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Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 14:31:07 -0400 (EDT)
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 22:35:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Library_Lady@webtv.net (Kim N.)
Subject: Re: Prenting Collection
My branch library has a PTC (parent/teacher collection) on the juvenile
side of the building.
I have a hard time keeping my focus narrow with the PTC. So much can
fit under this heading! I try to keep it to just educational material
and/or using literature at home or in the classroom. Homeschooling
curriculum, unit development, anything I might use for storytime,
helping parents with homework, educating those with special needs, that
type of thing. I just don't have the space to incorporate all that's
held in the educational 300's or the parenting 600's and I have a
difficult time picking just one or two from the great collections we
already have on the adult side. We have two homeschooling magazines as
well as the Sesame Street parents located here. I also have a
collection of "coping with death" picture books and a selection of
concept (colors, numbers, shapes, alphabet) fiction books.
Good luck--and don't be discouraged when you stray a bit from your
guidelines, it happens to all of us!
Kimberly Norris
Library_Lady@webtv.net
Fort Wayne, IN
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:46:36 EDT
From: LaceyDport@aol.com
Subject: Re: CLASSROOM LIBRARIES
In a message dated 8/18/99 6:43:08 PM, you wrote:
<<What can I tell him?
How can the School Media Specialist show active support for classroom
libraries?
I need some concrete reasons why it is in our best interest to do so.>>
Scott,
You could give your principal a copy of The Read-Aloud Handbook by Jim
Trelease and suggest that he read pages 143-145 "The Classroom
Library" which
states in the opening paragraph:
"One study found that children in schools with in-class libraries read up
to
50 percent more books."
It's hard to ignore information like that....
Rebecca Verrill Smith LaceyDport@aol.com
Simmons GSLIS Student
"The end of childhood is when things cease to astonish us." Eugene
Ionesco
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 22:21:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Library_Lady@webtv.net (Kim N.)
Subject: Book related Carnival SUCCESS
Thanks to the momentum provided in part by ths list the Finale Party
held by the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana was a
success! Below is a brief description of the games and activities
offered. Most games incorporated basic carnival games rented from a
party supply outfit. If you'd like further information, please write to
me (Kimberly Norris) at Library_Lady@webtv.net
*Putt Putt Library Trivia. Kids answered library related questions to
determine which line they putted from.
*"Jump Frog Jump" frog launch. Backdrop made using big book
illustrations.
*"Very Hungry Caterpillar" bean bag toss. Caterpillar body made using
tomato cages, balloons, and clear garbage bags. Big red face with green
eyes and purple antennea was supposed to be put on top of provided bag
toss--but we got the Bozo Buckets instead, so the face was a backdrop.
*"Make Way for Ducklings" duck pond. Large cardboard policeman from
the
books illustrations anounced this game.
*Basketball toss. Hung one of those NBA player's posters that come with
the paperback books on the back of the game (people were able to walk
behind this game) High score each half hour won a basketball signed by
the local team in addition to the little carnival prize everyone won.
*"Where's Waldo's Camera?" paper camera cutouts where scattered
throughout the carnival. A costumed Waldo was among the participants.
Kids were to take the cameras to Waldo to recieve a prize.
*"I Spy" game. Objects were placed in strategic areas through the
carnival and marked with large colored circles. The kids were provided
a rhyme and had to find the objects in the rhyme and write down what
color marked each one to recieve a prize.
*two moonwalks that we didn't put themes on.
*We hired two performers (a clown/juggler and a team of "life size"
puppeteers) who roved the carnival area entertaining the people in the
lines.
*A bubble blowing area was a big hit. We tried a "Let's Dance" area
with the idea of teaching the Chicken Dance and doing the Hokey Pokey,
but it was just too hot. (rumors were 112 degrees) We served ice cream
sandwiches, lots of water, and gave plastic bags to the over 1200 SRP
participants who showed up.
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 21:53:54 -0500 (EST)
From: Library_Lady@webtv.net (Kim N.)
Subject: Book related Carnival LIST
Back in January, I requested ideas for turning ordinary carnival games
into library related activities. Here's a compilation of the ideas
offered. A second message will contain the details of the carnival we
held.
Thanks to everyone for your help!
