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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:39:21 1998
From: Karen Wendt <bewendt@facstaff.wisc.edu>
ubject: Re: Parental Confusion About Summer Reading Programs
Re: parental confusion...
I get the same problem every year. People think that the sign up is just one
day. Yikes.
They also think that our READING CLUB means they have to come in during the day
or on some specific day at a specific time to be a Reading Club member. They
don't realize how simple this all really is. I've been trying to figure out what
else I could call the Reading part of our program besides "Reading
Club". As many libraries, we have the records for keeping track of reading
and in addition we have storytimes, performances, craft programs, guessing
contests, a Reader of the Week activity, a computer coloring sheet activity, a
family book bingo card, etc. All of this is what we call the Summer Library
Program with the Reading Club just a part (the main part) of it all. You have to
be so careful how you word things on the flyers and then it still isn't clear to
some people. We also have those parents who say "Oh, she reads anyway, we
don't have to join the Reading Club" or those who say, "We have too
much to keep track of already." When I explain to them in person just how
si!
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mple
it is, they usually sign up, but I am not around the desk 56 hours a week. I'm
interested to hear how you all word your info flyers re: SLP and SRP. Karen
At 04:43 PM 6/8/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Katrina and others --
>
>...... I'd like to see what other libraries >are experiencing as well.
.... I have noticed some more confusion >this year than previous years.
.......... 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.
>Monica Anderson
>mand@vlc.lib.mi.us
>
>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Karen M. Wendt <<kmwendt@scls.lib.wi.us>
Youth Services Coordinator
Monona Public Library
1000 Nichols Road, Monona, WI 53716 USA
<smaller>http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/monona/youth.html
</smaller>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:39:58 1998
From: "Pat Lambirth" <lambip@capecod.net>
Subject: Re: Stumper
Hi,
This is actually a "re-submission" as I never got an answer, hopefully
someone new to the list will have my answer.
In the late 70's or very early 80's, I read a book about Billy the Bee.
Billy had a difficult time learning to fly, but finally got up enough
courage to try. As luck would have it, he crashed into a plate glass window
knocking himself silly. As a result of the crash, his BUZZZZZZ was gone!
All he could do now was a HUMMMMMMMMMMMM.
The story ends with a word to the readers -- if a bee comes near you, and he
goes HUMMMM instead of BUZZZZ, don't worry, it is only Billy the Bee.
It is a great story for storyhour to either read or tell, but I can't find
it -- help please. I have checked both the Children's Catalog and A to Z
with no luck.
Pat Lambirth, Children's Librarian
Sturgis Library
Barnstable, MA
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:39:41 1998
From: Pfeiffer <JPFEIFFER@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: stumper- youthful family - answered
You are all probably wondering what rock I've been under as to not know that the
book I was looking for is, of course, Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit. Now I
obviously have to admit that I've never read it. I had every intention of doing
so...it was on my list...yada, yada, yada... Too little, too late for that I
think, I've been caught red-handed.
Thanks to those who responded so quickly.
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 Wed Jun 10 16:39:03 1998
From: "Eva Mitnick" <emitnick@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Evening Storytimes?
We offer a 7 pm preschool storytime every other Monday. The crowd is
smallish (averages about 10 to 20 kids, plus parents), but that works
well with the age group, which tends to be twos and threes. This time
slot works well for working parents (we have lots of dads in attendance,
as well as working moms), and many other parents like the
after-dinner/before-bed aspect of it. Our attendance does jump in the
spring and summer, so starting this fall I will be offering a Friday
morning storytime in the fall and winter, and an evening storytime in
the spring and summer.
______________________________________________________
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:38:38 1998
From: Rae Kozloff <alib2@sos.net>
Subject: RE: Security signals survey
Thanks to those of you who responded to my request for information on
your procedures for signalling to other staff in an emergency
situation. Here is a compilation of the methods used:
1) Most frequent response was to call another staff member using a
special name or phrase that everyone knows means to "call 911" or
"come
help me". For example, "Could you call Mrs. Dodd, please". (This
name
could be the police chief's first name if unusual enough, any made-up
name, or even include the title of a book, such as "Tell
Mrs. Travellers that there is a chapter in Mary Poppins called "Jane's
Bad Wednesday.") If you need to call 911 directly w/o going through
another staff member, make sure that the local police dispatchers know
the signal, too, that it's from the Library, etc.
