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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 19:16:01 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 07:24:52 -0400
From: Jan Chapman <jan@thechief.com>
Subject: Re: library-school relations
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> The worst
> is the summer reading lists, that all the schools around here provide the
> kids with. We try to get these ahead of time and make sure we have
> copies of required books when the kids start coming in, but often
> teachers include titles that are out of print and impossible to get, even
> on interlibrary loan!
>
Carmel,
The public library where I used to work had an ingenious solution to the
summer reading dilemma. The school purchased multiple copies of the books on
the reading lists (perhaps through a grant of some kind?) and the library
housed the books and checked them out to the students. After summer was
over, we stored them and re-used or changed them as needed. I believe they
circ'ed for two weeks to allow everyone access to the books. Although it was
a bit of a nuisance to process all those paperbacks, it made life much easier
for the students who needed to find copies of these books. As you can
imagine, the circulation activity of these books went a little nuts right
before school was scheduled to begin!
Jan Chapman
newly minted MLS
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 00:43:38 EDT
From: Naughyde@aol.com
Subject: school - library cooperation
At the Houston Public Library, we are finding that technology is fostering
some interesting and new cooperation.
For example:
With students from a local middle school, we put together a web page to help
all kids with Cinco de Mayo reports. Check it out:
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/cinco_index.html
With school librarians and administrators, we are putting together web pages
to support school assignments, such as history fair. Check it out at:
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/history_fair_index.html
With reading teachers, we got together to celebrate Read Across America Day,
and then celebrated our results. Check it out:
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/read_across_america.html
With reading teacher and libraries at both private and public school, we are
putting summer reading lists on the web at:
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/lists.html
During both National Library Week in April and Kids Online Week last
September, we went into schools to work with teachers on instructing students
how to use our databases. Check it out:
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/aspire/homework_power.html
And of course schools are playing an important role by cooperating with us in
supporting our Power Card program to get every child a library card. Check it
out:
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/powercard/schools_index.html
Finally, we cooperate with schools in promoting our summer reading program.
Check it out at:
http://www.hpl.lib.tx.us/youth/summer99.html
Patrick Jones
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 08:52:56 -0500
From: "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
Subject: RE: library-school relations
Well, since I am the entire Youth Services Dept. for our system, I must =
admit that I don't do as much as I would like in the way of reaching out =
to schools. I try to send letters at the beginning of the school year =
similar to the ones you mentioned, with forms for the teachers to use in =
notifying us of assignments, requesting a "Teacher Hold Shelf," etc. I
=
also send letters around April to announce the summer reading program, =
and request summer reading lists so we can stock up on required titles. =
In both letters I offer to make school visits to do booktalks, etc. I =
try to hand deliver materials as often as I can (summer reading flyers, =
school library books, etc.), so that I can make positive personal =
contact with school personnel. I have also found in some cases that =
ironically the school librarian is not as likely to act on my letters as =
perhaps the chair of the English Dept., so I send multiple copies of the =
same letter to some schools. =20
When I first started here (a couple of years ago) I made a point to try =
and meet all of the school librarians personally and ask for feedback on =
public library relations. I got a particularly diffident reception from =
one of the high school librarians, who told me point blank that she =
sends students to the next parish (county) if they need a public =
library. I asked her why and got a similar response about our =
collection. Well, she was right to some degree so I set about some =
serious collection development to fill gaps and update old info in our =
collection. I also offered to send her a listing of the magazines we =
carry, and asked her to please let me know what else I could do to =
improve service to her school. Incidentally, this is also the school =
where I send the duplicate letter to the English Dept. Chair.
Like I said, I don't do as much as I would like, but I also get only =
mixed results from the efforts I do make. I don't think the bad =
school-public library relations is inevitable, but there do seem to be =
some preconceived notions that we have to work against. And =
unfortunately, we may have perpetuated some of them ourselves. =20
Hope this helps. If you need more, there are some great professional =
resources out there on the topic, both in journals, and some books. =
Good luck.
