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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 22:11:24 -0500 (EST)
To: pubyac-digest@nysernet.org
Subject: pubyac V1 #879
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 20:16:58 -0500
From: Margaret Pavelka <mpavelka@vml.lib.mi.us>
Subject: Re: computer-using adults with children
Since we are all experiencing this problem, I would like to suggest that
rather than polling each other for solutions, that we all start forwarding
these messages to Dr. Laura and Rush Limbaugh. It's time we used their
influence to our advantage, no?
At 05:46 PM 10/28/99 -0400, you wrote:
> I'm looking for program ideas to address a specific concern in our public
>library.
> We make public computers available for word processing, Internet, chat,
>and email. A problem arises when teens or adults who are responsible for
>young children (infants through preschoolers) get lost in cyberspace and
>time, and don't pay attention to their young charges. The little kids are
>either alarmingly passive or all-too-lively while they're biding their
>time. We provide coloring books and blocks, but the extent to which
>children are ignored is distressing to staff, who worry about safety and
>the children's wellbeing. Conversations with the "responsible"
older
>persons about the kids' needs don't seem to make much of an impression,
>perhaps because they are so needy themselves.
> In the short term we will try limiting computer time to 1/2 hour for
>adults accompanied by children, regardless of how long the computer is
>available.
> I would like to know if any libraries have tried to develop programming
>for the children whose adults are using computers, or for the parents and
>children together. It seems that there must be a positive approach we
>could take to this problem--any suggestions?
>
> Sally Leahey, YA Services
> McArthur Library
> Biddeford, Maine
>
>
>
>
Margaret A. Pavelka
Youth Services Coordinator
Chippewa River District Library
301 S. University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
517.773.3242
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 18:41:59 -0800
From: Beth Coughlin <coughlin@noblenet.org>
Subject: Re: Thanksgiving finger plays
lchamp@denver.lib.co.us wrote:
>
> I have been avidly following the story and craft ideas for
> Thanksgiving story times. I was wondering if any one had any ideas for
> Thanksgiving/Turkey songs or finger plays. I am brand new at this job
> and my repetoire is very small.
> Thanks in advance,
> Lisa Champion
> lchampion@denver.lib.co.us
I use a very simple poem:
A turkey is a funny bird (Stand with arms tucked like wings)
His head goes wobble wobble (wobble head)
He only knows 1 word (hold up 1 finger)
Gobble, Gobble, Gobble! (Bob head while saying this loudly)
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 19:29:47 -0600
From: DLHIETT <dlh@greennet.net>
Subject: RE: millennium splash to promote reading
Greetings,
Is anyone out there planning a millennium splash to promote reading in =
the yr. 2000? I am a children's librarian in the public library and =
will be meeting with the school librarians to brainstorm some ideas. My =
supply of ideas is completely drained at this point! Do any of you have =
any ideas that I may share at the brainstorming session? I will post a =
list after the meeting if we can come up with anything.
Thanks in Advance
Deb
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Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 20:25:51 -0600
From: Chris Mallo <chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us>
Subject: Sunday Hours
We have a question that we hope all the wonderful people
on PUBYAC can help us with. Our library is considering
opening to the public on sundays and would like to know
how other libraries have worked out staff hours and such.
They are considering being open 4 hours, with a 5 hour
shift for full time staff. They are still hoping to give
people 5 days on and two days (not necessarily together) off.
If anyone has done sunday hours and has any comments, suggestions,
hints, etc. we would really appreciate it.
Many thanks!
Chris Mallo
chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us
Great River Regional Library
St. Cloud, MN 56301
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 21:13:27 -0500
From: "Fred and Stephanie Squicciarini" <fsquicc1@rochester.rr.com>
Subject: ALA Website clarification
Hi again!
I am the library student that requested some background information on =
the NOI website controversy for a paper I am writing. Thanks to Grace =
Slaughter for sending me all the emails. I just have one question. I =
hope you understand I don't mean to take up anyone's time unnecessarily, =
but since I am a new student ( and still unfamiliar with some things) I =
just needed some clarification. I do appreciate your patience and =
assistance. How do the ALA website recommendations work? (Here comes a =
second question) Does the ALA have recommended links on their website or =
is it a printed list and where can I find the guidelines the ALA uses =
for a website to be considered "recommended?" Thanks again so much for
=
your help. I have learned a great deal since I joined the list.=20
Stephanie Squicciarini
Graduate Student
University at Buffalo=20
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Date: Tue, 9 Nov 1999 18:13:25 -0700 (MST)
From: Carol Janoff <cjanoff@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us>
Subject: Re: Polar Bears
I have done a storytime on Polar Animals, which combined polar bears and
penguins. but here are the things just on polar bears.
