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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, 20 Feb 2000 12:59:48 CST Subject: PUBYAC digest 72 PUBYAC Digest 72 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Dav Pilkey... by "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net> 2) Re: video cleaning machine info by "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net> 3) Re: Computer Disk Policies by Karen Cordiner <Karen_Cordiner@bc.sympatico.ca> 4) Thanks for the responses! by Marlyn Roberts <chaisegirl@yahoo.com> 5) Re: Library Quidditch by Mary Vanstone <mvanstone@tln.lib.mi.us> 6) Re: Summer Reading and the Internet by Linda Moffet <moffet@dcls.org> 7) Re: Computer Disk Policies by Maria Wegscheid <mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us> 8) after-school issues by Mary K Chelton <mchelton@pop.mail.rcn.net> 9) RE: Computer Disk Policies by "Hudson, Sarah" <shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us> 10) Paul McMasters' article by "Sanning, Lisa" <sannil@sosmail.state.mo.us> 11) Re: survey of off-site programs offered by library by Beverly Kirkendall <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us> 12) RE: survey of off-site programs offered by library by "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org> 13) Re: Potter request by Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net> 14) Appalachian songs by "Jeanenne Reid Robinson" <jrrchild@hotmail.com> 15) Re: BJ Pinchbeck Homework Site? by cathy wilterding <wilterding@tarleton.edu> 16) Re: Computer Disk Policies by Joyce McKenney <mckenney@ctel.net> 17) Storytime and circ. stats by Victoria Schoenrock <vschoenrock@wnpl.alibrary.com> 18) Re: Forget banning books, let's burn the library by edwarc@mx.pon.net 19) Re: Computer Disk Policies by "Allyson Goodwin" <Agood@ci.carlsbad.ca.us> 20) Chocolate Festival by Kim Patton <kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us> 21) "In the Bag" by Mahopac Public Library <mahopac2@ulysses.sebridge.org> 22) RE: Computer Disk Policies by Sandra Strandtmann <sandras@juneau.lib.ak.us> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Dav Pilkey... MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 19 Feb 2000 23:44:47 CST I'll add to this question...can someone clarify the pronunciation of this guy's first name? Long "a" or short? Thanks! Kirsten Martindale Buford, GA ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann-Marie Biden <ambiden@nancy.ci.san-marino.ca.us> > I'm just curious....has anyone met or had Dav Pilkey at their library or > school for an author visit? ------------------------------ From: "Earl and Kirsten Martindale" <earlmart@bellsouth.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: video cleaning machine info MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 00:36:09 CST I'm in great hopes that this is a typo...one can purchase a heckuva lotta videos for 30K! Kirsten Martindale Buford, GA ----- Original Message ----- Price ranges for these types machines range from $29995.00 to $5900.00 > > Debbie Brightwell > Children's Librarian > Coppell, Texas > > > ------------------------------ From: Karen Cordiner <Karen_Cordiner@bc.sympatico.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Computer Disk Policies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 01:11:41 CST Nancy, I work in a high school library. We let kids use their own disks and take them away with them. We also sell disks at cost. If a child can buy a cheap disk, they might not print. We use a virus checker which is updated frequently. I have not had any problems. We do have an acceptable use agreement that kids and parents sign so we might have a bit more control than you would in a public library setting. Karen Cordiner ------------------------------ From: Marlyn Roberts <chaisegirl@yahoo.com> To: Pub Yac <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Thanks for the responses! