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Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 16:13:19 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #835
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:14:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 13:31:10 -0400
From: Inge Saczkowski <isaczkow@niagarafalls.library.on.ca>
To: jwong@tln.lib.mi.us
Subject: After school
We are are starting one next month, I can let you know. We are doing a
read-aloud program for children 8+ for the months of November, every
Tuesday from 4-4:45. It's kind of my first atttempt at the Library
"unplugged", no prizes, no contest, no craft, just reading! We have
called
it the "Cocoa Club", (not an original idea) and we will serve hot
chocolate, settle them down in our story area and just read Harry Potter.
We have 15 kids registered for the program so far, and that seems great to
me. If it goes, we will read Harry Potter, Volume 2 in February and Volume
3 in April.
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:16:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 12:42:21 -0500
From: Theresa Holden <tholden@stic.lib.tx.us>
To: jwong@tln.lib.mi.us
Subject: Harry Potter
We are doing a Harry Potter Booktalk too. Check out Scholastic's
webpage, Harry's American publisher. They have discussion guides on
their site.
If you get any other ideas from other libraries, could you let me know
too?
Thanks
Theresa-Freeman Library
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:17:58 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 11:17:00 -0700
From: BOGART Debra S <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
To: Joy S. Wong <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: RE: Ideas for a Harry Potter after-school program
please post your list when done!
the scholastic website has some games you could use, a trivia game and a
wordhunt.
you could borrow from amazon.com and have kids create a magical candy.
or you could do a taste test contest or game using jelly belly gourmet
jellybeans for Every Flavor Beans...
we are also asking kids to bring and perform any magic tricks that they
know.
We are looking but haven't found a source for the infamous lightning bolt
tattoos...
Debra Bogart
SPL
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From: Joy S. Wong
To: pubyac@nysernet.org
Subject: Ideas for a Harry Potter after-school program
Date: Monday, September 27, 1999 3:33PM
I am plannning to have a Harry Potter after-school program for elementary
school- age kids and I'm looking for ideas, Please e-mail me direct--
jwong@tln.lib.mi.us Thank you
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:19:12 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 15:34:47 -0500
From: Judy Stewart <stewartj@clpgh.org>
To: jwong@tln.lib.mi.us
Subject: Harry Potter program
Good luck. We had a blast at ours. I got a bunch of jelly bellies and had them
guess how many, winner won the jar. Everyone got a red scar painted on when
they arrived. We made wizard hats out of black paper - they decorated with
glitter, stickers of stars, moons, etc. Experiment with size and shape to make
cone, it is like a big triangle with an arc at the bottom. Can't SHOW you! We
also used the readers' theater play that someone on PBUYAC told me about and it
was in a Scholastic magazine in September. It maybe on the web now, it was
lots of fun and the kids enjoyed it. This is good because you may get kids who
have not read the book(s) and this will introduce the story to them. I also
made up a trivia quiz (this was tricky because I had a few who hadn't read the
book) I ended up letting them work in pairs but then couldn't really give a
prize. I also had licorice "wands".
goodluck
Judy Stewart
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 15:20:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Keri Speckmann <kspeckmann@yahoo.com>
Subject: Fwd: Re: super-religious anti-Potter mom
I just had a question about the message you posted. I
understand that the mother doesnt want the child to
read that particular book and it should be her
responsiblity. But if a child asks for a book no
matter what type, is it part of the child's Freedom of
Information for you to get that book for the child.In
other words would we ever have the choice to stand
with the mother on the way she feels?
- --- Amy Lilien <alilien@flvax.ferg.lib.ct.us> wrote:
> Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 10:25:23 -0400
> To: pubyac@nysernet.org
> From: Amy Lilien <alilien@flvax.ferg.lib.ct.us>
> Subject: Re: super-religious anti-Potter mom
> Reply-to: pubyac@nysernet.org
>
> Just to play devil's advocate, what if a child comes
> into the library and
> asks for books on parents who drink, or parents who
> abuse? Do we allow the
> parent to know what the child is reading and
> arbitrate whether or not the
> child may take out the book? Or to be even more
> subversive, what if the
> child wants a book on safe sex?
