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Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 15:41:04 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #458
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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 19:05:19 -0400
From: Jana Fine <janafine01@sprynet.com>
Subject: teen read week update week of Sept. 28
> Aug. 29, 1998
>
> Here are some of the newest postings about Teen Read Week 1998.
> Next week you get get a whole lot more!!! Enjoy and hope this helps
> Jana Fine
>
> 1. I am planning an evening called "Teen Tales" to be held during
Teen
> Read
> Week. I planned this in the summer because I felt there was interest
> among the 6th-8th grad students in the community to be a part of a story
> program that continues where the Children's storytime programs end.
>
> Amelia Kalin
> Librarian/Program & Exhibits Manager
> Valley Cottage Library (914)268-7700
> akalin@ansernet.rcls.org
>
> 2. We're having a murder mystery night after closing Friday, and a
> Read-a-thon Saturday.
>
> Carolyn Caywood ccaywood@vsla.edu or carolyn@norfolk.infi.net
> Bayside Area Library voice:757-460-7519
> 936 Independence Blvd. VA Beach, VA 23455 FAX:757-464-6741
> Pliny's Disclaimer: "addito salis grano"
>
> 3. Since Teen Read Week is so close to Halloween we are going to focus
> on "spooky" stuff...Our theme will be (something like)
"Scare up
> something good at the Teton County Library" (This is still in planing
> mode - and we would WELCOME suggestions!!) We moved into a new building
> 1 year ago, and for the first time have a YA area, and are trying to get
> more teens in here!
>
> During the week we will be inviting teens to come into the library,
> visit (and if they want to, comment on) our YA area and show us their
> library card, or get their first library card. If they need a
> replacement card, we will waive the $1 fee. We are also in the process
> of starting a YA advisory board, so we will have info about that and a
> clipboard for interested teens to give us their names (addresses, etc.).
>
> Once they have shown us their card, they will receive a free ticket for
> the Jaycees Haunted house, which takes place the next week. (I still
> need to work out the details with the Jaycees -- the Haunted house is a
> fundraiser for them, and we do have a budget we can work with, but if
> they are interested in donating us half price tickets or something, we
> will be open to that!)
>
> Thursday night, we are having a local author who writes horror come to
> the library to give a talk -- geared to teens. We are planning on
> working with the Middle and/or High School English teachers to see if
> this can be used for extra credit.
>
> Friday night we are planning what will hopefully become a regular event
> --
> "Lights Out! at the Teton County Library..." - we will normally
do this
> event in our auditorium, but due to a scheduling conflict, will do this
> first one actually in the library...We will rent a spooky (non-rated
"R"
> ) movie (we were thinking Beetlejuice? The Mask? Spawn? Any other
> suggestions? We also have a YA friend who works at one of the local
> video rental places, and can ask him....), get performance rights, then
> serve free pizza and soda. Admission...you guessed it - show your
> library card!
> Perhaps we should consider giving out library cards at that time too...
>
> Does anyone know how to go about getting performance rights? (this is my
> first time doing this!) Any other comments would also be welcome!
> Please
> respond to me directly!
>
> Carolyn Groves Winkler
> Assistant Children's Librarian/YA Coordinator
> Teton County Library
> Jackson, WY
> cgroves@will.state.wy.us
>
> 4. Hi. Here at Berkeley Public Library we were faced with an
> interesting problem in our planning for Teens Read Week: up until a
> couple days ago, the plans to close the Central Library (an event that
> precurses our moving to a temporary site while the original building is
> expanded and renovated over two years) was set to happen on October 19!
> Teen Services decided, at the suggestion of our teen advisory committee
> (Feedback), that some sort of writing about reading would go over well
> in our community. So, we decided to have an essay contest on the
> theme of "Read...for the fun of it" and got teacher or school
librarian
> contacts at each of the high schools (2 public, 2 private) to act as the
> "collection agents" of the essays. Then, it turns out we won't be
> shutting down Central until Halloween, but the contacts will still be
> doing the major part of the collecting. Having the library open,
> however, will make it much easier for the home schoolers to participate
> (They would have had to mail in their entries if we'd been closed).
> Prizes include a pair of tickets to the Berkeley Repertory Theater, your
> show of choice this season, and bookstore gift certificates. The essays
> are to be brief (100 to 250 words) and become our property. Knowing we
> have some good and clever writers out there among our teens, we will be
> using passages from the essays in a Teens Read Week promotional poster
> in 1999!
