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Date: Sat, 27 Feb 1999 14:38:12 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #613
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Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 16:52:11 -0500
From: cindi <cindi@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US>
Subject: Position Posting
Job Posting
Children’s Librarian
Vacancy available at the West Carrolton Branch of the Dayton and
Montgomery County Public Library. Progressive public library, with a
reputation for excellent children’s services, seeks a children’s
librarian with excellent communication skills to provide a broad range
of public services for children.
Responsibilities: Under the direction of the Branch Manager; provides
reference assistance to children through print and electronic resources;
provides readers advisory for children, parents and teachers; develops
and coordinates children’s activities; presents programs to promote
library use; evaluates, selects and orders books and other materials
appropriate for children’s needs.
Qualifications: ALA accredited MLS, ability to use Internet and other
new information technologies and excellent community relation skills
required. Prior children’s service in a public library preferred.
Fringe Benefits: Competitive salary, with exceptional fringe benefits
including health, vision, dental, and life insurance, 22 days vacation,
15 days sick leave and 12 paid holidays annually.
Dayton is an attractive city with a low cost of living. Dayton offers a
surprising variety of cultural and educational institutions within a
twenty mile radius. Ohio’s libraries are among the best funded in the
country, and Dayton and Montgomery County enjoys strong local support.
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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 12:53:29 -0800
From: Laura Whaley <WHALEYL@santacruzpl.org>
Subject: Cybrarian
Sorry it took so long to get this information. For those interested in
finding out about Cybrarian (An internet timing system with library cards)
their website is http://www.cbdusa.com/library/index.htm
Laura Whaley
Boulder Creek Branch Library
Rem tene; verba sequentur.
Cato the Elder
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 11:26:50 -0800 (PST)
From: Kate Carter <katec@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>
Subject: stumper--dr. seuss?
I'm trying to locate a story that the patron is fairly certain is by Dr.
Seuss. It is a story about a boy who arrives late to school and his
excuse is that a bird laid an egg on his arithmetic book, the egg hatched,
etc. The boy's name is Marco. The story does include the phrase
'Mulberry Street' but the patron says this is not _And to think I saw it
on Mulberry Street_. It sounds familiar but I can't put my finger on it.
Also, all our Seuss books are checked out. I'm hoping someone can help me
out! Please respond directly to me. Thanks.
Kate Carter, Youth Librarian
Multnomah County Library
801 SW 10th (503)248-5235
Portland, OR 97205 katec@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us
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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 13:23:36 EST
From: CLB1972@aol.com
Subject: CDRom Evaluation
Hello--
I am an MLS student, and have been lurking for the last month or so--there are
so many terrific ideas here my "library suggestions" folder is
overflowing!
Right now I am researching how librarians select the CDRoms for their
childrens and young adults sections. If anyone can share their methodology,
I'd really appreciate it; real-life practices are invaluable compared to
textbooks and such. Thanks,
Christine Bird
future children's librarian
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 17:01:48 -0800 (PST)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: black characters in fantasy?
On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Vicky Smith wrote:
> The reason I ask you for help is that I'm interested in why there is
> such a paucity of high fantasy with black characters: is there
> something about the form that is inimical to characters other than
> those of Northern European extraction (or the fantasy equivalents
> thereof)? does having a black character change the paradigm in any
> significant way?
Er, how do you mean, "black"? Are you referring to the percentage of
melanin in the skin or the actual African "black". Of the former
you'll
find plenty, particularly in world made up of whole cloth (My own fantasy
world, circa grade 6 had a melanin-enhanced lead character - Princess
Wisteria - from the Scille (Seely) Isles. But they're not really
"African". They may not even be human. The classic example (meaning
I'm
certain you can find it on your shelves) is Ged in THE WIZARD OF EARTHSEA.
The herosare dark skinned and dark-haired.
> interest springs from a time when I wasn't able to help a black
> girl who loved Anne McCaffrey, etc., and who really wanted a book
> with a black main character. Darned if I could think of one.
Oh, but for her you wanted SF. Andre Norton, A.M. Lightner & plenty
others have had protagonists who were either dark-skinned, of African or
Human-Earth-Negroid descent or all three. But those, like McCaffrey's
books weren't Heroic Fantasy/Sword & Sorcery quest-type stories.
(Although the girl you speak of would probably have loved them. They're
similar in "feel" to the Harper Hall & early Dragonrider books).
The typical Heroic-quest/ Swords & Sorcery novel ala Jordon / Conan the
Barbarian / Dragonlance / Terry Brooks / Goodking / Kurtz is a subgenre
of the whole fantasy field. I'll bet (I'm no literary historian) that at
least in the U.S., this particular sub-genre can trace its roots back to
the Tolkien craze in, what was it, the early '70s? Tolkien was rather
firmly based in Norse/nordic/anglo-saxon lore and his followers, rip-off
artists & what have you tend to follow in his lines. Thus the whole
setting and cast *tend* to be a Northern European mock-up. If the writer
isn't simply rehashing the same tropes (often quite entertainingly - I
*like* Eddings) all bets are off - the main cast can and will include
different physiological types.