*storytelling or puppet show booth
*gypsy fortuneteller offering fortunes such as "you will read a great
book" (disguise local staff as "teller" so that they can offer
surprisingly personal info) *"Practically Speaking" column of SLJ, May
1994
*Frog & Toad fishing game
*"If you give a mouse a cookie" beanbag toss
*"Imogene's Antlers" ring toss
*Richard Scarry's best obstacle course ever
*Huff & Puff bubble gum blowing contest
*Amelia Bedelia's scrambled egg surprise (use plastic spoon held in
mouth to scoop plastic egg out of bowl or box--prizes inside eggs)
*Wilbur & Charlotte's craft corner
*Use those uselessly donated Reader's Digest condensed books as building
blocks *Computer catalog station instead of fishing pond (prize comes
out disk drive or monitor after kids tap mouse or keys on keyboard)
*"Mysterious Tadpole" goldfish bowl ping pong toss
*costume characters man the games
*ring toss over book character or illustration
*bowling game with book villains on bowling pins
*balance book on head and race to finish line
*dunk the librarian
*concentration/memory game with artwork, titles, characters
*Crictor the boa constrictor ring toss. Need a dowel mounted vertically
on base. Mount his head on the top of the dowel and wrap him around the
post. *Use freebie book displays (Goosebumps for example) or ask local
fast food store for their old prize displays and use as beanbag toss of
sorts.
compiled by Kimberly Norris
Library_Lady@webtv.net
Fort Wayne, IN
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:55:36 -0500
From: Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com>
Subject: Stumper
Good Morning All -
I just received a phone call from an elderly homebound patron who is
looking for a "book of the month" type service aimed at children. She
explained that many years ago she had sent books to a child in Spain
through such a program and now would like to bestow this gift on an 11
yr. old boy living in the Philippines. Other than the "Weekly Reader"
book catalog that goes through some of the schools here I am unfamiliar
with any "book of the month" clubs. I am about to call some of the
local bookstores, but I would greatly appreciate any input from your
collective knowledge. Please respond to me at KReed@wpld.alibrary.com -
I will be happy to all collected answers. Thanks in advance.
Kerry Reed
Winnetka-Northfield Public Library
768 Oak St Winnetka Il 60093
847/446-7220
KReed@wpld.alibrary.com
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:08:23 -0500
From: Ian McKinney <ianmck@tcpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: teacher collections
Hi Tracey,
We have very specific guidelines for the teacher collections we do here.
We have a teacher collection form which details the specifics of what grade
they teach, where, what they need, and when they would like to pick it up.
Most teachers call in, but we have a few who come in and fill the form out
themselves, and we also accept requests via email. (Also, the collections
can be delivered to a regular Bookmobile stop, though very few take
advantage of that.)
We have a limit of 40 books per request, and a further limit of 20 books on
any one subject. We fill roughly between 20 and 40 of these collections a
month during the school year. There are certain subjects that are popular
at certain times of the year; we do take that into account in developing
our collection, but when every teacher collection is for apples and
pumpkins during the fall, we do caution teachers that we may not be able to
provide them with the number of books they want. For similar reasons, we
do not provide multiple copies of books in teacher collections.
We require 48 hours notice for our teacher collections Since weekends are
usually busy during the school year and we have fewer staff available,
weekends don't count toward the 48 hours. Teachers pick up their
collections at the circulation desk. The collections are held there up to
three or four days past the date specified for pickup by the teacher,
though if the particular subject is in demand, the official limit is two
days past the date.
If a teacher does not pick up the collection by that time, the books are
put back on the shelf and a letter is sent to the teacher as a reminder
that a) if they need to reschedule a pickup date, they should call us, and
b) if they fail to pick up two collections in a semester, we won't do any
more collections for that teacher for that semester (so that we may more
effectively use our time filling other requests). Often, a teacher will
come by in person to apologize for not picking up a collection, which we
treat as an opportunity to educate the teacher about the ins and outs of
this and other teacher services we offer, and to suggest strategies for
making sure they get their books next time (mainly the "Call us!"
strategy).
If your library is smaller, you may want to adjust limits and time frames
accordingly, but always be clear with yourself and your customers that
you're providing a service that has staff time costs involved, and that you
cannot afford to waste that time.