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 01:47:06 CST Wow! I can't believe the number of responses I had to my question about shelving parent/teacher reference materials. Thank you to all of you for your very helpful answers! Marlyn ===== Marlyn K. Roberts Children's Librarian Codman Square Branch Boston Public Library chaisegirl@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Mary Vanstone <mvanstone@tln.lib.mi.us> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Library Quidditch Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 02:22:51 CST Because Tracy and I seem to have struck a cord, I'll post LIBRARY QUIDDITCH one more time. Divide teams into the four houses. Two will watch while two play.One of the teams will attempt to score by carrying a yellow painted styrofaom ball across the room on a spoon without touching or droppin it. the other team will sit along the sidelines with four balloons which act as bludgers. they can throw the balloons at the opponent trying to score to try to make them drop the snitch. The scorer does not get disqualified if they are hit by a bludger, they only lose their chance to get a point for their team if they drop or touch the snitch. If a player crosses the entire room without dropping or touching the snitch, they get a point for their team. If they fail, the next person on their team takes a chance. we had two go at a time to speed things up. Bludgers can lose a point for their team if the cross the line into the playing field. Balloons can be re used if the team does not have to cross inot the field to get them. Evryone gets a turn to be both a snitch carrier and a bludger. The game turned out to be harder than it sounds. Most teams scored under 5 points, even though they had 15 players each. The kids had a ball. Other activities The sorting hat. Buffet Trivia pages provided by scholastic. House song contest - which group sings with the most spirit. Check the first book for the school song section. Houses got points for best spirit, quidditch, most trivia questions answered correctly( worked as a team). Individuals won prizes in the costume party. ------------------------------ From: Linda Moffet <moffet@dcls.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Summer Reading and the Internet MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 02:57:11 CST We have a wonderful webmaster who develops an Internet adventure each year. You can find two of them at <http://dcls.org> on the Kid's pages. PA has been cooperatively developing a state-wide theme since 1996 so he develops the Internet adventure around the state theme: Pirates and transportation in these cases. As kids navigate through the site, they answer questions on an answer sheet, and then unscramble designated letters to answer a riddle. Local kids are directed to come to the library for a prize. Kids outside the local area have their names added to a participant list. I realize this approach may be beyond available resouces, but perhaps these adventures may give you some ideas. The theme this year is Readers 2000=Masters of the Millennium, with a math-based focus. He is developing the adventure in a comic-book style (with art contributed by a local teen). I'll let you know when it's posted. Linda Moffet Asst. Youth Services Coordinator Dauphin County Library System HArrisburg PA ------------------------------ From: Maria Wegscheid <mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Computer Disk Policies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 03:32:08 CST > 1) Do you allow patrons to use floppy disks to download > info. from the net? Save work from a WP program? At the Bettendorf (IA) Public Library, we do not allow patrons to download info from the net. It would give them too much access to our network. We have different computers for word processing, and, as these are not networked, patrons save documents on their own disks. We do not supply discs. > 3) If you allow disks from outside how do you establish security? Scan > disks via virus protection software? If you do not use virus protection > software and allow disks from outside have you had any problems? We don't, basically. If the word processing computers get a virus, we can just erase the hard drive and start over. They can't infect anything else in this building. However, enough people use them that they could do some serious damage through a wide range of computers in the community. Patrons use them at their own risk. > 4) Finally, do you charge for color prints? Paper in general? If so > how much? If you sell disks...how much? We don't have a color printer. Printout are 5 cents a page, and the payment in on an honor system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maria J. Wegscheid Bettendorf (IA) Public Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr Bettendorf IA 52722 319-344-4188 mwegsche@libby.rbls.lib.il.us Views expressed by the author do not necessarily represent those of the Bettendorf Public Library.
