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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 22:03:38 -0400 (EDT)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #866
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:19:50 PDT
From: "linda allen" <lindaallen@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Storytelling
In the Sno-Isle system (NW WA State) where I work, children's librarians
develop their own programming and some do stortelling and some don't. I do,
but have found it's much easier for me to know the characters, plot etc and
not memorize word by word but just tell it in my own words. Linda Allen
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:03:56 -0400 (EDT)
From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
Subject: Re: Last Minute Halloween/Harvest Games (fwd)
Sorry, I forget who asked this question first so I can't send the answer
to them directly. Yesterday in a florist shop I saw tiny ears of red corn
called "strawberry corn" that looked small enough to be used in an egg
and
spoon race, if you used serving size spoons.
Julie Rines
jrines@ocln.org
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Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 15:00:46 -0400 (EDT)
From: Lori Muise <lmuise@nesl.edu>
Reply-To: pubyac@nysernet.org
To: pubyac@nysernet.org
Cc: leighladidah@hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Last Minute Halloween/Harvest Games
I would like to suggest a game that you play clothes-pins. You stand on a
chair and have a milk jug or something else with a limited size opening
and have the kids try to drop a wooden clothes pin into the jar. Good
luck and have a great Halloween!
Lori Muise
GSLIS Simmons College
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:19:21 -0500
From: JEANEAL@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us
Subject: RE: Storytelling
<I am in my second job as children's librarian, and though I am a story
reader,
no one has ever asked, let alone required me to be a storyteller. It is
an idea I toy with, but have not had time to pursue. I do do some
storytelling during story time, but I work from memory only when I'm
comfortable doing so.
Jeaneal
Hiawatha, IA
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 10:21:55 -0700
From: "Look, Lin" <llook@city.newport-beach.ca.us>
Subject: RE: Pig crafts
Apologies for the unclear message. I meant to refer to the poster
who had the kids glue on paper pigs with chocolate pudding. My e-mail
format seems to include the previous message in the reply, but it doesn't
come out that way.
Lin
>>Just out of curiosity, do you wash the kids' hands before they
leave? (or do
> they lick them clean:-)?). We don't have a sink in our room, so I don't
> know if I would try that craft, appealing as it sounds!
>
> Lin<<
>
>
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 12:11:23 -0500
From: Rebecca Van Dan <rvandan@scls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: Death metal teen CD's
Does anyone out there have CD's by Carcass or Cannibal Corpse in their
collection? Or found reviews of their albums? Particularly helpful would
be if your library has a specific teen CD collection that includes these or
other "death metal" CD's.. I've had a request that we purchase these
for
our teen section, but have been unable to find reviews. The list of their
songs on Amazon looks pretty gory, but imaginative? (Carbonized Eye
Sockets, Vomited Anal Tract...) Hmmm, I'm trying hard not to be judgemental
here. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
Rebecca
YA Librarian
Rebecca Van Dan
Young Adult Librarian
Middleton Public Library
7425 Hubbard Ave
Middleton, WI 53562
(608)831-5564
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 13:53:10 -0500
From: "Jean Nichols" <jean@clarksville.org>
Subject: Songs to use for Story Time
To reply concerning using goodbye songs, I wanted to tell you about
the best children's tapes that I have every seen, heard and used. Jean
Feldman,PhD. is an
educational consultant from Atlanta. She has at least three tapes that
have wonderful, wonderful music to use for storytimes. She came to the
First and Second Annual Workshop for Tennessee Children's Librarians
(sponsored by the LaVergne Public Library.) She is full of ideas and the
music is just what a storytime needs.
I would recommend "May there always be sunshine" or "Love
Grows" as
an ending to a program. Every child in Clarksville (where we are
located) knows how to "Toody-Ta" (a personal favorite.) Order the
tapes. (No, I don't get a commission.)
They are worth their weight in gold. Make sure you ask if you can use
the music at your story time!
Her address:
Jean Feldman, PhD.
360 Aldenshire Place
Atlanta, GA 30350
Tapes are about $10 and CD's are $15. Plus $2.00 shipping each. She
also sells books that have a variety of classroom applications in them.