2) Call another staff member saying "Call for you on line 4" (where
there are only 3 phone lines in the library).
3) Call another staff member and address him/her as "Mrs./Ms" or
"Mr. X"
where you would ordinarily use the first name. (This wouldn't work in
our library where we sometimes jokingly call each other "Mr." or
"Mrs.")
4) Finger signals: staff are on "teams" and the person in the
emergency
uses a special finger signal to a team member who then signals to
another team member near a phone who then calls police. (This seems a
bit tricky to me; what if a team member is not around, or if something
is blocking visibility of the signals.)
One library has drills (on paper) every month using examples of
emergency or threatening situations, and each staff member has to fill
it out and return it to the branch head as soon
as possible, noting the time received, staff member's location and what
he/she was doing at the time received. The branch head then notes the
time it was turned back in.
The simplest thing seems to be to have a made-up name that is fairly
unusual but not attention-getting or alarming to patrons.
Rae Kozloff
Anacortes Public Library
alib2@sos.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:39:51 1998
From: Monika Antonelli <MANTONEL@library.unt.edu>
Subject: Don't Miss This Exciting Reference Research Forum at ALA
Please join us for this exciting Reference Research Forum at ALA Annual
in Washington D.C.
The program is sponsored by Reference and User Services Association /
Management and Operation of User Services Section /Research and
Statistics Committee. (Try saying that three times very, very fast.)
The forum will take place on Saturday, June 27, 1998 from 2:00-4:00 pm
in the Convention Center - Room 15.
The following research topics will be presented:
Speaker: Mary K. Chelton, "Structural and Theoretical
Constraints on Reference Service in a High School Library Media
Center"
Speaker: Barbara J. D'Angelo, "Virtual Classroom, Virtual Library:
Library Services for an Online Writing Laboratory"
Speakers: Michael Havener and Marjorie Murfin, "The Impact of
the Wisconsin-Ohio Reference Evaluation Program on Reference
Service in Eleven Libraries: Did Collecting All That Data Really
Make a Difference?"
For more information on this forum please see the abstracts listed below.
Mary K. Chelton, "Structural and Theoretical Constraints on Reference
Service in a High School Library Media Center"
Using naturalistic inquiry, this study described reference service activity
in a senior high school library media center during March, 1995, based on
audio and video recordings of six class periods on a staff-designated
"typical" day. Time and activities are seen to be constrained by
unique
and rigid institutional demands, such as the division of time into discrete
class periods, and by the library staff being part of the district-mandated,
school wide student location enforcement system. School library media
specialists are forced to perform "information and enforcement triage"
before anything resembling idealized reference service can take place.
How the staff copes with these constraints using an embedded theory of
user competence forms the basis of the study.
Barbara J. D'Angelo, "Virtual Classroom, Virtual Library: Library Services
for an Online Writing Laboratory"
This paper explores the development, organization, launching, and pitfalls
of a library using multi-user object oriented (MOO) technology in
collaboration with the Online Writing Laboratory (OWL) at the University
of Arkansas, Little Rock. The MOO library provides links to Internet- and
other library-related resources for use by students in community colleges
in Arkansas. Using Internet technologies, graduate students at the
University of Arkansas provide writing assistance to the community
college students. The addition of the library to the MOO educational
environment enhances and complements the tutoring services
provided by the graduate students. The librarian provides assistance to
instructors in the development of specific course-related resources as
well as real-time reference service via an online reference desk. The
combination of an organized collection of links to resources and the
availability of synchronous reference service will test the feasibility of
using MOO technology to provide library service to distance education
students.
Michael Havener and Marjorie Murfin, "The Impact of the Wisconsin-Ohio
Reference Evaluation Program on Reference Service in Eleven Libraries:
Did Collecting All That Data Really Make a Difference?"
Since 1983, over 230 libraries have used the Wisconsin-Ohio Reference
Evaluation Program (WOREP) to evaluate their success in answering
reference questions. This presentation provides an overview of fifteen
years of cumulative WOREP data, but its focus is upon the eleven
libraries that have participated in the WOREP more than once. These
repeat libraries were studied in terms of factors that might have
contributed to gain or loss in success rates for reference transactions,
as rated by the libraries' patrons. Several factors were found to be
associated with a decrease in success rates. Those factors included the
loss of one or more professional positions, reduction in the proportion of
reference desk transactions performed by professional librarians, and
increase in the number of hours the reference desk was open for
service. Loss or gain was also related to a library's initial success score.
