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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:08:19 1998
From: Karen Wendt <bewendt@facstaff.wisc.edu>
ubject: Re: Boosting Preschool Story Hour enrollment
At 02:42 PM 6/5/98 -0400, you wrote:
> I would like to boost our enrollment for preschool Story Hours and Toddler
Story Hours.
What is the size of your community? How many preschool children are in your
area? (Local school district office may have figure)
How many children do you want to attend on a regular basis?
We will be targeting the usual outlets, such as local newspapers with
>press releases;
Do you have permission with the school superintendent or the school district
office to send flyers home through the schools? We regularly (every two months)
send a Children's Calendar of Events home through the elementary schools and
daycare centers. When we have a program that is of particular interest to older
kids, we send a flyer through those grade levels. The school newsletters may
also run a press release blurb for you.
When we have a special program that we don't do on a regular basis (such as RIF)
we might also deliver flyers to the bulletin boards at the local shopping malls,
restaurants, etc. I usually take my children with me and let them run in and out
hanging up the flyers and then we all go treat ourselves to ice cream or
something.
Do you have a city newsletter? Maybe it goes out to all city employees, so at
least all city workers will know when storytimes are.
Hope this helps. Karen
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 Mon Jun 22 11:05:24 1998
From: Becky Tatar <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us>
ubject: Re: CD supplier
At 10:27 AM 6/19/98 -0700, you wrote:
>I am looking for a good source for CDs. Any favorite sources out there?
>Our CD ROM collection is going great guns but we need to add a few more.
>Can you suggest a source on the net
>for reviews for CD ROMS - particularly children's.
>
Dear Carrie,
One source I use is Crimson Multimedia Distribution, Inc. While their
latest catatlog does not have a web site address, the catalog does have a
products review section. They list the title of the CD-ROM, places where it
was reviewed, how well it was reviewed, and if it was on a best list. Now
the review section in the catalog does not list every title in the catalog,
but it does have a great number that are popular for children, home and
small business use. They also have a service in which they will compile a
list of independent product reviews. I don't have a very large budget for
CD-ROMs, but I have always found the Crimson folks helpful, especially in
tracking down titles I had seen reviewed, but can't seem to locate for
purchasing through a vendor. The address is
Crimson Multimedia Distribution, Inc.
207 S. Villa Avenue, STE 215
Villa Park, Illinois 60181-2668
Phone - 800-382-9409
FAX - 630-833-3611
e-mail - info@CrimsonInc.com
Hope this helps. Good luck.
-----------------------------------
Becky Tatar
Unit Head, Periodicals/Audio-Visual
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Phone: 630/264-4100, x4116
FAX: 630/896-3209
e-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us
Opinions are my own.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:08:06 1998
From: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com>
Subject: Re: library as parent/Rah!Rah! Filters
Chuck, I have a few comments.....
schachtc@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us wrote:
> (snip).....what happens when "Their" way is anarchist or skinhead
or
> violently anti-semitic? At some point parents "right" to mold
their
> children as they see fit comes into conflict with society's
"right" to
> protect itself from dangerous sorts of intolerance and the child's
> "right" to not have their brains scrambled by parents filled with
> hate/paranoia.
Okay, I'll bite. What's wrong with parents raising their children as
anarchists? or anything else for that matter. A belief is a belief, and
as long as they are only raising their own kids in this way, what right
does anyone have to tell them otherwise? When you say "violently
anti-semitic" I agree with you. That throws a whole new dimension on
the discussion. Raising children in your own beliefs is one thing.
Raising children to be violent is quite another.
>Lord knows that Big Brother has frequently been shown to
> have imperfections, but sometimes he's the only line of defense that we
> and the children involved have against parents scary enough to give you
> nightmares, so let's not be >too< hard on the poor guy.
It's really hard for me to consider the terms "Big Brother" and
"poor
guy" in the same sentence. Who decides when the parents are too scary
to be allowed to raise their own children? The teaching of different
beliefs and ideals is nowhere as scary as the thought of not being
allowed to. Does that mean that when I have children, I won't be
allowed to teach them the Christianity, Buddhist, Zen and Wicca that I
study and practice? Is that too scary for children? Who decides?
