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Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 22:19:34 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:08:00 -0800
From: RIBAUD Claire M <Claire.M.RIBAUD@ci.eugene.or.us>
Subject: job posting
YOUTH SERVICES
LIBRARIAN l/ll - Part-time, position # 2381
salary range: $1,296 - 1,793/month (based on 20 hours/week)
City of Eugene Public Library
Eugene, OR
The City of Eugene is seeking a creative, enthusiastic person to work in a
busy library serving youth ages birth through teens, and their parents,
teachers and caregivers. Responsibilities include reference and reader's
advisory, collection development, programming, budget preparation and
monitoring, and community networking. Conversational ability in Spanish,
Chinese, Japanese or Korean desirable. Requires a Master of Library Science
Degree from an ALA accredited university. Librarian I : some public library
experience desirable, especially in the area of youth services. Librarian
II : two years of professional library experience, experience in youth
services desirable.
Eugene Public Library is introducing a new online catalog, initiating
branch libraries, and moving to a new downtown facility (expected completion
date of 2002). The Youth Services staff of 3FTE librarians and 1.5FTE
reference assistants is hard-working, dedicated - and fun. We seek an
individual who will thrive on cooperation, change and opportunity.
CLOSING DATE: Friday, March 26. Obtain an application packet from : City
of Eugene Human Resources and Risk Services, 777 Pearl Street, Room 101,
Eugene, OR 97401. The City of Eugene values diversity in its work force and
is committed to affirmative action. Out-of-area residents may request an
application packet by calling 541/682-5061 or by emailing to:
<application.requests@ci.eugene.or.us>
Applications may be returned by FAX (541/682-6831) with original to follow.
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 14:34:55 -0800 (PST)
From: Jennifer Raatz <jenkind@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fwd: Re: murder in the library -Reply
Hi!
I create the mystery kits. They are designed for teens in grades 6 9, and for
groups of up to about 25 kids. I've done them with as
few as 10, and another of our branches did one with 52 kids,
spacing the mystery out with other activities.
Kids are investigators, not suspects, who visit "evidence scenes"
and examine clues to solve the crime. You can use the basic kit as
is, or "enhance" a lot of things to make it more realistic.
Please visit my website, or e mail me at <blakdog@en.com> for more
info. Coming SOON: Anyone's Guess #3:"Rock 'n' Roll Over DEAD".
(Note: Kit #2:"The Disappearance of Angela Day" is not a murder,
for those who wish to avoid some of the controversy about murder
mysteries. It does, however, have a threat of violence, and one of
the clues features gang tattoos!)
Hope this has been helpful,
Janet
@/^\^/^\^/^\^/^\/^\^/^\^/^\^/^\^/^\^/^\^/^/^\^/^\^/^\^/^\^/^\@
Janet Dickey, YA assistant, Cuyahoga Cty. PL (suburban Cleveland)
<jdickey@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
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Anyone's Guess (grades 6 9) and InvestiCats (grades 3 5)
Mystery Kits
http://www.lochnet.com/doubledog/main.htm
<blakdog@en.com>
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Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 11:41:19 -0700 (MST)
From: Elena Rosenfeld <elenar@info.jefferson.lib.co.us>
Subject: ALAWON - HEARING HELD ON S 97; ACTION NEEDED (fwd)
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Date: Fri, 05 Mar 1999 12:36:17 -0500
From: "ALAWASH E-MAIL (ALAWASH E-MAIL)" <ALAWASH@alawash.org>
ALAWON: American Library Association Washington Office Newsline
Volume 8, Number 22
March 5, 1999
In this issue:
Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Children's Internet
Protection Act, S. 97; Action Needed
On March 4 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) chaired a hearing on filtering
legislation that he and ranking minority member Sen. Ernest
Hollings (D-SC) have proposed. The Children's Internet Protection
Act, S. 97 (See ALAWON v8, n7, January 22, 1999) would "require
the installation and use by schools and libraries of a technology
for filtering or blocking material on the Internet on computers
with Internet access to be eligible to receive or retain universal
service assistance."
In his opening statement McCain said, "Schools and libraries, in
subscribing to the E-rate program, assume the responsibility for
providing a front-line protection policy for children who utilize
their computers to access the Internet." While most witnesses
agreed with McCain's sentiment, there were wide ranging opinions
as to how and by whom these policies should be created and what
they should include.
Sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT), the senator who offered the Acceptable
Use Policy alternative to McCain's legislation last year, said
that he would be co-sponsoring S. 97. After expressing great
concern that the First Amendment not be trampled in the process of
battling child exposure to inappropriate materials on the
Internet, he declared, "We will get this right."
Candace Morgan, associate director of the Fort Vancouver Regional
Library (WA), testified that the bill, as currently framed, would
deny local schools and libraries the opportunity to determine what
approach would best serve children in their communities. "It is
not just that one solution doesn't fit all communities," Morgan
explained. "It is also that a federal mandate on a matter so
closely tied to local norms and values is counterproductive and
even harmful. The legislation may not only discourage communities
from doing the hard work to reach their own solutions; it also
lacks the legitimacy necessary to foster broad community support."
Ms. Morgan's testimony can be viewed online at
http://www.ala.org/washoff/statements.html.
Janie Harris, executive director of Solace House, pleaded with the
Committee for the federal government to provide a "virtual
seatbelt" for the Internet. Solace House is a center serving
grieving children and their families in the Kansas City area of
Kansas and Missouri. She said she would rather see computers
turned off than have children be able to reach the type of
material available on a Web site with a name very similar to
Solace House.
