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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 18:57:13 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #849
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:58:09 -0600
From: Susan Dunn <sdunn@jefferson.lib.co.us>
Subject: RE: Book topics
Wolverines (the animal - not the Michigan football team)!
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 19:22:55 -0400 (EDT)
From: David Serchay <a013213t@bc.seflin.org>
Subject: Re: AFA's New ALA Page, Video
Wasn't the American Family Association's website filtered due to being an
"intolerant site?"
David Serchay
a013213t@bc.seflin.org
On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, David Burt -- Filtering Facts wrote:
> The American Family Association has a new ALA Page at
> http://www.afa.net/ALA/index.htm There you can order their new video,
> "Excess Access" about ALA for $20
>
> David Burt, President
> Filtering Facts
> http://www.filteringfacts.org
> dburt@afo.net
> Phone/fax 503 635-7048
>
>
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:04:33 PDT
From: "Tracy VanderPol" <tvanderpol@hotmail.com>
Subject: Where did you get Lighting Tattooes?
I have heard several people comment about using lighting tattooes at their
Harry Potter Parties. Checked scholastic website and could not find. The
kids would totally love them. Where are you getting them?
Tracy L. VanderPol
Young Adult Librarian
Brighton District Library
Brighton, MI 48116
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 16:06:52 -0500
From: "Shelley Mortensen" <smortensen@wmrlibrary.mb.ca>
Subject: Halloween Storytime Craft
I am looking for an idea for a Halloween craft that is different than =
what I have done before . . . pumpkins with seeds or tissue paper, =
cupcakes, kleenex ghosts, etc. The age level of our Storytime program =
is 3 to 5 year olds -- this session is heavy on the 3's, so I am =
interested in non-scary Halloween crafts! Please send any suggestions =
to: SMortensen@tkm.mb.ca.
Thank you for your assistance!
Shelley
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 11:57:54 -0500
From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
Subject: Re: Trashy Storytime
One year our HeadStart did a project on recycling and they made a pin for me
(it could have been a magnet just as easily) made with a pringles lid and
all kinds of pretty "Trash" glued on it. Bits of ribbon, glitter,
jewlery ,
etc. You could also just get some gallon ice cream or other tubs, decorate
them with stickers and make wastebaskets. Good Luck.
Linda Peterson
lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 12:20:47 -0500
From: "Wanda Maxwell" <wandam@usit.net>
Subject: Re: Keychain library cards
- -----Original Message-----
From: Kozloff, Rae <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
To: 'pubyac@nysernet.org' <pubyac@nysernet.org>
Date: Monday, October 11, 1999 11:58 AM
Subject: Keychain library cards
>Ours is a small library with the desk staff personally knowing the vast
>majority of patrons, so we have always allowed patrons who did not remember
>their
>library cards to check out materials. (This is a greater problem with
>children, of course.) As of January, we plan to require cards and are
>considering offering keychain cards in addition to the standard card.
>Before we do so, however, our director would like to know other libraries'
>experiences with them. How do patrons like them?
>Do they make it easier for children to have their library card with them?
>s there a particular manufacturer/company you would recommend
>or not recommend? What problems have you had with them in general?
>
>Any advice or suggestions would be helpful. Thank you,
>Rae Kozloff
>Anacortes Public Library
>rkoz@hotmail.com or raek@cityofanacortes.org
>
>Rae;
>When we started circulating materials by computer, we had a rule --- no
card no checkouts. Patrons were coming in and saying "oh I forgot my card
and would like to check out this stack of books" or "I thought I had
my
card. What am I going to do? I need these books tomorrow."
The patrons would then pay for another card and we would have to stop their
use of the other card by indicating that it was lost. The patron might even
still have books checked out on the "lost" card. We would end up with
two
registration forms also on that patron. It was getting to be too much work
on our part and not helpful to the patron to get here and not be able to
take items home. We decided to try another approach.