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Date: Tue, 28 Aug 1956 09:03:08 +0000
From: Karen Abarno <soleilune@earthlink.net>
Subject: school library partners
Hello,
To what degree do you partner with your local school librarians? What
is the nature of the partnership?
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Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 21:50:43 -0400
From: "K. McCaffrey" <katem@twcny.rr.com>
Subject: Re: Specialists vs. generalists
I agree with the point made below - that children and teens need advocates
on the staff. But the other problem with generalists instead of
specialists is that the very most important part of our job is reader's
advisory - putting the right book into a child's hands at the right time.
You can only do that if you really know the books - not just a familiarity
with titles and authors - you have to have read lots and lots of them,
right? I'd hate to see our profession lose that special service we offer.
How many of us remember being given a book that was so wonderful we still
remember the librarian who gave it to us? It may not seem very important
to administrators, but THEY'RE WRONG.
Kate McCaffrey
Onondaga County Public Library
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:26:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kelly Ryan <kryan_11953@yahoo.com>
Subject: Information about the career
I am currently a library science student. I am
interested in working in a public library. Can anyone
tell me what this field is like? Please reply directly to me.
From: Kelly Ryan <kryan_11953@yahoo.com>
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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 01:55:11 EDT
From: Paulalef@aol.com
Subject: Re: Fannel Board
We made it ourselves. As flannelboards go it was one of the easiest ones to
do - just cut white felt out in the shapes in the book.
Paula Lefkowitz
Parsippany (NJ) PL
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Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 03:31:30 GMT
From: "Elaine M." <elainem9@hotmail.com>
Subject: pokemon?
Dear PubYaccer's...
A big THANK YOU to all those that responded to my query about whether or not
Pokemon books of any sort are worth purchasing for my library.
Some of you asked me to post the results. I'm going to just summarize by
saying that the majority of responses were from librarians who had purchased
some of the Pokemon chapter books and manuals for their library not because
they read positive reviews but because there were so many requests for these
books. Circulation also has been said to be very high for these books. One
person mentioned seeing a review in Publisher's Weekly sometime in July or
August.
No one said anything particularly negative about the books. The consistent
recommendation was to buy these books because it gets kids to take out books
which may in turn get them to take out more "quality" literature. Hope
that
sums it up pretty well. I haven't made my final decision, but I think I'm
going to opt to buy a few of these for my children's room. If it sparks
interest in the library for some that may not have otherwise been
interested, then it just might be worth it. Thanks again...
Elaine
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:45:00 EDT
From: DHALO426@aol.com
Subject: Public Library Programs for the Pre-Toddler
Hello. I am interested in public library programs for the pre-toddler. What
types of activities they entail ?
How successful have they been ? What have your experiences been running these
programs ?
Any suggestion re pre-toddler library programs would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
From dhalo426@aol.com
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:28:50 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:29:46 -0400
From: D. Schrecker <schreckd@salsgiver.com>
To: jwong@tln.lib.mi.us
Subject: Re: Harry Potter ideas
Hello --
Check out the Harry Potter site Scholastic has posted. < www.scholastic.com>
There are discussion lists, quizzes, and a Harry Potter play.
enjoy!
Diane Schrecker
Children's Department
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Natrona Heights, PA
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 17:36:11 EDT
From: Susan259@aol.com
Subject: Re: Downloading onto floppies from OPACs
We sell disks or will trade one of our disks for one a patron brings in. I
have also run patron's disks through our virus software to check them.
Susan Smith
susan259@aol.com
Children's Librarian
Woodland West Branch
Arlington Public Library
Arlington, Texas
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:20:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: Alma Chavarria <alnora1227@yahoo.com>
Subject: Day of the Dead
I need ideas for a Day of the Dead storytime I'm doing
in November! The Day of the Dead is a traditional
Mexican holiday celebrating those who have departed.
Has anyone done any storytimes on this theme? E-mail
me direct at alnora1227@yahoo.com. Thanks!