Other witnesses included Mary Anne Layden, director of education,
Department of Psychiatry, Center for Cognitive Therapy, University
of Pennsylvania; Gordon Ross, president, Net Nanny; Bruce Taylor,
president and chief counsel, National Law Center for Children and
Families, Jay Sekulow, president, American Center for Law and
Justice, Elliot Mincberg, vice president and general counsel,
People for the American Way; and Adrian Russell-Falla, chairman,
Rulespace.
ALA, together with a number of education organizations, filed a
letter for the hearing record stating that decisions on how best
to achieve safe, responsible, and appropriate Internet use by
children are most appropriately made at the local level, not by
federal mandate.
Action Needed:
Sen. McCain and some other members of the Committee appeared to
believe that allowing librarians to select and configure filters
that the federal government would require a library to install and
use was enough of a concession to local control. Any library that
has found value in a local policy planning process that may or may
not have included filters should contact their Senators and share
with them the steps being taken to serve, educate and protect the
young people who use their facilities.
Sen. McCain has promised to move this legislation quickly. If
Senators are aware of librarians' efforts to address the very
difficult issues surrounding children's use of the Internet it may
help to preserve your library's ability to make choices about how
to serve your community.
Call the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121 to urge Senators to
adjust S. 97 to respect local decisionmaking. If you have a
written Internet use policy as well as a description of the
process your library and its board went through to develop that
policy, please write to your Senator and share that information.
(Please also send a blind copy to the ALA Washington Office at
1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 403, Washington, D.C. 20004.)
******
ALAWON (ISSN 1069-7799) is a free, irregular publication of the
American Library Association Washington Office. All materials
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site: http://www.ala.org/washoff. Editor: Lynne E. Bradley;
Managing Editor: Deirdre Herman; Contributors: Phyllis Albritton,
Mary Costabile, Adam Eisgrau, Carol Henderson, Peter Kaplan,
Claudette Tennant and Rick Weingarten.
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Date: Mon, 08 Mar 1999 18:43:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Gifford <NAG81@cnsvax.albany.edu>
Subject: stumper
I had a patron looking for a book her friend mentioned was
her favorite book as a child. The only information is that she
thought "Pudding Street" was part of the title. Maybe a number on
Pudding Street. She wasn't sure. Also not sure how it was spelled.
This was from about 30 years ago that she read it, but not sure that
it might have been older. No information about it being a picture
book or a chapter book.
Any help would be appreciated.
Nancy Gifford
Schenectady County Public Library
Schenectady, NY 12305
scp_giffo@sals.edu
nag81@cnsvax.albany.edu
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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 09:56:36 -0600
From: Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
Subject: Stumper - Daylight Savings Time
A Cry for Help from the Midwest!
A class project has students coming to us with the question "What Asian
country is considering switching to daylight savings time". We have
searched the Chicago Tribune Online and the last several weeks of the
news magazines. The Internet has been prodded as well and yet we can't
seem to find the answer. Does anyone remember hearing about this? And
can you point me to a source?
As always, your efforts are greatly appreciated - Thank you in advance
Kerry Reed
Winnetka Public Library, IL
KReed@wpld.alibrary.com
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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 12:52:17
From: Jean Canosa-Albano <jcanosa-albano@spfldlibmus.org>
Subject: Introduction
Hello Pubyac'ers,
Since I have a new e-mail address and a new job, I thought I should post
an introduction. Hit delete now if the spirit moves. :)
My name is Jean Canosa Albano, and I am the Head of Youth and Outreach
Services at the Springfield (Massachusetts) Library. I have experience at
branch and main libraries, in adult, youth, and borrowers' (circulation)
services. I am responsible for coordinating youth services as well as
helping the library do a better job at reaching targeted audiences, such as
seniors and Spanish-speaking citizens. I am also involved in all the
programming for the library. It's an exciting job!
I don't think I could do such a good job without all the input I've gotten
(directly or indirectly) from listserv colleagues, and I really appreciate it!
Cheers,
Jean Canosa Albano, MLIS
Head of Youth and Outreach Services
Springfield (MA) Library
jcanosa@spfldlibmus.org
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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 1999 12:58:22 -0600
From: TChumbley@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
Subject: Stumper-Sampson Svenson
I need your help for another stumper. A patron is looking for a book with a
male main character named Sampson Svenson who has a pet duck that likes corn
bread. There is a repeated verse that is something like " when the cows fly
he'll finally marry." Any ideas?
Please send suggestions directly to me at tchumbley@bettendorf.lib.ia.us
Thanks in advance!
Tami Chumbley
Youth Services Manager
Bettendorf (IA) Public Library
2950 Learning Campus Drive
Bettendorf, IA 52722
319-344-4178
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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 1999 23:27:15 -0500
From: mellifur@tiac.net
Subject: STUMPER: Anna & Sea of Cortez
A patron came into our library and asked about a book. We don't have a lot
to go on, and we were hoping one of you might be able to help. This is what
she recalls:
The book was about a girl named Anna who went swimming in the Sea of
Cortez. It may have taken place in Mexico (as opposed to California). She
believes it was published about twenty years ago. She also says it was
"inspirational".
We've checked our local area libraries and also in Amazon.com. Our usual
printed sources (such as A to Zoo) aren't of much help. The closest match
we have is "Don't Cry for Anna: Survival at Sea". This was published
in
1985 and has a call number in the 200's, but that's the only information we
have. Nobody in the state seems to own a copy. Does anyone own this book?
Can you provide a summary? Or can you match the above summary to any other
book?
Thank you for any help!
Miriam Neiman
M. Neiman
mellifur@tiac.net
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Glastonbury, CT
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my organization.
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