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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: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:54:14 CST Subject: PUBYAC digest 67 PUBYAC Digest 67 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Shelving parent/teacher reference titles by kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu> 2) Re: Videos by "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us> 3) SRP crafts by John Anderson <jwanderson@smithville.net> 4) Re: programs for 4th - 6th graders by Tammy Federspiel <tfeders@esls.lib.wi.us> 5) Internet filters request by "Sarah Smith" <sesmith5@hotmail.com> 6) Re: New Steig Book by Bassey Irele <irele.2@osu.edu> 7) Re: Videos by "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us> 8) Re: after school crowd issues by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com> 9) Library Service to Middle School Kids by Lisa Manners <a013462t@bc.seflin.org> 10) Sports Encyclopedia by Bonnie Janssen <bjafrm@yahoo.com> 11) RE: Staff Recognition by Jamie Weaver <jweaver@dupagels.lib.il.us> 12) Color Copies by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us> 13) fund raising by Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net> 14) STUMPER: Books like The 11th Hour by Monica McGuire <wyomm@kentlibrary.lib.mi.us> 15) stumper-1920/30's dog in space by staff <juv@spl.org> 16) Child abuse biblio. and request for titles (LONG) by JC_MARYSE@4cty.org 17) stumper by Selma Levi <slevi@mail.pratt.lib.md.us> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: kay bowes <kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu> To: Pub Yac <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Shelving parent/teacher reference titles MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 11:50:51 CST Marilyn, We shelve our Parents collection in the children's area but in separate bookshelves. They are not necessarily reference materials, but circulating. Things like A to Zoo, etc., are housed intermingled with the children's reference. Hope this helps. Kay Bowes Concord Pike Library Wilmington, DE kbowes@tipcat.dtcc.edu ------------------------------ From: "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Videos MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 12:54:54 CST Wanda, I have had the same problem. I went with something similar to the CREW guidelines for books, but changed the numbers for the videos. Generally, I check the title to see publishing date, when we added it to the collection, circulation, and the last use date. A very, very general guideline for me - has it circulated in the last 2 years? Is the circulation under 10? What is the subject? If it is information - what is the currency? Is the information accurate? Are a variety of filming styles used, or is it just talking heads? How dated does the film appear? If it is a travel video, does it cover more than just pointing the camera at a landmark and talking about it? Does it cover culture, how to get around, tips and tricks of travel? A lot of the questions you ask about books can be applied with a little variation to videos. Unfortunately, even with these guidelines, I haven't been able to weed many of our videos. If you get other information, please share it with the list. Hope this helps! Becky Tatar Unit Head, Periodicals/Audiovisual Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton Street Aurora, IL 60505 Phone: 630/264-4100, x4116 FAX: 630/896-3209 e-mail: bltata@aurora.lib.il.us www.aurora.lib.il.us Wanda wrote: We are interested in weeding our video collection. Do any of you have a criteria for weeding this area of your collection? Any help will be appreciated. ------------------------------ From: John Anderson <jwanderson@smithville.net> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: SRP crafts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 13:49:26 CST Hi, I've been kicking around some possible changes for this year's SRP. Each summer we seem to be offering more craft sessions and they continue to grow in popularity. They have always been made available to any kid who's signed up regardless of whether they've ever checked out a book! Have any of you required books read as a "ticket" to craft sessions? The crafts are always related to the summer's theme . I've been thinking about decreasing the # of ditzy prizes and offer more crafts but with the added catch of having to read a minimum # of books, even if it's just one. What do ya think? Is that off the wall? Bear in mind that this is a small library in a small town and there is nowhere else for kids to do crafts. Actually, there's nowhere really for them to do anything! Would really appreciate you guys bouncing your ideas to me before I make a decision! Carol Thornton-Anderson Youth Services Melton Public Library French Lick, IN meltonkids@smithville.net ------------------------------ From: Tammy Federspiel <tfeders@esls.lib.wi.