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Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 14:59:39 EDT
From: "ellen schare" <eschare@hotmail.com>
Subject: Citing listserv messages
Hi, all: I am curious as to how to properly cite from a listserv or a
website. The APA manual has no guidelines. I am unable to access the
archives; my apologies if this topic has been previously discussed.
Please reply at eschare@hotmail.com. Thanks in advance!
Ellen Schare
MLIS graduate student
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:11:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
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Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 21:51:09 -0400
From: D. Schrecker <schreckd@salsgiver.com>
To: jwong@tln.lib.mi.us
Subject: Re: Harry Potter
Hello --
Scholastic has a fantastic Harry Potter page on their website. They even have a
Harry Potter play.
Check it out. I'm using the discussion questions next week for an MLIS Resources
for Children class.
Diane Schrecker
Children's Department
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Tarentum, PA -- Natrona Heights, PA
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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:15:48 -0500
From: "Janice Brockman" <jbrockmn@usit.net>
Subject: Stories referring to "clouds"
Thanks for the idea about presenting "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" as a
flannel graph story...very simple, but effective.
To tie into that, John Burningham has a book out, "Cloudland" with
views of
scenic clouds and a clever story with it. Anymore suggestions about cloud
themes, please email me - jbrockmn@usit.net.
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Date: Sat, 02 Oct 1999 09:38:01 -0400
From: Christine Hill <chill@willingboro.org>
Subject: Re: super-religious anti-Potter mom
If a child comes to the library UNACCOMPANIED BY A PARENT, then he or she may
read anything and borrow anything. If the parent is present and the child
wishes to read or borrow something the parent disapproves of, then we must
yield to the parent.
Christine M. Hill
Willingboro Public Library
One Salem Road
Willingboro, NJ 08046
chill@willingboro.org
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 18:12:59 EDT
From: Amclanahan@aol.com
Subject: job sharing
Sorry for the cross posting with PUBLIB.
I'm preparing a proposal for my library system on job sharing and would
really appreciate hearing from anyone whose library system allows job sharing
for librarians. This would specifically be sharing a children's librarian
position, so I'd be interested in hearing how the children's duties are
split, as well as general information about how the job share works, how it
was set up, what some problems and benefits have been, etc.
Thanks in advance. Please respond directly to me at Amclanahan@aol.com
Amy McLanahan
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 19:32:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Marlyn Roberts <chaisegirl@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Pokemon Books
- --- Emily Kubash <Emily@cmpl.org> wrote:
> If
> Pokemon really irritates
> you (and I fully admit it's not my favorite either)
> take comfort in the fact
> that this is a trend and will probably be fairly
> short-lived. Eventually
> the kids will get bored and you, the librarian, will
> have your chance to
> jump in assist them in locating good, quality titles
> to enjoy.
You're probably right, Emily!
How long did the Ninja Turtles or the Power Rangers
last?
Marlyn
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Children's Librarian
Codman Square Branch
Boston Public Library
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 15:06:35 -0500
From: DLHIETT <dlh@greennet.net>
Subject: RE: Ideas for a Harry Potter after-school program
Hi,
I just had a Harry Potter program for children in grades 3-5. The =
children came to the library dressed up as a witch or wizard and they =
each brought a decorated broom with them.
I passed out Bernie Botts everyflavor bean and we had an ice breaker =
with them. Then we discussed the book and played Harry Potter Trivia =
using chocolate frogs as the prizes. After the trivia game we took our =
brooms outside for a game of quidditch then I raffled off some more =
chocolate frogs. Everyone had a great time!
Hope this helps.
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 13:44:29 -0700
From: Diane_Tuccillo@ci.mesa.az.us
Subject: LT YA books
I have been asking publishers at conferences for years to print large type
books for teens. We get requests from teens with eyesight problems for YA
books in large type, but up until now I only had access to a handful of
titles. As soon as Thorndike notified us that they were (finally!) going to
publish a YA line of large type books, I immediately got them on standing
order. So, yes, I for one do think there is a need for these just like LT
books for children and adults.
Diane Tuccillo, Mesa Public Library, AZ
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 18:15:31 EDT
From: CCullum621@aol.com
Subject: RE: Children's Room Flooring
Hi again. I have another problem that everyone may be able to help me with.