>
> Francisca Goldsmith
> Sr. Librarian for Teen Services
> Berkeley Public Library
> 2090 Kittredge St
> Berkeley, CA 94704
> (510)644-6100 x 313
> frg1@ci.berkeley.ca.us
>
> 5. I wanted to let you know what some libraries in Georgia are doing
> for Teen Read Week.
>
> Thomas County is sponsoring a Library Star trivia contest using library
> resources, and a Lock Out party.
>
> Atlanta Fulton is doing a Teen Night with a variety of activities,
> programs, refreshments, prizes, etc.
>
> Ben-Hill Fitzgerald is partnering with the local high school and
> bringing in Katherine Kirkpatrick for a residency.
>
> Augusta is sponsoring a writing contest that is also part of their 150th
> anniversary celebration
>
> Chestatee Regional is developing some teen webliographies to print in
> the local newspaper.
>
> Stateboro is having the Georgia Music Hall of Fame come to do a program
> and they are developing some brochures to attract teens to the library.
>
> At the state level, we are encouraging folks to participate in this
> event and early next year, Jana Fine is going to conduct 4 workshops
> around the state.
>
> If you have any questions, please feel free to call or e-mail me.
>
> Dr. Molly S. Kinney
> Consultant for Children, Parents and Family Literacy
> Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education
> Office of Public Library Services, Suite 150
> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
> Atlanta, GA 30345
> 404.982.3575 - phone
> 404.982.3563 - fax
> mkinney@dtaes1.dtae.tec.ga.us
>
> 6. Dear all,
> For the last 7 years I have worked with the University of Evansville's
> International Studies Dept. in procuring international students to
> present programs for teens. This series has been extremely popular
> sponsored by Young Adult/Literacy Services of the Library and my teen
> group:Advisory Council for Today's Teens( they act as hosts as we have
> some regreshments inconjunction with the ethnic culture we are
> presenting. This is Called SPIN THE WORLD & the presenters speak about
> their culture & often wear native dress. This year The University of
> Southern Indiana has just recently added and International
> Studies Program to their curriculum& ALSO received a large Humanities
> grant which is entitled:ASIA in US. I was asked to be on the comm to
> execute activites to accompany this gran project. Yesterday I attended
> the initial reception at USI in the new CArter Hall. I took teens with
> me to see & hear the Japan-Americ Society from Washington Univ in St
> Louis who perfromed on the JApanese drums re festival & folklore
rhythms
> -quite impressive & strenuous and made an impression on the teens &
me.
> ( I saw a similar group at Carnegie Hall last yr).
> I am participating at 2 malls in telling Jap folklore, and on Oct 15th
> our SPITHE WORLD Series is presenting students from Asia from the 2
> universities and tea and a desert will be served, I have sent the
> posters ahead to Linda. I forget to include the Asia in US flyers if
> you need let me know. I was invited to Signature School Our very much
> praised Urban high school composed of hi school students from parochial,
> private & public schools located down the st from the Library. Last Mon
> at 7:30 am I wore costume and spoke to these students re reading & they
> are in a college credit class and showed how stories can enhance their
> lesson plans. They come here for research and onSept 29 Mater Dei High
> School is coming here as they have to ask for permission to
> get out of class and the Media Sp could only get that day & we will
have
> a pre- Teen Week program & tour of the library. I ordered and have
> rec'd TEEN WEEK bookmarks and they will be distributed and a talk re our
> services & reading. On sept 30th I am visiting McGary Middle School ( I
> wrote to all the middle & high schools re Teen Week & our services
) I
> have to go when they can schdeule & I can re my schedule. I will be on
> closed circuit TV at 8am and tell school re TEEN WEEK & YA/L. Oct 19,
> 29 21 & 22 am visitng MS's re TEEN WEEK re the same. I am pleased with
> the response I received. It is an exciting time.
>
> Good luck to all ALL YEAR!!
> Lola Teubert
> Evansville-Vanderburgh County Public Library
> 22 SE. Fifth St.,
> Evansville,IN.47708
> 812-428-8229
> fax 812-428-8215
> lolat@evans.evcpl.lib.in.us
>
> 7. These are the activities planned for Teen Read Week at the Hoover
> Public
> Library.
>
> MULTI-MEDIA FUN!
> Monday, October 19, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
>
> HOW TO SET UP YOUR OWN WEB PAGE!
> Tuesday, October 20, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
>
> HOW TO FIND THINGS ON THE INTERNET!
> Wednesday, October 21, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
>
> HOOVER PUBLIC LIBRARY TEEN ADVISORY BOARD
> Thursday, October 22, 4:00-5:30 p.m.
> We want you! Help select programs. Recommend your favorite books to
> other teens.
> Have a say in how your library serves teens* interests.