------------------------------ From: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@pop.mail.rcn.net> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: after-school issues Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 04:00:52 CST Karen Sutherland wrote: >Our board has made a rule that no children can be left in the >library after three pm unless they have a parent in the library.< In my opinion this is a form of class discrimination against children and working parents. It's another dumb one-size-fits-all policy regardless of whether kids are misbehaving or not. Dealing with individual kids and their parents, frustrating though it may be, is much more equitable and rational. We dealt will a lot of after-school issues in Latchkey Children and the Public Library published by ALSC and PLA in 1987. While the bibliographies are greatly outdated now, the policy advice is not and it continues to sell at every ALA-related conference I attend. Mary K. Chelton Home: Work: 35 Mercury Ave. Grad. School of Library & Info Studeis East Patchogue, NY 11772 Queens College 631/286-4255 254 Rosenthal Library 65-30 Kissena Blvd. Flushing, NY 11367 718/997-3667 direct voice 718/997 3790 general office voice 718/997-3797 fax ------------------------------ From: "Hudson, Sarah" <shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Computer Disk Policies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 04:36:14 CST Hi, In our system, we do not permit patrons to save to our computers. If they save work from a word processing program, or download from the net or cd rom product, they have to use their own disks. We allow them to bring in their own floppies from outside, and they do not have to leave their floppies with us. Although many do because they forget and leave them in the a drive. LOL We do sell disks for $1.00 each, but don't require patrons to buy our disks/
We don't scan their disks for viruses, but our computers run a virus scan every time they are rebooted. We reboot all of our Internet computers, family center computers, and Microsoft Word computers. We do this to keep the computers running smoothly and restart the timers. Thus, the virus scan runs every time. Print Charges: We do not allow patrons to bring in their own paper, labels or envelopes. They may print on library provided paper only. We provide 5 black and white copies free, 10 cents per page after that. Color copies are $1.00 for each page. Sarah Sarah Hudson Information Specialist Independence Regional Library Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County shudson@plcmc.lib.nc.us Opinions are my own, and do not reflect those of the Library ------------------------------ From: "Sanning, Lisa" <sannil@sosmail.state.mo.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Paul McMasters' article Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 05:11:20 CST I think the article written by Paul McMasters, (at the link Don Wood posted), was a well-reasoned, balanced argument for cool heads and reason to prevail in the "to filter/not to filter" debate. I think he demonstrated sympathy for beleaguered parents who just want to do the right thing. I also believe he hit the nail on the head when he said: "It's not even just about the library...It is about who gets to set and control the intellectual, cultural, and political agenda for the community." Lisa R. Sanning, Reference Librarian Wolfner Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped sannil@sosmail.state.mo.us ------------------------------ From: Beverly Kirkendall <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: survey of off-site programs offered by library MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 05:53:54 CST I don't establish a minimum number for which to do an off-site visit, but I do only offer it to day cares (not home cares) within my city limits. Since I work at an independent city library (city pop. about 40,000) in a metroplex area, we share many patrons (and daycares) from the surrounding communities (which also have libraries) and have at least 90 day cares withing an 8 mile range, so I have to limit it a bit or I would never be in the library! I do not do baby programs off-site. I offer programs to my city's day cares about three times per year (during the holidays, in the spring to publicize summer reading club, and in August when the school year is getting started). I haven't had a great response, but I have only just begun to offer this service. I will go once each time to a facility although I may do more than one program at a given site (to accommodate different ages/class schedules). Beverly Kirkendall Hurst Public Library
------------------------------ From: "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: survey of off-site programs offered by library MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 06:32:29 CST You wrote: I would appreciate the Collective Wisdom's counsel on helping me set guidelines for off-site programs. Your opinions and responses to the following questions would be most welcome. As a Youth Services Outreach Librarian, this is what takes at least 75% of my job. I visit 22 daycares once per month. We have a criteria that the center take students that receive subsudies from the state for tuition. 1.What is the minimum sized group for which to provide a program (10? 20?) I visit each class at large centers or do the entire group at home daycares. Larger groups require more teachers and aides be present with the children. All visits require the teachers participate in the story time to act as models for the children. 2. Do you offer programs to private or home day care facilities? yes 3. Do you ever offer baby programs in day care facilities? When there are enough teachers and aides who will participate with the children, yes. If not, no. Think of it like a lapsit. 4. How often may a site request a program? Because the other part of my job is defined as an in-house person, we limit our visits to once a month. If a person can be full time outreach, then once every 2 or 3 weeks would be better. If you are sick that month and can't reschedule, then it's two months between visits and your are essentially.starting all over again with that group. 5. How many back-to-back programs can we (realistically) do if classes are grouped by age level? My larger centers (85-100 children) I do as many as 4 story times. The younger groups get 10-15 mins, older groups get 20-30 mins. We are also delivering bags of boks to the centers, so there's a bit of Check in and check out time. We have a contract the center has to agree to, training sessions for day care workers and a newsletter : it's on our website at www.ccls.org. Go to about the library, then scroll down a bit and click on on The Storyteller. It's fun!