> If we are
> aware that strongly creationist parents don't want their child exposed
> to books that teach evolution as fact, for example, but the child is
> interested in finding out about evolution and when the parents are not
> present seeks our assistance, whose rights take precedence?
If the parents allow their children the freedom to roam the library and
select their own reading materials, who am I to say no? I don't keep a
file of the different wishes and beliefs of the parents who come to the
library. I don't have the time, and I wouldn't want to if I did have
the time. If they are so adamant their children not have certain things
to read, they should be in the library with their children!
I know I'll probably get flamed for this, but I feel strongly about
these issues, and couldn't keep quiet this time. As always the usual
disclaimers hold....these are my thoughts and may not reflect those of
my library.
Lorie
--
**************************************************
Lorie J. O'Donnell
odonnell@borg.com
http://www.borg.com/~odonnell/index.html
"I hope we never lose sight of one thing.
That this was all started by a mouse" Walt Disney
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:05:24 1998
From: Phalbe Henriksen <phenriksen@earthlink.net>
ubject: jobbers/wholesalers
A wholesaler. The middleman between the manufacturer and the retailer. Or,
in the case of libraries, between the publisher and the library. Ingram,
Baker and Taylor, Blackwell NA, Quality Books, EBSCO, all the big companies
and all of the little ones are "jobbers."
Phalbe Henriksen
Bradford County Public Library
Starke, FL
At 01:44 PM 6/19/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Can someone explain to me what a "jobber " is? I came across this
term
>in New Mexico as well as here and just don't have a clue.
>For some reason, I feel compelled to know.
>Thanks
>Angela Christianson
>sig below
>
>
>On Thu, 18 Jun
>1998, Bridgett Johnson wrote:
>
>>
>> Can any one remember the names of some of the good teen magazines
>> recommended from the discussions for both male and female. Names
>> would probably all that's necessary as we go through a jobber.
>
>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>Angela R. Christianson
>University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>achristi@prairienet.org
>achristi@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu
>%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
>
>
>
>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:07:42 1998
From: Laurie Precht CCPL <lauriep@ccpl.carr.lib.md.us>
Subject: Re: Formal training for Children's librarians
I did not have a MLS, but I do have work experience from my former
employment with daycare centers. As a group leader and a director, I was
required by law to take certain courses, such as discipline techniques and
childhood development, which proved invaluable for my career as a
children's information associate.
The spectrum of courses offered to those working with children is wide.
If your university is not offering the kinds of courses you want, try
another institution. Be sure to check out the course lists for daycare
providers-- aspects of their profession and ours are often surprisingly
similar.
Laurie Precht, Taneytown Library, MD
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:05:24 1998
From: Becky Tatar <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us>
ubject: Re: Jobber
I always felt that jobber was another word for vendor, in this case, EBSCO,
Faxon, etc., any of the vendors, or jobbers that handle serial subscriptions
for libraries. But hey, that's just me.
-----------------------------------
Becky Tatar
Unit Head, Periodicals/Audio-Visual
Aurora Public Library
1 E. Benton Street
Aurora, IL 60505
Phone: 630/264-4100, x4116
FAX: 630/896-3209
e-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us
Opinions are my own.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:07:30 1998
From: katherine heylman <kheylman@apk.net>
Subject: Re: formal training for children's librarian's, pubyac V1 #348
It does seem as though training for childen's library services is going
by the board. See Will Manley's column in a recent issue of American
Libraries (3 or 4 months ago) called "Where have all the children's
librarians gone?" Sad!
I was lucky. I had Dorothy Broderick at Western Reserve (now Case
WRU)
Kay Heylman, retired
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:06:31 1998
From: Evighet@aol.com
Subject: Treasure Hunts
I've heard so many great things about physical
treasure hunts in the library (we tried our first
internet one last spring) that I would really like
to try one at our library. If it's not too much trouble
could anyone who has done one possibly
email me their basic outline for running the
program (ie - how-tos, rules, dos and don'ts, etc.)
It sounds like a lot of fun! Thanks so much!!