HTH,
Kirsten Edwards E-mail to kirstedw@kcls.org
Young Adult Librarian Voice: 425-747-3350 (Lake Hills)
Lake Hills, Duvall and Fax: 206-296-5063 (Lake Hills)
Skykomish Libraries
KING COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM
15228 Lake Hills Boulevard
Bellevue, WA 98007
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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 09:52:03 -0400 (AST)
From: Lisa Denise Pinet <lpinet@is2.dal.ca>
Subject: volunteers
I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded to my request on
how they recruit / manage volunteers. I got an A+ on my presentation!
If anyone would like the following, please let me know: responses from
PUBYAC in a word document, presentation in powerpoint (along with notes),
and a bibliography.
Thanks again!
Lisa
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Lisa Pinet, B.Ed.
School of Library and Information Studies
Faculty of Management
Dalhousie University
Halifax, N.S.
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 18:38:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Nicholas Berry <nberry@spl.org>
Subject: design of Children's room
If you had a free architect and all the say in designing a new Children's
room for your library, how would you do so? I have to figure this out for
our newly-built branch. What are the pros/cons of a "pit"? Would you
have it mostly walled-off, or open? Do you have media centers?
I appreciate any suggestions.
Nicolas
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32nd Ave SW* <><>
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Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:50:08 -0600
From: "justin cooley" <jkcooley@ll.net>
Subject: toddler time
Love those toddlers! Never have to worry a minute about lack of energy =
or ideas!
Here is what I use an opening and closing song for my toddler group each =
week. Opening goes like this:
It's time for us to start, let's do,
You with me and me with you,
It's time for us to start, let's do,
1 2 3
=20
It's time to clap our hands, let's do
You with me and me with you,
It's time to clap our hands, let's do
1 2 3
=20
It's time to stamp our feet, let's do
You with me and me with you,
It's time to stamp our feet, let's do,
1 2 3
=20
It's time to sit right down, let's do
You with me and me with you,
It's time to sit right down, let' do,
1 2 3
=20
It's time to read a book or two
You with me and me with you,
It's time to read a book or two
1 2 3
=20
(I wish I could tell you the "tune" .. but the song -words and tune
are =
just something I created and I'm not musically inclined enough to know =
the actual notes of the tune!) =20
=20
After the song, we then do "Open shut them, open shut them, touch them =
to your toes, Open shut them, open shut them, touch them to your nose. =
Open shut the, open shut them, give them a great big clap, Open shut =
them, open shut them, place them in your lap.
=20
=20
When we CLOSE we hold hands and in a circle (or something close ... you =
know toddlers! :)) and sing "The More We Get Together" -first verse
"as =
usual", second verse changed to "The more we SING together ... because
=
your SONGS are my songs, etc.; third verse is changed to "The more we =
READ together ... because your BOOKS are my books, etc.; then we end it =
by changing the direction of our circle for one final (traditional) =
verse of "The More We Get Together". ... followed by loud cheers and =
clapping! =20
Kathleen in Minnesota
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Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 15:51:55 -0600 (CST)
From: "Middendorf-Kredell Branch Children's"
<mkchild@mail.win.org>
Subject: little bear & wind
Hi all
We have a stumper for you from our Children's department. A patron
called in looking for this book, I don't know if we can answer it in time,
but we still need to know the answer. We have looked in A to Zoo, the
catalog and one librarian remembering it from her childhood even called
her Mom to have her look for it.
In any case here is the story. A little bear does not put his clothes
away after he takes them off. His clothes are all over his room. At
night the wind warns him to put his things away, but he never does.
Eventually the wind comes and blows all of his clothes away. Does anyone
know the title of this story or where it can be found? It would really
help us out a lot!!
Thanks in advance for any help you can give us!!
Theresa Robben
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St. Charles City-County Library District Voice: (314) 978-7926/272-4999
Middendorf-Kredell Branch - Children's Desk Fax: (314) 978-7998
2750 Highway K Email: mkchild@mail.win.org
O'Fallon, MO 63366
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Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 10:46:54 -0800
From: torrie@ci.burlington.wa.us (Torrie Hodgson Children's Librarian)
Subject: Re: VOYA criticism
Yeah!! You tell 'em, Carrie!! (See I haven't quite dropped off the
face of the earth, just into the bottomless well of technology-related crises.)
I do want more funny, positive, etc, books for Js, YAs and adults.
I never ever thought it was the responsibility of the reviewer or review
source to provide this emphasis. How strange! Talk about trying to kill
the messenger for the message!
I want authors to write some funny books (and publishers to publish
them) for two simple reasons:
1. I like funny books in my reading mix, since a steady diet of depressing
books makes me blue and tired, and reading too many serious books makes me
long-winded and didactic.
2. I want to have something reasonable to give to the parents and kids who
demand more funny books.
There. That's it. Get working you writers! (Please, please,
please don't make me try to write them. I just want to buy them. *grin*)
Torrie 8)
Torrie Hodgson, space librarian from the dark side of the moon!
Burlington Public Library
900 East Fairhaven Ave
Burlington, WA 98233
Phone (360) 755-0760 Fax (360) 755-0717
torrie@ci.burlington.wa.us
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