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: programs for 4th - 6th graders Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 14:45:07 CST I do a once a month program called Monday Madness for 4th-6th graders at the library after school. The kids LOVE readers theater and there are lots of scripts available on the internet and there are books with scripts also. My kids love funny scripts--we've done a Wayside School (Sachar) one and I've converted a Bill Harley story: Soap For My Mom (with his permission) and the kids really loved that one! They also like any kind of detective program or treasure hunt. I'll write clues leading to different areas around the library or inside different library books: (for the author Yellow- robe I would give the clue: color of sunshine/covers pajamas fortunatly we only have one book by that author)etc. They love following the clues and finding their treasure---usually candy or something similar! On that treasure hunt it was a follow the rainbow treasure hunt for St. Patricks day and I used book titles or authors that had a color in the name. Our treasure was cold chocolate coins! If I can find a funny poem related to the subject I'll read it. The kids also enjoy Robert Munsch stories, Scieska or other similar books. Sometimes I'll booktalk a few chapter books or read a chapter aloud in the hopes of enticing them to read the book. It all depends on the theme I've picked out. Examples of themes I've used are "Mystery Monday Madness", National Nothing Day, Boredom Busters, and Villains after school. IF a new book catches my attention, I'll plan a program around it etc. I always have related books on display and try to have a handout with a booklist of some kind! Good luck with your programing! Tammy From Lakeview Community Library in Random Lake WI
08:24 PM 2/9/2000 CST, you wrote: >Hello everyone! you have all been such a great help in the past, that I = >am once more seeking your collective wisdom. I currently do = >programming once a month for K-3rd graders. The programs have been = >theme-based, with stories and craft activities, and last about 45 min. = >My supervisor would like to start similar programming for 4th - 6th = >graders. ------------------------------ From: "Sarah Smith" <sesmith5@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Internet filters request Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 15:35:58 CST I can't remember if this was asked before or not but I have a patron who would like to purchase an Internet filtering software for her home computer but would like to know about some of the different ones on the market. If any libraries out there use any publicly available filtering software, could you please email me offlist about what you use and maybe some of the dis/advantages? Thanks in advance,
Sarah Smith sesmith5@hotmail.com Harrison Community Library Michigan ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: Bassey Irele <irele.2@osu.edu> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: New Steig Book Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 16:26:34 CST Your are certainly not overreacting. The book is not appropriate for children. I can't even say that it is appropriate for anybody as there isn't much content in it. The only option might be to place it in the adult area, somewhere and hope that it circulates! ---Bassey @ Columbus Metropolitan Library Columbus, Ohio.
At 10:37 AM 2/8/00 -0600, you wrote: >Hello, all! >Has anyone seen the new William Steig book, Made for Each Other? I have >a standing order, Steig is on my list, & this book came. The card kit >classifies it as "Easy", but tech services & I are at a loss as to where >it really should be placed, If anywhere. My co-workers & I are have a >problem not only w/content, but w/illustrations. I don't want to >censor, but don't think this book is appropriate for young children, >perhaps any children. I'd like some feedback to see if I'm >overreacting. Your opinions would be appreciated. Due to the fact that >I'm way over budget, I haven't been reading any reviews lately, so I >don't know if it has been reviewed. (Plan on tracking it down this >afternoon). >Thanks! >Kathy > >-- >Kathy Graham >Youth Services >Broadview Public Library District >2226 S. 16th Ave. >Broadview, IL 60153 >(708) 345-1325 ------------------------------ From: "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Videos MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 17:18:09 CST We are weeding our video collection right now. First, our circulation staff runs them through our video cleaning machine. It spits out a sheet that lists how many glitches each have. They put to the side any that have more than 10 or so glitches and then they re-shelve the rest. They then check the usage of these and write that on the same slip. Then they come to the children's dept. The children's staff then looks at each of them. If they are watchable (some just needed to be cleaned or it was the tracking) we put them back out to circulate, otherwise I get them and make the decision whether to just get rid of them or order another copy if possible. Also if they are still in good shape, but the usage was very low, I look at them as well to see if it is something we need to weed. Obiviously our method means we get rid of as little as possible, but I have found that most children's tapes go out no matter how bad they look or what they are about, so I really hate to get! ! ! rid of anything. Our cleaning machine also has been as good investment. I think it has re-newed some of our tapes that otherwise would have been discarded. Debbie Brightwell Children's Librarian Coppell Public Library Coppell, Texas