The Main Library children's department offers most of the off-site programs. We have two librarians and two library assistants who do story times in a community of about 50,000. We average five in-house programs a week. Adding hours of prep time to performance time to travel time makes me realize that we need to define our limits! We are a very busy large library with much in-house programming, I do very little of that. I pick one storytime for each age level per month with extras like flannels nd such and adapt to the groups within that batch. I hope this helps and if you need more info, I'd be gald to babble on more. Just drop a note. Good Luck! 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: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Potter request MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 07:15:54 CST Anyone peculiar enough to be interested in learning the tune to the Hogwarts School Song might want to give me a call at 810-752-2291 and I 'll give it to you quick over the phone. I bribed our resident Tomten into teachinig it to me (THREE oreos!) after overhearing him grumblesinging it late one evening as he made his nightly rounds. I tried to get him to tell me where he learned it, but he declined to be forthcoming... The tune is quite like Yankee Doodle with just a few modifications on the first line. One can actually envision it being rather stirring if sung lustily on the right occasion in the company of wizards and/or wizard wannabees... Chuck Schacht Romeo District Library Romeo, MI. Laurie Cowgill wrote: > I have a request for some Harry Potter activities from a mother/daughter > book club group. I thought I saved the fabulous list that came across > some time ago, but can't seem to find it. They are particularly > interested in Quidditch game rules. If you have the Harry Potter > activities, could you e-mail them to me at lcowgill@kpbsd.k12.ak.us. TIA > Laurie C ------------------------------ From: "Jeanenne Reid Robinson" <jrrchild@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Appalachian songs Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 07:50:36 CST
I am doing an Appalachian program with 2nd-4th graders. I plan to share two picture books, tell a Jack tale, and have a puppet play based on the story Sody Sallyratus. Can anyone suggest any good songs, chants, or audience participation activities centered around the Appalachian mountains. So far I have the song "The Green Grass Grew All Around". I have looked in the book On Top of Old Smoky by Ronald Kidd. Please send your responses to me and then I will post them to the list. Thanks in advance, Jeanenne Robinson Jrrchild@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: cathy wilterding <wilterding@tarleton.edu> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: BJ Pinchbeck Homework Site? MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 08:53:07 CST Miriam, The problem must have been temporary. I just now connected to the site using the URL you gave. And bookmarked it--what an interesting site. Cathy Wilterding At 10:19 PM 2/16/00 -0600, you wrote: >In trying to post a recent library newsletter, I encountered a problem accessing BJ Pinchbeck's Homework Helper website (http://www.bjpinchbeck.com/ ). The message is that the server can not be located. Does anyone know whether this is just a temporary problem or if the site has been discontinued? I hope it's not the latter! > >Thanks, > >Miriam > > > >The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent those of my employer. > >Miriam Neiman >YA/Reference Librarian/Web Page Mistress >Welles-Turner Memorial Library >Glastonbury, CT > >http://www.wtmlib.com > > ------------------------------ From: Joyce McKenney <mckenney@ctel.net> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Computer Disk Policies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 09:33:21 CST
> > Here are my questions. > 1) Do you allow patrons to use floppy disks to download > info. from the net? Save work from a WP program? > No downloading allowed, but they can save their own work > 2) If yes what is your policy? Can patrons bring in their own disk? > And/or do they buy disks from you? If they leave can they take disk > with them and return at a later date with the same disk? Or must they > leave disk at the library? > They must buy our disks (I think they are one dollar) each time they come in. The disk is then theirs to bring home, school, etc.
