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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: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:16:47 CST Subject: PUBYAC digest 68 PUBYAC Digest 68 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: SRP crafts by "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org> 2) MOTHER DAUGHTER BOOK DISCUSSION by KISTINGER@bccls.org 3) New online resource for book groups by "Katie O'Dell" <katiem@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us> 4) Re: SRP crafts by Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us> 5) RE: SRP crafts by "Jill Olson" <jilolson@kcls.org> 6) young adult non fiction by "Kathy Eaton" <eatonkathy@hotmail.com> 7) Video Games by Linda Moffet <moffet@dcls.org> 8) Re: Shelving parent/teacher reference titles by rebecca stutzman <rastutzman@yahoo.com> 9) Re: after school crowd issues by Karen Cordiner <Karen_Cordiner@bc.sympatico.ca> 10) Re: Library Service to Middle School Kids by Karen Cordiner <Karen_Cordiner@bc.sympatico.ca> 11) Subject Headings by "Amy Cassidy" <cassidyamy@hotmail.com> 12) Does children's reference service demand more speed? by Lu Benke <lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us> 13) Re: Harry Potter activity by Lara Kathleen McAllister <lara@chebucto.ns.ca> 14) RE: Staff Recognition by Monica Anderson <mand@vlc.lib.mi.us> 15) Multi-media Experiences by Linda Moffet <moffet@dcls.org> 16) Potter Critiques by Denise Rhoads <darhoads@airmail.net> 17) Re: fund raising by lochwouters@AXP.WINNEFOX.ORG 18) RE: Sports Encyclopedia by "lori" <lmorgan@jefferson.lib.in.us> 19) Chocolate Festival by Kim Patton <kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us> 20) Author/Speaker by Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org> 21) Re: Harry Potter programs by Rita Hunt Smith <rhunt@redrose.net> 22) youth program stats and info by Ann.Minner@ci.austin.tx.us 23) Re: Internet filters request by jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us (Jennifer Andersen) 24) Forget banning books, let's burn the library by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> 25) Steig thanks by Kathy Graham <grahamka@sls.lib.il.us> 26) Re: Goof on list of African-American authors by Gayle Richardson <grichard@spl.org> 27) JOB POSTING by "Judy Dunahue" <Jdunahue@acpl.lib.in.us> 28) stumper: woodland animals by Robin Shtulman <shtulman@erving.com> 29) Stumper:Poem about school by "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca> 30) Stumper: Boy with firetruck by Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: SRP crafts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 12:26:52 CST Hi, John. We are thrilled that they come to the library during the summer. There are so many who don't and go to the shore or whatever. Other libraries do use reading as the ticket in just to limit the numbers due to space restrictions. It's really up to what you think will work the best Denise M. Pulgino Stout, Youth Services Outreach Librarian Chester County Public Library 450 Exton Square Parkway Exton PA 19341 610.280.2672 dpstout@ccls.org ------------------------------ From: KISTINGER@bccls.org To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.org Subject: MOTHER DAUGHTER BOOK DISCUSSION Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 13:21:56 CST Hello, I have just joined PUBYAC so forgive me if I am rehashing a previous topic! I have recently begun a Mother Daughter book Discussion group for girls in grades 5-7 and their moms (or important adult) I am interested in finding out what books have been successful, (and unsuccessful) hints to keep the discussion going, helping the group get to know one another, and other hints that will help me run a successful program. Knowing what doesn't work is as important, so please include and disaster stories you may have. Many Thanks!!! reply to KISTINGER@BCCLS.ORG Margaret ------------------------------ From: "Katie O'Dell" <katiem@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us> To: libs-or@sparkie.osl.state.or.us, PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: New online resource for book groups MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:06:10 CST Multnomah County Library's new book discussion program for youth, Talk It Up! now has an interactive Web site resource for librarians, educators, and youth. The site offers guidelines to on how to create a book discussion group, techniques for facilitation and participation, a growing collection of book discussion guides, and profiles of current book groups at Multnomah County. Please visit this informative site:
www.multnomah.lib.or.us/lib/talk/index.html
The Talk It Up! Book Discussion Groups for Kids project is funded by a federal Library Services and Technology Act grant through the Oregon State Library. The project promotes, facilitates, and supports book groups for youth at public libraries, schools, community centers and private locations.
