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Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 00:35:54 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #652
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 09:20:55 +0900
From: "Hays, Tammy" <library@tac-club.org>
Subject: Reading Survey ideas
Greetings from Japan!
In an effort to better understand our patrons, I am writing a Patron Reading
Survey. I would like to find out what they want to read, what they are
reading, areas they think the library needs to develop, etc. Has anyone
done this before and if yes, what types of questions did you ask? If you
can send me a copy of your survey, that would be helpful.
Any suggestions for questions would be helpful as well.
Thank you!
Tammy Hays
Head Librarian
Hal Roberts Library
Tokyo American Club
2-1-2 Azabudai, Minato-ku
Tokyo 145-8649
Email: library@tac-club.org <mailto:library@tac-club.org>
http://www.tac-club.org
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 19:22:42 -0600
From: Carol Reeve <CREEVE@city.winnipeg.mb.ca>
Subject: Library cheer thank-you
Three cheers and thank-you to everyone who responded to my query. I
can't wait to try it out!
Carole Reeve
Munroe Public Library
Winnipeg, Manitoba
creeve@city.winnipeg.mb.ca
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 23:27:39 -0500
From: "Charm Net" <jamiew@charm.net>
Subject: Storytimes
Constance, you are right to be concerned about th way that storytime is run.
I wouldn't dream of giving the kids something else to do while I am reading.
I want them to interact with the book. I can't imagine they are even paying
attention to the story. My best advice is never read two books in a row
without some kind of break, song, fingerplay, movement, or even a flannel or
heavy participation story before reading another book (puppets are good
breaks too) I do not even do crafts as a rule during storytime. I do
separate crafts programs. I was never good at crafts and don't feel as if
kids should be forced to do a craft as part of storytime, I want to keep it
more pure. I may give a simple craft that they can take home, but more
likely I just give a handstamp or sticker, and usually once a session some
kind of edible treat.
I ama realtively new librarian myself (3 years) and the best advice I have
there is copy, copy copy the things you like and get rid of things you
don't. You will find your own style soon and the ideas will follow!!
Jamie Watson
Enoch Pratt Free Lib.
Baltimore, MD
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Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 11:47:28 EST
From: CruiseCat5@aol.com
Subject: book discussions
Hello everyone. I'm am looking for suggestions and words of advice about
conducting a summer book discussion for children entering fourth and fifth
grade. So far I am planning to have three book discussion sessions. After
the book discussion the children will make a craft or play a game of Jeopardy.
I already have done research about how to conduct a book discussion, but am
having great difficulty choosing books for this age group that are not on the
school reading lists. I am considering From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil
E. Frankweiler and Tuck Everlasting. Other books that have been suggested are
Weasel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (very long and not available in
paperback), The Boggart, James and the Giant Peach, Chocolate Fever, The
Chocolate Touch, The Barn, Shiloh, etc. Most of these books I've found are
read in school. Has anyone had great success with any of the books, or any
other books to suggest. I would greatly appreciate any advice or suggestions
anyone is willing to offer.
Thank you,
Laura Rizzo
Children's Librarian Trainee
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:16:01 -0600
From: Marilyn Zaruba <fmpl@startext.net>
Subject: Re: storytime format
Don't tell your department head, but I think her storytime sounds awful. The
focus of storytime here is literature. We want the children's attention on
the story & the pictures so we can discuss them as we go along. When I took
over this storytime, they read one book, did a simple craft & watched a
video
without public performance rights. Now we never, ever watch a video. As my
director says, "They watch plenty of those at home."
I am fortunate that I have a co-worker who enjoys doing the puppets & she
has
a very quirky sense of humor that the kids love. Even when I don't have
puppets, the kids seem to have a great time. They like general goofiness.
When we have performers in the summer, they get the biggest kick out of the
biggest nonsense. They love to correct you & show you how to do things. I
often ask for volunteers to come up & help me with silly songs & dances.