<><><><><><><><><><><><>
Sean George
Youth Services Coordinator
St. Charles Parish Library
sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:37:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Valorie A. Minch" <vminch@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: RE: Dr. Laura's "new" campaign
Dear Laura:
Your question and observations are well put. Our society does have
differing values and standards and there is no way to guess what a parent
deems appropriate for their child. I wholeheartedly agree with you that no
librarian is going to knowing hand materials to a child that beyond their
ability to understand.
Valorie Minch
On Wed, 19 May 1999, Laura Whaley wrote:
> My response is
> (1) how am I (and other library workers) to know what you deem appropriate
> for your child?
> (2) if your child is not able to make a decision based on the values you
> taught him or her I would think they're a little too young/immature to be
in
> the library without an accompanying adult. <snip>
Valorie A. Minch
Children's Librarian
Livonia Civic Center Library
32777 Five Mile Road
Livonia, MI 48154
vminch@tln.lib.mi.us
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:50:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Valorie A. Minch" <vminch@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: Dr. Laura
Chuck-
Who wouldn't be happy? Librarians or children? The internet is not the
main reason that people come to the library. It sounds as though everyday
there are million of kids swarming around the internet terminals and that
this is all that they come for. I don't know about your library in
particular but my library doesn't have that problem. The internet terminal
is not in constant use and the kids seem to be more interested in getting
books for their homework assignments. I saw a survey in the
U*N*A*B*A*S*H*E*D Librarian that showed that people mainly come to the
library to get books. Only 15% come for the internet. Let's be realistic
parenting is the responsibility of the parent and no one else's.
Valorie Minch
On Wed, 19 May 1999, Charles Schacht wrote:
> Valerie -And what about all of the unsupervised millions who stop by to
visit
> their local libraries every day across the country on their way home from
> school etc? It's a fine thing that your kids are so well supervised, but
> that's flat out not possible for a whole lot of families. I don't think
many
> of us would be happy with a "no parent/guardian, no computer"
policy.
>
> Chuck Schacht
> Romeo District Library
> Romeo, MI.
>
> "Valorie A. Minch" wrote:
>
> > Chuck:
> > I see what you're saying but it's all part of responsible parenting.
When
> > my kids are surfing the net I am with them and I let them know what
sites
> > they are not allowed to get into.
>
Valorie A. Minch
Children's Librarian
Livonia Civic Center Library
32777 Five Mile Road
Livonia, MI 48154
vminch@tln.lib.mi.us
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 10:28:34 EDT
From: Pisces0243@aol.com
Subject: Re: Unattended Children (of library employees!)
> ... As far as the kid in the toll booth is concerned, I think that comes
under the
> heading of child abuse.
> ...
This reinforces my belief that public librarians should be required to
participate in CA/N recognition and reporting training which mandated
reporter professionals receive. It is important that we understand that
"child abuse" has a legal meaning and that we do not name as child
abuse any
behavior we don't agree with, based upon beliefs we happen to be able to
afford from our own socio-economic and cultural POV.
> ...If the choice is to bring the kids to work or stay home, my vote goes to
staying
> home until family matters are under control.
Many folks might view the assumption that the mother's work is a viable
economic (or even legal for many) option ("guess i'll go to work" vs
"guess
i'll just stay home") as another kind of 'lost sight of reality'...
thom stuart
St. Cloud, MN
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:40:04 -0700
From: "Carol Durusau" <cdurusau@mail.newton.public.lib.ga.us>
Subject: Re: Armed police officers at high schools
Hello,
My daughter attends Heritage High School in Conyers, GA. We have an armed
policeman in the school building at all times. He has been an asset because
of his personality and his relationship with the kids. Obviously, his
presence did no good yesterday when a student came in and shot six other
students. Unfortunately he cannot be everywhere at once. His having a gun
does not bother me, policemen have guns. I don't know that in this
situation it would have helped if he had been present when this happened.