Implications of these findings for the administration of reference
departments are discussed.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:38:03 1998
From: Betsy.Fraser@public-library.calgary.ab.ca (Betsy Fraser)
Subject: Calgary Public Library Summer Reading Game
Please excuse duplication of this message because of cross-posting.
The Calgary Public Library is proud to announce the launch of their
electronic Summer Reading Game. The game does not require children to
have a library card to play. Teachers, schools, and librarians are
invited to play along with Calgary Public Library's 1998 Summer Reading
Game, Whale of a Tale. This summer we have added more interactivity and
a variety of games for a wide variety of ages, from preschool to young
adults.
The game may be reached off of our home page,
http://public-library.calgary.ab.ca
or directly at its splash page,
http://public-library.calgary.ab.ca/srg98/srg98.htm
Thank you and I hope you enjoy becoming a whale watcher,
Betsy Fraser
--
Betsy Fraser "I think -- therefore I'm single"
Automated Services, Calgary Public Library
Betsy.Fraser@public-library.calgary.ab.ca
http://public-library.calgary.ab.ca
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:39:26 1998
From: kathyb <kathyb@anokas.anoka.lib.mn.us>
Subject: two questions
Please reply to me privately!
1. Does anyone know of any good sources for puppets other than
Folkmanis?
2. What out-of-print books for preschoolers would you particularly like
to see back in print? My choice would be THE FAT CAT, by Jack Kent.
Thanks so much for any ideas you can give me!
Kathy Baxter
Anoka County Library in Minnesota
kathyb@anoka.lib.mn.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:40:10 1998
From: kinzym@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us
Subject: Evening Storytimes?
PU>I've been trying to get an audience for my evening storytimes, but until
the
PU>summer started, I've had no audience at all. If you've done evening
PU>storytimes, what time do you do them, who do you target, etc, etc?
PU>Leigh
Leigh,
I do a Thursday evening "drop-in" program aimed at Preschoolers but
the
entire family is welcome to attend. The evening program starts at 7 p.m.
I have been doing it for 2 years and have had anywhere from 8 - 28
people attend from babes in arms up to grandparents. I open with our
theme song [one that is the same from week to week], read a story, do
some stretching activities, fingerplays or another song, then one more
story if there's time or if they're willing, then our theme song ["one
more time!"] to close. The program lasts about 20 minutes and then
everyone selects books.
I aim the stories and songs at the kids and show the grown-ups things
that they can do at home with the children. I feature books related to
the theme of the night on a table in the room.
I have a guest book that people sign with child's name, age and address
so that I can send out reminder postcards [in the child's name] at the
beginning of a new series. The program goes from 7-12 weeks depending on
time of year and response. We have in-house fliers and send out fliers
to local daycare centers and preschools. We also post the days and times
on our library web page:
http://www.macomb.lib.mi.us/mountclemens/kprogram.htm
Hope this helps! Have fun!
Marge Kinzy kinzym@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us
Mount Clemens Public Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 16:38:16 1998
From: anthill@megspo.megsinet.net (Tanya M. DiMaggio)
ubject: Re: Public Library Sued for NOT Filtering
>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.
>*****************************************************************************
>David Burt President, Filtering Facts
>Website: http://www.filteringfacts.org
>E-Mail: David_Burt@filteringfacts.org
>Phone/Fax: 503 635-7048
Mr. Burt and collegues,
As far as being a "free speech absolutist", as Noam Chomsky said
"you
either believe in free speech, or you don't" (Manafacturing consent, I can
look up the page number if you want). Sure there is a lot of grey area to
be worked out. But please do not lump everyone who defends the first
Amendment into a "radical agenda". Well, let me take that statement
back.
The Constitution was and still is a radical agenda! And that's why I am
proud to be a citizen of this country and a librarian.