We
also do flannelboards & play goofy games, but the most important things are
the books we read...rarely more than two during a half-hour session. And you
need to look for special books that you can get them involved in or that you
can really ham it up while you're reading them. I often plan an entire
storytime around one special book.
If we have a craft, which we seldom do, it is either a blank sheet of paper
to color or a simple coloring page. They LOVE to color. Sometimes I give
them 'homework' to take home...a simple matching puzzle they can do & color.
Something the kids here really love is what I call a drama jar. I put slips
of paper in it they can draw out & I read it to them & then they act out
whatever is on it such as "act as if you are writing a letter." When I
was a
kid it was so exciting to draw anything out of a hat & they love that part
&
are pretty good with their acting, too. They also like to share jokes &
riddles & new songs. I think it's great for the kids to get used to being in
front of a group.
I certainly don't have many answers & am always learning more, but it is so
much fun & the little ones are so appreciative with their hugs & smiles
that
it is all worthwhile. I'm looking forward to seeing how others conduct their
storytimes.
I think you will do just fine with your storytimes. There are so many
wonderful resources on the Internet & special books to use plus you will get
a lot of great ideas from your peers during meetings & workshops. Good luck.
Marilyn
Mansfield Public Library
Van Swol wrote:
> my department head do them. She has a very, very simple craft for the
> kids and they work on it while she reads them about 3 picture books. It
> seems to me a waste of the lovely pictures in the books that way. When
> that is done, she shows a movie or video. I don't think we have public
> performance rights to most of what she shows--it's quite often an Arthur
> video. And that's the whole thing.
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:06:18 -0800
From: KIDSTAFF <KIDSTAFF@mx.tol.lib.ca.us>
Subject: Re: Library columns -Reply
>>> Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org> 03/28/99 10:12pm
>>>
Or how about CHECK US OUT!
- jeri
On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Armando Trejo wrote:
> Check it out!
>
>
> > I am preparing to start a weekly library column for our hometown
> >newspaper. I am searching for a name for the column. Any
suggestions
> >from someone who currently
> >writes a column? Any titles or suggestions will be appreciated !!
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
How about "Book Looks" or "Page Turners"
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:16:54 -0600
From: Marilyn Zaruba <fmpl@startext.net>
Subject: Re: button machine/circle cutter
Have you tried floral clay? Sure works for us.
Jeri Kladder wrote:
> Brilliant! Now if we could just get the Ellison people to custom create a
> die that will roll those teensy bits of masking tape we use to stick up
> papers and pictures! - jeri
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 10:16:16 -0500
From: "Stow-Munroe Falls Library, Children's Room" <stowkids@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Thanks
thanks to all for the wonderful suggestions and advice on kids
programming for kids!!!!
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:13:28 EST
From: Naughyde@aol.com
Subject: SO, you want to host a webpage?
After a very successful two year run at the Kansas City Public Library, the
Young Adult Librarian's Help/Homepage is looking for a new home, host, and
webmaster. If you are interested in taking over this page, please let me
know.
Patrick Jones
Connecting Young Adults and Libraries
http://members.aol.com/naughyde/connecting
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 14:22:23 -0700 (MST)
From: Vicki Fox <vfox@ppld.org>
Subject: Re: help with a story
I've used the variation in Judy Sierra's MULTICULTURAL FOLKTALES as a flannel
board. Only one of my programs included children in your target range
but they enjoyed it. I used a pellon flannel board so I could turn the
elephant and the whale when they began to pull.
Good luck,
Vicki Fox
Pikes Peak Library District
vfox@ppld.org
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:06:19 -0800
From: "Scott Blume" <sblume@notes.cob.org>
Subject: Re: G.A. Henty
<<I received a homeschooling suppy catalog today called The Book Peddler
<<... which sells them. About the book on the Civil War which was
<<discussed, they say it "gives a painfully honest portrayal of the
prevailing
<<attitudes of the day."