We have a short form at the circulation desk called the replacement card
form. We look the patron up in the computer. Ask for I.D. proof. We list
the patron name and card number on this form. We tell the patron we will
look their number up twice and after that they will have to get another
card. If they come in the third time without their card, they will have to
apply for a new card and pay $2.00. We have a place on the form to mark
whether this is the first or second time we have had to look their number
up.
This has cut down on paper work for us and the patrons seem to appreciate
it. I don't think we have had to do any replacement cards since we started
this.
Wanda Maxwell
Putnam County Library
Cookeville, Tennessee 38501
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 11:25:05 -0800
From: "Heidi Hink" <HeidiH@bethel.alaska.edu>
Subject: Periodicals for teens
Looking for your opinions (and I know you have them!) -
I have the opportunity to order 3 or 4 magazine subscriptions for young adults
(we are dropping a few other titles that have info. we use, but can get on-line
instead). Right now we have a few children's magazines, as well as some adult
titles like Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, and People that could appeal to
teens, but none that are geared specifically toward teens. I'm looking at
getting Teen People, and Girl, but would like to know what's the most popular
with your young adult patrons, particularly boys. I've heard good things about
GamePro, but if there are other gaming magazines you like better, please tell
me.
TIA!
Heidi Hink
heidih@bethel.alaska.edu
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:59:44 -0400
From: Su Epstein <SuE@gfacademy.org>
Subject: RE: nonprofessional vs. professional
I think - the issue of non-prof v. professional -is greatly influenced
by a number of factors that cannot be simply categorized as whether one
has a degree or not. There are a lot of well educated non-professionals
and a lot of professional workers who lack the piece of paper.
If your library degree granted you information - more power to
you! (I don't feel mine particularly did.) If you do not have a piece
of paper but have the experience then you should not be criticized,
treated badly or considered lesser b/c you didn't pay tuition to get
where you are.
The sad truth is that the piece of paper does dictate pay scales
and sometimes employment. We can't do a great deal about that - it is a
bigger system than any of us individually. But as librarians, we can
change the way we treat others. We CAN treat people who are good and
knowledgeable as such and people who are good or knowledgeable - we can
educate or get rid of as need be - and we can do this without
consideration of what school they went to or how many hours they logged
into a classroom.
I for one don't care what degree a person has, how much they
paid for it or how many hours they spent getting it if their education
did not educate. I think it is sad, especially for librarians in a
information focused field that we focus on the illusions of education
rather than the realities.
su
Su Epstein
Director of Library Services
Greens Farms Academy
Greens Farms, CT
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 13:17:38 -0700 (MST)
From: Carol Janoff <cjanoff@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
Subject: RE: Book topics
Also need non-fiction on Roadrunners (we have one book from the 50;s or
60's and nothing else is listed in Amazon.com)
Also individual non-fiction on any and all southwestern desert animals.
Carol
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 16:44:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: Deanna Scarfe <deanna.scarfe@simmons.edu>
Subject: Re: Book topics
To Kirsten's List, I would add:
Weaning from the breast
Deanna Scarfe
Simmons College
GSLIS student
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 16:37:27 -0500
From: Paula Lopatic <paulal@alpha1.rpls.lib.il.us>
Subject: p.r.problems/thanks&update
Thank you to everyone who wrote to me with suggestions of ways to get
library program notices into the hands of the kids now that our new school
superintendent has decided that teachers may not make flyers available to
their students.
As I stated, we already put notices in our two area newspapers, on the
local radio station, on the local cable tv announcements channel, and post
signs in the library and the community. Suggestions included: getting
space in the schools' newletters, meeting with the superintendent to
explain how wonderful and important the library is, asking for
announcements in the schools (this is already being done), telephoning
patrons and telling them about programs and inviting them to attend,
mailing program announcements to patrons (we mail a quarterly newsletter to
every home in our district), setting up a booth at area festivals, and
asking the phone or power company to include our flyers in with their
bills. I hope I didn't leave anyone out.
