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

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

Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 00:01:10 CDT

Subject: PUBYAC digest 157

PUBYAC Digest 157

Topics covered in this issue include:

1) Re: Pokemon Trading Card Day

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

2) re:teen volunteers

by Granny Sue <pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu>

3) Interactive computer games

by Steven Browne <sbrowne@nslsilus.org>

4) Australia school/daycare mail?

by leslie <jacobsl@first.lib.ms.us>

5) toddler ideas...semi long

by "elaine" <elainem@worldnet.att.net>

6) Re: pre-program activities

by Kathy Mitchell <kmitchel@owlsnet.owls.lib.wi.us>

7) Storytelling at ALA

by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>

8) Re: Interactive computer games

by "Lorie O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com>

9) RE: Library Photography Contests

by LEVERNEM@spart.spt.lib.sc.us

10) Re: pre-program activities

by "Lorie O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com>

11) RE: Library Photography Contests

by "Douglas, Sherri S." <DouglasSS@ci.anchorage.ak.us>

12) Library photography contests

by MARILYN CLARK <CLARKM@TLC.LIB.OH.US>

13) teen fashion shows

by Kim Patton <kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us>

14) Cybercamps for kids

by "Children's Librarian" <childlib@welland.library.on.ca>

15) Harry Potter trivia questions

by "miller, jennifer" <jmiller@hclib.org>

16) HIT: Policy on kids left at closing

by "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>

17) stumper: Girl with locket

by jtaggart@tln.lib.mi.us

18) Stumper: horse story

by "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>

19) Membership Meeting II

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

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

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:23:01 CDT

fyi - the only thing i would add to the previous posts re a pokemon trading card day is beware of some of the more astute, aggressive kids taking advantage of those who are less knowledgeable. we've had pokemon tournaments where there were some pretty upset kids who traded themselves out of good cards. the attendance for our tournaments has definitely decreased. marin.

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"Occult books aside, our library didn't have the greatest selection."

Willow

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J. Marin Younker

Young Adult Services Librarian

Tigard Public Library, OR

(503) 684-6537

marin@ci.tigard.or.us

>>> bromannj@hotmail.com 06/05/00 12:39PM >>>

I was just going to let the kids run wild trading all over the library, but

then I thought maybe I should have some kind of organization for our Pokemon

Trading Card Day. How have you run one? What should I do? Thanks.

Jennifer Bromann

Prairie Trails Public Library

Burbank, IL

bromannj@hotmail.com

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From: Granny Sue <pkb00700@alpha.wvup.wvnet.edu>

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:27:17 CDT

Our library system uses teen volunteers during the summer reading

program. At my branch we also use them throughout the year, although

participation is lower during the school year. Our "Volunteens" are ages

12-18, with the majority in the 12-15 age group.

The teens at my branch (this differs from branch to branch) perform a

large variety of tasks--help with programs, craft preparation, reminder

calls to program registrants, running (completely) the SRC registration

table, taking care of book logs and prizes, designing and putting up

displays, performing some routine processing functions on materials,

preparing their schedule on the PC, typing, word processing, making

flannelboard stories and storyboards, researching and preparing lists of

possible materials for future storytimes, filing, cleaning out and

organizing closets and craft supplies, shelving, shelf-reading,

designing and running some SRC games, and much more. This summer some

teens are participating in a program called "Story Partners" which pairs

a teen with a child reader. This is new for us, and we'll see how it

goes.

My branch is not large, with 2 FT staff including myself and 3 PT. We

usually have 25 Volunteens, but this year will have 29. We are open 39

hrs a week, so it's a challenge to work out a schedule for these kids,

but worth every bit of planning and work we do to get ready for them.

The past two years, they've worked 1000 hours each SRC (June through

July).

We do have a system-wide application form which includes a parent

signoff, and a small booklet used for orientation. If you'd like a copy,

send me your snail mail address, and I'll send one along. At my

location, we also have a notebook with more extensive instructions, such

as guidelines for putting up displays, etc.