Chris Jahnke
Children's Librarian
Great River Regional Library
evighet@aol.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:05:27 1998
From: Michelle DiGiacomo <mdigiacomo@ci.sat.tx.us>
Subject: "snow in July" program
I am planning a "Snow in July" program and need ideas for crafts,
especially ideas on how to have a "snowless" snowball fight. Though
the
program is listed for schoolage children, I know that preschool children
will also be coming.
Thanks,
Michelle Di Giacomo MDiGiacomo@x1.ci.sat.tx.us
Children's Librarian
Cortez Branch
San Antonio, Tx
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:06:15 1998
From: rivershore@earthlink.net
Subject: sand sculptures
Below is a site that contains a lot of sand sculpture photos made by
professionals. The first one to come up is of a child reading a book,
with a dragon looking over his shoulder. Very cute. These people were on
CBS This Morning Friday.
http://www.sandsculpture.com/usamain.shtml
Teresa at Rivershore
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:05:24 1998
From: edythe gilbreath <edytherg@westol.com>
Subject: Filters(long)
As usual I have mixed feelings on the subject of filtering. At the
Junior High School where my son currently goes they are buying
portable(I know the wrong word)computers for (ahhh notebooks) each child
to use for school assignments. They have hired a company(I don't know
who) which will review each website that is available for the child's
use. This is supposed to prevent the children from accessing
inappropriate sites and guide them towards sites which are useful for
their homework. I used to think that any kind of filtering was "bad"
until my son(people who know me who may be lurking and know this story,
forgive)found internet pictures of Rawandan slaughter, when in second
grade and using his school's web browser. No one was supervising him,
and it wasn't until four years and two moves later that he told me that
he had been having nightmares from this experience for some time.
I don't know that censorship is the answer, I don't know how I couldv'e
been a better more conscientious parent, but I do know that I would have
appreciated a watchful eye from the school telling me that he had seen
something which frightened him.
By the way, I have volunteered at public and school libraries, and I
don't understand why there should be any competition between the two.
Both do valuable and complex jobs and deserve praise for the dedication
and effort it takes to do either one.
Edie edytherg@westol.com hopefully to be soon employed
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:06:52 1998
From: crlisle@bellatlantic.net
Subject: shelving bios?
Bonita Kale, I think I missed your point. Why do the kids have trouble
finding biographies of sports figures under Bios? Do you shelve them
separately?
Incidentally, I much prefer the Dewey classification of bios to the LC
classification, since having a whole section of B92s lets you wander the
shelves till you find a bio of someone you're interested in (when you
just feel like reading "a bio" and you don't have anyone particular in
mind.
Candace Lisle
new MLIS, unemployed but hopeful
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:08:50 1998
From: Karen Wendt <bewendt@facstaff.wisc.edu>
ubject: Re: daycare outreach
I have found this conversation about daycare outreach to be helpful. We get many
small home-based day cares bringing their children to the library storytimes and
checking out stroller and laundry basket loads of books. But, I haven't checked
into how many there may be who are not availing themselves of library services.
We have a community of 9000 and only have three institutional daycare centers.
The Headstart kids from our city go to a center in the bigger, nearby city. They
use to have a center right near the library, which was nice, but it closed.
This conversation has made me pay closer attention. One example: A woman came in
the other day and to make a long story short, I found out she does home-based
day care but didn't know how to use the library as a resource for the children.
I gave her a brief lesson right then and there. Not only did she sign them up
for SLP, but she learned how to use the children's room collection (she
previously was only checking out books for herself). She gets books for the kids
from a mail order company but "there is not enough variety". Now she
knows she can find books specifically for the interests of the various children
she cares for. THankyou all very much.
=======================
Karen M. Wendt, Madison, WI
bewendt@facstaff.wisc.edu
=======================
<smaller>www.scls.lib.wi.us/monona> Monona Public Library
www.mufa.org> Madison Ultimate Frisbee Association
www.aec-online.net/discgolf/> DiscOver Wisconsin</smaller>
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:09:08 1998
From: Rebecca Singer <rsinger@ala.org>
Subject: Library web pages -Reply
Multnoma Public Library has a great website created by
webmaster Walter Minkel. The address is
www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/kids
Good luck and send your address when it is ready.