Don't you think this is a pathetic rationalization for pushing dated,
colonialist literature?
The passage excusing American slavery was the voice of the omniscient narrator,
not a pro-slavery character of the period. This attitude did not prevail among a
large part of the public at the time, and certainly not among Americans who
experienced life as slaves. Painful, yes. Historically factual, no.
Scott Blume
Bellingham (WA) Public Library
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 05:59:22 -0500
From: "Katy Grant" <imzadi@thepoint.net>
Subject: RE: pubyac V1 #650
<snip> my solution was to order a copy of both "O.K." Rowling's
"Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" <snip>
Sorry, sometimes my fingers do not co-ordinate with my brain...I meant J.K
Rolling's and the address is http://www.amazon.co.uk.
Katy Grant
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:23:13 PST
From: "Elaine Moustakas" <elainem9@hotmail.com>
Subject: May storytimes
I'm looking for some great ideas for my May storytimes (this is my first
year as a children's librarian, so I haven't encountered a May yet). I
like to do storytimes by "themes" and I always include a craft or
other
hands on activity at the end of the session. Some themes I'm looking
into are turtles, flowers, and butterflies. Does anyone have any
recommendations of super books/fingerplays/crafts for any of these
themes? (this is for 3 1/2 - 5 yr olds). Any other good themes for this
month? Thanks!
Elaine
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:09:01 -0800 (PST)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Library columns
On Sat, 27 Mar 1999, phyllis l. danko wrote:
> our library uses "Dewey Dispatch" (from past Director)
This reminds me. Several years ago, a young librarian named Joe had a
column in the newsletter called: "Dear Ms. Dewey". He'd write as
"Ms
Dewey" giving advice and answering questions (both real and comic)
Dear Ms. Dewey,
What can I do if I drop a copy of the NUC on a patron?
--Liable to prosecution in San Jose
Dear Liable,
You really *must* remember to comment on the surprising
strength of those aftershocks.
--Ms. Dewey.
'Tchau!
Kirsten Edwards
kirstedw@kcls.org
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:26:51 EST
From: Susan259@aol.com
Subject: Re: storytime format
Okay--I do story time for 3-7 year olds, and also for two year olds--the
format is very similiar.
I have a host puppet that I use to introduce whatever theme I am using for the
day--if I have one. Then we sing an opening song and do an opening
fingerplay--this is the same every week. Then I read four or five picture
books with fingerplays, action rhymes, songs, and flannelboards in between.
We close with our closing song.
After storytime, kids can come up and play with my host puppet ( a scottie dog
named Angus).
The entire thing lasts between 20 and 25 minutes.
Susan Smith
Children's Librarian
Woodland West Branch
Arlington Public Library
Arlington, TX
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:08:56 -0500
From: Gale Eaton <geaton@uriacc.uri.edu>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #650
Chuck Schacht points to a tension between "encouraging healthy behaviours
and lifestyles" on the one hand and bolstering the self-esteem of the
overweight on the other. It almost makes one nostalgic for the days when
common courtesy forbade any comment on other people's physiques -- even
compliments, as I discovered when I told my more straight-laced grandmother
she smelled good. A lady wouldn't admit to noticing such a thing. ;-)
Gale Eaton
Gale Eaton, Associate Professor
University of Rhode Island
Graduate School of Library and Information Studies
Kingston, RI 02881
geaton@uriacc.uri.edu
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:28:36 -0500
From: steffens@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us
Subject: storytime format
What a question - you will probably be swamped with replies! There are
many sourcebooks available - perhaps you can ILL them if you don't have
resources to buy them. A couple of suggestions are "52 Programs for
Preschoolers" and any of the "Theme-a-saurus" books. Invest in a
couple
of good fingerplay books. As far as storytime format, I prefer to begin
each session with the same opening song or action rhyme and end with
another. I intersperse books with fingerplays, songs, felt stories,
puppets, fingerpuppets, or rhythm instruments. I use tapes sometimes to
sing along with instead of just me. I prefer not to do a craft each week
since the kids begin to associate storyhour with craft time. I made the
assumption that you were asking about preschool storyhour. I wouldn't do
a craft with children any younger.