He participates in many aspects of school life, he even played a policeman
in the drama department's production of West Side Story, and did a great
job. I guess mostly what I want to say is you can be smart and have as much
protection as you can afford, but it is not going to stop a surprise random
attack, and it is not going to make kids undergo any less teenage angst and
misery. Do what you can but don't put your students in a prison.
I know I am not making much sense but I am still sorting all this out. I
didn't think I had all the answers before this happened, and I certainly
don't think so now.
Carol Durusau
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 11:42:34 -0400
From: "Lorie J. O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com>
Subject: Re: To Read or Not to Read? A Time Management Question
Hi Sara,
Welcome to the world of librarianship! Personally, I don't completely
ignore any of the journals I get. (Bookbird, Book Links, Children's
Software Revue, Copy Cat, Highlights, Holidays and Seasonal
Celebrations, Horn Book, School Library Journal, Library Journal,
american Libraries, VOYA.....) I read at least the table of contents of
each as they are recieved. That way I get an idea of hat is in each,
and I can read what is pertinent and of use to me at the time. I do
read some, like Booklinks and SLJ, cover to cover, pretty much each
month. It is great for the late afternoon reference desk shifts.
Although I sometimes fall a month behind, I think it is important to
keep up with what's going on.
Hope this helps.
Lorie
sara stein wrote:
>
> Help! I'm pretty new to the profession, and already I'm feeling overwhelmed
> by the amount of professional reading involved. I know which magazines and
> journals my professors have said are must-reads (along with the obvious,
> like SLJ), but what I'd really like to know is what librarians in the REAL
> world are reading--which magazines and journals are really helpful, which
> are occasionally helpful, and most important, perhaps, which magazines and
> journals I can safely ignore.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
>
> Sara Stein
>
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it is fashioned by the mind. " from The Pali Canon
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 10:21:45 +0000
From: "Sheila Anderson" <Sanderson@acpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: Books on CD-ROM
Greetings--
If anyone would like to share their experiences of circulating books
on compact discs to young adults, please contact me at
sanderson@acpl.lib.in.us as my Young Adults' Services Department is
considering a purchase for these materials.
Thanks,
Sheila B. Anderson
Manager, Young Adults' Services Department
Sheila B. Anderson
Manager, Young Adults' Services Department
Allen County Public Library
900 Webster Street
PO Box 2270
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
(219) 421-1256
Fax: (219) 422-9688
sanderson@acpl.lib.in.us
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:40:20 -0700 (PDT)
From: Heaney <eheaney@nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca>
Subject: Re: Unattended Children (of library employees!)
Can't help jumping in here to agree. As the mother of two boys, now in high
school, I have to protest the idea of having young children (i.e. under
the age of twelve) at work with mom (or dad) on a regular basis for long
periods. We all have gotten caught short with daycare arrangements, and
there are extenuating circumstances for having your children around from
time to time, but I think that whatever you are doing in planting seeds
of library appreciation in your children you are short-changing your
employer by having a 7- or 8-year old who is or course going to require
some of your attention during a 3 or 4 hour shift.
Thanks for listening.
Ellen Heaney
Head, Children's Services
New Westminster Public Library
New Westminster, British Columbia
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:49:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Rebecca Domonkos <rdomonkos@yahoo.com>
Subject: photos of summer reading participants
Every year as a summer reading incentive, I take a Poloroid pictures of
each active reading club member and I hang the photos on a big mural
called the "Summer Reading Hall of Fame." Kids get a kick out of
watching the film develop, and I think many kids join the summer
reading program just so they can be photographed.
I'm wondering if I need to get permission from parents before I display
photos of their kids. Is it okay to display photos as long as I don't
put the children's names on them?
Rebecca Domonkos
Boca Raton Public Library
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 13:24:45 -0500
From: Judy Stewart <stewartj@clpgh.org>
Subject: Re: School Library relation
We, too, have worked to improve relations....one thing I do is to submit a
monthly article to their faculty newsletter which highlights new resources that
I feel might interest them. I don't think any have actually USED them, but we
can always hope! We have a Teacher's Resource Center that, while small, is
growing. I hold a teachers' open house each fall with goodies and actually put
on a little expo with hands-on examples from some of the resources we have
(science experiments, internet tie-ins to curriculum, etc). So far we haven't
had a real great response but I hope it will grow.