Thanks,
Rebecca Singer
ALSC
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:06:17 1998
From: Ruth Shafer <shafer@fvrl.lib.wa.us>
Subject: Re:stumper--black american magazine
Hi friends,
We are looking for a few good magazines where the focus audience is
Black American children.
Do any of you folks have a favorite or at least an idea or two?
TIA
Ruth Shafer
shafer@fvrl.lib.wa.us
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:05:27 1998
From: Kate McLean <katem@mail.bulloch.public.lib.ga.us>
Subject: Follow-up to Accelerated Reader Blues
Thanks to all of you Pubyacers who replied to my frustration with the
Accelerated Reader program. Its nice to know that I am not the only one
who is frustrated with the program and I have some new rationale for not
having an AR computer in this library. I do however, supply the lists
and maybe, if we get a good volunteer somewhere along the line, we'll
include the call numbers.
Thanks Again,
Kate McLean
Youth Services Librarian
Statesboro Regional Library
katem@mail.bulloch.public.lib.ga.us
" My opinions are my own"
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 11:10:17 1998
From: "James B. Casey" <jimcasey@lib.oak-lawn.il.us>
Subject: Inadmissable Truths?
Are the following statements either untrue or so
unspeakable in nature that their very utterance
is considered to be "flaming"?
1. School libraries are not open to their student
clientele on late afternoons, evenings and weekends,
and over long holidays during the 9 month k-12
school year.
2. Public libraries are open 6 or 7 days per week
including evenings and weekends during the school
year and for most students of k-12 schools, the
public library is the only library option where they
may undertake homework and study.
3. School libraries are not open to their student
clientele during most of June - August.
4. Public libraries often provide Summer Reading
Programs for youngsters in their communities which
might draw hundreds or thousands of participants
during the months of June- August.
5. Academic (college, community college and
univeristy) libraries are open on evening and
weekend hours during the academic year (which
often includes Summer) to support the study
and research needs of their student populations.
6. Accreditation of colleges and universities
includes the quality of and services rendered
by the libraries which those institutions provide
to support the homework and study of their
students.
7. K-12 schools have been known to eliminate
their school libraries entirely in favor of providing
more classroom space.
8. Public libraries may have several public
school districts within their service area -- perhaps
a dozen or more public & parochial schools.
9. There tend to be more school libraries in
a geographical area than public libraries and
they are often nearer to where students live than
are the nearest public libraries. (This is not true
if all school libraries have been eliminated from
school facilities by a given school district.)
10. Accreditation and certification standards
for k-12 schools don't generally take into account
the quality of school library and/or public library
service available to support the homework and
study of their student bodies.
11. Public school districts often take the vast
majority of local and state tax dollars -- and
often 10 to 20 times more local tax dollars
than the local public library.
12. If school and/or public libraries had more
money they could do a better job of providing
library service to youngsters.
13. If library service was considered by public
education to be an essential component of the
education process, the services provided by school
and/or public libraries would have to receive a
mandated funding level.
14. At any given moment, a library which is open
and accessible to its clientele is more useful and
productive than a library which is closed and
inaccessible to its clientele.
15. Library service and the independent research
and study that it fosters is an essential ingredient
for any formal or informal education process.
James B. Casey -- My own views as a librarian
and ALA Councilor-at-Large.
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:52:59 1998
From: Sadie Smith <sesmith@newark.lib.oh.us>
Subject: [Fwd: Student Seeking Info] (fwd)
The following request was forwarded to me by the webmaster at our
library. Is anyone familiar with the title the student mentions? She
calls it a poetry book, but her later comment makes it sound like a
periodical. Thanks for any help you can offer! :)
Sadie Smith
sesmith@newark.lib.oh.us
Newark Public Library
Newark, Ohio
Forwarded Message:
******
Hello.
I am a student in Canada, and am searching for any websites that could
direct me
to a site offering up ANY information regarding a Childrens Poetry book
entitled
"Acorns". They have annual contests and what not, although I have as
yet
been
unsuccessful in my attempts to locate the book itself.
If, in any manner, you could be of any help, I am searching for information
on volumes 1992, 3, and 4.
I would be greatly appreciative of any response or information you might
generate.
Thank-you.
Sincerely,
Maya R.