Books:
Apperley. In the Snow
de Beer. Little Polar Bear
de Beer. Little Polar Bear Finds a Friend.
Oliver. Is That You, George?
Primavera. Ralph's Frozen Tale.
Waddell. Little Mo
White. No Bath for Boris.
Big and White
tune "London Bridge"
Polar bears are big and white,
big and white, big and white.
Polar bears are big and white,
They live at the North Pole.
Polar bears love ice and snow,
Ice and snow, ice and snow.
Polar bears love ice and snow,
And that is all I know.
And there is a wonderful activity with a plastic bear-shaped honey bottle
and food coloring, called "Polar Bear, Polar Bear" in Is Your
Storytale
Dragging, p. 73-74, by Jean Stangl. It's long to type out, so let me know
if you can't find it.
As you can see, I really don't have enough to do an entire program on
polar bears, but they combine nicely with penguins.
Carol in Phoenix
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:07:33 -0500
From: "Kathleen Saxton" <ksaxton@wepl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: Video review sources
Hi All,
I'm about to tackle my video collection and weed out the stuff that no
longer circs, but am worried about removing any "gems" that we might
want to hang on to for some reason unbeknownst to me at the moment.
Does anyone know of a source that lists must-haves for video collections
or something that lists award winning videos that I should keep? Thanks
for any help or advice you can give. Please respond to me at the
address below.
Kathleen Saxton
Willoughy Library
Willoughby, OH
ksaxton@wepl.lib.oh.us
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 10:21:36 -0500
From: Rhonda Jessup <rjessup@whitbylibrary.on.ca>
Subject: Re: pubyac V1 #877
We just had a visit from a World Book rep last week and they have come out with
the World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia. It is 13 hardcover volumes and
the catalogue says that it is "a great bridge to The World Book
Encyclopedia." The catalogue also states "that the entries are
non-intimidating and make valuable information accessible to all
students--including those who read below grade level." The sales rep told
us that they worked very hard to make sure that the set did not look
"babyish" and can also be used for ESL adults. It is listed at $429
Canadian. Sounds like it might be what you are seeking.
Regards,
Rhonda Jessup
Acting Chief Librarian/
Coordinator, Children's & Adult Services
Whitby Public Library
Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 07:23:33 -0800 (PST)
From: Alyson Bauknight <albaukn@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: David Burt's message...
In response to the line in David Burt's
departing message concerning his fight
to win "back parental rights in libraries,"
when did they lose them?
During my short career as a children's
librarian and throughout my involvements
with other children's librarians, we have
always encouraged parental rights in the library:
the right of parents to accompany their
children to the library;
the right of parents to help their
children select materials
appropriate for their children's reading
and informational needs;
the right of parents to explore
the many resources available on the
Internet with their children;
and the right of parents to voice their
opinions concerning their library's
collection while at the same time allowing
other parent's with differing opinions
to voice theirs as well.
These rights, as well as many others, are still
available to every parent who enters a
public library. In my short experience,
the loss of parental rights does not involve
what we, the public library profession, has
taken away, but what they, the parents, have
given up.
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Alyson Bauknight
Children's Librarian
D.C. Public Library System
Washington, D.C.
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:28:22 -0600
From: "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
Subject: Re: Which Library Studies Program?
Well, even though it would be a major relocation, I will go ahead and put in my
$0.02 for LSU's School of Library and Information Science, in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. Above and beyond being ALA accredited, and all that jazz, the faculty
members that teach most of the youth oriented courses are excellent. Dr. Patsy
Perritt is a veteran of the profession and actively involved in ALA, YALSA, ALSC,
AASL, etc. She is aware of and promotes the appropriate use of technology and
media in serving young people, but also teaches a tremendous appreciation for
the art and craft of the book. She has personal contact with many children's
& YA authors/illustrators, and often brings them into class over the phone
and/or in person. She also writes SLJ's biennial overview of school media
certification in all 50 states, and is a champion of children's/teens'
intellectual freedom. Dr. Dana Watson was a former "teacher-librarian"
in Canada who also teaches some of the youth oriented classes, s!
!
!
uch as "Multicultural Resources for Children," and supervised my
independent study on YA programming in public libraries.
OK, I'll quit gushing now. You can get info on the program, courses, admissions,
etc., at their website:
http://adam.slis.lsu.edu/
Good luck in your decision.
<><><><><><><><><><><><>
Sean George
Youth Services Coordinator
St. Charles Parish Library
sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 09:08:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Melissa Andrews <andrewsmelissa@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Creepy Crawlies Ideas
There's a website called www.storytimetreasures.com
that has a bunch of bug fingerplays and books and
stuff on it.