Be creative - and have fun!!
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 12:42:26 -0500
From: "Baron, Mary" <MBARON@unf.edu>
Subject: RE: poetry month
ON MAGNETIC POETRY:
I've discovered that discount stores (Wal , K-Mart et. al.) sell magnetic
sheets which are sticky on one side and which you can cut with scissors. I
run off words in large colorful type on my computer and stick them on to use
when I visit elementary schools. It's easy to make a poetry kit, or a parts
of speech kit, or a transition word kit, or a nonsense words, rhymes,
alliterating words-- whatever. Warning though, the magnetic stuff is
expensive and so far I've not found a discount source.
Professor of English
Director, JAXWRITE
Department of English and Foreign Languages
The University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL 32224-2645
904-620-2273
FAX 904-620-3940
mbaron@unf.edu
http://www.unf.edu/~mbaron
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:22:51 EST
From: "LORRAINE SQUIRES" <squires@MCPL1.MCPL.LIB.NY.US>
Subject: Re: Library Cheer poem
Look at this webpage:
http://www.ggw.org/penlib/LIBRCARD.HTM
(It's a very cheery little poem).
- --Lorraine Squires
Middle Country Public Library
Centereach, NY
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm looking for a poem by Garrison Keillor, called "The Library
> Cheer." We don't seem to have it in our collection, does anyone out
> there know it?
>
> Thanks!
> Carole Reeve
> Munroe Public Library
> Winnipeg, Manitoba
> creeve@city.winnipeg.mb.ca
>
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 13:10:46 -0500
From: "Kid Ref" <kidref@euclid.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #650
>
> Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 20:09:17 -0500 (EST)
> From: Laurie Breitner <laurieb@monroe.lib.mi.us>
> Subject: Top notch children's area
>
> To All,
> I was extremely discouraged with the lack of replies for
> suggestions to develop a top notch children's area.
> I am dismayed that a Potter book's availability generated so much
> response compared to mine.
> To those TWO fine people who replied: Thank you!
As I recall, you asked for really unusual ideas. As I had only usual
ideas, I didn't respond. But no one's obligated to respond to anything,
you know--it's all a matter of what pulls the cat's tale on an
individual day!
Bonita
Bonita Kale, Euclid Public Library, Euclid OH
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 07:42:40 PST
From: "nancy massnick" <nmassnick@hotmail.com>
Subject: Parental Advisory Labels
Hi everyone - This is more for the YA crowd - what do you do about
buying CD's with parental advisory labels? A large portion of the
popular ones seem to have this - I suspect that the recording companies
do this on purpose. I am also aware that Wal-Mart sells only the
cleaned up version. We would like to buy much of what is on the
Billboard top 10, as we do with the New York Times Bestseller list, but
we need to define our policy on this. I imagine that current practice
in your libraries is all over the map, but we would appreciate knowing
what some of you have decided. Thanks, as always!
Nancy Massnick, Children's Services
Hartland Public Library
Hartland, WI
nmassnick@hotmail.com
massnick@hartland.lib.wi.us
"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading."
- -Logan Pearsall Smith
Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:11:56 -0500 (EST)
From: Germano <tgermano@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: ya signage
Hi Christine,
How about "Teens Welcome Here" in neon? We use it as our department
slogan-I'm about to have it printed on director's chairs throughout the
room. Good luck.
Teri Germano,Teen Services Department Head
Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library
407 William Floyd Parkway
Shirley, NY 11967
516-399-1511 Ext 254
516-281-4442 (FAX)__
email: tgermano@suffolk.lib.ny.us
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Meloni wrote:
> Dear Pubyacers,
>
> I am the young adult librarian for a small public library. My director
> wants me to purchase a neon sign for my ya corner. She does not want it
> to say anything traditional like Young Adult Department. Any suggestions?
