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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:50:32 1998
From: espicer <espicer@accn.org>
Subject: Interview questions: finale!
Dear Pubyackers--
It's been said before, but it bears repeating: You guys are the
greatest!! Forty-three of you responded to my initial query about
interview questions! As you can imagine it has taken me some time to
read, assimilate, and organize them--but here is what I have come up
with.
First, regarding the propriety of asking an interviewee to read for the
interviewer, the responses were resoundingly in favor! There were,
however, many variations as to how this might be accomplished. Probably
the most highly recommended is asking the suspect, uhhh, interviewee, to
do an actual story time: either one of the library's regularly
scheduled ones, or a specially invited daycare group, or a visit to a
nearby preschool. Most were forewarned that this would happen--the one
that gave me chills was the person who was given half an hour to put
together a story time, then taken to a preschool to present it! Barring
the possibility of a live audience of children, reading or telling a
story during the interview sounds like the next best way. Again, it
seems fairest to let the prospect know this is a requirement so they can
come prepared. As one of my respondents stated: "It would be a pretty
crappy children's librarian who would pull a book off the shelf that
she'd never read and do it for a group of children!"
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:50:33 1998
From: Jerri Garretson <jerri@spooky.manhattan.lib.ks.us>
Subject: Summer Reading Programs-How to do it
Hello All!
In our never-ending quest to "do it good--even better" I recently
added Carol Fiore's RUNNING SUMMER LIBRARY READING PROGRAMS from
Neal-Shuman to our collection. Organized for use, like all the
excellent "how to do it" series, we found ourselves flipping directly
to "Parties, Celebrations and Festivals" for last-minute additions
to our kick-off celebration. And all of Chapter 5 (evaluating) is
going to be the basis for our review of 1998 and planning for next
year with its ready-made forms. A practical resource put together
by a librarian for librarians--pooling our know-how and building on
one another's work is what we do best. Thanks, Carol!
Mary Arnold MLS
Medina County District Library
3649 Center Rd.
Brunswick OH 44212
mjarnold@hotmail.com
the end of reading is not more books but more life
"my opinions are mine, all mine!"
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:50:33 1998
From: kathyb <kathyb@anokas.anoka.lib.mn.us>
Subject: Re: Accelerated Reader blues
I have been told by a publisher friend that getting your books on the
ACCELERATED READER list is mainly a matter of knowing someone. Quality
has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Kathy Baxter
Anoka County Library in Minnesota
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:50:32 1998
From: janebu@ccfls.org (Jane Blaguszewski)
Subject: Re: Bulletin board
Diane Mayr wrote:
>
> In an effort to create a policy for almost everything, my board has
> asked me to check with other libraries about bulletin board policies,
> i.e., what is allowed to be posted on the public bulletin board in the
> foyer. Anything you can send to me would be appreciated.
>
> Diane Mayr
> Nesmith Library
> Windham, NH
> dmayr@library.windham.nh.us
Hi, Diane!
Our library's policy is simply that all postings must be not-for-profit.
This has worked pretty well. But our bulletin board is inside the lobby,
so it may be a bit easier to control. We also have staff post things,
and we date them so we know how long they've been up. Some stuff is
rather open ended, and we just don't have room to keep things up
forever.
Hope this helps!
Jane Buchanan
Meadville, PA
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:50:33 1998
From: darcy stainton <darcysta@vpl.vancouver.bc.ca>
Subject: Syllogism fun
David Burt wrote...
>
> But this is really just mental gymnastics. It's a pretty simple and
> straightforward syllogism, actually:
>
> The library provides Internet access.
> Pornography is part of the Internet.
> Therefore, the library provides pornography.
>
This "simple and straightforward syllogism" is perhaps a little skewed
in a direction favoring Mr. Burt's argument. The internet is a network
(like, say, the phone company) that is a tool for _access_. We do not
tend to state that pornography is "part of the phone system" because
900
numbers are available to call. The adjusted syllogism would read...
The library provides Internet access.
Pornography may be accessed using the Internet.