I do not see how, as a librarian in the United States, I can be a public
servant without upholding the right to free speech. I morally cannot put
these two concepts, or any others, in any order. Let's see, I'm this first,
that second and this other thing third. As far as I'm concerned it is my
duty as a public servant to ensure that the patrons of my public library
have access to information. I see my job as helping young people 1.find
information and 2. evaluate that information according to their needs. On a
few occasions I have found a young person viewing a web site that would be
considered by some standards obsene or at least in bad taste (although
probably not pornographic and certainly not illegal). I talked to the young
patrons and asked them why they were interested in the material. I didn't
tell them they couldn't look at it, I just questioned why they were
spending their time on that rather than the millions of other "cool
sites".
I then suggested another site, on sports or something like that, that they
might like. I think they felt a little foolish, not for "being
caught", but
because they realized I was right about their wasting their time. I felt
that these young people in particular were not aware of the other "cool
stuff" out there and were happy to be guided.
Another point I would like to make is that I am also a tax payer, and
essentially contribute to my own salary. I do not feel that some tax payers
have more say than others just because they want me to be responsible for
placing restrictions on their children's access to information. There are
probably just as many parents and concerned adults who feel as strongly
that it is their responsibility and their right to make such decisions
concerning their children, not mine.
Phew. Thanks for letting me get my two cents in too. Tanya
The above statements represent my personal views.
Tanya DiMaggio
Children's Librarian
The Blackstone Branch
Chicago Public Library
312-747-0511
dimaggio@chipublib.org
anthill@megspo.megsinet.net
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 17:14:05 1998
From: Marian & Paul Drabkin <arcanis@sirius.com>
ubject: Re: Public Library Sued for NOT Filtering
I'm piggybacking on to Kirsten's accurate observation because I deleted the
original post.
Using a syllogism to attempt to prove a point proves only that someone
slept through Philosophy 1A. Do you remember the most famous of syllogisms?
Chickens have two legs
Socrates has two legs
Therefore, Socrates is a chicken.
The point is that no syllogism is any more accurate than its premise.
Marian Drabkin
arcanis@sirius.com
At 4:55 PM -0700 6/8/98, Kirsten Edwards wrote:
>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 Wed Jun 10 17:14:05 1998
From: DAISYWAGES@aol.com
Subject: Re: Evening Storytimes?
We have found that even though people ask for Saturday storytimes and evening
storytimes, as a mother, I don't feel like going back out in the evening, or
there is something going on Saturdays. We gave up on both at our library.
Very poor
attendence.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 17:14:18 1998
From: FAJM08A@prodigy.com (MS NADINE R LIPMAN)
Subject: pubyac V1 #335...RE: Acc. Reader
Hi all;
As the person in charge of one of five elementary school libraries
in Waterford, CT I also get to coordinate the Accelerated Reader
program. However, I am not a slave to the program, and occasionally
add a test disk and new books to go along with it. Sure, I have a
lot of tests still that I don't have the books for; someday I may
get those books, but there are so many others that I would like
first!!! Some of those books may be available in the Waterford Public
Library, and they do maintain a listing of the tests we have there.
( Each of the five schools sets up its program differently. with
different expectations and incentives; we all have varying amounts
of tests to go along with the program) It would be extremely
confusing and difficult if the public library did any more. If they
marked their books with stickers, they would have to have 5 different
sets to differentiate between schools. If they were able to give
tests during the summer, why stop there...why not during other
vacations too!!! They would need to get a MAC to test with since the
elementary schools do not use PCs. Think of the time and effort
that would be spent sending the records back to the elementary school
for over 1000 kids (and determining which student went with which
school!!!), so that we could bring our student records up-to-date to
reflect the tests the students took at the public library.
Personally I would not be thrilled if the public library decided to
enter this arena; as was written earlier, some kids only want to
read books that they can be tested on. Let the summer be a break
from this. BTW, I do like the Accelerated Reader; I have seen weak
readers learn to enjoy reading as a result of it (including my
youngest son!)
Nadine Lipman, School Librarian
fajm08a@prodigy.com
Cohanzie School
Waterford, CT
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 17:14:04 1998
From: Rita Hunt <rhunt@redrose.net>
Subject: Evening storytime
In response to great hue and cry over our lack of an evening storytime,
I created "Family Storytime" on Wednesdays from 7-7:30. I sent out
monthly press releases to the local papers, I put up flyers in the
library, I talked it up to the daytime registration-only storytime
participants, I made sure it was listed in our township newsletter--and
it still took nearly two years to become established. However, I was
determined. I spent many Wednesdays sharing stories with one or two
children. I've had volunteers who were great and volunteers who turned
people off......
