From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>

To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 00:01:22 CST

Subject: PUBYAC digest 29

PUBYAC Digest 29

Topics covered in this issue include:

1) Re:Programs for Infants/Toddlers Help

by CLB1972@aol.com

2) Determining finishers in Summer Reading Programs

by Terisa Brown <TerisaB@ci.hillsboro.or.us>

3) srp theme contest

by "Marin Younker" <MARIN@ci.tigard.or.us>

4) public access monitoring

by "Elizabeth Buono" <ebuono73@hotmail.com>

5) YA paid internships

by "Judy Dunahue" <Jdunahue@acpl.lib.in.us>

6) Stumper answered: Boy Who Ate Flowers

by "Rebecca Friedmann" <rfriedmann@hotmail.com>

7) Tell the ALA What You Think About Their Core Values Statement

by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>

8) Re: spaghetti fingerplays?

by Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>

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From: CLB1972@aol.com

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re:Programs for Infants/Toddlers Help

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:17:11 CST

Hi everyone,

Last month I asked for some help with a grad school research project I was

working on regarding programs for children under three. As promised, here

are the results from my survey in a nutshell:

--nearly all libraries that programmed for the above age range served ones

and twos, but less than half served infants younger than one year

--the majority of libraries had one type of program designed for the age

group as a whole; the few that further subdivided the group did so by age or

mobility of children

--librarians developed programming groups for children under three mainly

because of their unique developmental needs and/or parent interest

--nearly all librarians felt that the way groups were structured or formed

affected program success

--it was an even split as to whether or not enrollment was limited: most of

those that did had physical space constraints or felt a smaller group was

more manageable and enjoyable; most of those that did not felt it wasn't

necessary at the time or said it was against library policy to turn people

away

--average number of children attending ranged from a low of 5 to a high of

90

Thanks to all of you that responded. Happy New Year!

Christine

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From: Terisa Brown <TerisaB@ci.hillsboro.or.us>

To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Subject: Determining finishers in Summer Reading Programs

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Determining finishers in Summer Reading Programs

Do any libraries out there with around 2,500 participants in

their Summer Reading Program use time spent reading rather than number of

books read to determine who is a finisher? In our current program when the

child registers they set a goal for the number of books they want to read

for the summer. They actually choose a range, from 1-5 books, 6-10 books,

11-15 books.... If they reach their goal by the end of the program they get

to choose a free paperback book and they receive a certificate of

completion, stickers, and a small corporate, donated prize (usually free

food items or small toys). We are considering changing our Summer Reading

program to use time spent reading instead of number of books read. If you

have used this system, what has your experience been? Would you recommend

it? Do you give participants an option between the two systems? What is

your stop point for determining a finisher? Do you give a book or prize to

each finisher?

We would appreciate any information you can give us.

Please respond directly to me.

Thank you.

Terisa Brown

Youth Services Librarian

Hillsboro (OR) Public Library

terisab@ci.hillsboro.or.us

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From: "Marin Younker" <MARIN@ci.tigard.or.us>

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Subject: srp theme contest

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:43:59 CST

this year i'm having a design the teen summer reading program contest at our

library. does anyone have guidelines for such an art contest? if so,

please respond to me directly via email or fax (503-598-7515). many thanks.

marin.

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J. Marin Younker

Young Adult Services Librarian

Tigard Public Library

Tigard, OR 97223

(503) 684-6537

marin@ci.tigard.or.us

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From: "Elizabeth Buono" <ebuono73@hotmail.com>

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Due to popular demand, here is the info. on the software to monitor public

access on computers. This comes from our computer services supervisor, who

actually wrote the program that we use at our library, but he said that this

commercial program does pretty much what his program does. It can be found

on the web at:

<http://www.invortex.com/index.htm>

We use our program to keep people honest about how long they've been on the

internet, for anyone just tuning in. I'm not sure which program this

address goes to--the two names our computer guy gave me were Public Access

Manager, and Cyberian (sp?), which he said were searchable on the net.

Hope this helps--Happy New Year!