Therefore, the library provides Internet access which may be used to
access pornography.
Another skewed library syllogism could read...
The library provides access to heavy books.
A heavy book may be used as a weapon to hit somebody on the head (or
deliver a nasty paper cut).
Therefore, the library provides access to weapons.
Pick almost anything you don't like or are afraid of and use it to
construct a syllogism indicting the public library. It's fun!
************
D'Arcy Stainton, Children's Librarian
Britannia Branch, Vancouver Public Library
Phone: (604) 665-2222
Fax: (604) 665-3523
www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca
************
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:51:28 1998
From: Monica Anderson <mand@vlc.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: Parental Confusion About Summer Reading Programs
Katrina and others --
This is an interesting question and I'd like to see what other libraries
are experiencing as well. I don't think we've had the same types of
questions that Katrina has had, but I have noticed some more confusion
this year than previous years. I've had several parents who wanted to
know "when" the Summer Reading Program was. When I point out the dates
on the brochures, I'm asked "But when does my child come to the
library?"
I've had to backtrack and explain the entire program rather than just try
to answer the question. I've also had several parents get upset because
they won't be home on registration day (our brochures say "Registration
starts...") and I've had to explain that ANY day following that day is
fine to register.
Maybe kids are being so programmed that the idea of a flexible schedule
is just foreign to these parents? I don't have any clue as to the sudden
confusion with the program this year either...
Monica Anderson
mand@vlc.lib.mi.us
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:51:44 1998
From: Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Accelerated Reader
How about buying the books in paperback, put an AR sticker on them, and
display them in a rack or a cardboard book dump?
Lisa Smith
lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:52:06 1998
From: NineTiger@aol.com
Subject: Re: Boosting Preschool Story Hour enrollment
In a message dated 98-06-08 12:33:33 EDT, you write:
<< Has anyone used a successful
marketing campaign or strategy that works, and would you be willing to share
>>
I do 2-3 and 4-5 programs. A big draw is to display the craft I am going to do
on our bulletin board where the programs are announced. It gives the kids
something to look forward to.
Also, a little mystery goes a long way. I did a groundhog day program. My
library is in Vienna, Virginia. I had signs up asking "Who is Vienna
Vinnie?"
I used a paper groundhog shadow puppet (which was also the craft), and drew a
big question mark on it. The program, when done, was a hit with the 2-3 set. I
also had a groundhog puppet, and had him "come out of his den."
MG Petrino-Schaad
ninetiger@aol.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:52:27 1998
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Public Library Sued for NOT Filtering
On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Filtering Facts wrote:
>
> But this is really just mental gymnastics. It's a pretty simple and
> straightforward syllogism, actually:
>
> The library provides Internet access.
> Pornography is part of the Internet.
> Therefore, the library provides pornography.
>
Ahem. Further point of information. The last line must read
"Therefore the library provides acess to pornography." in order to
be a valid argument. (I.e. for a conclusion to be true, each step must
also be true *and* valid). Which, BTW, was exactly the point I
was making. Access is an option: Choose to make use of it - or
don't, but don't blame others when your choices (or those of your
children) are unpleasant.
Kirsten (the part-time logician) Edwards
kirstedw@kcls.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:53:36 1998
From: "Carl A. Harvey II" <charvey@indy.net>
Subject: Accelerated Reader
Ok, I think I am going to throw my 2 cents into this discussion. I
recently graduated from college with my school media specialist degree.
One of the schools I observed had the AR program and then labeled each
book they had a test. I found the program to be hard to use even if you
had read the book. They asked very detailed question which is good to
make sure students read the book, but if you worry about the little
details you may never get the main concept or point of the book. I also
find it limits the readers selection of books. Students will only check
out or read the AR books because that counts for their book reports.
Think of all the wonderful books that they are skipping over just
because it isn't "labeled." I think that if a school has the dreaded
AR
program, they should leave the summer alone so that students may read
for pleasure. The AR programs also eats at a schools library budget.