Logistics: Family Storytime is a drop in (no craft) storytime in our
Picture Book Room every Wednesday night except major holidays and the
month of August. We now average about 10 kids plus parents each week.
I think the constant "rain or shine" attitude has really made the
program successful. Parents know that if they miss a week or two, they
can still come again and be welcome. It's been a long 20 months, but
it's been worth it!
--
Rita Hunt
Hershey Public Library
rhunt@redrose.net
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Flowers are the sweetest thing God ever made
and forgot to put a soul into.
--Henry Ward Beecher
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 18:01:45 1998
From: Holland <hollandd@sls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Re: Accelerated Reader
Just a comment about AR--unless they have recently changed, the company
does not sell their computer disks to public libraries. They consider their
product to be a school material suitable for classrooms or school
libraries so the principal's request, which was mentioned on pubyac,
could not have been honored. Or has there been a change in AR's policy
on this?
Dorothy
Elmwood Park Public Library
Youth Services
hollandd@sls.lib.il.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 18:59:02 1998
From: Nomisw@aol.com
Subject: Re: Boosting Preschool Story Hour enrollment
1.Does your school district have a newspaper that is sent out free to all
residents?
2.Contact your school PTA's and ask them to include the library activities in
their newsletter.
3.Contact your local Health Dept/Well-child clinics.
I've just "retired" from the library system as Youth Librarian (we are
relocating) and have used all the above to promote story/laptimes and library
programs. I sent an introductory letter to set it off and now just fax a copy
of the library's flier. It has worked well for us.
Moving to NC.
Josie
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 19:10:09 1998
From: cp804@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kara J. Cervelli)
Subject: RE: Copyright-free color & puzzle sheets
Lisa,
I found sevearl books of reproducible puzzles for all ages at our local
teacher's store. They're a little expensive, but I've used them a lot and
they have held up well. (We do KID KITS too!). My only other thought is
that you could purchase some of those jumbo coloring books and just tear
out the pages to include in your kits. Since you are not copying them, I
would think copyright would not be an issue?
Hope this helps!
Kara :)
--
Kara Cervelli - Children's Librarain "wubba, wubba, wubba
Perry Public Library and a woo, woo, woo"
3753 Main St. Perry, OH 44081 -Grover from
cp804@cleveland.freenet.edu Sesame Street-
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 19:59:20 1998
From: Trudy Terry <tterry@hpl.lib.tx.us>
Subject: Re: accelerated reader list
I bought the first AR computer at the schools in our area. I am now a
public librarian. Having seen this monster from both sides I have One
school (middle school, high school and elementary) send me a copy of
their author title list. I keep the sacred AR list on a table in the
children's area. Children must id AR books themselves. I make no effort
to label books or buy them according to the list. All the schools in
this area have them now . I am not going to purchase the ar disk, etc.
This is a clear cut school job as far as I'm concerned.My budget is
miniscule to the school library budget. Just keep smiling sweetly and do
whats right for you. Trudy Terry Port Arthur Public Library.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 20:51:39 1998
From: cp804@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kara J. Cervelli)
Subject: Evening Storytimes
Leigh,
We do two evening storytimes during the school year. On Monday nights we
have preschool storytime and Tuesday nights we have Toddler & Parent
storytime. Both are held at 6:30. We don't hold them in the summer ( I've
tried in the past but attendance was low). Monday night is the same night
as the religion courses at the local church for school age kids. Parents
bring the little ones to storytime after dropping off siblings at church,
and pick them up afterwards. You might check and see what the schools and
churches have in the evenings and plan around that (send your PR to them as
well!).
Hope this helps.
Kara :)
--
Kara Cervelli - Children's Librarain "wubba, wubba, wubba
Perry Public Library and a woo, woo, woo"
3753 Main St. Perry, OH 44081 -Grover from
cp804@cleveland.freenet.edu Sesame Street-
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 20:58:21 1998
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Syllogism fun
On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, darcy stainton wrote:
>
> 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.
Oh Darcy! Your first syllogism is fine, but the second should read:
"Therefore, the library provides access to items which may be used as
weopons or deliver a nasty paper cut."