------------------------------ From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: after school crowd issues MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:10:00 CST
Dear Anna, Here in Hicksville, Long Island, NY, the library is (unfortunately) across the street from the middle school so we have a tremendous number of "latchkey kids" hanging out every school day. (We know what time it is without looking at the clock!)The main problems with them are that they are noisy, there is occasional foul language, there is occasional fighting, and (this drives me particularly nuts!), they move from one area of the library to another and leave their belongings on the chairs or tables in the children's room so that the tables look like they are "taken" when they aren't. I am constantly making announcements on the PA for them to get their things and then moving them to the lost and found when no one appears since they don't care. We have a security guard on duty every afternoon after 2 PM. If their behavior is inappropriate, we ask them, with his backup, to leave the library for the rest of the day. It's not a permanent solution, but it does help somewhat. If you get any better ideas, please let the list know since I'm sure others have these problems too. Hope this helps. ------------------------------ From: Lisa Manners <a013462t@bc.seflin.org> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Library Service to Middle School Kids MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 18:58:48 CST Hi, I am doing some research for a paper that I'm writing on Library Service to Middle School Kids. I've done a ton of reading but my reading has only drawn from the experience of a handful of people and most of it was geared to Young Adults in general. I thought I'd make an attempt to draw from a much wider base of experience and you all are the best... So, my questions for you are... What are the key points to great library service to middle school kids? And, what are the key characteristics of middle school kids. Thanks in advance for your help. I know this requires a lot of thought and time. I appreciate any help you can give!
Lisa Manners a013462t@bc.seflin.org
------------------------------ From: Bonnie Janssen <bjafrm@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Sports Encyclopedia MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:48:10 CST Anyone out there aware of a good current sports encyclopedia that includes sports figures? Thanks Bonnie Janssen bjanssen@aclibray.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Jamie Weaver <jweaver@dupagels.lib.il.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Staff Recognition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 20:47:54 CST At our library each employee is given a peer recognition award certificate that they can give to any other staff member for a job well done. This certificate has a place for the description of the outstanding performance or project. When an award is to be given there is an announcement over the PA system , asking all staff to report to a designated area. The recipient is given the award with lots of clapping and "way to go." The recipient is then also entitled to three hours off paid time to be used when needed. Jamie Lyn Weaver Geneva Public Library jweaver@dupagels.lib.il.us ------------------------------ From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us> To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Color Copies Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 21:42:04 CST Thank You to everyone who answered my question about color and black and = white copies. To those who asked I was referrring to a laser printer but = all responses were helpful. My director was pleased. The majority of you = charge .10 for black and white and $1.00 for color with the second most = listed price for color being .25. There was a very wide range of answers = though. Thanks again Linda Peterson lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us ------------------------------ From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: fund raising MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 22:35:38 CST > > Hoo boy do I need wise council here, oh sagacious and experienced > ones... Our Children's department has been asked to come up with > suggestions pertaining to how we might involve our local young persons > in raising FUNDS. Funds for what? To equip our new children's room (now > being built) with things like a reading retreat/play structure and other > amenities that are not covered in our basic building budget. All ready > ruled out are 1. Having kids sell anything 2.Wishing wells. 