Libraries with it tend to only purchase those titles elimintating
countless books they might have bought otherwise. Public Libraries are
created on the philosophy to encourage people to read. Since I believe
the AR limits that encouragement, I do not believe that it is a service
the public library should encourage or support at all. Maybe this is
because of my lack of experience, but I do NOT like AR or the concept at
all.
Carl Harvey
charvey@indy.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:53:37 1998
From: Marian & Paul Drabkin <arcanis@sirius.com>
ubject: Re: Evening Storytimes?
At 7:10 PM -0500 6/6/98, Leigh Bedford wrote:
>I've been trying to get an audience for my evening storytimes, but until the
>summer started, I've had no audience at all. If you've done evening
>storytimes, what time do you do them, who do you target, etc, etc?
>
>Leigh
I did evening storytimes for four years at my former branch, and they were
very successful. I targeted working parents with their kids, billed it as
"family storytime", and encouraged moms, dads, siblings, grandparents,
etc.
to come too.
This worked very well because of the enthusiastic participation of the entire
branch staff, and their willingness to be sure that every parent who came
in on an evening or a weekend was given a flyer with the books they checked
out. I also bounced around like a used car salesman in the evenings,
making sure that every parent in the library had a flyer or had seen one.
We did outreach with parent groups, daycares, etc., asking the daycares to
include the flyer in material they regularly sent home.
Our bedtime storytimes, as we called them, were at 7 p.m. on Tuesday
nights. We used the line, "Tuesday night is family night at the
library",
on the publicity materials. This time gave working parents the chance to
get home, change their shoes, have a meal or a snack. Earlier doesn't work
-- they're still harassed and hungry. Later doesn't work either, the kids
are sleepy.
Programming for this kind of program with this kind of mixed audience has
to be heavily interactive, with a few picture books that encourage audience
participation, at least one participation story told, several songs and
fingerplays.
-- Marian Drabkin
arcanis@sirius.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:54:08 1998
From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@zelda.walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
ubject: RE: Accelerated Reader blues
We keep the lists here because it is a needed service; when asked, and ONLY
when asked, I say my best readers are bored to frustration by the program.
Occasionally a teacher will believe them about their actual reading level;
more often, they have to "work up" to books they are already reading.
I
don't believe the program encourages reading for pleasure, or encouragesa
reading habit.
Mary Ann Gilpatrick
Young Peoples' Librarian
Walla Walla Public Library
238 E. Alder
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-527-4550
fax: 509-527-3748
magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us
opinions my own, not WWPL, etc etc
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:55:02 1998
From: aparadise@juno.com
Subject: Re: Evening Storytimes?
I have been doing evening multimedia programs at 3 libraires during my 2
1/2 years in Gary. All ages 3-83, attendance from 4 to 28. Younger kids
are welcome but we can't promise the story and craft will be accessible.
Programs run 6-7 or so allowing time to finish craft. Another system I
worked in had very successful early evening pre-school story times.
Staffing can be a problem, though.
Andy or Anne Paradise aparadise@juno.com
Gary Public Library andrew@gary.lib.in.us
Gary IN
anne@gary.lib.in.us
paradis@jorsm.com
Doesn't everyone have 4 email addresses?
On Sat, 06 Jun 1998 19:10:35 -0500 Leigh Bedford <lbedford@texas.net>
writes:
>I've been trying to get an audience for my evening storytimes, but
>until the
>summer started, I've had no audience at all. If you've done evening
>storytimes, what time do you do them, who do you target, etc, etc?
>
>Leigh
>
>
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:55:21 1998
From: Carol & Marcel Erkens <erkens@tconl.com>
ubject: Re: Public Library Sued for NOT Filtering
At 09:24 PM 6/7/98 -0700, you wrote:
>But this is really just mental gymnastics. It's a pretty simple and
>straightforward syllogism, actually:
>
>The library provides Internet access.
>Pornography is part of the Internet.
>Therefore, the library provides pornography.