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:07:50 -0400
From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>
Subject: Re: Storytelling
Nah. But they ought to, IMHO.
Chuck Schacht
Romeo District Library
Romeo, MI.
Martin Sicard wrote:
> Just Wondering ......
>
> Do most positions as a Children's Librarian require storytelling?
> (To be clear, storytelling being actually memorizing and presenting a
> story/fable/folktale without the aid of the book)
>
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Martin F. Sicard (aka Mr. Martin)
> Youth Services Librarian - Port Tampa City Library
> Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System
> 4902 Commerce St. Tampa, FL 33616
> (813) 301-7000 - Fax (813) 301-7008
> e-mail address : sicardm@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:43:30 -0500
From: "Brenda S. Evans" <chroom@seidata.com>
Subject: MULTICULTURAL Crafts
Hi,
I have an afterschool storyhour for children in grades K-5. We are
currently doing foreign countries, stories and crafts. However, I am
having difficulty in finding multicultural crafts that are easily done
in 20 minutes, are connected to the individual countries, and would be
interesting for the children. Thank you.
Brenda Evans
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
420 West Main Street
Madison, Indiana 47250
Fax# (812) 265-2217
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 17:02:37 -0400 (EDT)
From: Monica Anderson <mand@vlc.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: City storytime
I don't know if this will help or not, but I just got a flyer today on a
monthly publication that has one storytime theme a month. Their website
is www.storytimetreasures.com.
Monica Anderson, MILS
Youth Services Coordinator
Bay County Library System
mand@vlc.lib.mi.us
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:04:46 -0500
From: "Vollrath, Elizabeth" <evollrat@uwsp.edu>
Subject: Craft Programs
We always keep a box of baby wipes in the Youth Dept. They are handy for
wiping up little fingers after a craft.
Elizabeth Vollrath
Portage County Public Library
1001 Main St.
Stevens Pt., WI 54481
(715) 346-1290
Fax: (715) 346-1239
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:43:25 EDT
From: "Rebecca Domonkos" <rebeccadomonkos@hotmail.com>
Subject: interfiling J and YA
We have a separate area for YA fiction and music CD's, but we interfile YA
non-ficiton with J non-fiction. This arrangement seems to work well. I
think it's easier for kids to look in one place for non-fiction books when
they are doing research for school reports. Many adults use the J
non-fiction collection, too.
Rebecca Domonkos
Boca Raton Public Library
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 20:12:56 -0400
From: JC_MARYSE@4cty.org
Subject: Query: Children's Book Discussion Groups
A fellow librarian and I are interested in starting one or more book
discussion groups for school-age children. These groups would be held in the
public library. We're planning to start with some obvious books/topics (Harry
Potter, Star Wars, etc.) and possibly branch off into genre groups.
Has anyone had any experiences, positive or otherwise, with doing this?
Care to share? I'm interested in knowing how you started up, what topics you
chose, how you ran the discussions, how the group did over time (or was it a
one-time only meeting), and any other relevant information. Please reply
directly to me, not to the list. My address is jc_maryse@4cty.org. I will
post a summary if there is enough response and/or interest.
Thank you.
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:14:32 -0700
From: Joan Marie McColley <jmmccolley@estreet.com>
Subject: Unattended Children
Help! Out library system is having problems with unattended children.
After the library closes, often there are young children left with no ride
home. After calling the parents, our policy states to next call the
police. Basically, the police just laugh and tell us they don't have time
to pick up abandoned children.
What are some of your unattended child policies? How do you get the police
to cooperate so that librarians don't have to wait in the parking lot for
up to an hour when the parent shows up?
Thank you for your help.
Marie McColley
Jefferson County Public Library
Wheat Ridge Branch
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 08:15:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: deb bodner <d_bodner@yahoo.com>
Subject: paperback bindings
I am posting this at the request of our technical
staff. We have noticed that the covers on some of our
paperbacks (adults and childrens) are coming off after
only one or two circs. We have the books processed
with stiff plastic "cover-ups" (B&T terminology) and
thought perhaps that this could be part of the
problem; when the cover-ups are applied they weaken
the binding. Or is it that the newer paperbacks have
cheaper glue that doesn't hold up? Does your library
cover its paperbacks, and if so, what do you use?
thanks in advance for your feedback.
deb
d_bodner@yahoo.org
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 22:01:33 -0500
From: James Asbury <jamesasbury@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Nation of islam link removed because of content?
sblume@cob.org wrote:
> DID ALA remove the link to the Nation of Islam because of the site's
content?