Susanna Holstein

Elk Valley Branch Library

Charleston, WV

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From: Steven Browne <sbrowne@nslsilus.org>

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Subject: Interactive computer games

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We're getting a new Mac (perhaps and iMac) and want to put some

educational style games on it. They mustn't be CD-ROM dependent but I

don't know of any off hand. Does anyone know of any games that aren't

ancient (in terms of technology) that we should look for?

Steve Browne

Youth Services Librarian

Mount Prospect Public Library

Mount Prospect, Illinois

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From: leslie <jacobsl@first.lib.ms.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Australia school/daycare mail?

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Hello --- I wonder if there is a school or daycare anywhere in Australia

who would be interested in a getting a little bit of mail this summer?

Tami Barger (children's services at Batesville, Mississippi library) is

visiting a couple of daycares weekly, and they'll be doing activities

with

Alexander and the terrible horrible nogood very bad day. And talking

about Australia. The children are going to bring items about

Mississippi to

mail to someone in Australia --- Any Volunteers? Please e-mail me

at jacobsl@first.lib.ms.us, or you can talk with Tami at

tamibarger@hotmail.com. Thanks in advance!! and Happy Olympics to all!

Leslie Jacobs

First Regional Library/ Mississippi

jacobsl@first.lib.ms.us

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From: "elaine" <elainem@worldnet.att.net>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: toddler ideas...semi long

Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:33:30 CDT

Thank you to all who responded to my most recent query of toddler ideas. =

These are the ones I received.=20

elaine

Hi--

A book I think works wonderfully is "Here are my hands" by Bill Martin. =

To=20

make this book interactive, I threw in the line "Where are you hands?"=20

after the initial statement of "here are my hands." Kids loved =

identifying=20

their body parts!

:) ruhama

Ruhama Kordatzky

Youth Services Librarian

Burlington Public Library

Burlington, WI

rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us

Dear Elaine,=20

I've used the following books with some success:=20

Baby in the box by Frank Asch=20

Peek-a-boo by Jan Omerod (board book)=20

Silly Sally by Audrey Wood -- say this story first using stick =

puppets (char. from=20

book), then read the book. It's really easy to learn=20

Where can it be? by Ann Jonas=20

Short train, long train by Frank Asch=20

Hand, hand, fingers, thumb by Al Perkins. (I bang on a "drum" made =

from a coffee=20

can which has been pre-covered and decorated with stickers or =

shapes. The kids=20

get to drum on it afterward and then get own "drum" to decorate. =

I pre-cover=20

the coffee cans)=20

Piggies by Audrey Woods. (Recite "this little piggy went to market" =

using finger=20

puppets I bought years ago from a ?? catalog. These fing. =

puppets are=20

just like figures in the book)=20

Hope this helps you. I'd be very interested in your "resource books" -- =

I could use some=20

new ideas, too.=20

Anne Ferreira, Seabrook Library - Seabrook, NH=20

Elaine ... I like to do lots of participation with storytime toddlers, =

too

... But there is a story that they actually sit and listen to! Try

Where's My Teddy by Jez Arborough. It's never failed me!

If you get lots of good responses, could you e-mail the suggestions.

Thanks -=20

Christine Neirink

Youth Services Librarian

Grace A. Dow Memorial Library

Midland, MI

cneirink@vlc.lib.mi.us

Elaine,=20

Here are some of my favorite titles that you may not be familiar

with:=20

Splash!

I Love Animals

I Love Boats

These three are by Flora McDonnell and are nice big books with colorful

illustrations. They are very simple and short but do invite

participation. She's got a great ABC book as well whose illustrations I

think would make wonderful posters!

Busy Lizzie by Holly Berry is great especially with the younger

kids although, alas, already out of print. Goes through body parts - =

"Busy

Lizzie has two hands, clap you hands busy Lizzie," etc so there are

actions to do.

Charlie Parker Played Be-Bop by Chris Raschka, wonderful rhythm,

sometimes I have the kids clap on the be-bops, but ususally I just read =

it

and let people feel the beat.