> Applications available in the Youth Department.
>
> Carol Melton
> Library Assisstant
> 205-444-7830
>
> 8. Brooklyn Public LIbrary's Teen Read Week Activities
>
> Author visits
> Mel Glenn will be speaking with teens at the Brighton Beach Branch and
> the Central Library's Young Adult Services Division
> Joan Abelove will be speaking with teens at the Windsor Terrace and Walt
> Whitman Branches
>
> Poet Visits
> Fai Walker-Davis will be speaking with teens at the Canarsie and
> Brownsville Branches
>
> Teen Read Vote
> Teens will be invited to vote for their favorite book either at their
> local branch or by email. The top 25 vote getters will
> be published in an annotated brochure. Ballots are being distributed
> thorughout the library system and to the local schools.
> The TeenRead Vote will also be publicized on our Home Page with the
> email address to cast votes
>
> Susan Raboy, Manager of Young Adult Services
> Department of Programs and Special Services
> Brooklyn Public Library
> Grand Army Plaza
> Brooklyn, New York 11238
> 718.230.2443
> 718.622.4091 FAX
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 16:33:43 PDT
From: "mary arnold" <mjarnold@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: chat rooms
Brenda, one of the YALSA sponsored programs at ALA addressed the
issue of Internet chat and teen appeal, and was very informative.
Presented by Richard Truxall of the Library Network in Michigan,
it compared Internet Relay Chat (uncensored), Java and Web Chats
(Yahoo and Headbone on Yahooligans, which is moderated) and recommen-
ded becoming familiar with chatrooms because they are so popular
with teens. His email address is rtruxall.tln.lib.mi.us.
He may have some suggestions for you.
Mary Arnold MLS
Maple Heights Library
5225 Library Lane
Maple Heights OH 44137
mjarnold@hotmail.com
>
>So, since my original plan did not work, I'm hoping to steer them away
from
>"sports chat" by offering them a list of decent chat room sites. I
do
believe
>there are chat rooms that are monitored.
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 16:39:41 -0700 (PDT)
From: Walter Minkel <walterm@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>
Subject: Re: Internet Search Engines
Response to Kim Kietzman about j search tools:
Kim, please look at the following. Subject directories are often more
functional for kids than "search engines" like Alta Vista, HotBot,
etc. If
you have a website, you might want to put up links to these:
KidsClick <sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!> is a subject directory created
by librarians with a nice database of sites
ALA 700+ Great Sites <www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/> is another
subject directory that includes recommended sites for parents and
educators
Ask Jeeves for Kids <www.ajkids.com> is probably the most controversial,
but it is (in my opinion) much better than Yahooligans, which is far too
commercial for many educators' tastes (and mine). You can ask questions in
natural language, which isn't foolproof but works for many young people
(and adults). It is filtered with SurfWatch (not that I'm recommending
that part, but people like to know).
Since I never let a chance go by to put in a plug for Multnomah County
Library, I also recommend you take a look at our Homework Center site at
<www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/homework/>, which has been built by searching
for sites that meet specific assignment topic requests from students and
teachers in Multnomah County. --W
Walter Minkel, School Corps Technology Trainer
Multnomah County Library, 205 NE Russell St., Portland, OR 97212
Voice (503)736-6002; fax (503)248-5441; walterm@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
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Look! A Toyota! Kool! --Palindrome of the Month
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 19:31:08 -0500
From: "Baraboo Children's Dept." <barch@scls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Arthur chapter books
We have a separate area for 3rd and 4th grade fiction and the Arthur
chapter books are located there. They are seldom in and kids are watching
for the new books.
Other current series favorites in the area are Wishbone classics and
mysteries, Bailey School Kids, Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley, etc.
Favorites come and go - Baby-sitters Little Sister books were never on the
shelf the last few years, but have slowed down.
We find a mix of popular, old favorites, etc. gives everyone something to
choose from and they can browse when their favorites are out.
Children's Department Staff
Baraboo Public Library
230 4th Ave., Baraboo WI 53913
Phone: 608-356-6166 FAX: 608-355-2779
barch@scls.lib.wi.us
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 09:39:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Ginger Armstrong <garmstro@vsla.edu>
Subject: Mock Caldecott Program
Greetings all!
Please forgive me for my multiple posting. Our public
library is once again preparing for our mock Caldecott program
for the fall. This program consists of putting together kits of
promising new picture books (that we hope may be Caldecott
contenders) along with discussion guides and information about
the Caldecott award. These kits can be checked out by teachers
for 1-2 weeks and each school votes for their favorite book as
their "pick" for this year's award. If you have any suggestions
for titles that we can't possibly leave out this year, please
e-mail me and let me know what you think may be a contender this
year. I'll send a complete list of suggestions to the list.