The Library Hotline's lead article for October 18, 1999 includes a
statement from ALSC President Caroline Ward (excerpt below):
"The Nation of Islam site was reviewed in response to Foxman's [Abraham
Foxman of the Anti-Defamation League] complaint and CTC [Children and
Technology Committee] concluded that it could not include a site 'that
is biased, racially or ethnically,' said Ward."
That makes it a non-neutral content based removal, and that makes it
censorship.
- --
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 23:49:16 -0400
From: Ed Spicer/Ann Perrigo <espicer@accn.org>
Subject: Re: FW: Nation of Islam Link Removed because of Content.
Let's try a different example:
You have a list in a high traffic area saying "here are ten great math
books" (and, no, I'm not saying the Nation of Islam is into
numerology--a joke--just in case) and a patron says "wait a minute, this
book on your list is not a math book." You take the book off the list.
You have **not** moved the book behind the circulation desk. It is still
in the **exact same spot.** Maybe, because it no longer is on the big
sign, it will not circulate as it once did (and that's a big maybe), but
it isn't a math book like your list claimed it to be, so it should not
have been on your list in the first place. If you still disagree, James,
we will have to agree to disagree. For me, this is very simple and not
remotely connected to censorship.
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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 20:13:27 -0700
From: Ann-Marie Biden <ambiden@nancy.ci.san-marino.ca.us>
Subject: YA groups
Hi to all,
We've recently established our Teen Advisory Board and had two meetings so
far which have been quite successful. The group is growing (up to 18, so
far) and more want to join. Of course we don't want to discourage them and
want to know what other librarians have done regarding size of the group.
We provide snacks and meeting room as well as a facilitator. They've
decided they want to meet twice a month. Has anyone had a problem with too
large a group and if so how did you handle it? I'm definitely not
complaining! We're thinking about breaking the main group into committees
addressing specific issues. So far, the kids are having fun and have
chosen a name for their section of the library. (The Corner...in NEON!
They wanted NOTHING with the word "teen" in it!!!) We also bought them
some comfy but cool chairs and had a dedication ceremony. Any thoughts on
the subject? Thanks.....
Ann-Marie Biden, Youth Services Librarian
San Marino Public Library
1890 Huntington Dr.
San Marino, CA 91108
tel (626) 300-0776 fax (626)284-0766
ambiden@ci.san-marino.ca.us
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:18:59 -0800
From: "Heidi Hink" <HeidiH@bethel.alaska.edu>
Subject: Re: RE: Pig crafts
"Look, Lin" writes
"Just out of curiosity, do you wash the kids' hands before they leave? (or
do
they lick them clean:-)?). We don't have a sink in our room, so I don't
know if I would try that craft, appealing as it sounds!"
which, I'm assuming, refers to the chocolate pudding-finger-painted mud, on
which pig cut-outs are glued for a fun craft. My antidote to not having a sink
in the children's room is to have a large container of baby wipes on hand, and
maybe paper towels, too. Makes clean-up of children pretty easy. Also, to
protect kids' clothes, plastic grocery bags with the bottom cut open make great
disposable aprons. The head goes through the big opening, and the arms go
through the handles.
So, bring on the pudding! :-)
Heidi Hink
heidih@bethel.alaska.edu
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 08:39:35 -0500
From: Wendy Pavelko <WPavelko@spl.lib.ar.us>
Subject: [none]
Well the time has come to face the filtering issue. I know that this
has been discussed and re-discussed, but the archives are not available
at this time. By the 15th of Nov. I have to have all documentation on
the good, the bad and the ugly of filtering in a public library
children's area. I make a plea to all who have gone through this in the
past with their boards or mayors, to please send a response. What I
need are case histories - successes and failures of filtering
implementation. The best filter to have(if you have to have one), has
anyone had legal challenges, either in support or against filtering?, if
so, how was it handled and what was the result, etc. Do you require a
separate or different card for those kids whose parents have said they
can use the computers, if they are not filtered? Internet use policies,
if there is anything that is unusual or different than the run of the
mill policy.