We had a problem with the carpeting in our children room buckling. Now my
Director wants me to look into alternative flooring for the room. We may not
be getting rid of all the carpeting. It may be one section or even a path in
the room.
I would really appreciate it if anyone could send me names and addresses of
companies they know who have been very creative in decorating children's
rooms.
Any ideas you've seen that you can suggest will also be appreciated.
I'd hate to just put down plain blue again when she's giving me a chance to
be creative.
Please e-mail me at: CNCullum621@aol.com
Thanks
Carolyn Cullum
Edison, NJ
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Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 11:25:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Joy S. Wong" <jwong@tln.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Reply to my request for Harry Potter ideas
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Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 16:53:44 -0700
From: Theresa Gormley <tgormle1@uswest.net>
To: jwong@tln.lib.mi.us
Subject: Re: Ideas for a Harry Potter after-school program
I think I heard this idea on NPR, but I thought it was cute. You could get
some temporary tattoes in the shape of lightning bolts, so the kids can put
them on their foreheads, like Harry. I'm not sure where you can find these
(sorry).
Theresa Gormley
Youth Services Librarian
Whatcom County (WA) Library System
tgormle1@uswest.net
At 06:33 PM 9/27/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I am plannning to have a Harry Potter after-school program for elementary
>school- age kids and I'm looking for ideas, Please e-mail me direct--
>jwong@tln.lib.mi.us Thank you
>
>
>
>
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 13:12:33 -0400
From: "Minkel, Walter (Cahners -NYC)" <WMinkel@cahners.com>
Subject: RE: help with class visit
Rebecca-- I'm one of the people who puts up the Caldecott winners at
www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html . We'll be putting up the 2000 winners on
the site immediately after the winners are announced on 1/17/00 at about 10
am CST; you might want to tell the teacher to log on then & check & see
who
won. --W
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Walter Minkel * Technology Editor, School Library Journal * www.slj.com
wminkel@cahners.com * (212) 463-6721 * fax (212) 463-6689
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Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 13:25:06 PDT
From: "Rae Kozloff" <rkoz@hotmail.com>
Subject: Library staff training policies
I would be interested in receiving copies of other libraries'
written policies on staff training, covering such issues as:
1) how is money for training divided up between professional
and nonprofessional staff?
2) what costs are paid for by the library vs. by the employee?
(registration, transportation, meals, hotel, supplies, etc.)
3) what is covered by regularly scheduled work hours
as opposed to an employee attending something on his/her
own time?
4) who decides the priorities for training if limited funds
are available?
If your library has such policies/procedures in writing,
would you please fax them to me at 360-293-1929? Or email
it to me at rkoz@hotmail.com.
Thanks,
Rae Kozloff
Anacortes Public Library
Anacortes, WA
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 10:22:34 -0600 (CST)
From: Claire Isaac <cisaac@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
Subject: Stumper-How to be a Hero
A patron remembers a book which has a title something like "How to Be a
Hero." It has several different episodes with the same character,
illustrating different messages. Some of the epeisodes include
- a blimp which has been taken over by gorillas, (Its heroic to
run away
-going to your aunt's house and listening for hours about her
spoon collection (It's heroic to smile and be as interested as
possible.)
-eating disgusting looking pink soup with white chunks.
This has all of us stumped. It is at least 10 years old. We checked BIP
Amazon.com. If anyone has any information please reply directly to me.
Thanks for your help.
cisaac@rpl.regina.sk.ca
Claire Isaac
Regina Public Library
Regina, Saskatchewan
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Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 13:04:31 -0600
From: Pam Henley <phenley@mtlib.org>
Subject: Library web page policies
Our library is wondering about policies governing web pages; specifically
library home pages with links. If your library has a home page and you
provide links to outside sources, how do you decide what is included or
not? Who decides? Have there been any complaints when a link leads patrons
to another site that may be questionable (at least in the opinion of the
patron)? Any information would be greatly appreciated!