Mr. Burt simply didn't know how to structure a syllogism. Let's not throw
the baby out with the bath! Logical reasoning is such a wonderful thing!
Kirsten Edwards
kirstedw@kcls.org
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 20:59:02 1998
From: bwilliams@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us (Bina Williams)
Subject: Silly-gisms
Another silly-gism!
Pubyac uses the internet.
Pornography is part of the Internet.
Therefore Pubyac uses pornography.
Seriously, I am just as concerned as the next person about porno getting
into the wrong hands. I am not convinced that filters as made today are the
answer. Most have glaring gaps in what they screen--filtering out good
info, but not successfully filtering smut and other undesirable material.
I don't think that parents should blindly assume that their kids can safely
maneuver the internet without their guidance. Parents would not leave their
kids unattended at night on a downtown street... Consider the internet as a
similar place where some shops are great and others are not...
Bina Williams
Bridgeport Public Library
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 21:20:46 1998
From: Guarria <cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: Evening Storytimes?
Leigh,
Two or three years ago I began having "Pajama Storytime" one night a
week
for the summer months only. I had a tremendous turnout just about every
night. It was so popular, with kids coming in their pajamas, carrying
their teddy bears, that we decided to add it to our weekly program
schedule and have it throughout the year. We now get a fraction of the
turnout. The first week I did it I had 35 kids. We now get about 8, and
that may be a generous estimate.
There's something to be said for limiting a program and making it
therefore "special".
Carrie
cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us
On Sat, 6 Jun 1998, 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
>
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 21:58:24 1998
From: Guarria <cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: Public Library Sued for NOT Filtering
On Sun, 7 Jun 1998, Filtering Facts wrote:
>
> The library provides Internet access.
> Pornography is part of the Internet.
> Therefore, the library provides pornography.
>
If you're going to provide such a simplistic interpretation and insinuate
that the library is somehow at fault for "corrupting youth's minds"
because of the access we provide, you would also have to say that because
the library has books dealing with drug abuse (Go Ask Alice) or teen
violence (Tenderness), that we are somehow responsible for causing that
behavior in others, which of course is ridiculous. No one book,
or website for that matter, will be able to corrupt any child or
teen's mind unless there is already a problem there. Providing access doesn't
mean we have to take responsibility for all possible consequences.
Parents need to take responsibility for their own kids, and the kids/teens
for their own behavior.
Carrie
cguarria@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 22:49:50 1998
From: Pealib@aol.com
Subject: Re: Accelerated Reader blues
Dear List,
We accomodated the Accelerated Readers in our schools by making booklists of
many of the Accelerated Readering books available in the library. We did not
label the books. I have a booklist for every level, and each of our branches
made lists based on the books they owned. I do not update this list as more
books are added; it's all ready quite lengthy. When a child comes in, I ask
what level, and give them the appropriate list. These lists move more than
any other I have.
I'm not sure how I feel about the Accelerated Reader program. I notice more
kids reading lately during the the school year than before we had the lists.
Also, the kids use the list all summer when choosing books for summer reading,
and then take the tests when they get back to school. Part of me wishes
they'd pick books based on what they want to read, but the Accelerated Reader
program does offer a very large range of fiction and non-fiction.
Erin
Erin M. Gallagher
Head of Youth Services
Peabody Institute Library
Peabody, MA
http://members.aol.com/pealib/youth.htm
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 22:55:42 1998
From: AJORDAN@Queens.Lib.NY.US
Subject: Re: Interview questions: finale!
Hi Pubyac,
While I agree that "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", I too often find myself feeling that children's librarians don't
trust their own capacities to ad-lib and deal adequately with unpredictables.
I am a relatively new children's librarian (one and a-half yrs.), but I've
come to firmly believe that a good librarian must always be prepared to be
unprepared. Whenever "adult" librarians fill in for us in a crunch, we
expect
them to react in a professional manner. When a class visit shows up,
unexpectedly, at the library and expects to enjoy a storytime on the theme of
"tides" what do we do? All I'm saying is that I _could_ imagine a
situation
where I'd share a book I may not have read--and I'd do a great job of it!