3. Book > Fairs. 4.Anything that will need a lot of staff time to plan/supervise. > In addition, we can't get specific about what we're asking them to give > towards since we don't know what we'll be able to afford. I think it's > a good idea to give kids the chance to help equip what they're going to > enjoy, but how to successfully do that to the tune of $2000 or so while > staying within these parameters is proving a challenge to my > imagination. HELP!!! Have any of you attempted to involve kids > financially in such a project? What did you try, and how did it > work/not work? Thanks in advance for your input... > > Chuck Schacht > Romeo District Library > Romeo, MI. ------------------------------ From: Monica McGuire <wyomm@kentlibrary.lib.mi.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: STUMPER: Books like The 11th Hour MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 23:25:53 CST
I have a patron (3rd Grader) who is looking for books like Graeme Base's "The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery." He liked figuring out the clues on each page. He wasn't interested in books like "Where's Waldo" where the main activity was finding hidden objects or people or books that had a lot of puzzles or "puzzlers". I tried steering him towards some mystery books. He has read some "Encyclopedia Brown" books before and liked them, but those weren't what he was really looking for - I also tried "Choose Your Own Adventure Books," "Clue Junior," and "The Westing Game" (for he and his mom to read together). The "Westing Game was the only book they left with. Have any of you run across any books that are similar to "The Eleventh Hour?" Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I'll compile all suggestions and send them to the list. TIA. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Monica McGuire The views expressed Youth Librarian are my own and do not Wyoming Branch / Wyoming, MI necessarily reflect Kent District Library Kent District Library Phone: (616) 530-3182 statements and policies. Fax: (616) 534-4822 wyomm@kdl.org
------------------------------ From: staff <juv@spl.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: stumper-1920/30's dog in space MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:19:37 CST
Hello- A patron has come in looking for a chapter book written in the 20's or 30's about a dog named Happy sent into space in a rocket. She remembers it having a sad ending where the dog is left in orbit and dies. We have searched OCLC using dogs/fiction/1920-35. Thanks for any ideas you might have- Sara Doyle Seattle Public Library juv@spl.org ------------------------------ From: JC_MARYSE@4cty.org To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG Subject: Child abuse biblio. and request for titles (LONG) Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 01:12:05 CST 2/12/00 Dear Fellow Information Professionals, I'm working on a bibliography of books about child/domestic abuse for children and young adults. This list will be sent to someone who is working on putting up a website on this subject. The following is the list of titles I've found in our local OPAC, and through Barnes and Noble online. Am I missing any important titles? If you have any additions, please send them to me (Maryse Quinn) at JC_Maryse@4cty.org. Thanks in advance for your help.
Non-Fiction Titles: Lisa's Story: Neglect and the Police, by Deborah Anderson and Martha Finne. 1986 45 p. Michael's Story: Emotional Abuse and Working with a Counselor, by Deborah Anderson. 1986. 45 p. Robin's Story: Physical Abuse and Seeing the Doctor, by Deborah Anderson. 1986. 45 p. Alerting Kids to the Danger of Abuse and Neglect, by Joy Berry. 1984. 48 p. Alerting Kids to the Danger of Sexual Abuse, by Joy Berry. 1984. 48 p. The Safe Zone: a Kid's Guide to Personal Safety, by Donna Chaiet and Francine Russell. 1998. 160 p. Family Abuse: Why do People Hurt Each Other? by Kieth Greenberg. 1994. 64. Cry Softly: the Story of Child Abuse, by Margaret O. Hyde. 1980. 96 p. Something Happened and I'm Afraid to Tell: A Book for Young Victims of Abuse, by Patricia Kehoe. 1987. 26 p. Hitting and Hurting: A Child's Guide to Prevent Physical Abuse, by Frank MacHovec. 1990. 27 p. Coping with Incest, by Deborah A. Miller. 1992. 148 p. Do You Have a Secret?, by Pamela Russell and Beth Stone. 1986. 24 p. Child Abuse: Detecting Bias, by Stacey L. Tipp. 1991. 32 p. American Childhoods: Three Centuries of Youth at Risk, by Richard Wormser. 1996. 135 p. It's Okay to Say No: a Book for Parents and Children to Read Together, by Amy C. Bahr. 1986. 28 p. Sometimes It's OK to Tell Secrets: A Book for Parents and Children to Read Together, by Amy C. Bahr. 1986. 27 p. Your Body is Your Own: A Book for Parents and Children to Read Together, by Amy C. Bahr. 1986. 27 p. Living with a Parent Who Drinks Too Much, by Judith S. Seixas. 1983. 116 p.
