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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 00:01:03 CST Subject: PUBYAC digest 18 PUBYAC Digest 18 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Position Posting by cindi <cindi@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US> 2) Re: Acc. Reader by Belinda Sakowski <sakowski@grayson.edu> 3) mittens fingerplays by "Elaine M." <elainem9@hotmail.com> 4) fun opener ideas by "Elaine M." <elainem9@hotmail.com> 5) Re: Stumpers and Bibs by kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu> 6) Re: Acc. Reader by "hollie anne" <hollieanne@mailcity.com> 7) Author's Birthdays by "Jennifer Needham" <jneedham@haddampl.libct.org> 8) Re: chat room use by "Catherine E. Ingram" <ceingram@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: cindi <cindi@DAYTON.LIB.OH.US> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Position Posting MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 07:24:33 CST Please post the following position. Thank you. Children’s Librarian Positions Available The Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library is seeking two Children’s Librarians for two distinctly different branch locations within our county-wide system. Dayton View Branch Children’s Librarian: This medium sized branch library is located close to downtown, in an urban historic neighborhood. Both patrons and staff enjoy the beauty of the branch’s original architectural design. The Dayton View Branch offers a diverse collection of adult and children’s materials and participates in community outreach programs with the local Priority Board, professional associations, and schools within the service district. This position offers both current challenges and future growth opportunities. Northtown Shiloh: This traditional branch is located on the border of an urban suburban neighborhood. The Northtown Shiloh Branch serves a diverse group of patrons who have a strong supportive appreciation of the branch’s materials and services. Patrons enjoy staff’s dedication to providing exceptional customer service. Staff enjoy the long history of avid readers as illustrated by an active book discussion group with a thirty year history. Job Responsibilities: Children’s Librarian’s are under the direction of the Branch Manager. Responsibilities include providing reference assistance to children through print and electronic resources; providing readers advisory for children, parents and teachers; developing and coordinating children’s activities; presenting programs to promote library use; evaluating, selecting and ordering books and other materials appropriate for children’s needs. Job Qualifications: ALA accredited MLS, ability to use Internet and other new information technologies and excellent community relation skills required. Prior children’s service in a public library preferred. Fringe Benefits: Starting salary $33,176.00 with exceptional fringe benefits including health, vision, dental and life insurance, 22 days vacation, 15 days sick leave and 12 paid holidays annually. Location: The Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library is the 8th highest rated urban library in the nation. Dayton is an attractive city with a low cost of living. The city offers a surprising variety of cultural and educational institutions within a twenty mile radius. Ohio’s libraries are among the best funded in the country, and the Dayton and Montgomery County Library enjoys strong local support. Application Process: Send letter of application and resume to Cindi Chibis-Fladen, Personnel Manager, Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library, 215 East Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402.
------------------------------ From: Belinda Sakowski <sakowski@grayson.edu> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Acc. Reader Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 08:55:09 CST Dear Ellen, We are experiencing similar frustrations at our library. Kids are coming in and refusing to read anything that is not on the AR list. Teachers are telling them they have to read so many AR books per six weeks. We have been getting copies of the AR lists from each school in our area so we can mark the books with colored dots indicating reading level and # of points. The parents have liked this idea. Since the lists are customized for each school, a dot indicates the book is on someone's list. Another problem we have run across, (not very often thank goodness) is conflicting reading levels and points. One list has a book listed with one level and another list has the same book with a different level. The biggest problem lately has been kids coming in because the teacher said to read a non-fiction AR book on their reading level and as you pointed out there are very few non-fiction books on the lists. Most of those are TRUE BOOKS which have a low reading level. I agree that while the program sounds good on paper, in practice, I find it too limiting. The kids are reading for points and not for the enjoyment that comes from reading a great book. That's my rant for the day! Belinda Belinda Sakowski E-Mail: sakowski@grayson.edu Sherman Public Library Phone: (903)892-7240 421 N. Travis Fax: (903) 892-7101 Sherman, Texas 75090 ------------------------------ From: "Elaine M." <elainem9@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: mittens fingerplays Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 10:30:50 CST Collective PubYac Mind: I'm on the search for great mittens fingerplays. I have only found one so far called "Mitten Weather." I'd appreciate any other input. I'm doing a Mitten story time in February. Thanks very much. Elaine ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: "Elaine M." <elainem9@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: fun opener ideas Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 12:03:38 CST Dear PUBYAC- I'm planning my Winter Story Times and I'm looking for a new opening song or rhyme. I feel like I've exhausted my resources looking for a great rhyme. I've checked several