenting
collection from scratch. Many thanks to all who took the time to respond.
In a nutshell here are a few ideas people shared with me:
1. Clearly define what you are trying to achieve. Do you just want to
duplicate the 649s? Will you include books about crafts and fingerplays,
or will you focus on traditional "parenting skills" such as potty
training?
2. Do you want to include picture books that are best read with "parental
guidance" such as "After Charlottes Mom Died"?
3. Check out your local bookstore- What are parents reading? Keep lists
of items they have requested.
4. Don't forget about videos!
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:15:25 1998
From: Maria Wegscheid <mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Sticky Stuff
My thanks to everyone who gave me a suggestion for our sticky stuff
special one hour story and activity time. I haven't done a story time
since a co-worker was out on pregnancy leave several years ago. I don't
remember that experience extremely fondly. For every children's librarian
out there who thinks young adults are intimidating, I say three year olds
can be downright frightening in large packs.
However, our sticky stuff story time went very well, thanks to the efforts
of Julie Courter, our children's aide, and Betty Quigley from the Family
Museum of Arts and Science. Julie read "Peanut Butter and Jelly", and
Betty led us in a song of the same title. Then Julie did a flannel board
story. Betty talked a little about magnets, and Julie read a nonfiction
book about magnets -- that was a first, I believe. We don't usually use
non-fiction in story times. Then we did the Jim Gill song "Stick to the
Glue", sung to Skip to My Lou. (Betty's organization pays BMI and ASCAP
fees and is allowed to take copyrighted music to their programs.) We
played the popcorn ball game: everyone hops around like popcorn popping,
then when Betty yelled "POPCORN BALL", you had to stick to another
"kernel
of popcorn".
Our activity tables for the last half of the one hour program consisted
of:
Target throwing with velcro ping-pong balls
Static electricity bottles: empty plastic pop bottles with pieces of
tissue paper inside
Magnets
Look station: taking a close look at sticky things like velcro
Magnet caterpillars
Sticky food: frosting on graham cracker with sprinkles
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Maria J. Wegscheid
Bettendorf (IA) Public Library
mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us
Views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent those of the
Bettendorf Public Library.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:13:16 1998
From: Kayne Ferrier <kferrier@grapids.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: Weeding update program
Diane P. Monnier wrote:
>
> I am presenting an update of a program I did on "weeding the
collection"
> at the upcoming conference of the PA School Librarians Assoc. the end of
> April. Beleive it or not, over 100 people attended the weeding program
> two years ago. I have searched the literature, but find that the best
> ideas may never be published. If any of you have any weeding ideas or
> hints to share, I may be reached directly at dmonnier@capaccess.org or
> you may post replies here so all may share. Thank you. Diane Monnier
Diane,
You will find all the information you need in Stanley Slote's book
WEEDING LIBRARY COLLECTIONS. He published a revised edition in 1997.
Kayne L. Ferrier
Youth Specialist Librarian
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:10:44 1998
From: Guarria <cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: Disturbing incident... (fwd)
Beth,
This message kept getting bounced, so I sent it to the list.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 1998 12:33:10 -0500 (EST)
From: Guarria <cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: bethd@mail1.foxinternet.net
Subject: Re: Disturbing incident...
Beth,
I'm sorry you could emphasize with the boy's predicament in such a
personal way. It was just horrible to watch, and also horrible because I
knew that if his father is treating him that way in public, what's going
on at home? I was ready to call child protective services but my director
didn't share my opinion and thought that, as you said, calling in someone
from the outside would probably make it worse for the boy. It's a
difficult situation, and I would love to just put my arms around the boy
and tell him to ignore his father but, of course, I can't do that because
I only see him with him. I don't think I could sit back and watch that
kind of abuse again without taking some kind of action, however. For
now, I'm taking a "wait and see" attitude. If I do say something to
the
man, I only hope I can do it without hauling off and smacking him.
Thanks so much for your response.
Carrie
cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Mar 31 13:18:05 1998
From: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@cadvantage.com>
Subject: Help with public access computers
I would be interested to hear from anybody about what kind of help-screens
or documentation or signs you put near OPACS or Internet or any other kind
of computers the public can use to help them use them. I would also be
interested to know how anybody uses volunteers, especially teenagers, this
way, to help public users.
Thanks,
Mary K. Chelton
Mary K. Chelton, PhD (+ 25 years library experience)
School of Library and Information Management
Emporia State University
1200 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
work: (316) 341-5071
home: (316) 342-9277
fax: (316) 342-6391 home
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