Daisy Thinks She is a Baby by Lisa Kopper

Red Light Stop, Green Light Go by Andrew Kulman

Mommy Doesn't Know my Name by Suzanne Williams

Do Pigs have Stripes? by Melanie Walsh

I Love Trucks by Philemon Sturges

Hi Pizza Man! by Virginia Walter

My Five Senses by Margaret Miller

Hopefully some of these are new to you. I do a storytimes for those age

ranges although I seperate them into 12-24 months and 2-3 years so not =

all

of these may work as well for you as they do for me but they are the =

ones

I go back to in addition to the more well known titles for this age

group.

Sarah

My Toddler Time is for ages 2 only, so some of these may not work with

your group. But here are some books I have found that go over well:

Root, What Baby Wants

Walter, Hi, Pizza Man!

Martin, Here Are My Hands

Agell, Dancing Feet (I do this as a flannelboard)

Cousins, Maisy books

Kalan, Moving Day

McDonnell, I Love Boats

Allen, Who Sank the Boat?

Hutchins, Happy Birthday, Sam

Asch, Just Like Daddy

Brown, Stone Soup (I do this HIGHLY CONDENSED as a flannelboard story)

Arnosky, Every Autumn Comes the Bear

Jonas, Splash!

Watanabe, What a Good Lunch (most Watanabe books are appropriate for =

Toddlers)

Fox, Hattie and the Fox

The Gingerbread Man (as a flannelboard)

Wood, Silly Sally

Shaw, It Looked Like Spilt Milk (as a flannelboard)

Hutchins, Goodnight, Owl (as a flannelboard)

Waddell, Owl Babies

Rockwell, The First Snowfall

Allen, Bertie and the Bear

We do our lapsit (birth to 24 mo) for 15 minutes and then our 2 year old =

storytime for 20 minutes and work up to 45 minutes for the 3-5 year old=20

group. I like the way you do THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR (I do that =

one=20

with a flannel board and the kids love it that way too). I really =

replied=20

to you to tell you about one I use--THE MITTEN by Brett. One of our=20

volunteers knitted (crocheted ?) a very large mitten for us and then she =

filled it with all the animals in the story--I understand that she had a =

hard time finding the badger. Kids love this one and I use it different =

ways depending on the size of the group and also the age of the =

children. =20

JH

Hello! I have found my new favorite book (for about 1 year now) It's=20

My Little Sister Ate One Hare by Grossman. It's a counting book as well =

as

just a good disgusting read! Each page, little sister eats something

really gosss like 'She ate three ants...She even ate their underpants!! =

and

each time we thought she's throw up then and there, But She Didn't! The

illustrations are wonderful and I have the kids chant with me ...But She

Didn't! each time in a different voice, like softly, growling, loud, =

high,

low, etc. We do this story often at their request and we all love it!!

It's appropriate for me because I really hate peas - which will mean

nothing to you unless you have read the book, but it's funny! Hope you

like it!

Smiles,

Marcia ;)

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From: Kathy Mitchell <kmitchel@owlsnet.owls.lib.wi.us>

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:35:33 CDT

One of the things I do with school age children who come early for a story

time program is practice tongue twisters. I can usually find one related

to the theme of the story time. We practice ahead of time and when

everyone else is there we use it to start the program.

Another idea is to play music while they wait. If I am using a song or

tape during the program and can find it on tape, I will let it play as

they arrive. They can try to join in and learn the words before the

program begins.

You could print out copies of the tongue twister or song for them to

practice in groups or put the words on big signs in the room to help them

get started.

Kathy Mitchell

Assistant Director and Children's Librarian

Clintonville Public Library

75 Hemlock Street, Clintonville, WI 54929

Phone: 715-823-4563 Fax: 715-823-7134

mailto:kmitchel@owls.lib.wi.us

http://owls.lib.wi.us/cpl

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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Storytelling at ALA

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:37:51 CDT

Everyone attending ALA annual in Chicago is cordially invited to

"Stories for a Saturday Evening," featuring Gioia Timpanelli, Dan

Keding, Beauty and the Beast, and ALSC's own Rita Auerbach.

8:00 - 10:00

Chicago Marriott

Grand Ballroom

540 N. Michigan Avenue

This still leaves plenty of time to get to the Blues Benefit Bash on

Navy Pier, which is not so terribly far away.

Come and bring all 50 of your roommates!