Katie O'Dell Talk It Up! Youth Librarian Book Discussion Groups for Kids Multnomah County Library System 205 NE Russell katiem@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us Portland, OR 97212 phone: 503.988.6002 fax: 503.988.5441
------------------------------ From: Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: SRP crafts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 14:51:54 CST FWIW, I require a $1 registration fee for all craft programs; this fee is waived if the teen is enrolled in the SRP (I don't check to see if they've read anything). This is for the teen program; I don't think the children's department does anything similar. On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, John Anderson wrote: > 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! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Lesley Knieriem ~ ~ YA / Reference Librarian (631) 549-4411 ~ ~ South Huntington Public Library fax (631) 549-6832 ~ ~ Huntington Station, NY 11746 lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us ~ ~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ~ ~ "*Initial, dash* cannot conceal / The fact that everything is real ~ ~ But whether it is also true / Is left entirely up to you." ~ ~ -- Edward Gorey, THE HEADLESS BUST ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: "Jill Olson" <jilolson@kcls.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: SRP crafts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 15:34:35 CST One of the goals of our Summer Reading programs is to get non-readers into the library. To require tickets or proof that books have been read as entry to a library program seems in direct conflict with this goal. Yes, we also have several other goals for SRP, but outreach is definitely an important one. Children and their families use libraries for a variety of purposes besides reading. Our libraries have seen a tremendous jump in Internet use and computer use for other functions. In addition, many patrons like to come browse and research without checking out. Many children who are non-readers can still learn to love and use the library if they feel welcome there. It sounds to me like the programs you've offered in the past are a wonderful way to reach out to kids. Maybe you could consider some booktalks or read-aloud time as part of the craft program. You can easily tie poetry, fiction and other library materials into the theme of your craft program. Maybe you'll create some readers! ____________________________________________ Jill Olson Children's Services Outreach Librarian King County Library System 300 Eighth Avenue North Seattle, Washington 98109 Phone: 206-684-6623 ------------------------------ From: "Kathy Eaton" <eatonkathy@hotmail.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: young adult non fiction Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 16:20:52 CST Hi. I am charged with developing the young adult area of the library and collection development is my first concern. I have been able to find endless sources for fiction but have had little success finding non fiction titles. If anyone can give specific sources/lists I can go to on the web or in print I would be grateful. I am also interested in knowing if there are standard subject areas I should concentrate on in NF and essentials I should include. Any advice is welcome. You can email directly to eatonkathy@hotmail.com or post. Thank you. Kathy Eaton, Grinnell Library ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: Linda Moffet <moffet@dcls.org> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Video Games MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:02:40 CST My library is concentrating on young adult collections and services and is considering offering a collection of video games for circulation. My teen experts say that Sony Playstation, N64, Sega Dreamcast and Game Boy are the preferred systems. Does anyone have experience with developing, processing, and circulating such a collection? Any advice for us in starting up? Do you find that the target group (YA's) come into the library for these? Are they popular in general? Please respond to moffet@dcls.org. Thanks for your help. Linda Moffet Asst. Youth Services Coordinator Dauphin County Library System 101 Walnut Street Harrisburg, PA 17101 moffet@dcls.org ------------------------------ From: rebecca stutzman <rastutzman@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Shelving parent/teacher reference titles Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 17:45:30 CST Marlyn, We actually have two separate collections. One is for parents - simply called Parent Collection and one is for teachers called Educational Resources. Both collections are circulating which works out well because we have a collection (mostly for librarian use) called Professional Resources which is a reference collection. Hope this helps, Becky Stutzman Children's Librarian North Tonawanda Public Library North Tonawanda, New York __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Karen Cordiner <Karen_Cordiner@bc.sympatico.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: after school crowd issues MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 18:26:30 CST >From another Karen... Karen, what is your relationship with the middle school? Do you run programs with the TL? Do you have classes in to do research or for reading activities? Do you have a teen advisory group? Do you have a YA porgram of activities? If the kids see the place as more than a hang out it seems to help. Karen Cordiner karen maletz wrote: > > 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. ------------------------------ From: Karen Cordiner <Karen_Cordiner@bc.sympatico.