- --Ian
Ian McKinney Tippecanoe County Public Library
Youth Services Librarian 627 South Street
(765) 429-0121 Lafayette, Indiana 47901-1470
ianmck@tcpl.lib.in.us
http://www.tcpl.lib.in.us/youth/
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:11:15 -0500
From: Julia Aker <jaker@japl.lib.in.us>
Subject: List of recommended CD-ROM's
I know I saw this on PUBYAC months ago; however, I am unable to access the
archives. Does anyone have a list of recommended CD-ROM's? I am
interested in both children & adult titles. We currently have a
collection, but I want to make sure we have all of the best!
Thanks in advance,
Julia Aker, Director 812-522-3412 x223 (voice)
Jackson Co. Public Library 812-522-5456 (fax)
303 W. Second St. http://www.seymour.org/jcpl.htm
Seymour, IN 47274-2147
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:59:09 EDT
From: "Rebecca Domonkos" <rebeccadomonkos@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Aliens Books
I have Korn and the radio-edit verion of Limp Bizkit's Three Dollar Bill
Y'All in my Teen CD collection. I made sure I found a few favorable reviews
before I ordered them.
I try to order what the kids want to listen to. To be on the safe side, I
check the reviews before I make any final purchases. I haven't ordered Kid
Rock's cd because I haven't found a favorable review yet.
Personally, I think Limp Bizkit rock.
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Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 22:19:30 -0400
From: "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Design a book cover
Esther,
You might want to try this in cooperation with a local school art teacher.
Most of the kids are more willing to read the books that you need covered if
they're getting some kind of school credit for it. My experience is that the
books that are worth covering generally have some literary merit, and (oh,
THIS is a bias!) are not generally the first ones kids will read on their
own.
I can't recall the type of paper we used, but the cover size, including
spine placement and end flaps, should be clearly marked before the child
begins his project. Of course, the new jacket could be processed with the
same method that you use for other bookcovers(vistafoil, etc.) You may want
to write the spine title yourself to insure that it does not "read"
upside-down. Another nice idea is to have the child write a short autobio.
for the back flap.
Good luck with your project!
Kirsten Martindale
Buford, GA
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:51:09 +0000
From: "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
Subject: Re: teacher collections
> Date: Thu, 19 Aug 1999 08:01:16 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Tracey Dittoe <tcy28@yahoo.com>
> Subject: teacher collections
> Does anyone out there put together so-called "teacher
> collections"? Meaning, a teacher calls you up and
> requests a certain number of books on a particular
> topic, then picks up these books about a week later.
> If you do, do you have guidelines/limits as to the
> number of books, etc that you will pull for a teacher?
We are fortunate in that our community has only one public school per
grade level, and one parochial school, so when a teacher gives an
assignment, chances are good that it won't be duplicated by another
teacher--or, if it is, the other teacher knows about it. We do
assemble collections for teachers to use, but only after we make the
teacher SWEAR that a classroom collection will be made available to
EVERY student who needs access to them, because, I say, "We won't
have the books: you will." So far this has worked quite well, and
teachers haven't abused the privilege. I would be inclined to make a
lot more restrictions to the arrangement if the community were
larger, however.
Vicky Smith
Children's Librarian
McArthur Public Library (207)284-4181
270 Main Street http://www.mcarthur.lib.me.us
Biddeford, ME 04005 vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:32:25 -0400
From: Rebecca Purdy <rpurdy@crrl.org>
Subject: Stumper Solved
The answer to the girl who becomes a midwife in the mountains of
Kentucky is Listen for Rachel by Lou Kassem. Thanks to everyone who
replied.
Rebecca Purdy
Young Adult Librarian
Headquarters Library
Central Rappahannock Regional Library
Fredericksburg, VA
rpurdy@crrl.org
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Date: 20 Aug 99 13:56:35 America/Knox_IN
From: CLARE KINDT <ckindt@usa.net>
Subject: stumper-firefly
Pubyacers,
We have a patron looking for a picture book from the mid 70's about a firefly,
possibly named Gus. The male character's name might have been Gus but the
main character was the firefly. She remembers the illustrations were dark
bluish and a setting near railroad tracks. Does this ring any bells with
anyone? Please respond directly to me. We checked A to Zoo, and she is not
sure if it is Sam and the Firefly. We are waiting for an interloan. Any
other suggestions?