Below is a list of some of our favorite picture books of the year
so far:
Beautiful Warrior: The Legend of Nun's Kung Fu by Emily Arnold
McCully
To Every Thing There is a Season by Leo and Diane Dillon
Joan of Arc by Diane Stanley
Top Cat by Lois Ehlert
Snow by Uri Shulevitz
Dancin' in the Kitchen by Frank P. Christian, Wendy Gelsanliter,
Marjorie Priceman
A Creepy Countdown by Charlotte Huck
Black Cowboy, Wild Horses by Julius Lester and Jerry Pinkney
The Gingerbread Man by Jim Aylesworth
Mama Cat Has Three Kittens by Diane Fleming
The Beastly Feast by Bruce Goldstone and Blair Lent
A World of Words: An ABC of Quotations by Tobi Tobias and Peter
Malone
Circle Dogs by Kevin Henkes
The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Holden and Drahos Zak
All of the above could spark a wonderful discussion with kids about
the differences in artistic styles. If you have any other
suggestions of Caldecott contenders, please let me know.
Thanks!
Ginger
Ginger Armstrong
Chesterfield County Public Library
P.O. Box 297
Chesterfield, VA 23832
e-mail: garmstro@leo.vsla.edu
fax: (804) 751-4679
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 21:30:14 -0400
From: katherine heylman <kheylman@apk.net>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #455 - Worms and encyclopedias
Worms first: To be fussily grammatical, "Ooey, gooey lay [not laid]on a
railroad track."
Encyclopedia lessons: To teach kids to use guide words efficiently,
it's fun to give each one a volume of any set with a subject to look
up. The subject should be very short -- no more than a quarter of a
column. Books are closed until you say something like "Ready, set,
go." They are allowed one "flip" for each time you give the
signal.
See who can find their words with the fewest flips. This only takes a
few minutes and the kids always seemed to enjoy it. You can then
proceed with the in-depth stuff.
Kay Heylman, retired (lo, these many years) school librarian
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 11:09:13 EDT
From: Susan259@aol.com
Subject: Re: YA Summer Reading Programs
this year our library system used teen bongo--a bongo card where each square
required reading a book from a certain genre and writing in the title. Each
bingo that they got earned them a prize as well as a chnace to entered in the
drawing at the end of the summer for bigger prizes. If they blacked out their
card, they got to come to the pizza party at the end of the summer as well.
This has been our most successful program to date.
Susan Byerly
Children's Librarian
Plano Public Library System
Plano, Texas
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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 13:58:01 -0500
From: Peggy Northcraft <mdu002@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: Re: Internet filters
Bev,
At Hannibal (MO) pUblic Library we use a product called Cybersitter. We
have not experienced any big problems with it. We have no complaints from
patrons as long as I have been here (about 5 months).
Peggy
At 12:06 PM 9/29/98 -0500, you wrote:
>We are looking into getting internet filters for the internet in our
>Children's dept.
>
>any information for libraries that use them in the children's dept would be
>appreciated. Thanks. Bev Copeland
>
>Beverly Copeland
>Children's Department
>Morton Grove Public Library
>Morton Grove, IL
>(847) 965-4220
>bcopelan@mgk.nslsilus.org
>http://www.nslsilus.org/mgkhome/
>Opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect
>official Library policy.
>
>
>
>
>
Margaret "Peggy" Northcraft
Children's Librarian
Hannibal Public Library
Hannibal MO
mdu002@mail.connect.more.net
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 17:10:33 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sheila Anderson <sanderso@clsn1269.cumberland.lib.nc.us>
Subject: Rockin' Research
Hi--
I was inspired by a PUBYAC message a few months ago when someone mentioned
that in the past they have used "We Didn't Start the Fire" by Billy
Joel
in order to use research skills. The suggestion was to use different
places, names, events, etc. mentioned in the song to make research more
fun and related to what teenagers and many adults love-- music.
I am doing something similar in a program called Rockin' Research, and I
am using the song One Week by Barenaked Ladies. This song mentions Chalet
Suisse, Kurasawa, and Birchmount Stadium, among other things. We will be
using the elements of the lyrics to conduct research, and we'll also
research anything else relating to music-- artists, MTV, the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame in Cleveland, etc.
If lyrics to songs are needed, try www.lyrics.ch where it is possible to
search by the artist, song, album, and there is even a top ten list.