Mary Ann Gilpatrick

ALSC Storytelling Discussion Group

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From: "Lorie O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Interactive computer games

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:02:47 CDT

Steve,

Try sites like http://download.com and http://www.versiontracker.com

I have downloaded many freeware educational games to use on my Macintosh

Multi-Media Center and the kids love it!

Lorie

Steven Browne wrote:

> We're getting a new Mac (perhaps and iMac) and want to put some

> educational style games on it. They mustn't be CD-ROM dependent but I

> don't know of any off hand. Does anyone know of any games that aren't

> ancient (in terms of technology) that we should look for?

>

> Steve Browne

> Youth Services Librarian

> Mount Prospect Public Library

> Mount Prospect, Illinois

-- Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.

Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

**************Ralph Vaull Starr*************

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From: LEVERNEM@spart.spt.lib.sc.us

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: RE: Library Photography Contests

Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:07:31 CDT

The Spartanburg County Public Libraries are offering a

photo contest.

Enter a Vacation Celebration

Photo Contest 2000

Pose for a photo with your library card.

Contest runs from May 27-September 8, 2000

Categories:

pictures taken the furthest distance

most unusual vacation pot

most unusual vacation spot

wackiest photo

rules:

subject of picture must be holding a library card

photos must be taken between May 29-Sept 4

Deadline is Sept 8

a caption must be placed on the back of the photo

-

Leverne McBeth, Branch Assistant

Tri-Pacolet Branch

390 W. Main St. (864) 474-0421

Pacolet, SC 29372 Levernem@spart.spt.lib.sc.us

"Any opinions expressed are those of the individual

and may not reflect the opinions or policies of the Spartanburg

County Public Library."

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From: "Lorie O'Donnell" <odonnell@borg.com>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:08:55 CDT

Tracey, I always have coloring pages and puzzles for the kids (and

adults) who arrive early, or are waiting for any reason. It makes the

time go by and with a few choices, everyone is happy. The pages and

puzzles are always about the same theme as the program about to occur,

and there are thousands of sites online that have free pages to print

and color.

Lorie

-- Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul.

Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

**************Ralph Vaull Starr*************

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From: "Douglas, Sherri S." <DouglasSS@ci.anchorage.ak.us>

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

Subject: RE: Library Photography Contests

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:10:34 CDT

WE did the Beyond Words photo contest in 1999. If you don't have the ALA

brochure, I can fax it to you. just reply to this message so I am reminded

to do it and so I have your fax number, if you want it.

Sherri Douglas

Anchorage Municipal Libraries

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From: MARILYN CLARK <CLARKM@TLC.LIB.OH.US>

To: pubyac@PRAIRIENET.ORG

Subject: Library photography contests

Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:11:57 CDT

Katherine Saunders asked for wording of rules for a photography contest. We

recently completed a poetry contest and here is our "rules"

Children of employees of TLCPL are not eligible to enter.

Winners will be notified by telephone

Judges decisions are final and binding.

Photocopies of the entry form will be accepted.

Entries may be dropped off at any Library location or mailed to ......

I have had some calls asking if the children can have their entries back. Next

year I am adding "Entries become the property of the TLCPL."

It is important to have judges that have experience in the field or related

fields. We had retired school teachers, administrators from Catholic Diocese

schools, staff from Public Broadcasting who work with the children's

programming, staff from our local newspaper. NO Library staff served as

judges. I pre-sorted for categories and pulled out the ones that were prose

instead of poetry and kept those in a separate pile in case the judges wanted

to "check" my sorting.

Good luck!

Marilyn Clark

Youth Services Coordinator

Toledo-Lucas County Public LIbrary

clarkm@tlc.lib.oh.us

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From: Kim Patton <kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: teen fashion shows

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:13:14 CDT

Hello everyone,

I'm thinking of doing a back to school fashion show for teens. Can someone

who's done an event like this share with me how you got clothes and

accessaries from local merchants? Did anyone have kids responsible for

their own clothing etc??

All help is greatly appreciated. You can email me directly if it's easier.

