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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 21:47:27 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:23:27 -0800
From: "Monique A. King" <mking@snap.lib.ca.us>
Subject: ya video recommendations - help
If anyone has the list of video titles that YA's would like, can you
please e-mail it to me. I seem to be having some trouble getting into
the archives to find it, and have been asked for it a couple of times.
Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
- --
Monique A. King
Director
Benicia (CA) Public Library
work: mking@snap.lib.ca.us
play: moniquek@goplay.com
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:58:25 -0500
From: Doriene Malloy <doriene@bgpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: YA author visit help
I believe all the publishers have people who help book "their"
authors. I personally have dealt with Orchard, and found the person there very
helpful. I think you shoud be able to find the numbers for these people in the
publishers catalogs...or at least the number to fing the number, if you know
what I mean:)
Doriene Malloy
Beech Grove Public Library
1102 Main Street
Beech Grove IN 46107
317-788-4203
317-788-0489 (fax)
doriene@bgpl.lib.in.us
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 15:29:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Sullivan <ksulliva@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Library field trip
Hi Everyone! One of our elementary school librarians is planning on
running a book discussion group for her students. She would like to plan
a field trip for the students who participate. She would like it to be
something somewhat library oriented such as a trip to the local newspaper.
If anyone has any suggestions, I'd appreciate it if you'd send them to me
at ksulliva@suffolk.lib.ny.us. Thank you in advance! Kelly Sullivan
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:05:56 -0800
From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@zelda.walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
Subject: Re: "New" Thanksgiving books/ turkey puppet
Goody O'Grumpit has pilgrim-like characters; I make (mix) gingerbread to
finish the story -- hard not to, after a story about thecharacter's spice
cake which drew everyone from near and far.
I go with my family to Grandma's -- talks about all the cousins gathering;
good discussion about "to Grandmother's house we go"At
paperplates make a great turkey craft -- take long strips of scrap paper
(which I get from local print shops) and double them over between 2 paper
plates, with a craft stick for a handle. Head cut out of red paper I copies
from some magazine years ago.
Mary Ann Gilpatrick
Young Peoples' Librarian
Walla Walla Public Library
238 E. Alder
Walla Walla, WA 99362
509-527-4550
fax: 509-527-3748
magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us
opinions my own, not WWPL, etc etc
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 12:54:39 -0600
From: Brandi Puls <puls@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu>
Subject: Starting a storyhour
Fellow Pubyacers,
I am in need of some advice. I have been asked if I would like to begin a
story hour program for a small community at their recreation center. This
is not affiliated with our public library other than to provide me
resources. What the director of the recreation center wants is to provide
another resource/outlet for the community in which to involve youth. This
will be strictly a volunteer program and will only be once a month - at
least to begin. There is not a budget for this so anything I need will
come out of my pocket.
So, I am asking for some advice in the following areas:
1. Should I specify an age? Or offer different sessions for different
ages? I am thinking of doing this for one hour on saturday mornings and
thought of breaking it into two segments.
2. What is a good length of time? I am thinking of half hour segments but
am not sure if that is too much time for younger children.
3. Do you plan activities related to the books theme? Maybe color a
tracing of a hand for Thanksgiving? If so, what sorts of activities do you
have the children do?
4. Are there any good supply catalogs or on-line services that are
economical?
I really appreciate any help/suggesstions anyone can give me regarding
this. Thanks in advance.
Brandi Puls
puls@twsuvm.uc.twsu.edu
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 17:25:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Brianne Williams <briannew@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>
Subject: Exhibit of Children's Book Art
Hi all,
My library is interested in putting on an exhibit of children's book art,
preferably of Caldecott-winning (or honored) illustrators or
Caldecott-winning (or honored) books. Does anyone know of such a
pre-packaged exhibit? I'd be grateful for any contact information, as
well as any information about your experiences putting on such a display.
Thanks much in advance!
Brianne Williams Multnomah County Library, Central Branch
Youth Librarian 801 SW 10th
(503) 248-5235 (voice) Portland, OR 97205
(503) 248-8000 (fax) briannew@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 20:43:22 -0500 (EST)
From: William Goehrig Orr <worr@iupui.edu>
Subject: Noisy Stamps
Dear PUBYACers:
I realize I have made this request 10/13/98, but am making it again...one
last time. To the three PUBYACers who asked me to send
them any info......I haven't received any. If I do receive any this time
around, I'll post it to PUBYAC. Here is my repeated request.....TIA!
For our 1999 preschool SRP, we would like to use noise-making stamps, as
we have done in the past. For example, a horse stamp would make the sound
of a horse as the preschooler presses the stamp on a piece of paper.