E-mail: ballerina_mi@hotmail.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:49:12 1998
From: Jennifer Yost <gyost@logical.net>
ubject: REPOST: Please Respond if you are a School/Public Lib. Merge
REQUEST FOR SURVEY RESPONSES - Second Post
To: pubyac
Subject: School/Public Library Combinations
June 12, 1998
Dear Colleagues:
As a graduate student in the School of Information Sciences and Policy
at the State University of New York at Albany, I have taken on a
research project that calls for your expertise. Recently, the district
I work in has decided to investigate the possibility of merging the town
library with the school libraries in the district. This poses many
issues for both agencies involved. My research has to do with the
feasibility of such a merge, and the success (or failure) rates of other
libraries that have gone through this type of transition.
IF YOU WORK IN A SCHOOL/PUBLIC LIBRARY SETTING, WOULD YOU PLEASE ANSWER
THE ATTACHED QUESTIONNAIRE AND E-MAIL IT BACK TO ME AT YOUR EARLIEST
CONVENIENCE? The results of my study depend on prompt responses from as
many colleagues as possible, so if you can possibly spare a few minutes
to respond it would be greatly appreciated (it's a summer course, so I
don't have much time to gather data). If you aren't able to respond
directly on the e-mailed questionnaire, you could print it out and FAX
it to me at 518.674.3275. Or, if you would like, please reply to this
e-mail and request that I FAX you the questionnaire, and you can then
FAX it back to me at the aforementioned FAX number.
I will post the results of this study on the listserve in the beginning
of July for all interested parties.
Thank you in advance for your participation - I know this is a busy time
of year for many of you and I greatly appreciate your professional
opinions.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Yost
Library Media Specialist
West Sand Lake Elementary
West Sand Lake, NY
JY7208@cnsvax.albany.edu
FAX: 518.674.3275
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
SCHOOL/LIBRARY COMIBINATION OPINION SURVEY
Type of library: ____ public ____ school (elem., middle, h.s.)
circle
one
Location: ______________________________
Position held: ___________________________
Please check all that apply:
Our School/Public Libraries have merged:
____ within the last year ____ within the last five years ____
longer than five years
Our School/Public Library merged, but then separated again: ____ yes
____ no
Reason:
________________________________________________________________
Type of community: ____ rural (under 3,000) ____ urban (under
15,000)
____ urban over 15,000 ____ suburban
Our facilities combined and are located in:
____ an elem. school ____a high school ____ split between
elem. and high schools
____ in the public library
Staffing:
Did any library staff lose their jobs due to this merge? _____yes
_____ no
If yes, how many? _____
Were the lost positions voluntarily given up? ____ yes ____ no
Reason for lost positions:
____ change of operating hours ____ loss of administrative position
____ too many personnel ____ other:
_____________________________________
Were any library staff positions added due to this merge? ____ yes
____ no
If yes, how many? ____
Reason for added positions:
____ different/extra hours of operation
____ head librarian needed
____ more clerical time needed
____ other:
_____________________________________________________________
Library Administrators in Merged Library:
____ Coadministrators (1 public and 1 school)
____ Head librarian according to training and experience
____ School librarian
____ Public librarian
____ One librarian certified for both school and public library
Staff Assignments (check all that apply):
____ All personnel serve all patrons during school hours
____ School personnel serve students; public personnel serve public
patrons during school hours
____ School personnel serve patrons during school hours; public, after
school hours
____ All staff members share after school hours
____ School personnel serve when school is not in session
____ Public library personnel serve when school is not in session
____ All staff members share responsibility when school is not in
session
____ Paraprofessionals only, serve when school is not in session
____ Volunteers staff library when school is not in session
____ Other Staffing Configuration:
__________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Hours of operation per week:
____ 15-30 hours ____ 30-40 hours ____40-50 hours ____
more than 50 hrs
Reasons for library merge: (Please number them in order of importance:
1=most important, 2=of some importance, 3=of little importance, 4=of
no importance)
____ Need for school library facility only
____ Need for public library facility only
____ Need for both school and public library facilities
____ Need for school librarian only
____ Need for public librarian only
____ Need for both a school and a public librarian
____ Need for both a facility and professional staff
____ Small size of community
____ New school with adequate facility to accommodate merger
____ Community budget constraints
____ School budget constraints
____ Other:
_____________________________________________________________
Who initiated the merge?