In the four days since I was told that classroom teachers could no longer
distribute library (or any other community group) information to their
students, we have been calmly informing parents of this new ruling. The
universal reaction has been, "Well, that's stupid. Doesn't he know that
schools and libraries are on the same side?" Some parents are getting
ticked off and appear to be organizing. They are writing to school board
members to voice their opposition to the new superintendent's policy.
(Power to the People!) The new school board meeting is next Monday, the
same time as the library board meeting(!). I don't think anything will
happen as early as then, but I'm hoping that we will get something worked
out soon.
Again, thank you to everyone who took the time to respond.
Paula Lopatic
paulal@rpls.lib.il.us
Vespasian Warner Public Library
310 N. Quincy St.
Clinton, IL 61727
217/935-5174
fax 217/935-4425
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:04:49 EDT
From: Huec01@aol.com
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #846
I'm sending this to Elaine privately,but I want to pass this along to you. If
you're looking for ideas for children's activities,there's a good website:
http://www.theideabox.com/
Jenn
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 18:09:52 -0500
From: "Laurie Rose" <lrose@orono.lib.me.us>
Subject: Costume suggestions, please
Hello,
As my 14th Halloween as a children's librarian
creeps up very quickly I'm finding myself at a loss for
a costume... Someone put out a neat list a while ago with ideas for
adult costumes that related to children's literature. I printed it
out and filed it - now I can't remember _where_ I filed it... Oh
someday I will get organized! Meanwhile - does someone have the list
OR some great, quick costume suggestions??
TIA
Laurie Rose
Youth Services Librarian
Orono Public Library
Orono, Maine 04473
lrose@orono.lib.me.us
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 15:37:03 -0400
From: bwilliams@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us (Bina Williams)
Subject: FW: [necba] Rosie O'Donnell Book Club
This is from my friend Lisa Dugan who is the Children's book buyer at Koen
Book Distributors in NJ. They are wholesalers who specialize in books for
Independent bookstores.
Bina
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From: Lisa Dugan
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 1999 1:58 PM
To: necba@egroups.com
Subject: [necba] Rosie O'Donnell Book Club
Hi -
In yesterday's PW it mentioned that Rosie O'Donnell would be starting a
book club at three different age ranges and the first set of titles will be
announced on tomorrow's (Thursday)
show.
Has anyone heard anything about this? Usually my reps are calling me to
prepare me for things like this, but until this morning I heard nothing. My
scholastic rep told me that JK ROwling will be on Rosie's show tomorrow.
Well, that's just great since we have none of the books!
I know that kids' books haven't really made the same bump in sales when
celebrities discuss them (unless Daniel Pinkwater talks about them), but I
would like it if Rosie became the Oprah of children's books.
Bye!
Lisa
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 10:17:27 PDT
From: "Tracy VanderPol" <tvanderpol@hotmail.com>
Subject: Shelver pay scale
I am running an informal survey on library shelver/page pay rates. We are
having difficulty filling some of the day positions, and I am curious where
our rate stands accross the board. Please respond to me directly. TIA.
Tracy L. VanderPol
tvander@tln.lib.mi.us
Young Adult Librarian
Brighton District Library
Brighton, MI 48116
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:27:42 -0500 (CDT)
From: K Schultz <kschultz@hastings.lib.ne.us>
Subject: Re: Book topics
We always have a demand for books on karting and have trouble finding
anything new.
Kathy Schultz
Hastings Public Library, NE
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Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 22:52:57 +1000
From: "joseph mylee" <myleej@ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Web sites for sequels
Does anyone know of good web sites that index the titles of children's =
books in series? Please respond directly to me.
Mylee Joseph
Willoughby City Library, 407 Victoria Avenue, CHATSWOOD NSW 2067 =
Australia
From: "joseph mylee" <myleej@ozemail.com.au>
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:24:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kirsten Edwards <kirstedw@kcls.org>
Subject: Re: ALA Removes Farrakhan Website After FF Notifies ADL
On Mon, 11 Oct 1999, Grace Slaughter wrote:
> I'm confused. This about censorship? Isn't it?
>
> David Burt -- Filtering Facts wrote:
>
> > * ALA Removes Farrakhan Website After FF Notifies ADL
No. It's about selection. An excellent example, BTW, but I'm not sure Mr.