Then, lets sue the phone companies.....and the internet
providers.....computer manufacturers......OOOOOHHH! I Know!!! Lets Sue
MicroSoft And NetScape!!!!! After all, they make computersoftware for
browsing the Internet...
Sheesh!! Sounds like "The House That Jack Built" here....There is
Nothing
simple or straightforward about this issue and if you think that it is,
then there is a distinct narrowmindedness to your world view.
Carol Erkens
Young Adult Librarian
Omaha Public Library
My Opinions Only Here
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:56:27 1998
From: Filtering Facts <burt@northwest.com>
ubject: Re: Public Library Sued for NOT Filtering
Carol Erkens wrote:
>>David Burt Wrote:
>>Why should all the responsibility be with the parent? The provider of
the
>>pornography to the child, in this case the library, must bear some
>>responsibility, just as the bookstore, theater, or magazine stand must.
The
>>library is no different.
>>
>Actually, any young person can enter a bookstore and look at and even buy
>books of "art" which have "naked people" in them as long
as they have the
>money. I have seen children as young as 10 enter theaters to see R-rated
>movies without having to have a parent or adult present, nor did they have
>to show an ID.
>
If all we were talking about exposing children to on the Internet were artsy
nudes and R-rated websites, there would be no Filtering Facts, no filters in
libraries, no lawsuits, and very little controversy among librarians.
Unfortunately, that's not the case. We are talking about the most extreme
pornography imaginable, made freely available to children.
>>The Internet has changed the rules, and librarians must now face the
facts
>>that librarians do act in loco parentis. It is counter-productive to
deny
>this.
>
>We are not these childrens' parents. We are not given permission by any
>parent to discipline their child, nor do we censure what that child may
>read or look at.
Then what do you call telling a child to stop running, playing, talking
loud, eating, etc.? That's not discipline? That's not acting in place of a
parent?
Who says we can't censor what children see? The ALA "Bill of Rights"?
That
document has all the legal force of The Plumber's Code of Ethics.
>If that
>parent doesn't want the child to view these items, then the Parent should
>teach the child, then reinforce the lesson by accompanying the child to the
>library to monitor him/her.
So why don't you apply this to adult bookstores, liquor stores, and smoke
shops? After all, shouldn't it be the parent's responsibility to teach
their child not to go into an adult bookstore and step into the peep show
booths? After all, why should the adult bookstore owner have to act "in
loco parentis'? Let's remember that 46 states in this country have "harmful
to minors" laws, 12 have exceptions for libraries. In most cases, the
library *is breaking the law* by providing this material to children.
>
>>There are still quite a few undemocratic public libraries that are
governed
>>by appointed boards, and hence not subject to local control.
>
>These boards are usually appointed by the duly elected public officials of
>any given city.
>Boards have open forum meetings that anyone may attend and make comments.
>All boards are very conscience of what the public wants. Pretty
>democratic to me.
It's about as democratic as the local IRS tax collector repo-ing your house.
Sure, he was appointed by somebody who was appointed by an elected official,
but that's hardly "local control".
I personally know of some filtering controversies where the City Council and
Mayor have expressed their wishes that the city branch of the county-wide
library system filter for children: and the un-elected library board just
thumbed their noses, perhaps hoping for an intellectual freedom award.
That's not democracy, and it's not right.
>>
>>There are too many public librarians who need to be reminded that
librarians
>>are public servants first, and free speech absolutists, second. We our
paid
>>to serve our patrons, not a radical agenda.
>>
>Mr, Burt, we don't need anyone reminding us of our jobs. We are very much
>aware we work in the public sector. I would like to know, though, where it
>says in the city charter or state charter or even the Constitution of the
>United States that all public librarians must become the loco parentis for
>all the unattended children left in the library. Has some law been passed
>that I am unaware of?
No law needs to be passed. It's called being responsive to your community,
and libraries that fail to will find themselves marginalized. There is
little doubt among First Amendment scholars that filtering for minors is legal.
> In protecting freedom of speech, we advocate nothing less then our
>ancestors who founded our nation. Were they free speech absolutists? Is the
>constitution a "radical agenda"?