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Christine Meloni
> Deer Park Public Library
> Deer Park, New York
> (516)586-3000
> cmeloni@suffolk.lib.ny.us
>
>
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:12:42 -0500
From: "Helen Mochetti" <helenmi@lori.state.ri.us>
Subject: Re: Library Cheer poem
helenmi@lori.state.ri.us
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> From: Carol Reeve <CREEVE@city.winnipeg.mb.ca>
> To: PUBYAC@nysernet.org
> Subject: Library Cheer poem
> Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 1:01 PM
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm looking for a poem by Garrison Keillor, called "The Library
> Cheer." We don't seem to have it in our collection, does anyone out
> there know it?
>
> Thanks!
> Carole Reeve
> Munroe Public Library
> Winnipeg, Manitoba
> creeve@city.winnipeg.mb.ca
Hi, The cheer you're looking for is on page 20-21 in Caroline Feller
Bauer's
"Presenting Reader's Theater". If you do not own a copy, e-mail me
your
FAX number, and I'll get it right off to you....or I could type it in and
e-mail it to you, but it might take a while...it's several stanzas long,
and I'm not a very good typist.
helenmi@lori.state.ri.us
>
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 11:03:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Endings for mystery nights
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Lesley Gaudreau wrote:
> teams that are engrossed in detective work :) So my question to those
> of you who host mystery nights is what exactly do you do to finish up?
> How does the end of the story go?
Well, it's been years since I've done this, but the *best* ending I ever
had went this way.
Every team wrote down their solution + a brief description of the
rationale. Yours truly in trench coat & hat as "Detective Osborne"
read them dramatically, allowing teams to comment, argue etc.
Then, when, as it were, all the votes were in, the teens playing the
various parts staged the ending. The "Security guard" came in with
cuffs
to arrest the murderer (Bob Klean) who wrestled with him (great fight
coreography BTW) fought him off, then ran to the wine glass w/the
"poisoned champagne" (ginger ale) tossed it back crying "You'll
never take
me alive!" and died dramatically.
The security guard then explained to Det. Osborne how he "figured out"
that Bob was the murderer, Det. Osborne handed out prizes to the
winning team & the whole cast got a huge round of applause.
Kirsten (Who moderated/helped as a group of teens conceived, wrote,
acted/directed & produced [$8.25 budget] their own play,
then took over a year to recuperate...)
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 09:33:57 -0500
From: Amy Martin <martinam@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Family Storytime Nights
Sally,
Hello, I am a Youth Services Programer from Clermont County Public
Library. I had a night preschool story time that progressively became a
Family Story time with ages ranging from 2 and a half to 8. I chose one
longer book at the beginning and then the rest of the program was pop-up
books, flannel boards, activity rhymes, and another shorter fast paced
book. I also included a cut-and-tell or draw-and-tell or other type of
story like that. Because of the wide range of ages I invited the
parents, baby-sitters, grandparents, etc. in (if the child was under 3
the parents had to come back.). At the beginning I had many parents
coming in but they sat around the room observing and not interacting
with their children. However, by the end of story times there were less
parents back in the room but they were taking part in the story time. I
hope this helps. If you have any more questions or would like specific
examples feel free to e-mail me back.
Amy Martin
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 06:09:41 -0500 (EST)
From: bf455@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Bonita Kale)
Subject: overweight
Chuck, overweight teens know they are overweight and know it would be
better if they weren't.
We as a society have not discovered any way short of drastically increasing
our exercise level to prevent overweight.
Even if we do drastically increase exercise (and that's not so easy), some
people will be thin, some fat, some in-between. The skinny, muscular body
will never be the norm for most people.