Elizabeth Buono

Children's Librarian

The Ferguson Library

1 Public Library Plaza

Stamford, CT 06904

<ebuono73@hotmail.com>

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From: "Judy Dunahue" <Jdunahue@acpl.lib.in.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: YA paid internships

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:48:23 CST

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Summer Workers

Time frame flexible during May through August

Young Adults' Services

Allen County Public Library

http://www.acpl.lib.in.us

RESPONSIBILITIES: Work with people of all ages, particularly young

adults in a department devoted to service to teens. Housed in a 4,500

square foot room within the main library, this unique department

includes nine computers and a collection of 35,000 print, media, and

electronic resources. Our successful programs hve been featured in

Excellence in Library Services to Young Adults, 2nd edition. Assist a

dedicated staff of eight with reference, programming, collection

development, outreach, and booktalking.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Four year college degree required.

Preferrably a student enrolled in an ALA accredited library science

program who seeks to earn academic credit in conjunction with this

part-time, temporary position. Strong interpersonal and

organizational skills are essential. Ability to work a variety of

day, evening, and weekend hours. Friendliness, energy, tact, and good

judgment required.

COMPENSATION: $10.36 per hour. Free parking.

APPLICATION: Send letter of qualifications, resume and the names of

three professional references to Charlene Holly, Human Resources

Manager, Allen County Public Library, 900 Webster Street, PO Box 2270,

Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Judy Dunahue Quote:

Human Resources When an old person dies, A library burns.

Allen County Public Library African proverb

Fort Wayne, IN

(219) 421-1232 fax:(219) 422:9688

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From: "Rebecca Friedmann" <rfriedmann@hotmail.com>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Stumper answered: Boy Who Ate Flowers

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:50:18 CST

Thanks to Heather Grady of the Shawnee Branch of the ACPL in Fort Wayne, IN,

my stumper has been answered :) The author is Nancy Sherman and it was

published in 1960. Haven't located the ISBN yet, but the OCLC number

(ocm05191988) may be helpful. Thanks again and happy holidays. My original

post follows:

>A 40-year-old patron is interested in finding a copy of (or more

> >information on) a picture book. He is fairly certain is was called >The

>Boy Who Ate Flowers. He read it in the 60's as a child, but >doesn't know

>how old it was at the time. It was about a boy who >would eat nothing but

>flowers, and his parents tried to make him eat >other things. It doesn't

>appear in Amazon.com (I searched with >multiple word combinations) or BIP.

>Any ideas would be much >appreciated! Thanks in advance and happy holidays

>:)

"A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back

to you when you have forgotten the words."

--unknown

"Imagination is as important as knowledge. Share yours with others."

--unknown

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* Children's Librarian *

* Union Township Library *

* 7900 Cox Rd. *

* West Chester, OH 45069 *

*(513)777-3131; (513)777-8452 [fax]*

* rfriedmann@hotmail.com *

* rfriedmann@mail.mpl.lib.oh.us *

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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>

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Subject: Tell the ALA What You Think About Their Core Values Statement

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:52:16 CST

from Laura Schlessinger's home page

Tell the ALA What You Think About Their Core Values Statement

http://www.drlaura.com/letters/index.html?mode=view&id=462

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Don Wood

American Library Association

Office for Intellectual Freedom

50 East Huron Street

Chicago, IL 60611

800-545-2433, ext. 4225

Fax: 312-280-4227

dwood@ala.org

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From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net>

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Subject: Re: spaghetti fingerplays?

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Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 10:54:15 CST

Elaine - A person hungry enough for ideas might try "It's smooth and

slippery

and long (stretch your arms apart to show long) and white; we eat it with

sauce

(use your imaginary fork) that's warm and bright! Sometimes it doesn't stay

on

your fork so good,(shake your head) but it always tastes yummy like you

knew it

would...(nod your head and smile). The meatballs are the best part; -

YUMMMM

YUMMMM (rub your belly appreciatively)". One might also connsider

Prelutsky's

poem THE SPAGHETTI NUT as a potentially useful addition to such a program.

Chuck Schacht

Romeo District Library

Romeo, MI. 48065

"Elaine M." wrote:

> I am planning my first spaghetti story time. I am looking for spaghetti

> fingerplays (or even pasta or macaroni). i can't seem to find any. i've

> checked "Ring a Ring of Roses," "Library Story Hour from A-Z," "Picture

Book

> Story Times," and others. Any ideas of fingerplays would be *greatly*

> appreciated. I already have some great book ideas and a craft ideas, so

> fingerplays are what I need. Please send your ideas to

> elainem@worldnet.att.net. Thank you very much!

>

> Elaine

>

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