> > 4) Finally, do you charge for color prints? Paper in general? If so > how much? If you sell disks...how much? > Prints are 20 cents, but I'm thinking of going up on that, especially color. Some libraries charge $1.00. Richmond Public Library, Richmond, Maine ------------------------------ From: Victoria Schoenrock <vschoenrock@wnpl.alibrary.com> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Storytime and circ. stats Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 10:12:11 CST We are a very busy library with an average of 15 preschool storytimes a week. We have noticed lately that our circ. is going down (especially in relation to preschoolers) and wondering if other libraries are noticing this too. We see less and less of our preschool moms taking books home after storytime. Are parents getting too busy to read and thinking our storytime once a week is enough? Too much competition from videos and computers? Anyway, I would like to try a preschool reading club during the school year where we reward kids and parents for reading at home (in my previous library we handed out reading sheets and they got stickers, stamps, etc.) but because we are so busy at storytime, I would like something that is lower maintainence. We don't really have the time for kids to "report" on their books. Does anyone have a program like this? Thanks!! Vicky Schoenrock Warren-Newport Public Library Gurnee, IL vschoenrock@wnpl.alibrary.com
------------------------------ From: edwarc@mx.pon.net To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Forget banning books, let's burn the library Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 10:38:19 CST Oh that was kind and good, and I'm sure brings you closer together. Flaming back, Carol --------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Charles Schacht <schachtc@libcoop.net> Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2000 20:53:49 CST >Sounds to me as though somebody finds feeling self-righteous considerably more enjoyable than trying to understand somebody else's point of view... Not likely to do a >whole lot of GOOD in terms of bringing us closer together, but I guess it's a free hobby. Sure seems like it would be nice/more productive if we could work harder on >seeing the world through others eyes instead of trying to make people who have different opinions than we do look bad/stupid/like cultural Philistines. But then >that's just my opinion. Speaking only for himself - > >Chuck Schacht >Romeo District Library >Romeo, MI. > > > >Don Wood wrote: > >> 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: "Allyson Goodwin" <Agood@ci.carlsbad.ca.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Computer Disk Policies Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:15:33 CST
>>> Nancy Sweeney <nsweeney@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us> 02/16/00 06:22PM >>> Hi, I mostly lurk on this forum but recently we began reviewing a computer disk use policy at our library that needs further exploring. I thought I would throw it out to my fellow librarians to see what you all do! Here are my questions. 1) Do you allow patrons to use floppy disks to download info. from the net? Save work from a WP program? yes 2) If yes what is your policy? Can patrons bring in their own disk?yes And/or do they buy disks from you? yes If they leave can they take diskwith them and return at a later date with the same disk? yes Or must they leave disk at the library?no 3) If you allow disks from outside how do you establish security? Scan disks via virus protection software? not yet If you do not use virus protection software and allow disks from outside have you had any problems?NO 4) Finally, do you charge for color prints? yes .75Paper in general? If so how much? If you sell disks...how much?$1.00Thanks for your time in answering my questions. If there is any other info. that you think is relevant to the topic please let me know! Nancy Sweeney Branch Librarian-Bridgeport Public Library Black Rock Branch Bridgeport, CT
------------------------------ From: Kim Patton <kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Chocolate Festival Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 11:50:14 CST Wow, Thank you everyone for your overwhelming praise and response (over 100) to my Chocolate Festival. I decided to post this to the list serve because I had so many request for info. If the following information does not answer your particular question, my apologies. Please email me again. We had 26 teens at our program. I consider that pretty successful for this age group. I do have to warn you though that chocolate is expensive. Hence this program was expensive about $125) but I think it was worth it. I had a lot of volunteers (5) who cut up fruit slices, chocolate and angel food cake ahead of time. It took us about 1/2 hour to make the chocolate plastic. Oh and we tripled the recipe. (3 bags of chocolate chips, 2 cups corn syrup). I did write to the Russell Stover Company, 4900 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 63112-2702. I got some good historical information and even some samples but they didn’t really fit with my program so I gave them out as freebies to take home. (peanut butter and jelly cups, and little Carmel things). I had much better luck with our local Health Food Store (Lawrence Community Mercantile). They gave quality chocolate bars, trail mix and other great samples. Good luck to everyone, let me know how your programs go. I am happy to share this program with you all, I do ask however that if you use any part of this in any publication you please give credit to me and my library. Kim Patton, Young Adult Specialist Lawrence Public Library
Decorations and setup We held this program in our auditorium. I had 5 tables set up with 6 to 8 chairs each. We decorated with brown tablecloths, glitter and sparkly ribbons in gold and white and brown balloons. Each table had a large chocolate kiss as a centerpiece along with a fondue pot.