>
I think that our founding fathers would spin in their graves if they heard
librarians invoking them to justify providing children with pornography. It
is an unbelievable smear on the first amendment to suggest it covers free
peep show booths for children.
If we began "limiting" the rights of
>people in one area, will we be expected to limit other rights in another
>area, then another area?
That's not what filtering is asking. It's only saying that a library's
on-line collection be more consistent with it's off line collections. If
something, like pornography for children, is so offensive and inappropriate
that you don't offer in other formats, there should be no complaints about
filtering it. It is an insult to all the librarians who struggled to hold
on to copies of "Lady Chatterly's Lover" and "Catcher in the
Rye" to compare
that to www.beastiality.com.
*****************************************************************************
David Burt President, Filtering Facts
Website: http://www.filteringfacts.org
E-Mail: David_Burt@filteringfacts.org
Phone/Fax: 503 635-7048
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:56:44 1998
From: Bob & Elsa Pendleton <comoe@ridgecrest.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Procedures for ordering books (6/3/98)
I can readily sympathize with your problems, because I've been
struggling with ordering issues in my one-librarian, 2-technicians
library.
My solution is Filemaker Pro. I believe the latest version is available
for both Mac and PC, but the earlier Mac-only version is what I'm using.
This software is relatively inexpensive, easy to learn (at least the
survival, minimal tools) and provides forms and lovely other extras.
I've built a rather crude On Order list with Filemaker Pro on our staff
Macintosh.
As each order is readied for purchase, each title is entered into the On
Order List, with its order date. There's a field for Reserves or other
comments on that data entry screen. As each item is received, the date
is noted, and when it is ready for release, the Shelved Date is entered.
One of the lovely things Filemaker gives you is the ability to find
records which have been ordered and not received, so you can backtrack.
We print our New Arrivals list from the On Order File, and it really
forms the backbone of our acquisitions area - we are totally and
completely UN-automated except for home-grown tools like this.
If you are interested, I'll be happy to share the source file, although
please be aware it is Very Crude (I'm no programmer).
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:58:03 1998
From: Phalbe Henriksen <phenriksen@earthlink.net>
ubject: RE: Unattended children policy
This is my first post to PubYAC, so if I break any rules, I apologize for
it in advance.
Katy, have you talked to the police or Sheriff's Dep't. about this? We got
very cold shoulders from both of them.
The police don't want to send anyone because they have so few people on
duty at that time of day and they seem to consider this such a trivial
matter and not a matter for law enforcement.
The Sheriff's Dep't. told me pointblank that it was our responsibility, not
theirs, just like the it is the responsibility of the owner/management of a
theater when they close down and children haven't been picked up. They will
*not* respond to a call from us.
I have been warned in other jobs *not* to put a child in my car to take
them to the police station or anywhere else.
I am concerned about what staff would do if they followed library policy
and called law enforcement and got a negative response. What do they do then?
Phalbe Henriksen
Director
Bradford County Public Library
Starke, FL
At 03:48 PM 6/5/98, you wrote:
<snip>
>If there is still no response after another 5 minutes, and the child can
provide >no useful information, such as a relative's phone number, the
police will be >called.
<snip>
>Name: Katy Curl
>E-mail: katy@tribbles.nampa.lib.id.us
>Date: 6/5/98
>Time: 3:48:40 PM
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 10:58:30 1998
From: "Steven Cinami" <steven_cinami@email.msn.com>
Subject: Re: Evening Storytimes?
Hi Leigh!
Can you tell me what time you scheduled your evening story hours? We are
thinking of starting an evening story hour (for preschoolers whose parents
work or cannot bring them during the day). We had a Stop-in story hour on
Saturdays, but the attendance was poor (10-10:30am and no craft).
Thanks!
Diane Cinami
Head of Children's Services
Waterford Public Library
Waterford, CT
steven_cinami@msn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Leigh Bedford <lbedford@texas.net>
To: pubyac@nysernet.org <pubyac@nysernet.org>
Date: Monday, June 08, 1998 12:27 PM
Subject: Evening Storytimes?