Thanks very much.
Clare Kindt
Brown County Library
Green Bay, WI
ckindt@usa.net
Kindt_CA@co.brown.wi.us
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:56:35 -0500
From: Kim Patton <kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us>
Subject: murder mystery plays
Hey All,
Does anyone know where to find good murder mystery plays. I need them for
12-16 year olds.
Thanks,
Kim Patton
Young Adult Specialist
Lawrence Public Library
kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 15:00:31 -0500 (CDT)
From: Sandra Grambsch <sgrambsc@owlsnet.owls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Re: looking for info. on Teen Advisory Council and bookclubs
What is a Living Language Storybook? I'm curious.
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:18:16 -0400
From: Paula Lefkowitz <LEFKOWITZ@main.morris.org>
Subject: RE: Homeschoolers
We don't elicit hugs but allow children to hug us if they want. We make sure we
have a parent or other adult in the room with us when we do storytimes; we tell
them it's in case a kid needs to see his parent. So far so good! Good luck!
Paula Lefkowitz
Parsippany (NJ) PL
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 99 11:37:09 -0800
From: "" <edwarc@mx.pon.net>
Subject: Re: Boxes
I always wanted to take one of those massive old TV's and take the guts out for
a puppet stage in the kids room on the floor, so they could do puppet shows. I
never had the room. This box sounds like you could cut out the screen shape and
have puppets in a basket beside it and the kids could entertain each other.
Carol Edwards
Sonoma County Library
Satna Rosa, CA
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:26:30 EDT
From: "Rebecca Domonkos" <rebeccadomonkos@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: birthday party
I occassionally get asked to do children's birthday parties, too. It's
flattering, but it's not something I want to do. (In fact, it sounds like a
nightmare to me!) I usually just tell the parents, " Thanks for thinking of
me, but I don't do private parties." I offer to give them the names of
professional party performers in the area.
I think I would get burnt out if I did storytimes on my own time.
Rebecca Domonkos
Boca Raton Public Library
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 11:53:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Classroom Libraries
One of the most effective ways to encourage children to read for pleasure
is to surround them with LOTS of books, on a variety of reading levels,
fiction and non-fiction, and leave them free to browse and choose for
themselves.
My school district does not have budget for classroom libraries. I admire
the teachers who develop libraries of second hand and paperback books and
make them available to their students. (Garage sales, thrift shops,
church sales, etc can be great sources of books for pennies). The
important thing is that the students have free and easy access. Having
just a few, expensive, books that you worry about getting back defeats the
purpose.
Lisa Smith
Lindenhurst Memorial Library, NY
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:46:05 -0500
From: "Susanne Lu Maye" <Slumay@mpl.org>
Subject: Judging criteria for Teen Week poster contest
Hello! It's my first time posting here. I've been a YA Librarian for two months
and have been reading the great suggestions posted on here since then.
Here's my question. We are doing a poster contest for Teen Read Week and are
trying to establish the criteria for judging the artwork. Has anyone done a
poster contest for the Young Adults at their library? I tried to get into the
archives to check, but was unsuccessful.
If you've done this at your library, could you tell me what criteria you used to
judge the poster contest?--please be as specific as you can. Did you have a
checklist that the judges used? Also, who did you use for judges.
You can respond to me directly at" slumay@mpl.org
Thanks so much!
Susanne LuMaye
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:44:23 -0500
From: Karen Sutherland <ksutherland@bplib.org>
Subject: Re: Construction-themed summer reading games
Hi!
Try the Downers Grove Public Library in Downers Grove, Illinois - they just
finished a
huge construction program and last summer they had a construction theme for
their
summer reading program complete with yellow tape and yellow construction hats
hanging
everywhere. They might be better equipped to give you the information. They
are at
Forest and Curtiss streets in DG (60515) and the head of youth services there
is Mrs. Sara Pemberton. I'm sorry but I don't have their email address.
Hope this helps.
Overmyer wrote:
> Before the last of those summer reading game materials is discarded/stored
> away, I wonder whether anyone used a construction theme for their game
> and/or summer reading game activities.