This is a new experience for some, you might have to remind kids about double dipping, etc. Or, If you are a germ freak like me and are really worried about germs during cold season, dip the sauce onto paper plates and they can dip from their own plate.
Chocolate Plastic This activity was suggested to be by one of our staff members Jeanette Shawl, she used to be a chef. Chocolate Plastic is a confection used by famous chef’s to make roses and other decorations for fancy cakes. Unbeknownst to them, it’s also used by the teens at my library to make cool shapes to play with (think of play-dough for teens). Here is a very simple recipe we modified from one the real chef‘s use.
1 12 oz bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips 2/3 cup of corn syrup Powdered sugar if needed Melt chocolate chips in double boiler or microwave. Stir in corn syrup until smooth. Refrigerate at least 3 hours. Knead a little to see if its workable. If too sticky work in a little powdered sugar. Tear off golf ball size hunks and place in cupcake cups (one for each kid). Have fun with cookie cutters, rolling pins, whatever you like to make fun shapes. If it starts getting sticky after awhile, have kid eat it :)
Chocolate Samples White Chocolate chips or squares (I used chips) Milk Chocolate chips, squares, etc. (I used kisses) Semi-Sweet chips or squares (I used chips and Dove squares) Bittersweet chips or squares ( I used Bakers and cut each rectangle piece in half) Unsweetened chips or squares (see above)
Beverages We served Ice Water and instant Hot Chocolate
Chocolate Fondue Fondue pots and sterno or mini crockpots (you can use one big one or several small ones. I opted for several small ones set up at tables. 6-8 kids per table and fondue pot. I thought this gave a more intimate setting. Wooden Skewers (the kind you use for shish kabobs in the summer) large wooden toothpicks would also be ok Apple slices Orange slices Banana Slices Large marshmallows Angel food cake cut into 1 inch chunks Semi sweet Chocolate Chips (1/2 bag for each small fondue pot) 1/2 cup of whipping cream for each fondue pot Melt chocolate chips in fondue pot, add whipping cream, mix well. Using skewers, dip fruit, cake and marshmallows at will. Helpful Hints: Keep an eye on your sterno, sometimes it gets a little too hot. It’s best if you put the lid 1/2 way on after the chips are melted. This is a new experience for some, you might have to remind kids about double dipping, etc. Or, If you are a germ freak like me and are really worried about germs during cold season, dip the sauce onto paper plates and they can dip from their own plate. Do Your Own Chocolate Research (bibliography) Adoff, Arnold; Chocolate Dreams: Poems Allamand, Pascale; Cocoa Bean and Daisies: How Swiss Chocolate is Made Allardice, Pamela; A Passion for Chocolate: How to Turn Your Love Affair with Chocolate into a Deep and Lasting Relationship Ammon, Richard: The Kid’s Book of Chocolate Appelbaum, Diana Karter; Cocoa