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Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 19:08:18 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #584
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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 00:14:43 -0500
From: czlr@musica.mcgill.ca (L. Bowler)
Subject: Job sharing
>We are considering the idea of job sharing for a potential new position at
our
> library. Have any libraries had experience with this? Any advice on what to
> do or not to do in the set-up/policy stage?
>Thanks.
I have been job sharing in a Children's library for over 5 years
with the same partner. Overall, it has worked out well for us and the
library. We work in a totally bilingual community (English and French) and
have divided our duties by language. I handle the selection of English
materials, programming in English, readers' advisory in English and
outreach to local English schools. My partner handles the French side.
Obviously most communities won't be able to divide duties in such a manner.
However you set it up the job sharing, the specific and separate duties of
each librarian should be clearly drawn up before starting out or the two
partners will have to compete with each other to see whose "vision" of
the
library wins out.
The greatest difficulty that we have had is in supervising the
staff, particularly when it comes to evaluation time. If both supervisors
are working with and evaluating the same staff, I think that each
supervisor should fill out separate evaluations, rather than averaging out
two views of the same employee into one evaluation. In general, I think the
more people the librarian supervises, the less likely that job sharing will
work.
Good luck in with your Job-sharing project.
Leanne Bowler
Mont Royal, Quebec
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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 00:14:43 -0500
From: czlr@musica.mcgill.ca (L. Bowler)
Subject: Job sharing
>We are considering the idea of job sharing for a potential new position at
our
> library. Have any libraries had experience with this? Any advice on what to
> do or not to do in the set-up/policy stage?
>Thanks.
I have been job sharing in a Children's library for over 5 years
with the same partner. Overall, it has worked out well for us and the
library. We work in a totally bilingual community (English and French) and
have divided our duties by language. I handle the selection of English
materials, programming in English, readers' advisory in English and
outreach to local English schools. My partner handles the French side.
Obviously most communities won't be able to divide duties in such a manner.
However you set it up the job sharing, the specific and separate duties of
each librarian should be clearly drawn up before starting out or the two
partners will have to compete with each other to see whose "vision" of
the
library wins out.
The greatest difficulty that we have had is in supervising the
staff, particularly when it comes to evaluation time. If both supervisors
are working with and evaluating the same staff, I think that each
supervisor should fill out separate evaluations, rather than averaging out
two views of the same employee into one evaluation. In general, I think the
more people the librarian supervises, the less likely that job sharing will
work.
Good luck in with your Job-sharing project.
Leanne Bowler
Mont Royal, Quebec
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Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 15:48:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Diane <dlong@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Summer programs, esp. boys
HI EVERYONE, I AM CURRENTLY WORKING ON BOOKING PROGRAMS FOR THE SUMMER.
I AM THINKING OF A MAGIC SHOW, AND SOME CRAFT WORKSHOPS, BUT I AM FINDING
IT DIFFICULT TO FIND GOOD PROGRAMS THAT WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO THE TEEN
BOYS. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IDEAS THAT WOULD HELP ATTRACT BOYS
(11 AND UP).
THANK YOU,
DIANE LONGO
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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 09:54:41 -0800 (PST)
From: Filtering Facts <burt@northwest.com>
Subject: Incidents of Patrons Accessing Pornography
I'm still collecting incidents of patrons accessing pornography in public
libraries to publish on my website. If you have account you would like
published on www.filteringfacts.org, please send it to me at
david_burt@filteringfacts.org Thanks!
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David Burt President, Filtering Facts
Website: http://www.filteringfacts.org
E-Mail: David_Burt@filteringfacts.org
Phone/Fax: 503 635-7048
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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 20:38:54 -0500
From: "Alison Hendon" <ahendon@dorsai.org>
Subject: Re: changing tables
One comment that I remember from the last discussion of this topic was to put a
table
in the men's room as well as the women's room (if you have separate bathrooms)
since fathers come to the library with children too.
Alison
Alison Hendon
ahendon@amanda.dorsai.org
"Though my soul may set in darkness,
It will rise in perfect light,
I have loved the stars too fondly
To be fearful of the night...."
- Sarah Williams, "The Old Astronomer to His Pupil"
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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 09:01:03 -0600
From: Marilyn Zaruba <fmpl@startext.net>
Subject: Children's fines
This was a thought we entertained very briefly, but discarded because we thought
the children should be taught some responsibility in these matters. Possibly,
you could lower their fines, but that would be impossible on our current
hardware so I don't know if yours could be set up to do that.
My $.02!
Marilyn
Mansfield Public Library
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