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 14:55:43 -0500 (CDT)
From: Carol Leeson <cleeson@nslsilus.org>
Subject: Re: ideas fro increasing card registration
This is not tied to a particular promotion, but I came up with this idea
after purchasing a used car from a Saturn dealer and the kids and parents
get a big kick out of it. When a child gets their first library card we
make an announcement over the PA system something like, "We would like to
welcome Sue or Jimmy as our newest library user." We only use first
names and we always tell the parent and the child that we will do this so
if they are concerned about privacy or the child is very shy they have a
chance to ask us not to make the announcement. Usually the kids are very
excited aoubt their new card and are thrilled that we think it is
exciting (and important) enough to announce to everybody.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Carol Leeson
Head of Youth Services
Mount Prospect Public Library
10 S. Emerson
Mt. Prospect, Il 60056
(847)253-5675
cleeson@mppl.org
The opinions expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of the Library.
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:03:04 -0500
From: Karen Sutherland <ksutherland@bplib.org>
Subject: Re: nursing home storytimes
Can you give us a list of books used, and do you do the story times for just
the residents of the home?
Karen Sutherland
sara mesaros wrote:
> I have been holding storytimes at 4 area nursing homes for 2 years. I
> have found it is best to keep it simple...ie: short humorous
> stories, poems (especially old-time ones) and children's picture books are
> great. I always work around whatever season it is and check resources
> for national and international days (Lefthanders Day, National Sandwich
> Day). They also enjoy hearing about the origin of traditions and
> holidays. I add visual aids whenever possible. For Christmas last year a
> co-worker helped me with a "Name That Carol" program, distributed
gifts
> and read christmas stories. I have a great list of intergenerational
> picture books I'd be glad to send you if you'd like.
>
> Sara Mesaros, Coshocton Public Library, Ohio mesarosa@oplin.lib.oh.us
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:40:09 -0500
From: Karen Sutherland <ksutherland@bplib.org>
Subject: Re: Parenting Collection
Hi!
We call ours the parent teacher collection, and I have the usual teaching
type materials,
crafts, holiday activities, seasonal activities, other teacher resources.
Then I also have
been adding things like Baby and Child Care (Reisser), Parenting Today's
Adolescent,
Cooking with Kids, Getting the Best out of the Public Schools, Language of
Toys,
Special Children, Challenged Parents, Everything You Need to Know About
Your
Parents' Divorce, Kids Online, Parenting on your Own, Media-wise Family,
and Geranium Morning -- a representative selection. I also have several
magazines on related topics like Sports Illustrated Parents, Totline,
Crafty Kids, Sesame Street Parents, Pack O Fun, and Plays.
I plan to add some home schooling manuals when I find good ones.
I hope this helps you some. I think parents are still discovering the
collection but it is used
extensively by teachers.
Karen Sutherland
Bedford Park Public Library
Sally Jeanne Kappler wrote:
> Now that we have a new building, there is room in Youth Services for a
> parenting collection. I would love to hear
> ideas/suggestions/recommendations (off-line) from anyone with such a
> collection.
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 13:14:38 -0500
From: Karen Sutherland <ksutherland@bplib.org>
Subject: Re: statistics
Hi!
We have switched to a database which keeps our statistics for us. We are using
microsoft access, and we register each child in that database, and
include date of
registration, name, address, telephone number, school, grade, age, library card
#,
number of books read, goals met?, prizes awarded, etc. We can make a list by any
of the above fields, so we know how many readers, how many students at a
particular
school, etc.
Hope this helps.
Karen Sutherland
Head of Youth Services
Bedford Park Public Library
LEVERNEM@spart.spt.lib.sc.us wrote:
> During sign-up for the SRC children are asked to fill out a card which
request the following information:
> Name
> School Next Year
> Grade Next Year
> Home Phone Number
> At the end of the year, I gather the cards and print out a report for the
branchlibrarian and the schools (elementary, middle, and high school)
>
> -
> Leverne McBeth, Branch Assistant
> Tri-Pacolet Branch
> 390 W. Main St. (864) 474-0421
> Pacolet, SC 29372 Levernem@spart.spt.lib.sc.us
> "Any opinions expressed are those of the individual
> and may not reflect the opinions or policies of the Spartanburg
> County Public Library."