As the Beatles said, "I don't know why you say hello, I said
goodbye"--
Sheila
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Sheila B. Anderson
Young Adult Coordinator
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
300 Maiden Lane, Fayetteville, North Carolina 28301-5000
sanderso@cumberland.lib.nc.us
http://www.cumberland.lib.nc.us
(910) 483-7878 extension 225
Fax: (910) 486-6661
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 17:14:32 EDT
From: WANT2BBOY@aol.com
Subject: Strollers in the Library?
I have a question I hope some of you might be able to help me with.
Has anyone had a problem with strollers in their library. We have very
limited space and therefore do not allow strollers. We recently had a
complaint by a parent who wants to sue us over this. We are told that it is a
fire hazard, butt are not sure if that is enough of a reason to exclude
strollers. If anyone has a story, suggestion or policy on this problem,
please e-mail directly at WANT2BBoy@ AOL.com.
Thanks in advance for your collected wisdom.
Linda Eagan
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 18:53:49 -0500 (CDT)
From: Trudy Terry <tterry@hpl.lib.tx.us>
Subject: Re: high shelves
Dear Crochety librarian: I have my picture books on a skinny 6ft tall
shelf., The toddlers can reach the first 3 shelves their keepers can
reach the rest. I have just had my childrens acove prek-3 grade books,
floor and rugs destroyed by teenagers armed with fabric paint. I am now
designing a teen proof room. Trudy Terry very cranky librarian in Port
Arthur Texas. Hanging is too good for Vandals.
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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 19:03:30 +0000
From: Jean Haberman <haberj@rconnect.com>
Subject: Re: Internet Search Engines
Two I've used in addition to Yahooligans.
Ask Jeeves for Kids:
askjeeves.com
KidsClick!: Web Guide and Search Tool for Kids by Librarians
sunsite.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Jean Haberman
Media Specialist
Mt. Lake Public Schools
Mountain Lake, MN 56159
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:29:43 -0400 (EDT)
From: Sally Warburton <swarburt@vsla.edu>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #455
Hello All!
Years ago we had a copy of some clipart purchased from ALA of the
library logo wearing diffierent hats, posed in different ways,
etc....cowboy logo, mom & baby logo, baseball player logo, and so
on. There were several pages of them. We loaned out our copy
and it has disappeared. ALA no longer has this publication.
Does anyone out there know of another source? We would really
like to scan it into the computer or get it on a computer disk.
Any ideas? Let me know.
Thanks Sally
swarburt@vsla.edu
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Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1998 13:29:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: rjessup@whitby.library.on.ca (Rhonda Jessup)
Subject: Thanks--Weed of the Month
Thanks to all who replied to my request for the Weed of the Month URL. The
address for those of you who may be interested is:
www.sunlink.ucf.edu/weed/
I also had another URL forwarded with weeding information:
www.wmrls.org/weeding.html
Thanks again.
Rhonda Jessup,
Coordinator
Children's & Adult Services
Whitby Public Library
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
Phone: (905) 668-6531, ext. 27
E-mail: rjessup@whitby.library.on.ca
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Date: Thu, 01 Oct 1998 13:55:30 -0500
From: Peggy Northcraft <mdu002@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: Re: Library charges
Julie,
Let me add that a library that charges for cards to all users is a
subscription library and not a free public library. there are sowm
subscription libraries around out there. One of them is in Freeport, PA.
You may want to get in touch with them about ina and outs and hows. I
believe you mentioned state aid as an issue. It certainly would be in PA.
I jut moved to Missouri and am not sure of the impact here.
Once again, as the discussion of last week or so indicates. We do not
value education or children if we start charging for a library card - and
we discriminate against the economically disadvantaged!
Peggy
At 05:59 PM 9/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Julie, I think you are right to be appalled at the idea of charging for
>library cards! My library is in a fairly well-to-do small town, and some
>of our fees are similar - 25 cents per day overdues for new books (but
>only 10 cents for older ones), $2.00 per day for videos, a 3 dollar fee
>for replacing a lost library card, for example. But all new library
>cards are free! I think your city administrators need to consider
>whether they truly value literacy and lifelong learning. If they do,
>they will not charge patrons for library cards. Public libraries are
>among the great democratic institutions, and we have a constitutional
>right to information. Any rule that keeps information (and books!) away
>from those who want and need it weakens our democracy. I'm preaching to
>the choir here, I know - sorry for the lecture. I hope it helps.
>
>Mary Johnson, NOrth Castle P.L., Armonk, NY (mjonson@wls.lib.ny.us)
>
>
>
Margaret "Peggy" Northcraft
Children's Librarian
Hannibal Public Library
Hannibal MO
mdu002@mail.connect.more.net
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