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Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 20:07:07 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #516
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Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 16:05:28 -0800
From: drabkin <arcanis@sirius.com>
Subject: Re: Parents in Storytime
This may constitute child abandonment or neglect in your jurisdiction; you
may wish to consult with your local police or child protective services if
this is a regular occurrence. In any case, this is certainly an "unattended
child in the library" kind of problem, and your library policy should cover
what your procedure should be.
You might wish to add a statement to your storytime flyer or poster, asking
that parents who choose not to accompany their child to storytime be sure
to remain in the building in case the child needs them.
Good luck!
Marian Drabkin
Richmond Public Library
Richmond, CA
>What about a parent who leaves her child for storyhour (a suspected ADHD 4
>year old!)
>and then doesn't pick them up until 1/2 hour after story hour is over!)
>
>Andrea Mandel
>Marple Public Library
>Broomall, PA
>mandel@voicenet.com
>
>Jeri Kladder wrote:
>
>> It really isn't up to us to decide when a child is ready to be
separated
>> from his or her parent or caregiver. If librarians have trouble with
>> distracting adults during storytimes it is important to lay the ground
rules
>> for adult behavior as clearly as they do for children. It is insulting
>>to children
>> to demand a level of behavior that is not expected equally from adults.
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Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 21:39:48 -0500
From: Toni Buzzeo <buzzeocyll@mix-net.net>
Subject: All hail
Shannon just wrote us a long post about searching archives, transferring
archives to a searchable format and other matters administrative. It
strikes me that we owe her a hearty thanks for serving as our moderator.
So -- I am thankful for all you do, Shannon, during this season of
Thanksgiving!
Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS
Longfellow School Library Media Center
Portland, ME
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Date: Thu, 26 Nov 1998 15:57:21 -0800
From: drabkin <arcanis@sirius.com>
Subject: Re: Complaint about YA novel
Not in my opinion. It's an invasion of a patron's privacy to peer at or
make unsolicited comments upon their reading matter, and I don't care how
old that patron may be. If they ask about the book -- ask if you think
it's any good, ask if you think they'd like it, ask your opinion of
anything relating to their reading -- it's a different matter and you can
offer an opinion, politely. But I fail to comprehend why anyone who
pretends to care about children should feel that a different standard of
courtesy applies to transactions with teenagers than to transactions with
adults.
Suppose I were to examine *your* reading matter and comment on why on earth
you'd want to be reading *that*, and what would your parents say? You'd
think I was an offensive busybody, and you'd be quite right.
Put yourself in the teen's place, and think how eager you'd be to return to
a place that treated you in such an intrusive and judgmental manner.
Marian Drabkin
Richmond Public Library
Richmond CA
>Is it O.K. to ask a YA patron if they discuss their choices with their
>parent(s)? Would it be appropriate to suggest they talk to their parent(s)?
>
>
>
>At 10:22 AM 11/24/98 PST, you wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>I worked for the library system in question, at a branch with a similar
>>clientele, and I can confidently state that it is not library policy to
>>do what this trainee did. I'm sure the supervisor will take appropriate
>>action when he/she is aware of the situation. I wouldn't intentionally
>>direct a patron to something that I suspect would cause trouble if the
>>parents found out, but I wouldn't presume the parents' authority either.
>>I hope this was just a novice mistake.
>>
>>
>>Steve Webber, Children's Librarian
>>Mt. Pleasant Branch
>>DC Public Library
>>"...go to a library and educate yourself."
>>---Frank Zappa
>>
>>
>>______________________________________________________
>>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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>>
>>
>Lisa Payton, Director
>Puxico Public Library
>PO Box 65
>Puxico MO 63960
>573-222-3855
>ufj000@mail.connect.more.net
>
> "and I am unanimous in that"
> Mrs. Slocomb
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Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 14:37:38 -0500
From: "Michelle Lopez" <mlopez@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Parents in Storytime
Dear All:
This is just my two cents worth...
If the program is advertised specifically for children on their own I do =
not see a problem with restricting parents from attending the program =
barring extenuating circumstances (children with special needs). However =
the library should also provide a similar program for parents to attend =
WITH their children. I believe that "On My Own" Storytimes give
parents =
and their children the opportunity to start working on combating =
separation anxiety that is prominent when children first start school. =
The children begin to become used to being on their own, even if it for =
a short period of time. I do not believe that libraries who have "On My =
Own" storytimes are anti-family but are providing a service directed at =
a specific target group (children who are ready or learning how to sit =
on their own).
Again...Just my two cents!
- -------------------------------------
Michelle Lopez
Children's Librarian
Commack Public Library
mlopez@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 14:39:45 -0700 (MST)
From: Lu Benke <lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us>
Subject: Book-of-the-month Clubs for Kids?
Greetings, PUBYAC! Here it is the day after Thanksgiving and I
thought I was prepared for the onslaught of grandparents and aunts and
uncles wanting recommendations of books and magazines as gifts for kids.
But the question I received this morning threw me. Are there any
"book-of-the-month" type book clubs for children's books out there
these
days? You know, you signup, pay a fee, then a set amount each month as
they send the selection?
I was familiar with Junior Literary Guild Selections and
Scholastic Book Clubs, but that isn't exactly the setup I am looking for.
>From what I know about the Literary Guild for adults, that IS what I am
looking for but for children's books.
I was able to find some book-buying clubs through Snap search
engine under shopping>books>book-buying clubs>kids (or something like
that), but it is not very extensive.
Any suggestions, anyone? TIA!
Lu Benke
Media and Children's Services
Fort Collins Public Library
201 Peterson Street phone: 970-221-6686
Fort Collins, CO 80524 fax: 970-221-6398
lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us
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Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 16:48:04 -0600
From: LP <ufj000@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: apology re: story time posting
Ms. Annie Leon and all Pubyac participants,
I need to apologize publicly on this list for being rude and disrespectful
to you personally. I will not try to excuse my language, which came across
as rude but would like to say I did not intend the message as a personal
attack.
I have never needed to be an overly vigilant parent because we live in a
small town where I am a friend with all the teachers my children have ever
had in school so far, and my husband teaches at the high school where they
will go in the future.
My point was that I can understand the concerns parents face and do not
believe I, or any third party, should judge their beliefs or decisions for
their own children ---- even those parents who are on the brink of fanaticism.
Doesn't this discussion on parents in story hour broach the discussion on
home-schooling parents and some of the negative attitudes that have been
expressed?
Thanks to those who wrote supporting my viewpoint and to those who wrote to
tell me I was out of line -- both were appreciated and taken to heart.
I do not believe there is one *right* answer on this subject and I truly
wish I could have shown myself more understanding of Ms. Leon's message.
Looks like I don't carry my own professed ethics over to those who express
differing opinions and I deserve to be embarrassed by my behavior.
Sorry, and I hope to continue to be included in the Pubyac conversation.
Lisa Payton
Lisa
"and I am unanimous in that"
Mrs. Slocomb
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Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 15:58:05 -0500
From: hunzigel@hhpl.on.ca (Lisa Hunziger)
Subject: Children's Books Written by Celebrities
I'm looking for the names of celebrities who have written children's books
(e.g. Whoopi Goldberg, Carly Simon, the actor who played Herman Munster). I
thought this might be a fun book bin display. If anyone has suggestions,
please email me with them. I'd appreciate it! Thanks. Lisa Hunziger
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