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 12:48:20 -0500
From: Karen Sutherland <ksutherland@bplib.org>
Subject: Re: Activity Saturdays
Hi!
We do the same thing here. The first Saturday of the month we have a special
event like
an author, a play, a puppet show, etc. We had Debbie Dadey here this year. The
second Saturday of the month we have a craft program, and the third we have a
special
story teller coming in....in October for Scary Tales, Novembers its Mother
Goose, and
December its a Christmas SingAlong and Santa Claus. Our Saturday programs have
been very popular and extremely well-attended.
Deborah McClish wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond to your post. If you've already
> got more than enough idea, just delete this now.
>
> I've played book bingo with the kids before. We use titles of books instead
> of numbers on the board. I also had the idea to play human bingo where the
> board would take up a large space on the floor and the children were the
> markers and the board had body parts listed. We never got enough to do this
> last idea, unfortunately.
>
> I don't know if you've got program money, but in the Fall we have Saturday
> Spectaculars where we have entertainment acts come. We've had a juggler,
> Popeye and Olive Oyl (trained dog act), a tap dancer, etc.
>
> Hope these help.
>
> Warm Regards,
>
> Deborah McClish
> Librarian, Youth Services
> Rockford (IL) Public Library
> deborah@rockford.lib.il.us
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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:43:03 -0500
From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: old answers and a new question (CD-ROMs, story kits and rubber stamps)
Sorry for the delay in my response to some questions that I asked back in
early July but the summer program has a way of eating up your time. I had
asked folks for information to help me work up proposals for adding
circulating CD-ROMs and story kits. Basically the information I received
varied wildly, particularly with regard to CD-ROMs. Some respondants
started the collections with donations only while some had seed money of up
to $6000. The start-up money variations roughly correlated to size of
population served. Storage options ranged from holding the CD's behind the
circ desk to hanging bags to shelving with books or in picture book bins.
Story-kits varied in price from as little as $75 to as much as $300, the
variation mostly dependant on the type and number of media included.
Thanks to everyone who sent me information. Both collections have been
provisionally approved and await the conclusion of the budget process.
My new question for folks is much simpler. In our summer program this year
we used a variety of rubber stamps to mark off the kids reading logs. They
just loved this approach so we've decided to repeat it for next year. Of
course, next year is a new theme so we need new stamps. The stamp idea
last year was something we came up with somewhat late so we ended up
running around to various local sources trying to come up with stamps to
fit. I would like to spend less staff time running around so I am hoping
that some of you out there have some experience (either personal or
professional) with rubber stamps and could direct me to some mail order
catalogs. Thanks for any help that you can offer,
Eric Norton
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
490 E. Grand Ave.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54494
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Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 14:55:38 EDT
From: "Lisa Prolman" <lprolman@hotmail.com>
Subject: creative writing groups
In regards to the creative writing group posting:
I've been running a YA writing group for 11 - 15 year olds for the last year
and have been having a wonderful time with a great group of creative and
talented kids.
I try to run the groups in sessions from 6 - 9 weeks. We meet once a week
on Thursday nights from 7 - 8 (we are the biggest library in our area and
serve patrons from several communities) and tend to spend the first few
minutes (10 or so) comparing notes on how the week went. Then we get down
to writing. We write for about 15 - 20 minutes, then share what we have
written with the group. Positive comments are encouraged as are questions.
At any time anyone can ask for help from one person or the group, and
periodically the questions and help take up the whole session!
So far, we've done fantasy short stories, stories based on our own lives, a
series of interconnected stories centered around a day at the library (their
idea!), and stories from photographs. At the end of each session, I collect
everyone's writing, type it up in MS Word, and put together a book.
Everyone who contributes gets a copy, and I keep two at the circulation desk
for the public to see.
It is a wonderful way to get to know your YA patrons. I'm still amazed at
the talent, enthusiasm, and drive my group has shown. This is one of the
best parts of my job.
Lisa Prolman
Assistant Children's Librarian "All things considered,
Greenfield Public Library insanity may be the only
402 Main Street reasonable alternative."
Greenfield, MA 01301
(413)772-1590
lprolman@hotmail.com
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