Ice Asquith, Pamella Z.; Truffles and Other Chocolate Confections Brody, Lora; Chocolate Chocolate for a Women’s Soul: 77 Stories to Feed Your Spirit and Warm Your Heart Castner, Charles Schuyler; One of a Kind: Milton Snavely Hershey Catling, Patrick Skene; The Chocolate Touch Coady, Chantal; Chocolate: The Food of the Gods Coe, Sophie D.; The True History of Chocolate Copeland, Sheila; Chocolate Star Cormier, Robert; The Chocolate War Cormier, Robery; Beyond the Chocolate War Desaulniers, Marcel; Death by Chocolate: The Last Word on a Consuming Passion Douglas, Barbara; The Chocolate Chip Cookies Contest Haughton, Natalie Hartanov; 365 Great Chocolate Desserts Howe, James; Harold and Chester in Hot Fudge Inkpen, Mick; Gumboot’s Chocolaty Day Malgieri, Nick; Chocolate: From Simple Cookies to Extravagant Showstoppers Malone, Mary; Milton Hershey: Chocolate King Manes, Stephen; Chocolate Covered Ants McInnes, John; The Chocolate Chip Mystery Monsell, Mary Elise; Mr. Pin: The Chocolate Files Murfitt, Janice; Chocolate: Over 100 Irresistible Chocolate Ideas Obligado, Lillian; The Chocolate Cow Smaridge, Norah; The World of Chocolate Smith, Robert Kimmel; Chocolate Fever Thaler, Mike; The Chocolate Marshmelephant Sundae Thompson, Cole; Chocolate Lizards: A Novel Warner, Gerturde Chandler; The Chocolate Sundae Mystery Welch, Adrienne; Sweet Seduction: Chocolate Truffles Zisman, Larry; The 47 Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Chocolate Facts Chocolate’s good for you! The average chocolate bar contains no more calories than a cup of yogurt and certain chemicals in chocolate can help to prevent cholesterol forming. The first cocoa trees grew wild in the tropical rain forests of the Amazon and Orinoco basins over 4000 years ago. The scientific name for the cocoa tree is Cacao thembroma - Cacao, food of the gods. The word "Chocolate" comes from the Mayan "xocolatl" and "cacao" from the Aztec "cacahuatl". The Mayans harvested cocoa as early as 600 A.D. The Aztecs used the cocoa bean as currency. A mere 4 cocoa nibs could buy a rabbit. The annual world consumption of cocoa beans averages 600,000 tons per year. The main cocoa producers are the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria, Malaysia, Ecuador, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico. The cacao tree flourishes in warm, moist climates, The "fat" from the cocoa bean is cocoa butter, which is commonly used in lotions, soap, and moisturizers. In 1894 Hershey sold a 1 1/8-ounce bar for 5¢. The price lasted until 1968, when the 10¢ bar replaced it. Chocolate helps fight tooth decay! Chocolate contains a protein that blocks plague, along with calcium and vitamin B. White chocolate actually contains no chocolate. The chocolate liquor, what gives chocolate it’s dark color, has been removed, leaving a smooth ivory color. Real white chocolate is primarily cocoa butter, sugar, milk, and vanilla. Chocolate does not cause or aggravate acne. Eat all you want.