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Library Service to Middle School Kids MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 19:12:49 CST Lisa, I am a TL in a secondary school - grade 8 to 12. One shortcoming that I have seen in many public library programs is the lack of good reference service. Granted, this has been the place of school libraries, but I know that in some jurisdictions, school libraries are really suffering. Youth librarians need to be familiar with local curriculum. They need to be good listeners, frequently students only have a fuzzy idea about what they want. You need to be able to hone their questioning skills with them. They appreciate help, if you walk them through a process rather than doing it for them. If the "kid" has taken the trouble to turn up in your library, you are probably seeing a fairly typical teen. They are adults one day, children the next, trying to find their way dealing with a multitude of issues. Most teens are "good people". Too much of the literature concentrates on what is wrong with a few teens. My experience with teens over a long career has been very positive. ------------------------------ From: "Amy Cassidy" <cassidyamy@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Subject Headings Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:00:52 CST Hello! Does anyone out there have any thoughts they would like to share about kids' success finding information using ACP and LC subject headings? Do you think they are adequate? Also - does anyone have any opinions/has anyone tried "Kid's Catalog" or "The Science Library Catalog"? I'm a library student at the University of British Columbia writing a paper for my cataloguing class... I love this list, it is great to hear about the "real world"! Thanks in advance for any thoughts you might have! Amy Cassidy MLIS student University of British Columbia cassidyamy@hotmail.com
********************* "Shall we go in to dinner?" We went in to dinner. Moving from one room to the next I inhaled in passing that incense of an old library which is worth all the perfumes of the world. -from 'Sand, Wind and Stars' - Antoine de Saint-Exupery ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: Lu Benke <lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Does children's reference service demand more speed? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 20:47:41 CST
Here's a question that keeps coming back to me: Do any of you find that you can't give the best possible reference service to kids or their parents because they are frequently rushed? I compared notes with the head of our adult reference department and she said she is more likely to experience adults who are quite willing to have staff spend lots of time spent on their requests. There are the obvious explanations like perhaps I am slow or too comprehensive in my assistance, or that there is the fussy child pulling on a pant leg whining to go home. But it seems more pervasive than that. Any graduate library school student want to research this? How often do children's librarians have attempts to assist a child cut short with "My mom says I have to go now." Or how many times have any of you helped a parent who is looking for information for a son or daughter who stopped you after the first source and said that should be enough? Is this experience common to reference service for adults as well? Or is it more common in Children's Departments? What do you think? Lu Benke Children's Services Fort Collins Public Library 201 Peterson Street phone: 970-221-6686 Fort Collins, CO 80524 fax: 970-221-6398 lubenke@libsys.ci.fort-collins.co.us ------------------------------ From: Lara Kathleen McAllister <lara@chebucto.ns.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Harry Potter activity MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 21:41:03 CST Hi all, I am planning a Harry Potter Party for our March Break. I was wondering i anyone still has the list of Happy Potter activities that had come through and if they could please email it directly to me. Thank you. Lara McAllister ------------------------------ From: Monica Anderson <mand@vlc.lib.mi.us> To: Pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Staff Recognition MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 22:33:53 CST
At a library I previously worked for, we had a very simple staff recognition system, called "Kisses." If one of our co-workers did something especially helpful for us, we would fill out a form giving the person's name and a short description of what she did (such as "Paula: quickly discarded 2 shelves of books for me when I desperately needed more room"). The person filling out the form remained anonymous, and sometimes a lot of people would recognize the same person for the same task. The forms were read at our staff meetings, and the recipient would get a handful of Hershey's kisses besides the public recognition. Monica Anderson, MILS Youth Services Coordinator Bay County Library System mand@vlc.lib.mi.us ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