>I've been trying to get an audience for my evening storytimes, but until
the
>summer started, I've had no audience at all. If you've done evening
>storytimes, what time do you do them, who do you target, etc, etc?
>
>Leigh
>
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 11:45:57 1998
From: Nuala Teevan <N.Teevan@swancoll.ac.uk>
Subject: Interviews
I have an interview for a post as a Childrens Librarian. Although I
have been a Primary School Teacher I have not worked in a Childrens
Library. Could anyone give me some tips about what I might need to know
for the interview and the job. Also could anyone suggest useful
information sources about being a Childrens Librarian.
Thanks
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 12:41:17 1998
From: Deena Butta <butta@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us>
Subject: Re: Tails
greetings--
on the subject of crafting tails to wear, the last time I needed a black
cat costume for halloween I bought some length of inexpensive feather
boa trim at a discount sewing store...it was about an inch or 2 wide, not the
real
huge kind...and I snipped it into the proper lengths and pinned it on.
It may have cost a bit more than buying fabric and then sewing and
stuffing it; but then again, I saved many hours of labor. Last time one
of my kids was a duck in a school program, we were given some dyed
chicken feathers which we taped together and pinned on.
Deena Hartray-Butta
Glenview
DeeAnkh@aol.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 12:54:49 1998
From: Betty Taylor <etaylor@chipublib.org>
Subject: Rudeness etc
Gee, just when I thought I could safely unsuscribe from a listserv, it
gets downright interesting! Sorry if I'm opening closed discussions,
but I wanted to add my support for Mary K.'s comments. I also wanted to
tell those of you who were so concerned with the way it was said that
you missed the reality of the message, that I think you're lucky to work
in a place where you can take staff support for granted. In the rest of
the world, things like that don't follow automatically and we work every
day on attitudinal adjustment for staff and security guards. Lucky you,
to be so fortunate.
Cindy Welch
YA Specialist
Chicago Public Library
(7 years+, who agrees with Mary K.'s comments)
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 13:47:19 1998
From: Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: Public Library Sued for NOT Filtering
Here's another syllogism for you, Mr. Burt:
The library provides Internet access.
Filtering sites are part of the Internet.
Therefore, the library already provides filtering.
Will that work for you?
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On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Filtering Facts wrote:
>
> But this is really just mental gymnastics. It's a pretty simple and
> straightforward syllogism, actually:
>
> The library provides Internet access.
> Pornography is part of the Internet.
> Therefore, the library provides pornography.
>
>
*****************************************************************************
> David Burt President, Filtering Facts
> Website: http://www.filteringfacts.org
> E-Mail: David_Burt@filteringfacts.org
> Phone/Fax: 503 635-7048
>
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 19:21:04 1998
From: Pfeiffer <JPFEIFFER@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: stumper - youthful family
A high school student read this book when she was in the 5th grade. Her
description of the story did not sound familiar to me. How about anyone out
there? Here is the premise:
A family drinks from a spring in the forest and then never gets any older. They
must move every 10 years so that they aren't found out.
I did check Fantasy Literature fior Children and Young Adults, assuming that the
story is a fantasy. I'm not sure. Thanks for any information.
Julie Pfeiffer
Youth Services Librarian
Middletown Public Library
Middletown, Ohio
jpfeiffer@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 19:19:58 1998
From: Dee Yost <dyost@tcgcs.com>
Subject: Job Listings
> Posting for Holdrege Public Library, Holdrege, Nebraska:
>
>
> To Only Adventurous, Exciting, Progressive, Good Looking Librarians:
>
> We really don't care if you're not personally gorgeous! But we really
> do care that you are looking for a good, positive future where the
"sky is
> the limit" for career and personal growth.
> Are you attracted to living where three cars at a stoplight is a
> traffic jam, your morning commute includes a cup of coffee with friends at
> the "Cozy Inn" cafe, your car mechanic is your neighbor, and you
go to
> church with your children's teacher? This may not sound adventurous or
> exciting, but that is why we are looking for someone who is!
