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Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 10:57:38 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #559
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 14:35:47 -0500
From: Caroline Parr <cparr@crrl.org>
Subject: Great job in Virginia
Hello, all - we have a very challenging and exciting job open at our
Headquarters. Please feel free to forward this to interested
colleagues. Thanks!
CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN – Librarian II
Children's librarian needed to manage children's services in busy
downtown Headquarters branch of regional library system. This person
supervises 1 1/2 full-time professionals and up to ten part-time
paraprofessionals; oversees the planning of a full range of programs
and services for children and caregivers, including preschool
storytimes,
summer reading club, school booktalks, and storytelling; and
participates
in an active program of outreach to the community, including schools,
day care centers, home-school groups, and others.
Children's services is a top priority for this library system, with
children's circulation close to 50% of last year's total.
This person will manage an experienced staff who enjoy working together
and welcome new challenges, and will also work closely with the
Coordinator of Children's Services to provide high quality services
to children and their caregivers.
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library, headquartered in historic
Fredericksburg, VA, is a growing library system serving three counties
and the City, with the Headquarters, six branches and a bookmobile.
The library enjoys strong community support, with annual circulation
close to three million and an annual budget of six million dollars.
Visit the
CRRL on the web at http://www.crrl.org.
This is a great opportunity for a public service-oriented children's
librarian who is committed to children's services and looking for a
position with increased responsibilities. Requires ALA-MLS, at least
two years' experience in public library work with children, and strong
management and communication skills. The salary starts at $36,661,
with a generous benefits package and a commitment to continuing
education. EOE.
Contact Margaret Beattie or Caroline Parr at 540/372-1160 or send resume
to them at the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St.,
Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Closing date is February 10, 1999.
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Caroline S. Parr
Coordinator of Children's Services
Central Rappahannock (VA) Regional Library - http://www.crrl.org
Mailto:cparr@crrl.org
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Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1999 21:39:00 -0500
From: Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
Subject: Another Strange School Assignment
Hi, All!
A fourth grade teacher at a local magnet school has her class writing
reports on the states. Part of the assignment is that they have to
write a one-page report on a FAMOUS Native American from their state.
Some of our books on Indian tribes mention names. We also have Famous
Indian Chiefs and Extraordinary Native Americans and some other similar
books. But there are some states that have us stumped: South Carolina
for one. (Can anyone in SC give me the name of a famous Native American
and what book has info about him/her?) Does anyone know where to find a
list of Native Americans and the states they come from? Please email me
at: jsimpson03@snet.net
Thanks!
Martha Simpson, Stratford Library
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Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 16:27:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Eve Bates <batese@pls.lib.ca.us>
Subject: Re: stumper - tiny doll
I'm forwarding this stumper for a colleague -
Please respond to averillj@pls.lib.ca.us
TIA!
A patron is looking for a picture she remembers from her childhood (I
would guess 20-25 years ago). In the story a young girl has a doll that
is so small, the girl keeps losing it. When the girl is helping to make
jelly, the doll gets dropped into a jar. The girl also wants to make
clothes for the doll, her "stitches were too long, and her patience was
too short". Any ideas?
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Eve Bates Redwood City Public Library
Children's Librarian Redwood City, CA
Community Libraries Unit 650-780-7009
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 16:53:34 -0800
From: Susan Caird <susan.caird@rpl.richmond.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Stumper - Nonsense Rhyme...
Hi to all,
I have a patron looking for a book from his childhood... always an
entertaining search! Since we didn't have success, I thought I'd post it
for the collective brainpower of PUBYAC.
He read it in the mid/late 1950's, and it was nonsense verse with
illustrations (in colour). Various authors I suggested that he vetoed were:
Edward Lear, Hilaire Belloc, Ogden Nash, Lewis Carroll. He remembers a line
which went something like this:
"...a broom would feel quite tickly to the prickly porcupion but would
probably be scratchy on the batchy of a lion..."
It sounds vaguely familiar but I've drawn a blank. He thought it had
something to do with household items being used for nonsense purposes and
involved both children and animals.
Ring any bells for anybody? Thanks in advance for any help anyone can give.
Thanks,
Susy Caird
Richmond Public Library
susan.caird@rpl.richmond.bc.ca
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 12:32:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Ann Mahon <mahona@pls.lib.ca.us>
Subject: Stumper dog in boat
Many thanks to those who answered by query. the answer is "The Sailor
Dog" by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Garth Williams. It is
still available as a Golden Book and you can order it through Amazon com.
Many of you who responded said it was your favorite book as a child.
Good going.
Ann Mahon, South san Francisco
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 17:10:23 -0600
From: LP <ufj000@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: Re: printer problems
Our printers are located remotely behind the desk, so the patron recieves
the printed pages after they have paid 10 per page for the printing.
BTW I find that the ink is almost as expensive.
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 17:10:23 -0600
From: LP <ufj000@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: Re: printer problems
Our printers are located remotely behind the desk, so the patron recieves
the printed pages after they have paid 10 per page for the printing.
BTW I find that the ink is almost as expensive.