We are having trouble locating a company that still produces these
battery-operated stamps. If anyone on PUBYAC knows of a company that
*currently* makes/sells noise-making stamps, could you please let me know
the name, phone number, and address of the company? Please respond
directly to me via email at work or school, as listed below. TIA
W. Goehrig Orr
Library Assistant, Children's Department
Carmel Clay Public Library
gorr@carmel.lib.in.us
worr@iupui.edu
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 18:03:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Kathy Chain <kchain@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
Subject: ?yo yo videos
Hi! My library is wishing to purchase some yo-yo instructional videos
appropriate for the children's collection. I've found several on various
web sites, but of course, no reviews are available for them.
Is anyone familar with any of the below videos and able to give me some
feedback (any yo enthusiasts out there?) I would appreciate any
information you have on these - or information on good (better?) videos I
don't have listed. Also, if something is good for adult, but not J, let me
know that too and I can pass the info on to the adult ref folks.
Thank you
Duke of Whirl International Award Winning Instructional Video
Duncan Yo-Yo Instructional Video
Playmass Yo-Yo Masters Vid-E-Yo
Dennis McBride's Introduction to Yo-Yo Play
Dennis McBride's String Tricks Vol 1, vol. 2 (2 separate videos)
Spintastic's "Yo for It" Instructional Video
Yomega Yo-Yo Training Video
Kathy Chain, Librarian
Los Altos Library
13 S. San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
phone (650)948-2751
fax (650)941-6308
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 21:50:48 -0500
From: aparadise@juno.com (Andrew Paradise)
Subject: Re: limits set on book lending
We ran out of "leaf" books and have only desk reference- they came in
this afternoon and we just pointed to the "study table"! Also someone
wanted a picture of Amerigo Vespucci- (I think she settled for the map).
Anne
"Librarian (like Stewardess, Certified Public Accountant, Used Car
Salesman) is
one of those occupations that people assume attract a certain deformed
personality."
Elizabeth McCracken *The
Giant's House*
Anne and Andy Paradise, Librarians-- andy or anne@gary.lib.in.us
aparadise@juno.com
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:02:28 -0500
From: "Carol " <SCHEPER@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re: teddy bear craft ideas
At our summer craft hour we used two paper plates a small one for the head
and a lage one for the body to make a panda bear. He came out pretty cute
if I don't say so myself. We cut out all the peices ahead of time anfd just
let the kids gule them on. W e had 2 lager circles to be the black around
the eyes and then 2 smaller white circle to be the eyes and 2 more black
circles to be the eyeballs. Then we cut 2 black arms which looked like
L's, 2 black ears, 2 black legs and one black nose. The we drew on the
mouth. I wish I could be of more help but this is the best i can do to
describe it. We let the kids gule the legs, arms ect. how ever they
wanted. Some had bears standing up others had sitting bears, the kids loved
it. Good Luck! Carol
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:00:17 -0600
From: "Baraboo Children's Dept." <barch@scls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Re: Owls, too
Thank you for all of the rhymes, fingerplays etc. for the owls storytime.
We are enjoying the ideas and are looking forward to using them in our
storytimes.
Miriam Thompson
Karen Kjensrud
Baraboo Public Library
barch@slcs.lib.wi.us
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: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:17:49 -0600
From: Peggy Northcraft <mdu002@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: RE: Public Library and School
At the Hannibal Public Library we have assignment alert sheets, but they
don't always get used. When we are alerted to an assignment we limit the
number of boks to each patron. If the assignment is particularly
widespread or oour resources limited we put the the books on a In-Library
Use only reserve shelf. We track circulation stats by checking the books
out as though they were leaving the building, on a card called In Library
use only.
Peggy
At 09:04 AM 10/26/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Our library has started something new with all the preschool/school
>teachers, we have an assignment alert sheet, the teachers/preschool
>teachers fax us the sheet ahead of time so our staff is prepared and
>can get a display together so the children can find them easire.
>With the preschool teachers they usually like to take to materials
>out of the library (to use at the schools and not all the children come in
>on their own.) I usually get these requests and have the books ready for
>the teachers, if we don't have anything or not much on the subject
>this usually gives us time to find something either ILL or we can get
>something ordered ahead of time (we've had one instance where they were
>late getting us the items and we didn't have much, so the teacher switched
>some of her plans around.) This has worked out wonderfullyu!
>
>Best of luck
>
>Lisa Wilkes
>Youth Services Assistant
>Great Falls Public Library
>(406)453-0349
>
>"Children don't interrupt my work, they are my work."
>
>
>
Margaret "Peggy" Northcraft
Children's Librarian
Hannibal Public Library
Hannibal MO
mdu002@mail.connect.more.net
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:38:05 -0500
From: marshalj@mpl.on.ca (Janis Marshall)
Subject: Adult use of children's internet stations
Hello,
We here at the Milton Public Library are planning to put an Internet
workstation in the children's department. Does anyone out there restrict
use of their children's workstations to children? I have heard of
children's stations that are dominated by adults since the ones in the
adult area are usually busy. Any ideas? We want this Internet terminal to
be as accessible to children as possible yet it hardly seems feasible to
tell an adult that he/she cannot use an unoccupied workstation.