------------------------------ From: Linda Moffet <moffet@dcls.org> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Multi-media Experiences MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 23:23:50 CST My library sytem is focusing on enhancing YA services and collections in the coming year. I need your help. We are considering adding some PC's in the YA areas at three branches just for word processing/homework use. In addition, because YA's and music are so inseperable, we would like to provide some way to provide listening experiences. We are considering adding a CD-drive (with earphones) to the PC to allow users to listen to music while working. By adding a CD-drive, that raises issues about playing games, and using CD's and CD-ROM's from home. Another option would be to provide listening equipment separate from the PC. We have a circulating CD-ROM collection, so the issue isn't necessarily about playing games, but playing games that are brought from outside the library. Questions: *If you have a dual-use station like this in operation, what problems as well as positive experiences have you encountered? *Do you have any policies or words of wisdom about multi-media centers, especially as pertaining to the use of materials from home? *How does a dual-use/multi media center impact on staff time? For instance, have you found that games tend to crash systems and thus require a great amount of staff time to instruct, repair, reboot, etc? *Do you have any insights on pros/cons in providing stand-alone listening equipment vs. a dual-use system, e.g. security, cost, maintenance, etc. Thanks for your insights, Linda Moffet moffet@dcls.org Dauphin County Library System 101 Walnut Street Harrisburg PA 17101 ------------------------------ From: Denise Rhoads <darhoads@airmail.net> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Potter Critiques Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 00:16:16 CST I have to say that I'm amused by the many harsh critiques of Harry Potter. Ms. Rowlings is laughing all the way to the bank! Denise Rhoads Graduate Student University of North Texas Denton, Texas darhoads@airmail.net ------------------------------ From: lochwouters@AXP.WINNEFOX.ORG To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: fund raising MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 01:06:23 CST One fairly easy fundraising idea we did about 5 years ago that raised well over $3500 in 4 months in our 22,000 pop. community: We put out jars at local businesses and organizations (including sending jars with the director to Rotary/Jaycee meetings etc) and asked for change. Called it "Pete the Penny". Although it wasn't targeted just at kids we talked about it at the schools (had a red-headed preschooler with a giant orange penny sandwich board come with us and be "Pete" - with mom of course) and ran it during the summer and the first month of fall. We called all the businesses and organizations ahead of time; had a corps of 12 volunteer parents to be "Penny-Picker-Uppers - they had designated routes that they emptied the jars on once every 7-10 days. It became an even bigger success when we had a local sportscaster try to lift the pennies that had been raised (he did and said it meant people better give us more pennies!!). Worst site for jars: fast food restaurants; best sites: local bars and taverns - those patrons dropped in not only silver change but ones, fives and even a twenty! Hardest part- finding 100 jars and cutting holes in the plastic lids - thank goodness for creative and handy fathers-in-law with well-stocked workshops. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marge Loch-Wouters | Email: lochwouters@winnefox.org Menasha's Public Library | lochwout@athenet.net Elisha D. Smith Public Library | Phone: (920)967-5166, ex 700 Menasha, WI 54952-3191 | Fax: (920)967-5159 www.focol.org/~mpl _________________________________________________________________________
------------------------------ From: "lori" <lmorgan@jefferson.lib.in.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Sports Encyclopedia Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 01:56:44 CST The Lincoln Library of Sports Champions, was a good source. I'm not sure if they are still in business. We could use a new updated set. > Anyone out there aware of a good current sports > encyclopedia that includes sports figures? Thanks > Bonnie Janssen bjanssen@aclibray.org ------------------------------ From: Kim Patton <kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Chocolate Festival Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 02:46:10 CST Hello Everyone, Finding creative popular YA programming ideas can be very difficult. I thought I would share some info on a terrific program we had Sunday, Feb. 13. We called it a Chocolate Festival. We made handouts on the history of chocolate, Fun facts about chocolate, a bibliography with fiction and non-fiction books, and we sampled chocolate. Boy did we ever sample, we tried everything from white chocolate (not really chocolate), milk chocolate, semi-sweet, bitter sweet and unsweetened. We made chocolate fondue, drank hot chocolate and made and played with chocolate plastic (some even ate that). We shared poetry, stories, recepies and websites. Aside from my poetry cafes, this was one of my most successful programs yet for this age group. My YAs want me to do this again this summer!! Maybe we'll have frozen hot chocolate then. :) I would be happy to share info etc with anyone interested. Kim Patton Lawrence Public Library 785-843-0230 ext 121 Kim Patton Young Adult Specialist Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont St Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-0230 785-843-3368 Fax kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us ------------------------------ From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Author/Speaker MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 03:36:32 CST Hi all, Has anybody heard author Suzy Kline of the Herbie Jones and Horrible Harry books speak? Columbus Metropolitan Library is presenting a teacher in-service conference next Fall and would like to have