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Melissa Andrews
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:49:28 EST
From: CLB1972@aol.com
Subject: Programs for Infants/Toddlers Help
To meet the requirements of a research class I am taking towards my MLS at
Southern Connecticut State University I am conducting a study regarding the
group characteristics of library programs serving children under three. I
would greatly appreciate it if those of you who serve this age group could
take 10-15 minutes to answer the 6 questions in the survey below. Please
mail responses directly to me at CLB1972@aol.com and I will be happy to post
the results of my study to the list. Thank you very much for your input.
>Please list the names of the programs you conduct for children under three
>and a brief description of their objectives.
>What do you use as the basis for differentiating between the groups that
>attend each of the programs (physical mobility of kids, ages of kids,
>etc.)?
>Why did you choose the above as a means of determining the groups?
>Do you think the manner in which you determine the groups affects the
>success of your program? Why or why not?
>Do you limit the number of participants? Why or why not?
>For each of the programs you listed above, please give the average number of
>children attending a particular session.
Thanks again for your assistance.
Christine Bird
CLB1972@aol.com
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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 01:31:15 -0700
From: "Diane Adams" <DIANE@monmouth.chemek.cc.or.us>
Subject: Re: Children's writing contest
Landmark Editions are the sponsors and publishers of The National
Written and Illustrated by ... Awards contest for students.
The categories are 6-9 years of age,
10 - 13 years of age, 14 - 19 years of age.
Landmark Editions
PO Box 270169
Kansas City, MO 64127
1-800-653-2665
Hope this helps.
Diane
Diane Adams Youth Services Librarian
Monmouth Public Library (503) 838-1932
P.O. Box 10 fax: (503) 838-3899
168 Ecols St. S. diane@monmouth.chemek.cc.or.us
Monmouth, OR 97361
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 11:12:36 -0800 (PST)
From: georgi sandgren <ivylane3@yahoo.com>
Subject: Lemony Snicket series
To all:
We recently received the first two volumes in Lemony
Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events", The Bad
Beginning, and The Reptile Room. We were going to
place them in our juvenile collection (for those
children through grade 6) because of the reading level
- - probably fourth grade. However, upon skimming them
I became uneasy with the content, and upon reading
them I became very uneasy with the writer's attitude.
They're supposed to be humorous, but it's a very dark
sort of humor.
Any reactions to these volumes? Any ideas as to
placement? (Actually, I"m not even too thrilled about
the idea of keeping them). Can fourth grade children
even understand dark humor?
I'd appreciate your input,
Georgi
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Georgi Sandgren
Children's Librarian
East Islip Public Library
381 East Main Street
East Islip, New York 11730-2896
631-581-9200 ext. 6
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:28:05 -0600
From: ThrasherS@jcl.lib.ks.us
Subject: Christmas Crocodiles
Hello!
I am doing a storytime/craft program in December called Christmas
Crocodiles. It's for ages 2 and up and their favorite adults and sibs.
Among other things, I'm going to read The Christmas Crocodile by Bonny
Becker, illustrated by David Small. Does anyone have any crocodile or
alligator craft ideas they would be willing to share with me? Any songs or
fingerplays about alligators and crocodiles that you particularly like?
So far, for fingerplays I have "Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree,
Teasing Mr.Crocodile you can't catch me..." My additional books so far are
Counting Crocodiles by Judy Sierra; Alligator Baby by Robert Munsch; and An
Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni. But if you have a fantastic, terrific,
extraordinary book about crocs and alligators you like, please let me know!
Thanks!
Shawn Thrasher
Johnson County Library Lackman Branch
Johnson County, Kansas
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 21:06:11 GMT
From: "Jane Cropper" <cropperjane@hotmail.com>
Subject: Time Songs/Fingerplays
Hi all! We are planning a series of programs dealing with the different
aspects of Time and are in need of time related fingerplays/action
rhymes/songs, etc. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Please reply to
Jane at
William B. Harlan Library, 500 W. 4th St., Tompkinsville, KY 42167
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Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:50:19 -0600
From: "Hicks, Marcia" <MHardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us>
Subject: Date: Wed, 10 Nov 1999 14:50:19 -0600
Re: CBW event
Each year we have a Bookmark Design Contest to promote Children's Book
Week. We award 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes (new books) to the
winners. In addition, our local paper runs the winners' photos, and the
Friends of the Library pay to have the first place winner's bookmark
mass produced to be used as the official bookmark of the Children's
Library for the coming year. It has become very popular over the last
few years and is a lot fun. We also have the bonus of an "official"
bookmark for our department.
Marcia Hicks
Children's Librarian
W. Walworth Harrison Public Library
Greenville, TX 75401
mhardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us <mailto:mhardmon@ci.greenville.tx.us>
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