Fiction Titles ("YA" denotes books for Young Adults): Fly Free, by C.S. Adler. 159 p. 1984. Saving the Big Deal Baby, by Louise Armstrong. 42 p. 1980. Devil by the Sea, by Nina Bawden. 228 p. 1976. The Girl, by Robbie Branscum. 113 p. 1986. (YA) My Father's Scar: A Novel, by Michael Cart. 204 p. 1996. (YA) What Jamie Saw, by Carolyn Coman. 126 p. 1997. Chinese Handcuffs, by Chris Crutcher. 202 p. 1991 (YA) Cages of Glass, Flowers of Time: A Novel, by Charlotte Culin. 316p. 1979. (YA) Forged by Fire, by Sharon M. Draper. 151 p. 1998. Raymond: A Novel, by Mark Geller. 392 p. 1988. Vikki Vanishes, by Peni R. Griffin. 150 p. 1995. (YA) Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dumphey, by Margaret Peterson Haddix. 108 p. 1996. Acting Normal, by Julia Hoban. 206 p. 1998. (YA) The Watcher, by James Howe. 172 p. 1997. The Lottery Rose, by Irene Hunt. 185 p. 1996. Abby, My Love, by Hadley Irwin. 146 p. 1985. Runaway, by Paul Dropp. 91 p. 1982. Hate You, by Graham McNamee. 119 p. 1999 (YA) The Girl Who Lived on the Ferris Wheel, by Louise Moeri. 117 p. 1979. Almost a Hero, by John Neufield. 147 p. 1995. (YA) Gunner's Run, by Rebecca Orr. 150 p. 1980. Daisy, by Sandy E. Powell. Unpaged (Easy book). 1991. Halinka, by Mirjam Pressler. 214 p. 1998. Don't Hurt Laurie!, by Roberta Willo Davis. 166 p. 1988. Harper and Moon, by Ramon Royal Ross. 181 p. 1993. Hero, by S.L. Rottman. 134 p. 1997. A December Tale, by Marilyn Sachs. 87 p. 1976. Ask Me No Questions, by Ann Schlee. 228 p. 1982. Lucy Forever and Miss Rosetree, by Susan Richards Shreve. 121 p. 1987. Winter-Broken, by Maya Smith. 120 p. 1990. The Boy on a Black Horse, by Nancy Springer. 166 p. 1990. (YA) Don't Hurt Me, Mama, by Muriel Stanek. 32 p. (Easy Book) 1983. The Sacred Circle of the Hula Hoop, by Kathy Kennedy Tapp. 180 p. 1989. Bruises, by Anke deVries. 168 p. 1989. (YA) No More Secrets for Me, by Oralee Wachter. 46 p (Easy book). 1983. The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson, by Carol Lunch Williams. 168 p. 1997. Running Before the Wind, by Linda Woolverton. 152 p. 1987. The Maestro, by Tim Wynne-Jones. 231 p. 1996. ------------------------------ From: Selma Levi <slevi@mail.pratt.lib.md.us> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 02:06:01 CST Hi, A patron is looking for a book she heard read on TV about 5 years ago. It might have been on Public TV or maybe not...It's about a bear who enters a talent show contest. Anyone out there have a clue? Thanks! Selma K. Levi slevi@epfl2.epflbalto.org voice # 410-396-5402 ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 67 *********************** |
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