> Our community library offers a challenging, rewarding career in a
> healthful, stable, friendly environment. The position of Library Director
> of the Public Library System in Holdrege, Nebraska is available for
> someone seeking opportunity in a small community. This is where
> progressive comes in -- we desire to grow and continue to be the
> technological and informational leader of our community. If you or
> someone you know is interested, please visit
> www.ci.holdrege.ne.us/director.htm for more information on the Public
> Library System and the position of Library Director. Or contact Mary
> through the library email address: hp53344@navix.net
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 19:20:44 1998
From: Sally Estes <sestes@ala.org>
Subject: Come to the Forum
Everyone is cordially invited to attend the Booklist Books for Youth Forum
"On the Edge: Personal Perspectives on Writing for Today's Young
Adults" at the ALA 1998 Summer Conference in Washington, D. C. When:
Friday, June 26, 8 to 10 p.m. Where: Renaissance Washington, Grand
Ballroom South. Authors Brock Cole, Annette Curtis Klause, Norma Fox
Mazer, and Han Nolan, and editor Richard Jackson (Making Up Megaboy)
will talk about the current climate of young adult publishing and their
recent controversial books. The panel will be moderated by Booklist
editors Ilene Cooper and Stephanie Zvirin.
It should be a very interesting evening, particularly if you've been in on all
the discussions of the bleak, bleaker, bleakest books of the past year.
Come armed with your own questions for the panel.
Hope to see you there.
Sally Estes
Editor, Books for Youth
Booklist
sestes@ala.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 19:22:49 1998
From: Dana Campbell <danac@siuslaw.lib.or.us>
Subject: Thanks.
Many thanks to all of you who identified the Dog Party book as GO DOG
GO by Eastman. We currently do not have a copy in our library but hope
to change that situation real soon.
Also, many thanks for those of you kind enough to share your
Unattended Children Policy. Your input will help our policy committee a
lot. If any of you would like copies of what I have received in the way of
policy please let me know. I will forward the information your way.
Dana Campbell, Youth Services Librarian
Siuslaw Public Library District
Florence, OR
danac@siuslaw.lib.or.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 19:20:15 1998
From: Maria Wegscheid <mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Kerry Dwyn = Cerridwen
The books with the character Kerry Dwyn are actually the Dalemark quartet
by Diana Wynne Jones. The Character's name is spelled Cerridwen.
Thanks to all who helped -- especially Torrie Hodgson who hit the nail on
the head!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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 Jun 9 19:20:32 1998
From: "Gareiss Family" <gareiss@infocom.com>
Subject: Stars and stripes ST
Hi
I'm looking for a book appropriate for storytime about the US flag. I
would like something that talks about the stars especially. I've looked
several places but haven't been successful. Any suggestions would be
appreciated.
TIA
Connie Gareiss
Centerville Center Township Public Library
gareiss@infocom.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 19:20:00 1998
From: phpl@execpc.com
Subject: Stumper
We are looking for a book that the person read in the 1970's. It is
either a JF or possibly YA book about a girl whose doctor suggests she
take up ice skating after she was ill. She soon becomes better at it
than her friend. It isn't Skates for Marty.
Thanks, Debbie Thompson
Pauline Haass Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Tue Jun 9 19:20:02 1998
From: schachtc@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us
Subject: Another Stumper
Okay, collective wisdom - prepare for a serious test; I have a patron
who wants top shelf historical fiction on a YA level which takes place
in either ancient Sumeria/Babylonia about the time of the Hebrew
captivity, or in ancient Egypt about the time the pyramids were rising
from the desert sands. I have already sent for Kennealy's MOSES THE
LAWGIVER, Gedge's CHILD OF THE MORNING and Silverburg's GILGAMESH THE
KING, but these might be a little bit more substantial than optimal.
Speak to me, oh mighty ones, I humbly beseech thee...
Chuck Schacht
schachtc@LCM.macomb.lib.mi.us
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