________________________________________________________
Pam Henley, MLIS <phenley@mtlib.org>
Children's Librarian, Bozeman Public Library
220 East Lamme
Bozeman, MT 59715
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:09:30 -0500
From: Tia Jah Wynne <TWynne@imcpl.lib.in.us>
Subject: ALSC/Book Wholesalers Summer Reading Program Grant
School is back in full swing and it's time to start planning for your next
summer reading program. While planning, consider applying for the 2000
ALSC/Book Wholesalers Summer Reading Program Grant. This grant,
administered by ALSC and sponsored by BWI, provides $3000 to a library to
support an outstanding summer reading program for children. Applications
are due December 1, 1999. For more information on the 1999 winner, or to
obtain application information, visit the ALSC webpage at
http://www.ala.org/alsc/ or contact Crystal Weirich Faris, Committee Chair,
at Nassau Library System, 900 Jerusalem Avenue, Uniondale, NY 11553.
Tia Jah C. Wynne, MLS
Branch Manager and Children's Librarian
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
Fountain Square Branch
1066 Virginia Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46203
317.269.1877
twynne@imcpl.lib.in.us
All wacky opinions are mine; all brilliant thoughts are "borrowed"
from
others.
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Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 14:02:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: RE: super-religious anti-Potter mom
On Fri, 1 Oct 1999, Capehart wrote:
> Although it might cause problems with the fanatical mother and disrupt her
> daughter's friendship, I can tell you that that little girl will always
> fondly remember Mrs. Simpson as someone who let her make her own choices.
And both daughters will fondly remember that if you really, REALLY want
something, it's okay to decieve those who trust you.
Catherine missed the parent/vs.librarian role but she was on target with
the actual ethical objection.
OTOH (which is why I'm posting to the list, not privately) do librarian
parents have to cut a higher standard of mustard, so to speak, off-duty as
well as on? I'm not saying this is fair, granted, but let's say the
community is going through a censorship spasm. What do you think? Could
it be bad PR for a librarian parent to do an end run around another
parent's reading choices albeit in private life?
Kirsten Edwards
kirstedw@kcls.org
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Date: Sun, 3 Oct 1999 16:28:45 EDT
From: Dbn0001@aol.com
Subject: first year specialist needs help
Hi,
This is my first year as media specialist at a small rural elementary
school in Michigan. There are approximately 525 students in our school, K-3.
I am just starting my MLS, have no prior experience in a media center, and
no media assistants to help me. I am with students almost the entire school
day, their classroom teacher drops them off at the door. Library/lab is the
teacher's prep time.
The library and the computer lab are both squeezed together into an old
kindergarten room. Keyboards crowd over mouse pads in the lab and the
children are crammed into four tables in the library.
There are a few wild classes in which the children tend to get very
noisey and do not follow instructions well. (I think this is partly due to
the cramped quarters, not being automated, and that I am still miserably
slow.)
I have not assigned seats and wonder what is the easiest/best way to do
so. I also wonder what methods I might employ to control their behavior. Any
suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
Please reply to:
Dbn0001@aol.com
Dennis Nielsen
Media Specialist
MacNaughton Elementary
Howard City, MI
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Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 13:48:40 -0800
From: "Heidi Hink" <HeidiH@bethel.alaska.edu>
Subject: Re: Latchkey Programs
How about having some story starters and materials on hand for story writing and
book making? This could be an on-going activity, that you could always have
available. You may be able to provide a little less supervision after some of
the kids get the hang of making a few different kinds of books. Maybe the older
ones could help the younger ones when needed. You could store pencils, crayons,
glue, scissors, paper, etc. and their works in progress in a plastic bin to have
out when they visit. This is not something I've tried at our library yet
(although I'm thinking about it), but when I was teaching 3rd graders, and we
did a book-making project, they kept on wanting to make more and more books.
If you want to do something different from time to time, 57 Games to Play in the
Library or Classroom (by Carol K. Lee and Fay Edwards - Alleyside Press, 1997.
ISBN 1-57950-014-5, can be ordered from Highsmith) might be a good resource.
Games are labeled with grade levels, and multi-age teams would work fine for
some of the games.
Hope this helps!
Heidi Hink
heidih@bethel.alaska.edu
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