--Andy Jordan
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 22:57:46 1998
From: Dena Becker <dbecker@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re:boosting storyhour enrollment
Diane,
Our enrollment skyrocketed this past year when we created a "family"
storytime on Wednesday mornings. It is basically a toddler & parent
storytime, but babies and older siblings are welcome to attend. It has
been a huge hit! We had to move storytime into the meeting room, and add
another sessoion on Friday mornings to accomodate everyone. It is a big
help for families with several small children, who cannot bring them each
to a separate storytime. The toddlers have a ball, the older kids aren't
bored (I thought they might be) and the babies just soak it all in! To an
outsider, it may seem a little chaotic, but everyone is listening and
participating in their own way, and we are having so much fun. This
summer, even school age siblings are participating and I plan to
add an evening session in the fall.
As far as marketing, make sure you send notices to day care centers,
preschools, and other community agencies (like the Y and Head start). Word
of mouth seems to be our best PR though.
Good luck!
Kara :)
--
Kara Cervelli - Children's Librarain "wubba, wubba, wubba
Perry Public Library and a woo, woo, woo"
3753 Main St. Perry, OH 44081 -Grover from
cp804@cleveland.freenet.edu Sesame Street-
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 23:11:39 1998
From: "Lisa Prolman" <lprolman@hotmail.com>
Subject: evening storytimes
Our library has evening storytimes in conjunction with our summer
reading program. This year we're holding them on Tuesday nights from
7-8 (last year they were Thursday). We generally read two - four
picture books relating to our theme for the week, switching between
shorter, snappier texts and longer, more involved ones, and offer a
craft at the end.
We also have at least one or two weeks of guest performers, either
entertainers brought in by a grant or volunteers.
They have been very successful (by our standards) with attendance
ranging between ten to forty depending on the week, the weather (last
year's tornado warning that the firemen next door were kind enough to
warn us about came on a light attendance evening), and the event. We
also had a lot more families coming rather than a parent or caretaker
with a small child which was VERY nice.
Good luck with your evenings. They are very rewarding.
Lisa Prolman
Assistant Children's Librarian "Why make something simple
Greenfield Public Library and efficient when it can
Greenfield, MA complex and wonderful!"
(413)772-1590
lprolman@hotmail.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 23:16:00 1998
From: katy@tribbles.nampa.lib.id.us
Subject: RE: Unattended children policy
As to the calling of police on children left after
closing we have spoken to police here and they are
generally very supportive of the library whether an
incident inside or whatever. We actually have not ever
gotten to the point of calling them however due to the
generous time we wait usually there staff here one
hour after closing except for Fri and Sat when they
stay 1/2 hour after. Also as I mentioned we would only
call if children are 12 or under, its dark cold etc.
We do have a statement in the policy (I'm not sure it
was in the one I sent) that states no staff may drive
a child anywhere. Just too risky. Unofficially our
director is willing to compensate for time spent
staying after waiting for a parent if necessary. Again
this is not a big problem and the call to police is
just an informational one to let them send a car by to
make sure kids are all right.
Hope this helps your situation is different and
community expectations do play a part in policy as
would your location and what sort of area is available
to wait in outside your building.
Katy
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E-mail: katy@tribbles.nampa.lib.id.us
Date: 6/9/98
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Wed Jun 10 23:45:03 1998
From: aosorio <aosorio@infolink.org>
Subject: Re: Evening Storytimes?
Hi Leigh,
I'm a veteran of Thursday night "Pajama Time" at the Hillsborough
Public
Library in Hillsborough, NJ. It's intended for 2+ and their parents. We read
three stories, did at least 2 flannel stories, and 4 songs/activities. It lasted
from 7-7:30 and I got at least 10-17 kids and their parents. At the end we
watched a filmstrip. We always had a different theme- from "dinosaurs"
to
"imagination". It was a popular program and it is still popular even
though I
have moved on to the South Brunswick Public Library in Monmouth Junction, NJ.
At SBPL, we don't have a special "Pajama Time" every Thursday night,
but we
are trying a "Family Pajama Time" for 2+ once a month from 7-7:30. The
first
time I did it, we had 25 kids and 21 parents. Cool! And the parents want more!
I think the time slot is right and the parents had a rockin' good time
"Roaring
with the Dinosaur!" It was the same pattern- 3 stories, 2 flannels, 4 songs
&
stuff, and a filmstrip! Plus I loved singing "I'm being swallowed by a
Tyrannosaurus Rex"!
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
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