To save those who do not want to re-hash, please respond to me directly.
I thank you so much for your response, the only way we can insure top
quality for all the kids, is to share our success and failures so we can
all learn from them.
Wendy Pavelko
wpavelko@spl.lib.ar.us
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 17:10:54 -0500
From: jvandcar@park-ridge.lib.il.us
Subject: School schedule changes
Next year our school district will modify their weekly schedule to allow
teachers more time for planning and training without disruption to the
students. Elementary and middle school students will start school 10
minutes earlier each day and be dismissed 50 minutes early on Wednesday.
If you have experienced a similar situation in your community I would like
to know...how did the public library respond to the change? Did you plan
special programs or outreach to help "fill the gaps" on those 'early
days'?
How did parents in your community react to the change? Did you have an
increased opportunity to work with the teachers in your area? Did business
at the public library increase on the day students were dismissed early?
Any input or suggestions would be appreciated.
Janet Van De Carr
Park Ridge Public Library
Park Ridge, Il 60068
mailto:jvandcar@park-ridge.lib.il.us
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 10:12:39 -0400
From: Sue Becker <beckersu@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: Pig crafts
We are fortunate to have a sink in our storytime room. After we paint, glue, or
do anything messy, they wash their hands before going back out into the library.
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:06:20 -0500 (CDT)
From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us>
Subject: RE: Interview questions
Thanks to all who responded to my request for good interview questions and
the help in obtaining the archived response from before. I value your
assistance--they will come in very handy as I work on interview questions
today!! Thanks again.
Julie Linneman
juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 09:16:42 -0500
From: "Shelley Mortensen" <smortensen@wmrlibrary.mb.ca>
Subject: Halloween Crafts - list and thank you (Long)
Thank you for all of the wonderful suggestions of Halloween Crafts! =
Once again, I was most impressed with the helpfulness and the creativity =
of pubyac subscribers.
I was asked to post some of the suggestions that I received:
Pumpkin Hats or Headbands
For hats: Paper plate as base. Bits of orange, red, yellow tissue paper =
or torn pieces of orange, red, or yellow construction paper. Glue on =
pumpkin colors. Glue on green paper stems. Green yarn to tie it on.
For headbands: Cut out pumpkin shapes (3 per child). Have kids =
decorate. Glue onto green strips for headband.
Bat: Requires coat hanger, black construction paper.
Fold 12 X 18 black construction paper in half over hanger letting hanger =
part stick out. Use a piece of chalk to draw a little ways outside the =
hanger bump. Take out hanger/cut shape. Use a glue stick and glue =
hanger inside paper. Add ears from black paper. Flourescent garage =
sale sticker dots for eyes (color in black part), scrap paper mouth and =
teeth. Glue on crepe paper streamers (6-7). Some kids added bows, =
earing, ties and shoes!
Tootsie Roll Spiders - twist 4 black pipecleaners around the lollipop =
stick which will give you 4 legs on each side, add googly eyes to the =
center of the pipecleaners (where they twist on the stick), and you have =
a spider. The lollipop portion is the back end.
Pumpkin Hand Puppet from the October 1996 issue of COPYCAT.
Witch's Hat - Requires cone-shaped ice cream cones, circular sugar =
cookies (bigger than the round part of the cone). Ice the sugar cookie =
and turn the cone upside down for a witches hat. Cones can be dipped in =
melted chocolate or decorated with colored icing, or candy corn.
Q-Tip Skeletons - Requires 3 or 4 q-tips placed horizontally, with 1 =
placed vertically to form spine. Q-tips for arms and legs, and q-tips =
cut in half for feet and hands. Pre-cut skeleton heads. Glitter glue =
can be used to make the bones "glow".
Ghosts - Requires fiberfill. Trace a big ghost shape on black paper and =
let them glue the fiberfill on. Then glue on eyes and an O shaped =
mouth.