Judy Stewart
Youth Services
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Natrona Heights, PA 15065
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 13:39:21 -0500
From: Judy Stewart <stewartj@clpgh.org>
Subject: RE: VIDEO PROGRAMS FOR THE PUBLIC
REalizing that it is against copyright laws to show videos to the public, we
are currently pursuing "umbrella licensing" through the Motion Picture
Licensing Association in Los Angeles. A library would purchase this license
(cost varies - if you can get a consortium or group of district or county-wide
libraries it is very reasonably priced) and the major producers are covered.
The phone number is 1-800-462-8855. Ask for Hannah Cho. E-mail hcho@mplc.com
- - they have a nice brochure they will send you that explains it all.
Judy Stewart
Community LIbrary of Allegheny Valley
Natrona Heights, PA 15065
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 13:12:35 -0500
From: Barb <baf@lacrosse.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Re:Young Adult Magazines
We have several magazines for Young Adults and used Patrick Jones'
recommendations. However, Sassy has gone out of publication. To bad, because
it seemed to be very popular here at the library. We have Teen Beat
also...just be prepared for each issue to become extremely tattered (but who
cares). We also have Teen People, YM, Seventeen, Mad, (another real winner),
WARP and the forever popular (with teen females) Seventeen.
We have three libraires in this community; one Main and two branches and serve
a community of about 50,000. Hope this helps somewhat.
children johnson city public library wrote:
> We would like to add more magazines to our YA section. I used Patrick
> Jones's book _Connecting Young Adults and Libraries_ as a guide. Some of
> the ones we do not have that are suggested are:
> Sassy, Bop, Sixteen, Teen Beat, Spin, Circus, Rip, Word Up, Transworld
> Skateboarding, WWF Magazine, Hot Rod, Nintendo Power, and Mad. Please let
> me know if you have had experience with any of these magazines or have
> others you think are better. You may e-mail me at jcplkids@hotmail.com.
> TIA!
>
> Betty Cobb
> Youth Services
> Johnson City Public Library
> Johnson City, TN
>
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 15:47:15 EDT
From: ILefkowitz@aol.com
Subject: Re: To Read or Not to Read? A Time Management Question
Aside from the professional journals I try to read as many of the teen and
children's magazines that we get here so that I have a rough idea of what the
kids are interested in and what is up to date. I usually try to peruse
things like Time, Newsweek and People to see what the rest of the world is up
to. There is always more to read but those seem to keep me abreast of what
is going on.
Good luck and Happy Reading!
Ilene Lefkowitz
Youth Services Librarian
Mount Olive Library
ILefkowitz@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 16:37:00 -0400
From: SHERYL BAILEY <BAILEYS@charleston.lib.sc.us>
Subject: animorphs
I'm planning an Animorphs program for the summer (inspired by Karen Brown's
post to pubyac last spring). I missed Scholastic's deadline to join Sanctuary,
but on their website they suggest getting the password from a friend. Well,
none of my friends - or patrons - joined Sanctuary. I'm hoping that one of you
or one of your children/patrons/friends/etc. has joined and would be willing to
share the password with me. Please e-mail me directly at baileys@ccpl.org.
Thanks!
Sheryl Bailey
Charleston County (SC) Public Library
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 14:17:23 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: Unattended Children (of library employees!)
On Thu, 20 May 1999, Holland wrote:
> I have to disagree with the desire to integrate kids into the workplace,
> unless the worker owns his/her own business and does not mind putting up
> with the loss of work time spent in parenting.
Because, of course, the work is more important than the children? It seems
axiomatic but if you examine the assumption you'll find it isn't.
Granted, a sea-change would be required in this society's opinions but to
my mind it would be a healthy one.