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 13:14:57 PST
From: "Anne Paradise" <anneparadise@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Deposit Collections at schools
The Extension Dept. lends for 8 weeks- a teacher requests a subject or
a standing order of recreational books. There is no limit to the number
of books. Each school and classroom has a special card. No fines are
charged. The schools have their own libraries and this is supplemental.
We also do deposits at day cares, for sick and shut-in and for nursing
homes and fire stations.
______________________________________________________
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 13:51:04 -0800
From: Deborah Raiche <draiche@innercite.com>
Subject: STUMPER - Amazon adventure
A patron read an adventure book (series?) about 35 years ago, told his
teenage daughter about it and now she would like to read it. It's about
two teenage brothers who collected animals along the Amazon for their
father who was possibly an animal curator at a zoo.
I tried a possible title of Amazon Adventure (no luck at our library or on
Amazon.com).
Thanks,
Deborah
Children's Department
El Dorado County Library
Placerville, CA
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Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 15:18:32 -0600
From: LP <ufj000@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: RE: winter carnival activities
I am well educated (MSN) and I am working as a librarian (tiny library,
tiny town). I am not educated in library science. I subscribe to and
participate in this list for great ideas and information.
Please forgive my ignorance and tell me just what "book talk" is. Is
there
an algorithm for a book talk? Does everyone conform to a standard on book
talking?
Thank you
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:15:36 -0500
From: "Debbie Dudash" <ddudash@monpldc.org>
Subject: Rules for participating in Storytime
Many years ago (before the advent of computers) the library had a brochure
listing the rules of storytime. It has long since disappear, but many of
the past problems are reaccuring during the programs at our library. I
would be interested in seeing what other libraries are producing. Please
send me any information you think should be included in our new brochure.
Deb Dudash
ddudash@monpldc.org
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:15:36 -0500
From: "Debbie Dudash" <ddudash@monpldc.org>
Subject: Rules for participating in Storytime
Many years ago (before the advent of computers) the library had a brochure
listing the rules of storytime. It has long since disappear, but many of
the past problems are reaccuring during the programs at our library. I
would be interested in seeing what other libraries are producing. Please
send me any information you think should be included in our new brochure.
Deb Dudash
ddudash@monpldc.org
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 09:14:33 -0500 (EST)
From: bf455@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bonita Kale)
Subject: SRC
How do you guys have so many summer reading club registrants? We are in a
cities of around 60,000, and we only broke 1000 last year.
We -are- in a very heavily libraryed area; could that be why? Our
bordering cities are Cleveland (fifty or so library branches, one very
close), Wickliffe (a fine library with great videos and craft stuff), and
Willowick (smaller library, but very attractive and well set-up, part of a
system of three). (We've been very fortunate; people in the Cleveland area
seem to vote yes for libraries even while they're turning down school
budgets left and right.)
Any ideas? When I hear of a town of 19,000 with 1,000 in SRC, I am amazed.
Bonita
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Bonita Kale
bf455@cleveland.freenet.edu
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 15:03:56 -0500
From: "Mary K. Chelton" <mchelton@pop.erols.com>
Subject: Pet Care Programs
Hi Everybody!
I am interested in whether anyone is doing pet care programs and whether
you include information about puppy mills and their pet store outlets as
part of the program.
Thanks,
Mary K. Chelton
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Mary K. Chelton
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Library & Information Studies
Queens College
254 Rosenthal Library
65-30 Kissena Blvd.
Flushing, NY 11367-1597
Voice: (718) 997-3667
Fax: (718) 997-3797
home:
35 Mercury Ave.
East Patchogue, NY 1772
Voice: (516) 286-4255
****************************************************
If you'd like to test the limits of outrage
as well as examine a superbly organized information site:
http://www.nopuppymills.com
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 01:20:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Carol Scrimgeour <scrimgeo@lemming.uvm.edu>
Subject: (AD) Library produces children's music CD as fundraiser
Help support our library's program budget, and get a wonderful collection
of children's songs in return. Available in CD or tape cassette format,
"Like the Birdies Sing" is a collection of 41 singalong songs and
nursery
rhymes recorded by two of the librarians here at the Fletcher Free Library
(the public library in Burlington, Vermont). The disc is "satisfaction
guaranteed" and road-tested with hundreds of local toddlers and
preschoolers, and all profits will help our strapped youth programming
budget.
CDs are $15, and cassettes are $10, shipping included in the continental
US. Send no money... just send me an e-mail message with the number of
CDs and cassettes that you would like sent, and we will be glad to send an
invoice with the music.
Carol Scrimgeour
Youth Services Librarian
Fletcher Free Library
235 College Street
Burlington Vermont 05401
802 865-7216
scrimgeo@lemming.uvm.edu
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 09:30:16 -0800
From: Cindy Mediavilla <cmediavi@ucla.edu>
Subject: Public library help for college assignments?
Dear Jan, et al:
I'm posting this response to the entire list in hopes that it might inspire
others to take advantage of an important resource many of us have right at
our fingertips: college students! As some of you know, I am currently in
the midst of studying homework center programs for a book I'm writing for
ALA. One of the best sources for providing after-school homework help in
public libraries is college students who are interested in providing
community service--either as part of an assignment, as part of the college
curriculum's requirements, or because they are interested in a career in
education and want to see what working with kids is like. Many libraries
utilize college volunteers in this manner and have found the experience
rewarding for both the kids and the older students.