Monster Headband (aka Sesame Street Monster) - Cut a strip (or 2) of =
paper 3-4 inches wide - enough to go around the head. Cut out white =
circles for eyes (cotton balls may be substituted), and smaller black =
circles for eyeballs. Glue toward the top of headband. Blow a small =
balloon up for each child beforehand. Poke a hole between the eyes (and =
lower) and put the end of the balloon through it - tape down.=20
Spider Hat - Cut the inside of paper plates about 3/4 of the way around. =
Bend that part up. Draw a face on it for the spider. Or glue eyes, =
cotton balls, circles, etc). Glue 8 legs that have been accordian =
folded onto the bottom of the plate.
Paper Bag Jack-o-Lanterns - Requires paper bags, and orange dye. Open =
the bags, dip the bags into the dye, bottom first, and give them a few =
seconds - the more time, the deeper the color. (wear rubber glove on =
one hand, and put it inside the bag and push down into the dye bath) =
Leave some of the top of the bag uncolored. When dry spray paint the =
tops of the bags green. At Storytime children color a jack-o-lantern =
face on the bag, stuff with crumpled newspaper, and tie the top with a =
piece of string or yarn.
Pumpkin People - Cut out pumpkin shapes from orange construction paper. =
One per child. Cut 3/4 - 1 inch wide by 12 inch strips of black =
construction paper. Four per child. Let children design/draw faces on =
one side of the pumpkins. Fold accordian-style the black strips of =
paper. Glue, stape or tape on two of the folded strips for arms and two =
for legs.
Mask that covers only the eyes - Cut 2 masks per child (Ellison Machine =
mask). Decorate the masks with sequins, markers, ribbons, etc. Run a =
plastic straw (non-bendable) along one end of the mask ata 90 degree =
angle, in between the two masks, and staple the straw between the masks. =
This gives the kids the ability to hold the mask in front of their =
faces, and they can make it reversible. It's quick, easy and safe, =
while appealing to the the desire to pretend to be someone else.
Five little jack-o-lanterns - Pre-cut 5 pumpkin shapes for each child, =
and one fence/gate with a slit cut into it to set pumpkins in. Have =
children draw jack-o-lantern faces on pumpkins, attach vines =
(string/wool) to pumpkins using colored dots, or tape. Attach other end =
of vine to the fence/gate. Do the rhyme: Five little jack o lanterns =
sitting on a gate,
The first one said "Growing very late" . . .
At the end of the rhyme when the jack-o-lanterns roll out of sight, tip =
fence/gate over to have jack-o-lanterns roll away.
The book "175 easy to do Halloween Crafts" (Boyds Mills Press =
1563973723) was also suggested.
Websites that have craft ideas: Kids Domain - http://www.kidsdomain.com
Making friends and other =
crafts for kids - http://www.makingfriends.com
Once Again Thank You!!
Shelley Mortensen
Assistant Librarian
SMortensen@tkm.mb.ca
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:04:07 EDT
From: "Rebecca Domonkos" <rebeccadomonkos@hotmail.com>
Subject: A to Zoo
One of my favorite resources is the book, A to Zoo: Subject Access to
Children's Picture Books. I frequently use it to find picture books about
specific topics such as penguins, birthdays, siblings, etc. Could anyone
recommend a similar index for juvenile fiction? Thanks in advance!
Rebecca Domonkos
Boca Raton Public Library
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 09:29:35 -0400
From: "Tami Steinbauer" <steinbta@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: popcorn program
Hello everyone! =20
I am in need of ideas for crafts/activities/songs for a K-3 popcorn =
program that I will be doing Nov. 13th. I am new at this ( this will be =
my second program), so any help would be greatly appreciated!! You can =
e-mail me directly: steintami@oplin.lib.oh.us
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 14:07:05 +0000
From: "Helen Beavin" <hbeavin@lib.naperville.il.us>
Subject: Historic adolescent (YA) literature collections
A college teacher in my community is hoping to write a scholarly
article or book about American adolescent literature in the period
between 1880 and 1920 and is wondering if anyone out there knows of
any institutions (probably academic) which have collections of
literature from that period.
If you can help/offer other avenues to explore or anything at all,
please e-mail me directly.
TIA for both of us.