Thanks,
Janis Marshall
Milton Public Library
Milton, Ontario, Canada
marshalj@mpl.on.ca
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:51:32 -0500
From: Lesley Gaudreau <lesley@seabrook.lib.nh.us>
Subject: Re: Marilyn Manson CD
Hi all,
For those of you who have music CD collections for teens in your
library: Do you have any Marilyn Manson CDs? Also, what kind of
collection development policy(ies) do you use for this collection? I
have been considering it a material like any other so that CDs fall
under our materials selection policy, but this particular performer is
giving me headaches. Any info or comments greatly appreciated!
lesley
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Books are an amazing human invention. They allow
instant access to information simply by turning pieces
of paper. They are much faster to use than computers.
Surprisingly, humans invented books before computers.
They do many things backward."
>From the Earth Diary of Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill
Animorphs #8
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Lesley Gaudreau
YA/REF Seabrook Library
Seabrook, NH
lesley@seabrook.lib.nh.us
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 13:53:16 -0500
From: Lesley Gaudreau <lesley@seabrook.lib.nh.us>
Subject: Public library running school library
Hi all,
Is anyone out there in a situation where someone from the public library
is the/a librarian at the school library either part or full time?
Thanks!
lesley
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Books are an amazing human invention. They allow
instant access to information simply by turning pieces
of paper. They are much faster to use than computers.
Surprisingly, humans invented books before computers.
They do many things backward."
>From the Earth Diary of Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill
Animorphs #8
@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
Lesley Gaudreau
YA/REF Seabrook Library
Seabrook, NH
lesley@seabrook.lib.nh.us
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 12:46:32 -0700
From: Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
Subject: Summer Reading Streamlined
We have been mandated by our administration to drastically reduce the
monetary and staffing impact of our children and teen summer reading
programs. I am afraid we have no choice in the matter. We have been
registering about 14,000 kids for SRP the past few years, with around 1,600
of them involved in the teen program, and a return rate that averages over
50%. We are expected to plan and run next year's program with minimal staff
time, little volunteer hours, no summer temps (which we have had for years
to run the program), and to still provide a quality program. I am currently
on a team formed to look at the changes that will be necessary and how we
can do this. We will have $20,000 to spend on printing, prizes, publicity
and other materials to support this program. Our city's population is about
360,000. If your library is in a city of about the same size, and you
provide a SRP with the same general registration figures, will you please
send me samples by snail of your reading log(s) and explain how you do your
program and the costs? Also helpful would be any reports that would give us
insight into your program. I need this information before November 9th if
possible. Thanks in advance!
Diane Tuccillo
Senior Librarian/YA Coordinator
Mesa Public Library
64 East First Street
Mesa, AZ 85201
602-644-2735
e-mail Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:47:48 -0500
From: Valerie Morgan <vmorgan@cape.com>
Subject: Halloween costumes
Just another simple idea. A skeleton. Can be used with any book with a
skeleton. Get several yards of white contac paper (not shelf paper as it's
not sticky enough). Cut out rough bone shapes (look at an anatomy book for
ideas). Stick on front of old black turtleneck and black pants. Peel off
after and throw away. I have some skeleton earrings and necklace also but it
is not necessary to the costume. Very effective and quick. Not scary
either. vmorgan@cape.com
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Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:44:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Mark Gochnour <gochnm@mont.lib.md.us>
Subject: Homeschooling and the public library (fwd)
I sent these responses directly to the person who brought it up on Pubyac
originally but thought that this information might be useful to the rest
of you to read and discuss. I made two small revisions to the original
answer on question #4 for clarification (marked with double **'s) and I
did a major change in the answer to question #5 (marked with double **'s)
but otherwise its the same.
Mark S. Gochnour <gochnm@mont.lib.md.us>
Children's Librarian
Poolesville Library
Montgomery County (Maryland) Dept. of Public Libraries
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my
organization.
- ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 1998 17:18:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mark Gochnour <gochnm@mont.lib.md.us>
To: bpolicat@gte.net
Subject: Homeschooling and the public library
I answered these with the questions included for ease in following.
1. What, if any, outreach does your library provide homeschoolers?
I had a group visit the library before we were officially open to the
public, specifically for library resource and orientation last month. I
don't go out on visits.
2. Does your library have special programs designed specifically for
homeschoolers, or do they just join in with regular programming? What
programs are popular with homeschoolers?
See above. They participate in our summer reading program and events.
The preschool programs are used less because they tend to have older
children which aren't in school and they don't know what to do with them.