____ School personnel and/or board ____ Public library
staff and/or
board
____ Financial grant from government ____ Town personnel and/or board
____ Cooperative effort of both school and public personnel and/or
boards
____ State-level library departments or library systems
____ Private donor
____ other:
_____________________________________________________________
Governing boards for merged libraries:
____ cooperating boards
____ separate boards, but hold joint meetings
____ separate boards with no joint meetings
____ merged board consisting of both town and school personnel
The transition from separate libraries to a combined library was:
____ Difficult and time-consuming ____ Relatively
Smooth
____ Very Smooth
There was community involvement in the transfer: ____ yes ____ no
Planning phase lasted:
____ up to 1 year ____ 1-3 years ____ more than 3 years
Planning was adequate: ____ yes ____ no
Librarians were included in the feasibility study from the ground
level: ____ yes ____ no
Perceived Benefits of a School/Public Library Combination: (Please
number them in order of importance: 1=most important, 2=of some
importance, 3=of little importance, 4=of no importance)
____ Better and wider selection of materials for public and/or students
____ Made a library possible for public
____ Elimination of some duplication of materials
____ Better use of financial resources
____ Greater circulation of materials
____ Access to interlibrary loan to students
____ Better collection of reference and/or periodicals
____ Better physical facility
____ Better location of facility
____ Consolidation of housing and maintenance costs
____ More and better qualified staff
____ Better school/community relations
____ Increased hours of service
____ Expanded use of facilities due to evening
____ Wider utilization during summer months
____ Made library possible for elementary students
____ Increased possibilities of grants
____ Federal funding
____ Sharing of salary expenses
____ Sharing of budget expenditures
Other:
__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Perceived Problems/Weaknesses of a School/Public Library Combination:
(Please number them in order of importance: 1=most important, 2=of
some importance, 3=of little importance, 4=of no importance)
____ Governance and management related issues
____ Reluctance of adults to use facility during the school day because
of noise and confusion of school setting or because of students'
presence.
____ Inadequate facility
____ Location of library in the building for public patrons
____ Legal deterrents (state laws)
____ Inadequate budget for materials and equipment
____ Lack of adequate and well-lit parking for patrons
____ Inadequate budget for sufficient staffing
____ Limitations on student use
____ Inability to serve both groups adequately
____ Inadequate collection to serve both groups
____ Different circulation methods
____ Inability to communicate with public patrons that school library is
public library
____ Limitations on hours for adult use
____ Minor discipline problems because students do not view the library
as a function of school
____ Censorship of materials
Comments:
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:51:44 1998
From: Ana-Elba Pavon <pavona@pls.lib.ca.us>
Subject: Gold Bug stumper
Which Richard Scarry book has Gold Bug (?) in it?
Patron is interested in buying a book read to her child when school was
still in session. It has a yellow bug who hides in a teapot and you need
to find him. One of our children's librarians remembered Richard Scarry.
That rang true for another patron who remembers that the character might
be named Gold Bug. Unfortunately all my Richard Scarry books are out and
I would appreciate it if someone could identify a title for my patron.
It's not "Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever."
TIA!
Ana-Elba Pavon
Youth Services Librarian
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* Ana-Elba Pavon *
* Youth Services Librarian Phone: 650-355-5196 *
* Pacifica Library Fax: 650-355-6658 *
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:49:13 1998
From: "Lynn S. Cockett" <cockett@scils.rutgers.edu>
Subject: a book on trial
Hello Pubyac Friends.
I am getting ready to teach children's lit here at Rutgers (my
first time through this course) starting Monday. To that end, I
have a request.
One of the things I try to do when I teach materials classes is,
of course, to allow students to develop their own understanding
of intellectual freedom issues. More importantly, though, I
always want them to be aware that even those who try to have
materials removed from library shelves usually do so with some
modicum of (or even a great deal of) concern over the welfare of
children.
The exercise I've done a few times now in YA lit classes is to
put a book "on trial" and treat the class period as a town forum,
where the school (or library) board and staff are present, as
well as students and parents, and community leaders. I give each
person in the room a "role" to play, and then, I introduce the
problem and let them go at it, debate style.