If you would like further information on this subject, please contact me
off-list with your specific questions.
Cindy Mediavilla
cmediavi@ucla.edu
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 09:35:50 -0500 (EST)
From: Nanci Milone <milone@noblenet.org>
Subject: Re: holiday thoughts
Jeri,
Muslims also consider Halloween a Christian holiday. This stems from
the fact that Halloween is really "All Hallows Eve" and the day after
is
in some way connected with Christianity. I'm truly not certain about
all of the specifics of this. My ex-husband was Muslim, and his friends
were very forward with me when my daughter was born about not wanting
her to celebrate Halloween. They gave me something to read at the time
and it explained the Christian connection, but I have since forgotten
since it is not my interpretation at all.
Nanci Milone
On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Jeri Kladder
wrote:
> I was surprised to hear from my Orthodox Jewish clientele years ago that
> they consider Halloween a Christian holiday <snip>
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Nanci Milone | Peabody Institute Library
Young Adult Librarian | Peabody, Massachusetts
milone@noblenet.org | *North of Boston Library Exchange*
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Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 10:44:54 -0800 (PST)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Holiday themes
On Thu, 7 Jan 1999, Charm Net wrote:
> Another problem that I had was that as a very Anglo-Saxon Protestant, =
> who am I to try to explain to children, who may be Jewish or Muslim, =
> about Hanukkah or Ramadan or Kwanzaa or whatever? I really don't know =
> anymore about it than what I read in the books - it would be like me =
> presenting a half hour program on quantum physics or gardening!
Now here's where I disagree with you. There have been a few cases (esp.
with an active teen advisory board) where a program has been specifically
requested. Either not having the funds with which to hire a presenter or
not being able to find one willing to do a program, I've responded by -
you guessed it - going to the library and reading books & watching videos
about it. I teach myself & then I teach others.
After a successful program on - say - tie-dying or container gardening,
nothing beats being able to tell your teen & adult participants: Three
months ago I knew as much about this as you did. But I used the resources
avaiable at the library to teach myself how. You can too!
Libraries are (to use the jargon) incredibly empowering - why not
emphasize the fact? Although I do admit religion (like politics and,
alas race/culture) is a touchy subject.
Kirsten Edwards
kirstedw@kcls.org
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 12:44:58 -0600
From: "Mary J. Soucie" <mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Re: winter carnival activities
Hi! I don't remember who wrote the original post. One thing that I did at my
PL was an "Annual Pumpkin Deocrating COntest". I was going to expand
it to a
snowman, but left before I could.
Anyway, we gave each child a plain paper pumpkin which they then decorated
however they chose. We got some really creative pumpkins back. We awarded
1st and 2nd place prizes for: Most Creative, Most Original, Scariest, and
Funniest. All the punpkins were put on display, with ribbons on the
"winners". Each entry received a Certificate, and a little prize such
as a
Pencil, etc. Winner received the certificate, little prize, ad a book of
their choosing from our stock of "giveaways".
We always received positive response to this program. It seems like if there
isn't snow available, or even if there is, you might want to do something
similiar with a "Snowman Decorating Contest". Good luck.
mjs
DLHIETT wrote:
> If there happens to be snow on the ground during your winter carnival =
> you can have a snow man contest where the children build snowmen and =
> decorate them with articles of clothing or even props. Then you can =
> have a contest and award small prizes for the scariest, cutest, most =
> like a book character, etc.
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Mary J. Soucie
Youth Services Consultant
Heritage Trail Library System
815-729-3345 x110
mailto:mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 11:00:36 -0500
From: Ian McKinney <ianmck@tcpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: Re: Parental Signatures for Internet Access?
We don't require a parent's signature in order to use the Internet in the
Youth Department. We DO require everyone who uses the Internet in the
Youth Department to read, understand, and sign the "Rules of the Road"
(http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/youth/rules.htm).
This is not a contract in the strict legal sense; however, it is an
agreement on which we base suspension of Internet privileges.
A few notes on the system: if you can't read the rules or sign your name,
you can't use the Internet by yourself. We reserve the two Youth
Department Internet terminals for use by children and by adults who work
with children. Adults must also read, understand, and sign the Rules of
the Road.
Finally, a philosophical clarification: One of the rules states "I will not
visit sites that are not appropriate for the Youth Room." The terminals
are in a public area; our philosophy is that we are creating a space (the
Youth Department) that is safe for all children, and so our conversations
with kids looking at something that threatens that environment don't take
issue with their right to view the material, but do suggest that this might
not be the place for it. In some cases we recommend that they might want
to look at that site using a terminal in the Reference Department. In all
cases, we try to establish a dialogue and a relationship based on mutual
respect.
Ian McKinney Tippecanoe County Public Library
Youth Services Librarian 627 South Street
(765) 429-0121 Lafayette, Indiana 47901-1470
ianmck@tcpl.lib.in.us
http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/youth/
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