If it were possible for most people with a normal amount of concentration
to be skinny, then most people would be. The rewards of slenderness are
very, very great, and the punishments of fatness are horrible, cruel, and
unremitting. There is no need to point to any long-term effects. The
short-term ones are thrown in their faces every day.
We are nowhere -near- the point where we have to worry that a fat kid won't
know that fat is bad.
(If there are health disadvantages to being skinny, however--and I think
there may be, especially as antibiotics become less useful--we are well
past the point at which a thin kid has a chance to even hear of them. What
good would it do to tell them? If your whole life is going to be better
for being thin, who cares if it's also going to be a little shorter?)
I hope this doesn't sound like a flame. It's just so infuriating to find
study after study concluding that taking weight off doesn't work--and then
end up with a little paragraph that says, "This doesn't mean that people
shouldn't try to take weight off, of course."
Anyway, if you buy fifty magazines that show girls of various sizes, you
will not make a dent in the movies, the tv, and, yes, the books, too, that
treat fatness as something between a disability and a sin.
Bonita
- --
Bonita Kale
bf455@cleveland.freenet.edu
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:52:57 -0500
From: Susanna Holstein <pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu>
Subject: re:storytime format
Constance,
You will probably find as much variety in the formats of storytimes as
there is in the librarians and library staff presenting them :)
FWIW, here's a rough description of the storytimes I do:
Start with an opening song (same one repaeated each storytime)
Activities vary, there is no set pattern except for the opening song and
ending with the craft activity.
We read at least three books, do at least one fingerplay or other action
activity. We almost always do a flannelboard story (sometimes two or
three if they're very short). The children participate in these by
placing the pieces on the board--they love to do that.
We may sing songs or play a game. I'm a storyteller, so if I'm doing the
program I will usually include a short told story, one in which there is
some participation opportunities for the children. I often use puppets
in the telling of these stories.
We very seldom use videos--our thinking is they watch these at home, if
our video checkout is any indication! But we will use very short
portions of a video sometimes if it really seems to fit.
The craft is usually simple (I think librarians must be the queens of
papercraft!). It always relates to the program theme.
We also have some kind of handout for the children to take home. Last
week it was a booklet of fingerplays, this week it will be a booklet of
fingerplays and coloring sheets. Sometimes it's a booklist for the
parents, or a bookmark to color.
Another feature of our storytimes is a book display of titles related to
our theme for the kids to check out. We try to have duplicate copies of
the books we read available, as well as other books they might
like--including nonfiction.
We decided last week that we will begin including a closing song or
activity each week as well as the opening.
Susanna Holstein
Elk Valley Branch Library
Charleston, WV
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 08:47:54 -0800
From: "Jill Olson" <jilolson@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Library Cheer poem
I thought you'd all enjoy the Library Cheer poem by Garrison Keillor, so
here it is!
You can also find it in "Presenting Reader's Theater", Wilson, 1987.
Where do you go for the poetry?
L - I - B - R - A - R - Y
Where do you go for the history?
L -I - B - R - A - R - Y
Where do you go if you're old and shy?
Where do you go to learn how to fly?
L - I - B - R - A - R - Y
That's how you spell it
Whatcha gonna tell it?
It's been in your town for a hundred years
Let's give the library three big cheers!
Hip - hip - hurray! Hip - hip - hurray! Hip - hip - hurray!
F - R - I - E - N - D - S
Are we gonna be one?
Yes! Yes! Yes!
F - R - I - E - N - D - S
Are we gonna be one?
Yes! Yes! Yes!
F - R - I - E - N - D - S (of the)
P - U - B - L - I - C L - I - B - R - A - R - Y
L - I - B - R - A - R - Y! L - I - B - R - A - R - Y! L - I - B - R - A -
R - Y!
That's how you spell it
Now what you going to tell it?
It's been in your town for a hundred years
So let's give the library three big cheers
Hip - hip - hurray! Hip - hip - hurray! Hip - hip - hurray!