And, /rant on/ since we haven't become parthogenetic it's not just the
mom's responsibility /rant off/
I don't plan to have kids but I do wish we could integrate them into the
life and work of our society. To value them, not just in time for
political posturing, but in reality.
Kirsten A. Edwards "It's 1999, of course they have a list of them
kirstedw@kcls.org on the Web, everything's on the Web these days,
when I was in school, we would have had to walk
to the LIBRARY and find a bunch of DEAD TREES
glued together on a DUSTY SHELF, and it would
have been OUT OF DATE ANYWAY!" - C.K. Davis
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 17:43:24 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Mary J. Soucie" <mjsoucie@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #706
Mary,
Hi! I think you make some very valid points in your post. My mom started
working at our local public library, part-time, when I was about ten.
When she first started, there were times when I spent more time there than
she did. I was eleven when the clerks first showed me how to check out my
own books- using the old Gaylord machines. I thought this was absolutely
great! When I was 13, I began volunteering in the children's dept. and
continued until I was 20. I desperately wanted to be a page, but mom said
she wouldn't quit her job simply so I could do so. (They had a no
realtive policy.) 8-) At age 24, I accepted my first position as a
Youth Services Librarian. I am thankful that I was never restricted
because Mom worked at the library!
Mary J. Soucie
Youth Services Consultant
Heritage Trail Library System
815-729-3345 x110
mailto:mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us
On Thu, 20 May 1999, Mary Vanstone wrote:
> My child and the children of other library personel have always been
> welcome at our library during our shift. Our Child Supervision policy is
> that children under the age of three need a parents supervision in the
> childrens area at all times. Children under the age of seven need a parent
> who remains in the library at all times. I don't believe that having our
> children at the library violates that policy. Why should our children be
> restricted any more than those of the general public?
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 16:09:50 -0700
From: "Marilyn R. LeBlond" <mleblond@sno-isle.org>
Subject: Re: Review of My Heart is On the Ground [BIB]
Vicky Smith wrote:
> As a professional, I would have a hard time pulling "My Heart Is on
> the Ground," despite its inaccuracies, <snip> But I did contact
Oyate >(the organization that posted the review and that works to advance
> accurate portrayals of Indian life and history) about alternatives to >
MHIOTG. <snip>
Thanks, Vicky, for doing that legwork and sharing it with us. I'd also
like to suggest the video "Where the Spirit Lives," which I saw years
ago on public television. At that time, it was followed by about 20
minutes of interviews with former boarding school students (now adults).
Our system does not classify it as 'juvenile', and I can't remember it
well enough to say what ages it might be appropriate for, but it was
profoundly moving to this adult.
Marilyn LeBlond
Sno-Isle Regional Library System
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Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 22:26:50 -0400
From: Elizabeth Gallaway <egallaway@netway.com>
Subject: re: showing movies at the library
Dear Scott (and others)
Movie nights in public libraries IS legal, if you are not charging the
people who come to see the movies, and if you pay the fees to show the
movie to an audience. This could mean setting up an account with a
special rental agency, paying a publisher directly (like disney) or
obtaining your movies from a library that buys the movies specifically
for showing to large audiences and has already paid the extra fees. For
example, If you work at a library in MA, you can interlibrary loan
movies from the Boston Public Library and show them at your branch
without legal worries, becasue the BPL purchases the movies with the fee
for showing them incorporated into the cost of the movie. Hope that
makes sense! This info was verified by one of our regional librarians.
Beth Gallaway
Haverhill Public Library, Haverhill MA
Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 14:03:39 -0700
From: "Keeney, Scott" <SKEENEY@ci.albany.or.us>
Subject: RE: Renting the Princess Bride
Don't forget that it's illegal, without expensive license
purchases, to show movies at library programs. Sad, but true: it killed
some "easy" programming and an ongoing, weekly, popular family
attraction here several years ago when our city attorney, as well as
discussion in professional journals, clarified the (il)legalities of
video usage in public libraries.