(Parents are welcome to sit in on programs and sometimes they don't.)
Others join in but depending on the stories, some families don't come.
The main group of homeschoolers which use our library are Christian
families and some don't care for old folk or fairy tales with witchcraft,
magic and the like.
3. Have you, or anyone in your library, experienced any problems with
serving homeschoolers? Please describe.
Not many lately. There is a family who homeschools and hasn't been in
lately when I've been here. The mother can't seem control the two
youngest who are a little hyper and don't know how to behave in a library
for the amount of time which the mother stays. Other than them things are
pretty positive.
4. Please relate any positive experiences you have had with these
patrons.
Although, my wife and I don't homeschool, I am very supportive of them.
Some of my colleagues, consider me the local homeschool guru. They route
materials my way to review and etc. I've done homeschool talks at the
Maryland Library Association and to a group of Maryland Educators (MEMO).
I know several families at my church who homeschool and years ago, I did a
program ***about frontier life** to about 75 children and parents for the
organization to which they belonged **on my own time**.
The wife of one of my best friends who has since moved away circulated a
questionaire to her group and provided me with a wealth of information.
The following questions were circulated by my friend in a chart form for
them to fill in the replies. They included the names of parents, ages and
names of children being homeschooled, the library(ies) which they use,
and suggestions as to how librarians can best serve home schooling
families. This was done years ago when I worked at another library.
If you can contact the local leaders and ask them what kind of service
they would like the library to provide them, you may get some useful
information. Look for points of good service where there is a match and
try to downplay all of the other problems. (With Christian groups explain
about your WEB policy access and suggest that since we will not monitor
their children and we don't have filters for the Internet, they need to
work with their children.) I am a Christian as well and can really
empathize with their concern. They know my personal beliefs and I have
explained the department's policy and so far we have had no problems.
At my current library, I have collected their names, phone numbers, and
names and ages of their children to pass on to other homeschooling
families who move into our community and want to connect up with a local
support group. This is really appreciated by the newcomers and the group.
5. Do you provide specific homeschooling curricular materials in your
library? Why or why not?
**We don't provide BECCA or others. They are expensive, they go out of
date, they are graded curriculum which is outgrown, and homeschooling
families choose that which works best for them. Some of materials suggest
resources which our library department doesn't own. One complaint from my
perspective is that they sometimes recommend materials to use that are
from the 60's. Some of these have been deleted for age reasons. Many of
these older books promote morals and values which in today's books is done
in a very different way. Many families trade/sell or give the curricular
materials to other families who have that age of child.**
We do provide books related to homeschooling and how to do it.
This is a printout from our catalog of just some of the materials which we
own.
1 Blumenfeld, Samuel L MONT
1997
Homeschooling : a parents guide to teaching chil 371.042 BLU
2 Griffith, Mary 1953- MONT
1997
The homeschooling handbook : from preschool to h 649.68 GRI
3 Cohen, Cafi. MONT
1997
And what about college? : how homeschooling lead 371.042 COH
4 Brady, Vicki A. MONT
1996
The basic steps to successful homeschooling 371.042 BRA
5 Brostrom, David C. 1 MONT
1995
A guide to homeschooling for librarians 026.649 BRO
6 Home schooling the high school student : tape 1 VIDEO 371.042 HOM v.1
(1995)
7 Home schooling the high school student : tape 2 VIDEO 371.042 HOM v.2
8 Kealoha anna MONT
1995
Trust the children : a manual and activity guide 649.68 KEA
9 Hieb, Tina. MONT
1994
Homeschooling with confidence : a practical guid R J 649.68 HIE
10 Homeschooling 101 [videorecording VIDEO 649.68 HOM
(1993)
11 Guterson david MONT
1992
Family matters : why homeschooling makes sense 649.68 GUT
12 Colfax David MONT
1988
Homeschooling for excellence 649.68 COL
13 Colfax david MONT
1987
Homeschooling for excellence 649.68 C695H
14 Everything you've always wanted to know about ho R J 371.042 EVE
6. Does your library provide extended loan periods for homeschoolers?
They allowed to obtain a teacher's card (in additon to their regular
cards) and can check out materials for six weeks.
7. How do homeschoolers impact your library?
I know most of them by name. They are in frequently obtaining curriculum
support materials. Most of them are wonderful. The only real impact of a
"possible" negative and positive nature is when they use multiple
cards
plus their teacher card to take out 35 items per card. Since we have only
one terminal at the checkout desk we have to route other people to the
spare terminal at the information desk. We are a small agency.
I trust this information will be found useful. If I can be of further
assistance, you can email me directly.
Mark S. Gochnour <gochnm@mont.lib.md.us>
Children's Librarian
Poolesville Library
Montgomery County (Maryland) Dept. of Public Libraries
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my
organization.
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