When I say Library, you say card. Library.
Card!
Library!
Card!
I got one today and it wasn't too hard.
Library!
Card!
Library!
Card!
Big brick building how sweet it looks
Takes me on in to the land of books
P - U - B (huh) L - I - C
L - I - B - R - A - R - Y!
P - U - B (huh) L - I - C
L - I - B - R - A - R - Y!
P - U - B (huh) L - I - C
L - I - B - R - A - R - Y!
> From: Carol Reeve <CREEVE@city.winnipeg.mb.ca>
> To: PUBYAC@nysernet.org
> Subject: Library Cheer poem
> Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 10:01 AM
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I'm looking for a poem by Garrison Keillor, called "The Library
> Cheer." We don't seem to have it in our collection, does anyone out
> there know it?
>
> Thanks!
> Carole Reeve
> Munroe Public Library
> Winnipeg, Manitoba
> creeve@city.winnipeg.mb.ca
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:58:06 -0500
From: "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
Subject: Re: storytime format
I have never heard of a librarian doing the craft part of a storytime program
while the children are supposed to be listening. I agreed that this is a waste
of the illustrations and I can't believe that the children are in fact listening
and not playing with their craft materials. In answer to your question, I think
there are as many different formats and ways to do storytime as personalities.
Find a format that is confortable for you. Personally I never do videos because
I think they can watch t.v. at home. I do have "movie days" off and on
for the elementary age group though. I think the way to find out what you like
doing, what the kids enjoy and get the most out of, is by trial and error!
Experiment with fingerplays, puppets, different kinds of stories (reading them
from books, telling them aloud from memory, cut out stories, drawing stories,
etc.) and bring in any kind of visual you can find to go with your theme for the
day. I have found kids love to see, hear!
!
!
about and get their hands on anything like that. Good luck in you new
profession, you are going to enjoy it.
Debbie Brightwell
Children's Librarian
Coppell Public Library
Coppell, Texas
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Date: Tue, 30 Mar 99 11:09:05 MST
From: smorris@denver.lib.co.us
Subject: Storytime Format
Constance brought up something to the listserv that I have been
quietly stewing over for some time. I am concerned by the messages
kids are getting when storytimes are filled with crafts, themes,
movies, flannel boards and various other activities. It is as if
librarians don't have faith in the books and stories their library
has.
How about picking really great books and reading them aloud. That's
it. Save crafts and other things for another time and place. By
picking really great books, and reading them with our natural
enthusiasm, we share with children a love of reading. We keep the
focus on the book, the story and the magic of reading. It allows
children the space to take what they want from the story without
instruction. We allow adults to come in and choose whatever book they
want and let them read it without a bunch of hoop-la. Why not provide
the same service to children.
When I first started working in the Children's Library of the Denver
Public Library, I was hired to do outreach in public schools. The
training I received was AMAZING. First of all, I was given about 500
picture books and folktales to looks through. These books were
selected as the favorites by the librarians. By reading the best, I
learned what makes a story great and what kinds of books to choose for
reading aloud.
Secondly, the training I received was both philosophical and
practical. I won't go too deeply into it, but to distill is down to
the basics:
* Choose really great books -mix in concept, participatory, stories
and moveable books in each storytime.
* Have the children sit in comfort before the books so they can see
* Hold the books in one place while reading
* Read each book as it is written without interruption or paraphrasing
* Have little transition between books so that the spell of listening
is not broken.
* Plan a stretch activity in case the children seem restless
* Begin and end storytime with a song, poem or "ritual"
I know this is not the way many librarians read, but I believe it is
the best way to do storytime. We are not their teachers so we are not
obligated to "teach" them anything. We are not their daycare
provider, so we are not obligated to give them activities to keep them
busy. We are their librarians, the ones who provide open and free
access and guidance to the best stories and information.
Sharon Morris
Denver Public Library
smorris@denver.lib.co.us
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