Helen I. Beavin
Young Adult Librarian
Naperville Public Libraries
200 W. Jefferson
Naperville, IL 60540
Phone: 630-961-4100, ext. 300
Fax: 630-961-4111
hbeavin@lib.naperville.il.us
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Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 15:25:04 -0400
From: Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org>
Subject: newborns
We have a policy of no minimum age for getting a library card. Children
can have one at birth. For years we have talked about giving newborns
packets in the hospital, containing a valid library card and....? Has
anyone done this? What else did you put in the packet? I'd love to hear
from someone who's tried this.
nancy Bonne...bonne@noblenet.org
Nancy Bonne
Children's Librarian
Beverly Public Library
bonne@noblenet.org
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 17:09:47 -0400
From: "K. Borchers" <kborch@clc.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Printz Award
I haven't heard too much about this new award. People on this list
have talked about mock Caldecott and mock Newbery... how about
suggestions for mock Printz Awards. Does anyone have any ideas?
I have a patron asking...
Thanks!
Kate Borchers
Grandview Heights Public Library
kborch@clc.lib.oh.us
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 11:35:34 -0400
From: Sharon Bandhold <sbandhol@northnet.org>
Subject: Stumper
Hello, PUBYACers!
Melissa Mathison Ford, wife of the actor Harrison Ford,
apparently has some connection with children's literature. I have been
unable to determine what this connection is. If anyone can help, it
would be appreciated.
Please post any response directly to me.
Thank you in advance.
Sharon Bandhold
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:16:49 -0400
From: RoseMary Honnold <honnolro@oplin.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Re: FW: Nation of Islam Link Removed because of Content.
You guys are sure confusing the heck out of me regarding censorship issues. Has
ALA never removed a link before? And if it isn't allowed to suggest or desuggest
links, then should it link to EVERY page on the net? My homepage isn't linked
there,
should I feel censored? While I think I am pro intellectual freedom and I try to
give people whatever info they ask for, I am not sure that I would
"recommend" or "suggest" some of the info they want to the
general public. Is that censorship? It
seems like 2 extremes being represented and I am never comfortable having to
choose between extremes.
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Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 09:57:55 -0400
From: Simpson <jsimpson03@snet.net>
Subject: YA volunteer awards
To all you librarians who use student volunteers:
I've posted before that Stratford Library in Stratford, CT has a strong
(and large) YA volunteer program. Two weeks ago, we held our annual YA
Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. The teens, their families, library
Board members, and school and town officials were invited. During the
past year, Sept. 1998 - August 1999, we had over 200 teens tell us they
were interested in volunteering. Of that number, 130 kids worked 5 or
more hours, some in the YA Dept., some during the school year, but the
vast majority in the Children's Dept. during Suumer Reading. At the
ceremony, which kicked off Teen Read Week at our library, we gave the
volunteers certificates of achievemnet. Kids who worked 10 or more
hours also got coupons for Wendy's or a discount at a local Chinese
Restaurant. There were 6 teens who worked over 50 hours. Two of them
(including my daughter) had worked throughout the year, and the other 4
just during our 9 week summer program. For these outstanding
volunteers, we did something special. I contacted the President's
Student Service Challenge, and ordered special awards. You may want to
do this if you have teens who volunteer a lot. Kids who volunteer at
least 50 hours at one location during a year can get silver awards; kids
who volunteer 100 hours get gold awards. Each award consisits of: a pin
(silver or gold) with the President's seal, a certificate and a letter
signed by President Clinton. It costs $2 per award, plus shipping. At
our Teen Recognition Ceremony, I handed out our certificates according
to how many hours the kids served, from least number to the most. When
I got to the top 6 kids who worked 50-plus hours, I stopped and read the
Presidential Award certificate and letter. Then I called up each YA
individually and said something special about them. You should have
seen the look of pride on their faces - and of their parents and
everyone else! It was truly special.
I hope that by now I've convinced anyone who works with teen volunteers
to look into doing this at your libraries. Check it out at this
address: <www.student-service-awards.org>
And don't forget to carefully record all those volunteer hours! Keeping
track of 200 or so kids is a lot of work, but it's worth it.
Martha Simpson, Head of Children's Services, Stratford Library
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