story time planning books, rhyme books, etc, and none of the songs are exciting me. Any ideas? I normally use one of these two: We say hello to friends at Story Time We're happy as can be. We are special story time friends. We like each other you see. I like this above one, but it isn't too easy to learn and the kids forget it. The other one I use is this one, which goes to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell" We're glad we came today. We're glad we came today. Hello, hello to everyone. We're glad we came today. I like this one, but I'm just tired of it. Any ideas? I can't use ones using children's names because I have far too many children in the group to go around and sing it to all of them. I'd appreciate all input. Thanks! Elaine ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Stumpers and Bibs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 14:20:18 CST I agree with Shawn and others who applaud our moderator in her herculean task of keeping this great listserv functioning. As a fairly new children's librarian, I find this group most rewarding. I have gotten great ideas, bibs, and an endless amount of information that has been most helpful in my position in a medium-sized suburban library. I don't know what I would have done without the bib on "Dinosaur" fingerplays, songs, etc., and the help you gave for an Asian project and, more recently, a bib on topics for a Social Studies teacher. I am really still learning some of the resources to be used for info like the above. Going to this list and getting the info so quick as been a godsend. I use the resources we have available, but we don't have a whole lot. What I am trying to say is that this list is invaluable to me. I would hate to see it changed to just a discussion group of topics that we deal with. It is wonderful to have somewhere to go to get the info we need every day. It is always best, of course, to look first for the answer to stumpers, which I am sure most of us do. Recording that search is only proper. Please, please let us continue doing that which we all do so well -- sharing with each other. All of this is, of course, only in my humble opinion. Kay Bowes Concord Pike Library Wilmington, DE kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu ------------------------------ From: "hollie anne" <hollieanne@mailcity.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Acc. Reader Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Language: en Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 15:55:11 CST I would like to concur with the opinions expressed by Ellen Snoeyenbos in her Dec. 8th response to Accelerated Reader lists. My experience is that parents come in, and basically want you to find "any book on the list that will work". There is nothing about finding a book the child might actually enjoy and have an interest in. These parents are frazzled, and many times rude and angry that the library doesn't have every book on the list (not even possible for a small library). Our experience is also showing that many of the books on these lists are older titles, so as Ms. Snoeyenbos said, we don't get the oppurtunity to point out new books, or non-fiction works. Audrey Huntington Ashland OH Public Library Children's Associate
Get your FREE Email at http://mailcity.lycos.com Get your PERSONALIZED START PAGE at http://my.lycos.com ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer Needham" <jneedham@haddampl.libct.org> To: "pubyac@prairienet.org" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Author's Birthdays Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 17:30:20 CST Hi all! I have gotten a lot of requests for the list of children's authors' birthdays! Just to let you know I haven't forgotten - I'll have the list to you next week! Everybody have a good weekend! Jennifer Needham Brainerd Memorial Library Haddam, CT jneedham@haddampl.libct.org ------------------------------ From: "Catherine E. Ingram" <ceingram@starbase1.htls.lib.il.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: chat room use MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 19:06:51 CST
Some books have great educational content! Some books have steamy sex and a standard plot. Some internet sites have great educational content.... some internet sites.... well, some internet sites have lots of pictures! Chat rooms can be considered valuable when others are just "killing time" or using up valuable computer space. But that is your opinion! If you have a time limit - 1 hour = 1 hour! If I want to look at a tax site, or research ways to winterize my house, or e-mail my brother in the service, or look at WWF pictures. It is all use that is important to THAT patron. I understand that some people's questions/needs seem more important. Certainly, I am more willing to go that extra mile for a health question like I won't for wrestling question. But one thing to remember is that we DO buy trashy romance, and tacky teen magazines, and many other materials because patrons/ tay payers WANT THEM!!! The same is true with the internet and websites. By banning chat rooms, or banning e-mail I think we are making a judgement that we should be real careful to think about. I understand that computers are more limited and more expensive than books. But just think about WHY you are doing what you are doing! About the e-mail: I would truely never get rid of e-mail. With our magazine index you can have the article e-mailed. It is such a great way to keep in touch with people; parents, family, you congressmen! Catherine ----------------------------------------------------------------- | *opinions are my own* | | Catherine E. Ingram, M.L.S. Joliet Public Library | | Young Adult Librarian 150 N. Ottawa St. | | ceingram@htls.lib.il.us Joliet, IL 60432 | | phone: 815-740-2660 http://www.joliet.lib.il.us | ----------------------------------------------------------------- Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off. ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 18 *********************** |
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