Scott Keeney
Children's Librarian work 541-917-7591
Albany Public Library fax 541-917-7586
1390 Waverly Drive SE
Albany OR 97321 skeeney@ci.albany.or.us
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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 06:52:18 -0400
From: "Debbie Becker" <dbecker@dreamscape.com>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #706
Hello,
I have never posted below, but the position of some who consider it the
public librarian's responsibility to censor or make sure materials are age
appropriate alarms me. I am a public school librarian and as such we are
required to act in loco parentis and develop a collection that is
curriculum based. While in a public school setting, where parents are not
with their children by the nature of the public service, and we are
entrusted with their care I do pay attention that the material is age
appropriate. The nature of the public library however is different. Parents
should be and are encouraged to accompany their children to public places
such as the library and are required by many libraries to do so, up to a
minimum age. The mission of the public library is to provide equal access
of information to all, (correct me if I am mistaken).
I don't know how you begin to do this if you consider age limitations on
such activities. My first grader reads way beyond his reading level. He
often takes out materials from our public library, that my 5th and 6th
graders are reading at school. Of course he does this with my approval, as
I as a parent would not consider ever dropping him off anywhere without
adult supervision...even the public library.
While I don't listen to Dr. L, I get the distinct impression that she has
misdirected her focus here, we need to focus on getting parents to be more
involved in their children's lives..not by assigning responsibility for
parenting on public agencies. Haven't we done enough of that already.
While I am not surprised by the attacks that Dr. L. repeatedly makes on
libraries and librarians, I am saddened that people with the amount of
energy she has, who choose not to focus on helping families develop and
prosper versus blaming others. (Again I am making this statement based on
what I have read from fellow librarians as to what Dr. L has to say. I'm
far too busy making my students lives develop and prosper to listen to Dr.
L.)
To those of us who would defend her freedom of speech, KUDOS...we as
librarians need to promote freedom of speech. To those of us who would
think of following it, especially in the public library setting...what
freedom should we let them take next?
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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 09:01:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mazzafero <bmazzafe@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: library-school relations
When a child comes into our library to do a specific report and asks for
assistance, we try to ascertain as much information about the report as
possible, i.e. specific asssignments for the class, etc. If possible,
we will place library use only stickers on several books from the
collection and this eliminates one patron coming in and commandeering the
entire collection. At times, teachers will call ahead and advise us of
a particulara assignment given during a holiday. Then it is obviously
easier to pull 10-20 books, depending on the amount of books we have
on a given topic.
In regard to summer reading lists, we have laminated the lists and
tie them to the end of the shelf with a piece of twine, near the juvenile
fiction.
Communication is the key!
Bonnie Mazzaferro, Cutchogue Library
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Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 13:05:41 -0600 (MDT)
From: Shannon VanHemert <shannonv@info.jefferson.lib.co.us>
Subject: Tack strips on walls (and job)
I trying to find opinions about those inch wide tack strips that you see
in some classrooms or schools. These are those bulletin board like strips
that can be installed onto brick walls to make it easier to put up
artwork.
Every August we send letters to all the school art teachers soliciting
displays for our brick walls and bulletin board. Unfortunately, we have
more brick than board, and some of the artwork invariably falls down even
though we stick it up with that gum-like sticky tack. We have large
walls, and teachers use the whole area for their wonderful displays,
making three or four rows.
What I need to know is if I would have 2 or 3 rows of these strips
attached to the wall, and the artwork doesn't quite fit the configuration,
does the unused strip behind the artwork make an unsightly/annoying bump?
Have any of you found these more harmful than helpful?
Shannon VanHemert (who has a job opening for a children's librarian,
closes June 3. See http://co.jefferson.co.us/dpt/humres/99409.htm )
Head, Children's Dept., Columbine Branch
Jefferson County Public Library
7706 W. Bowles Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123
shannonv@jefferson.lib.co.us
Phone: (303) 932-3053 Fax: (303) 932-3041
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