History of Chocolate 600 – Mayan in the Yucatan peninsula grow and harvest cocoa beans. 1502 – Chocolate was introduced to Spain when Christopher Columbus returned from his fourth voyage to the New World. However, the bitter chocolate was not popular and was over looked. 1519 - The Spanish explorer Cortez observed the Aztec Emperor Montezuma and his court drinking large quantities of a chocolate beverage, often augmented with other spices and ground nuts. Cortez returns to Spain with chocolate, adding sugar and vanilla to the beverage, helping it to gain in popularity. 1606 - Up to this point, the only Europeans who had access to these ingredients were the Spanish. In 1606, Italians reached the West Indies and returned with the secret of this splendid potion. Soon, all of Europe was clamoring for this new beverage. 1657 - The first chocolate house opens in London - soon to be followed by dozens more. Chocolate, as a beverage, becomes the rage of 17th century London. 1728 - First chocolate factory in Britain (up to this time, the chocolate was made from scratch by individuals). 1753 - The naturalist, Linnaeus, assigns the Latin name Theobroma Cacao to the fruit of the cacao tree. In Latin, Theobroma means "food of the gods". 1756 - First chocolate factory in what is now Germany. 1765 - John Hanan brings cocoa beans from the West Indies to Dorchester, Massachusetts, thinking that it might be useful for medicinal purposes. Together with Dr. James Baker, they start the first chocolate factory in North America, at first to manufacture cures. 1776 - First chocolate factory in France. 1778 – Thomas Jefferson declares chocolate’s superiority over tea and coffe. 1826 - In Switzerland, Philippe Suchard produces solid chocolate candies. 1849 - Domingo Ghirardelli arrives in San Francisco and begins selling chocolate to gold seekers. 1863 - Daniel Peter combines chocolate powder with powdered milk to produce milk chocolate. 1875 - The first milk chocolate for eating is invented at Vevey by the Nestlé 1879 - Rodolphe Lindt introduces conching, a technique for kneading chocolate to produce a smoother eating chocolate. 1894 - Milton Hershey establishes the Hershey Chocolate Company. 1941 - "M&M’s" gained popularity during World War II, packaged in cardboard plastic tubes and sold to GI’s as a convenient snack that traveled well in any weather and a quick source for energy. Chocolate Websites These are many, many websites out there…. These were some of my favorites….. M&M’s WebPage http://www.m-ms.com/factory/history/hist.html What is the Great Chocolate Experience II http://iceberg.org/~gbequett/choc2.html Exploring chocolate http://www/exploratorium.edu/exploring_chocolate/activity2.html
Fun & Facts http://www.eatyourwords.com/funfacts.htm Chocolate History @ The Shopping Place http://shoppingplace.com/chocolates/history.html Chocolate Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) http://faqs.org/faqs/food/chocolate/faq
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: Mahopac Public Library <mahopac2@ulysses.sebridge.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: "In the Bag" Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 12:25:14 CST We are in the process of beginning a program called "In the Bag" which involves checking out a plastic bag containing a Picture Book and a theme-based science experiment. We have concerns about 'small parts' such as beans and other small objects which might end up in the child's mouth or other parts of the anatomy. We will place warning labels on the bag and gear the program towards 5-8 year olds with adult supervision a 'must'.However, we still have concerns about children's safety when the adult is not watching. Has any library tried a similar program where they check out something to adults which has small parts, and to be used with children? Please send your input to Lydia Kugel, mahopac2@sebridge.org, or to the pubyac address. Thank you. Lydia Kugel, Youth Services Librarian Mahopac Public Library Mahopac, NY ------------------------------ From: Sandra Strandtmann <sandras@juneau.lib.ak.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Computer Disk Policies MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 12:59:48 CST
-----Original Message----- From: nsweeney@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us [mailto:nsweeney@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 5:23 PM To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Computer Disk Policies
Hi, I mostly lurk on this forum but recently we began reviewing a computer disk use policy at our library that needs further exploring. I thought I would throw it out to my fellow librarians to see what you all do! Here are my questions. 1) Do you allow patrons to use floppy disks to download info. from the net? Yes. Save work from a WP program? Yes. 2) If yes what is your policy? Can patrons bring in their own disk? Yes And/or do they buy disks from you? Yes. If they leave can they take disk with them and return at a later date with the same disk? Yes. Or must they leave disk at the library? *No. 3) If you allow disks from outside how do you establish security? *We have no problem. Scan disks via virus protection software? *Yes. We use InoculateIT. If you do not use virus protection software and allow disks from outside have you had any problems? 4) Finally, do you charge for color prints? *We don't do color prints. Paper in general? *Yes. If so how much? *$.05 If you sell disks...how much? *$1.00 Thanks for your time in answering my questions. * You're welcome. If there is any other info. that you think is relevant to the topic please let me know! Nancy Sweeney Branch Librarian-Bridgeport Public Library Black Rock Branch Bridgeport, CT Sandra Strandtmann Juneau Public Libraries Juneau, AK
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