In doing this exercise with YA classes, it's so easy to pick
something that really challenges even our most liberal
sensibilities -- last spring, I gave my students a really
disturbing section of _Less than Zero_.
In the children's class, I could do a "knee jerk" book like
_Heather has two mommies_, but I would like to choose a book that
is a bit more subtle. Since the students will not see the book
until the day before, or of the "trial" I'd like to stay with
picture books.
So, (thanks for reading this far) I'm asking for suggestions that
you think might work well in this scenario.
You may respond to me directly; and if anyone is interested in
how this all turns out, I will gladly make a report to our list.
Thanks so much in advance,
Lynn Cockett
PhD candidate
Rutgers University
cockett@scils.rutgers.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:49:17 1998
From: Leslie Hauschildt <lhauscht@jefferson.lib.co.us>
Subject: Bingo Stories
Hello all -
I am interested in doing a storytime with the theme of bingo (the game).
I am, however, having difficulty finding good stories to read that have
bingo in them (actually, finding ANY stories involving bingo). Seeing how
PUBYAC has come through before, I thought I'd ask you all before I dropped
my idea. Please reply to me personally, and thank you very much!
Leslie Hauschildt lhauscht@jefferson.lib.co.us
Childrens Librarian, Villa Library
Jefferson County Public Library
455 S. Pierce
Lakewood, CO 80226 303-976-7407
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:49:11 1998
From: Evighet@aol.com
Subject: Lion Storyhour Books
Does anyone know of any Lion picturebooks
that would be good for storyhour? We have
everything else ready (fingerplays, songs,
crafts and a film) but we are low on books.
Please reply to me directly and thanks for
all your help!
Chris Jahnke
Children's Librarian
Great River Regional Library
evighet@aol.com
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:49:13 1998
From: "Sarah Cornish, Children's Librarian"
<VHPL_SC@CLAMS.LIB.MA.US>
Subject: book about boys solving mystery
Hello all-
I have a patron looking for books she read as a child (perhaps 20-30 years
ago?) that are about a group of little boys who have a clubhouse and sometimes
solve mysteries. One of the books might have involved a blueberry pie.
She's pretty certain that the books are Easy Readers. Any ideas on what this
could be?
Thanks.
Sarah
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SCORNISH@CLAMS.LIB.MA.US
Sarah Cornish - Children's Librarian
Vineyard Haven Public Library VOICE:(508)696-4211
RFD Box 139A FAX: (508)696-7495
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:49:55 1998
From: Tina Lippman <tlippman@lis.pitt.edu>
ubject: Stumper Singing Wheels
Hello!!
We are looking for the title/author of a children's book and only have
sketchy information.
A client is looking for a children's book he read some 38 years
ago. He thinks the title was "Singing Wheels." The main character's
name was Tom. The story begins with Tom traveling by stagecoach to the
Ohio Territory in the early 19th century. The client remembers a few
incidents from the book: Tom takes apart the family clock and can't put
it back together; Tom takes part in a spelling bee and wins by spelling
"separate"; Tom shoots his first deer at a salt lick. A traveling
shoemaker visits.
We have looked in "Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy & Poetry for Children,
1876-1975" as well as the Library of Congress catalog.
If anyone knows what this book is, please let us know! Thanks.
Reply to me personally and I will post the answer to the list.
Tina Lippman, Intern
Children's Department
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
tlippman@sis.pitt.edu
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From owner-pubyac@nysernet.org Mon Jun 22 18:49:56 1998
From: Tina Lippman <tlippman@lis.pitt.edu>
ubject: Stumper: Whoa, Joey!
Hello again.
We are looking for a children's book that features a mother kangaroo and
her joey and includes the phrase "Whoa, Joey, Whoa" repeated. It also
includes other "unusual" animals like the wombat.
We have checked A to Zoo, "Fiction, Folklore, Fantasy & Poetry for
Children, 1876-1985" and the Library of Congress Catalog.
Does this ring a bell with anyone?
Thanks.
Tina Lippman, Intern
Children's Department
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
tlippman@sis.pitt.edu
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