an author speak at the end of the all-day conference. We had Bruce Coville last Fall and he gave a terrific talk that was right on point about getting quality writing into the hands of children. If you have heard Suzy Kline speak to teachers or librarians, could you please respond to me personally with your impressions? Thanx, jeri Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller jkladder@freenet.columbus.oh.us Columbus Metropolitan Library Columbus, Ohio ------------------------------ From: Rita Hunt Smith <rhunt@redrose.net> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Harry Potter programs Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 04:26:42 CST > Denise I. Matulka wrote: > > ..... And I am ecstatic of that kids love HP. What I object to > is the attention the books get when THEY DON'T NEED ANYMORE!! Other > lesser known books need special programs, read-alouds, and parties to > introduce kids to them!! > The question then becomes, "why do we do programming?" Do we have programs to inflict our values on children or do we provide the programming they want and for which they will come to the library? We are planning a Harry day at our library in July to *celebrate* the release of the fourth book. We also hope that it will get kids into the building--then we can hand them Philip Pullman, etc. I am not trying to point fingers here. I struggle with this issue as well. Why should I do a Pokemon program? If the patrons want it, and I have the staff to do it, why shouldn't I? I hate the thought and am secretly glad we can't fit it onto the schedule right now, but I also feel guilty that I am not providing what my community desires. -- Rita Hunt Smith Children's Librarian Hershey Public Library rhunt@redrose.net ------------------------------ From: Ann.Minner@ci.austin.tx.us To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: youth program stats and info MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 05:21:13 CST Hi all, I am a Youth Librarian with the Austin Public Library and for comparison reasons, I'm trying to get a picture of what kind of youth programs are offered in libraries across the country. I am interested in how many and what types of programs your branch (or library) offers each week, how many staff members offer them, how many children are in attendance on average, do you preregister, and how many weeks in a row you offer the programs. It would also be helpful to know the size of your community and how many branches are in your system. Please respond to me directly at ann.minner@ci.austin.tx.us <mailto:ann.minner@ci.austin.tx.us> . If others are interested in what I find, I can compile and respond. Just as an example: I offer 2 Toddler, 4 Preschool, and 1 after school program a week with one Saturday storytime a month and 2 offsite storytime outreaches a month. This goes on nonstop from January through May. There is no preregistration. I'm also responsible for requested programs such as tours, special group storytimes and offsite visits. On average, my attendance is 25. I am the only Youth Librarian in the branch. I really appreciate your responses . Thank you, ann Ann Minner Youth Librarian Pleasant Hill Branch Austin Public Library ann.minner@ci.austin.tx.us <mailto:ann.minner@ci.austin.tx.us>
Ann Minner Youth Librarian Pleasant Hill Branch Austin Public Library ann.minner@ci.austin.tx.us ------------------------------ From: jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us (Jennifer Andersen) To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Internet filters request Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 06:20:04 CST Sarah, Here are some places you could find reviews of various filters: http://www.superkids.com/ http://familypc.zdnet.com/safety/filtering/feature/21de/index.html http://www.childrenssoftware.com/ Consumer Reports May 1997 Good luck! Jennifer At 03:35 PM 2/14/00 CST, you wrote: >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 > > ************************************************************ |"We're fortunate you know. Jennifer L. Andersen |Too many people in this Children's Services Librarian |world spend their lives Carmel Clay Public Library |doing work that doesn't 55 4th AVE SE |really matter in the great Carmel, IN 46032 |scheme of things. But 317-844-3363 or 814-3917 |bringing children and books jandersen@carmel.lib.in.us |together does matter. And |we get to do it." | --Katherine Paterson ************************************************************ ------------------------------ From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Forget banning books, let's burn the library Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:10:00 CST from free! Forget banning books, let's burn the library "The library is a monument to all the best impulses in the human mind and spirit. It is a tribute to wisdom and understanding. No community is complete without one. So why is it that in so many communities across this land mobs are marching on libraries with pitchforks and torches?" http://www.freedomforum.org/first/2000/2/14ombudsman.asp
______________ 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 http://www.ala.org/oif.html ------------------------------ From: Kathy Graham <grahamka@sls.lib.il.us> To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Steig thanks MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 07:53:29 CST Thanks to all who responded about the new Steig book. 2 people said it was being marketed as an adult book for Valentine's Day. That makes a lot of sense. What really threw me was the card kit that clasified it as "Easy"! It has found a home in our adult section.