Burt perceives this.
Kirsten Edwards
kirstedw@kcls.org
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:42:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: Cheryl PEREMES <peremes@eden.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Re: nonprofessional vs. professional
I don't usually join these things, but here goes. I don't think the issue
is our status as professionals in this particular discussion (though
unfortunately many outside the library world do not know that librarians
do receive special training). The issue originally raised if I remember
correctly, was the use of the term nonprofessional to describe
part-timers, clerical staff, security, and all the other individuals we
work with who do not possess an MLS. Nonprofessional does have a negative
tone, and really does not do our colleagues justice. While I will be proud
to receive my MLS in the next few months, and agree we all deserve to be
called professionals, I don't see the purpose in using such a demeaning
term for the other library staff we work with. Think about it--do other
professionals such as lawyers refer to paralegals, administrative
assistants, and other staff as nonprofessionals?
Yours,
Cheryl Peremes / <peremes@scils.rutgers.edu>
MLS Candidate Spring 2000
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 22:33:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
Subject: Re: Trashy Storytime
Christine,
This is a long shot but...I deal with those all the time when
planning programs and sometimes it really pays off.
We sometimes play The Color Song by Jim Gill in his Jim Gill Sings
Do Re Mi On His Toe Leg Knee. We have a couple hundred 1" x 6" strips
of
various colors of paper we scatter over the audience like confetti then
the kids pick up the appropriate paper color along with the music.
"Pick up red and put it on your head"
"Find the color of your hair and hold it way over there"
At the end, the kids scramble to pick up all the paper and put it
back into baskets we place on either side of the group. It's amazing how
clean they get the room. If some is left over at the end, they are asked
to pick it up before they leave.
The first time I threw a binful of paper over the crowd they were
shocked! This was preschoolers. Can't vouch for how much fun it would be
for toddlers. But it is FUN! and it very positively sets the tone for an
anti-litter campaign. Hope this helps - jeri
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 21:25:03 EDT
From: Huec01@aol.com
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #847
In a message dated 10/12/1999 7:51:21 PM Central Daylight Time,
owner-pubyac@nysernet.org writes:
<< Chuck, et al:
And, on the subject of parent "clones," my parents always supervised
my
reading to the point of absurdity. And I'm totally not their clone.
I'm not saying I think their choices were always right, but it didn't
kill me, and I didn't end up oppressed. In fact, it REALLY whet my
appetite for those books later in life! Please remember, we're talking
about fiction. It's enriching, it's stimulating, it's art, but it's not
tantamount to child abuse for parents to pick and choose. I'm sorry,
but it's not, no matter how vehemently we disagree with their choices.
>>
I know some Jewish and Muslim parents who are not letting their children read
any books concerning anything that has the hint of witchcraft,black
magic,magic of any kind,etc. What if the child was Jewish or Muslim,and you
knew that the parents objected to the books? When I was a classroom aide at
a Jewish school,we did not read Green Eggs and Ham-this was an Orthodox
school. Should I have "let" a child read the book knowing that the
parent
objected? The school also did not like the Chanukhah books that concerned
characters who wished for Christmas trees. There are few Chanukhah books in
the first place;however,they wanted the children to read books that did not
dwell on the fact that they don't celebrate Christmas.
Parents have the right to not let their children read certain books. I just
wonder if the situation would have elicited different responses if the parent
was not a Christian.
And I must echo the sentiments of the previous poster. As someone who has a
bachelor's in human services and have worked in social services,comparing a
parent's decision to not let her child read a Potter book to locking up a
child in a closet is abhorring (and suggesting a type of abuse) is
disgusting. Although you may disagree with the parent's decision,it is clear
that this parent is concerned about her child's moral development. She is not
burning cigarettes into the child's skin,beating her with a hammer,setting
her on fire,forcing her to vomit three times a day,or allowing a male friend
to rape her.
She is not letting her read a book which goes against her religious
principles.
Jennifer
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