-- Kathy Graham Youth Services Broadview Public Library District 2226 S. 16th Ave. Broadview, IL 60153 (708) 345-1325 ------------------------------ From: Gayle Richardson <grichard@spl.org> To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Goof on list of African-American authors MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:04:57 CST
OOPS! I was the one who sent in that suggestion. I thought the criterion was books FEATURING African-American characters....Gayle Richardson On Fri, 11 Feb 2000, Spector, Maya wrote: > This is for Virginia Cooper and anyone who picked up on her list of funny > books by African-American authors. Joe Cottonwood is NOT African-American. > He lives in this area; I know him personally, and I love his books. He's > most definitely caucasian. > > Maya Spector > Palo Alto Children's Library > maya_spector@city.palo-alto.ca.us > ------------------------------ From: "Judy Dunahue" <Jdunahue@acpl.lib.in.us> To: PUBYAC@PRAIRIENET.ORG Subject: JOB POSTING MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:06:30 CST CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN, ABOITE BRANCH, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN. The opportunities are here -- you can make an impact in a community that really loves its libraries! We are looking for a dynamic individual to assist patrons, particularly children, in locating materials and information. Develop, plan, and actively carry out a warm and energetic program of activities for children in a large, active main library department. Assist in collection development. Encourage participation in the summer reading program and provide library tours and special programs or classes tailored to visiting groups of children. ALA/MLS degree and one year's library experience. Excellent interpersonal communication skills for working with both children and adults. Strong interest in and knowledge of children's literature. Basic knowledge of computer fundamentals and the Internet. Salary $31,824 and up depending on experience. Excellent benefits and relocation allowance. Send letter of qualifications, resume, and the names of three work references to Charlene P. Holly, Human Resources Manager, PO Box 2270, Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270, or e-mail to cholly@acpl.lib.in.us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------ From: Robin Shtulman <shtulman@erving.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: stumper: woodland animals Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:08:02 CST Hello. I'm hoping someone out there will recognize this book. The girl who is looking for this book is 17, & remembers it from her young childhood. She would have read it in the mid to late 1980s. It might have been something her parents read as children (in the early 1960s) , but she's not sure. It's a book of several stories, all about North American woodland animals. She thinks the title might have been "The Woodlanders" or "The Wood Landers." She remembers the animals all living together in the same hollowed-out tree, giving the impression of an apartment building for animals. Any takers? Thanks! Robin R. Shtulman Erving Elementary School 28 Northfield Road Erving, MA 01344 shtulman@erving.com http://www.erving.com/library/erving_library.htm ------------------------------ From: "Sheilah O'Connor" <soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper:Poem about school Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:09:24 CST A patron has asked our email reference if we can find a poem she remembers reading as a child "about a little child who is late for school. The child describes the fantastic walk he had to school (including having a bird lay an egg on his/her head, I think) and the poem ends with the teacher asking if the story is true and the child responding "No, but I did see a worm" " We don't have a lot of collections of poetry but I did check "I thought I'd take my rat to school" and it wasn't there. Would the wonderful person who recognizes this, please write to me? (See how optimistic I am?) Thanks Sheilah O'Connor Toronto Public Library soconnor@tpl.toronto.on.ca ------------------------------ From: Julie Linneman <juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper: Boy with firetruck MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 08:11:30 CST We have a patron looking for a series of books from about 25 yrs ago. The series centered around a little boy who collected things--lots of different kinds of things. Somehow the little boy ended up with his own firetruck (although it is unclear how that relates to what he collected). Does anyone recognize this story? Thanks for any help you can offer.
Julie Linneman juliel@wichita.lib.ks.us ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 68 *********************** |
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