Thanks,

Kim

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

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From: "Children's Librarian" <childlib@welland.library.on.ca>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Cybercamps for kids

Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:14:30 CDT

I have been asked to look into developing a computer camp for children. =

If anyone has run one or has information on how to set one up, what is =

involved, length of sessions, etc. could you please send me any =

information. Please respond directly to me. =

=20

Darlene Kornya

Children's Co-ordinator

Welland Public Library

Welland, ON

childlib@welland.library.on.ca

Tel: (905)734-6210

Fax: (905) 734-8955

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From: "miller, jennifer" <jmiller@hclib.org>

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

Subject: Harry Potter trivia questions

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I'm looking for Harry Potter trivia questions that also include the answers.

All of the questions I and my coworkers have run across so far (from the

Scholastic kit, and on the web) don't include answers. We'd like to think

we're HP savvy, but we'd hate to be outsmarted by fans.

Does anyone have a list of questions with answers that they could email or

fax to me? Please reply to me personally at jmiller@hclib.org

thanks,

Jenna Miller

Teen Librarian

Ridgedale-Hennepin Area Library

Hennepin County Public Library

email: jmiller@hclib.org

phone: 952/847-8832

fax: 952/847-8819

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From: "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>

To: "PUBYAC List (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: HIT: Policy on kids left at closing

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Thanks to those of you who responded to my query on policies and procedures

to deal with children left at the library after closing time. Below are

the responses I received, and the documents our committee produced.

Thanks again.

^^^^^^^^^^^^

Sean P. S. George

Youth Services Coordinator

St. Charles Parish (LA) Library

504-785-8464

From: Cynthia A. Webb [cwebb@waterford.lib.mi.us]

Dear Sean: If you e-mail me your fax number or address, I will

send you copies of our "unattended minors left at closing" and

our form that we fill out so our director can send the parent a

letter. It's a very polite letter. It's too long to type up.

Cynthia

*-----------------------------------*

* Cynthia Webb *

* Children's Librarian *

* Waterford Township Public Library *

* Waterford, Michigan *

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From: Nola Baker [bakernj@cbpu.com]

Sean:

Our library has the policy that we will call the police to report that the

child has been left alone at the library. We wait until the police have

arrived and then they take over trying to contact the parents.

Our library system is similiar in size to yours, so, I hope this is

helpful.

Good Luck. This is a problem that as I see it, will not go away quickly.

Nola Baker

Children's Services

Branch District Library

Coldwater, MI

bakernj@cbpu.com

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From: Valerie L. Poust [vpoust@bcpls.org]

I hope you can use some of the information contained in the attached Safe

Child Policy. It is an important issue. Good luck in your efforts to

create a workable policy.

Valerie L. Poust

Assistant Director for Youth Services & Marketing

Morganton Public Library

Burke County Public Library, Inc.

vpoust@bcpls.org

Voice: 828-437-5638 Fax: 828-433-1914

<<<<The attached file was in a file format that I could not open.>>>>

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We also contacted our local Sheriff's Department to determine if there were

any laws specifying an age below which children should not be left

unattended, etc., and to get their reaction to calls from us when people

are left at the library. They said there were no state or local laws

addressing the issue, aside from criminal abandonment laws, but that we

should not hesitate to call them for this or any other problem we may have.

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St. Charles Parish Library

Policy on Vulnerable Persons Left After Closing

The Library is concerned for the safety and welfare of all our patrons,

especially children. Recognizing that assault and/or abduction are a

potential threat in any community, the Library has developed this policy to

address situations in which vulnerable persons are left unattended at the

library after closing time.

For the purposes of this policy, the Library defines a vulnerable person as

any child or adult who is unable or unwilling to leave the premises by

their own means.

Parents or guardians are responsible for picking up their children at

closing time. If a responsible party does not pick up a vulnerable person

within 15 minutes after closing time, a library staff member will call the

Sheriff's Office. Upon the arrival of a deputy, the library staff members

may leave and the deputy will take charge of the vulnerable person,

following their standard procedures.

St. Charles Parish Library

Procedures for Handling Vulnerable Persons Left at Closing

For the purposes of this procedure, the Library defines a vulnerable person

as any child or adult who is unable or unwilling to leave the premises by

their own means.

If a vulnerable person is left at closing time, two staff members must stay

with them until: a) a parent or guardian picks them up, or b) the

Sheriff's deputy arrives to take charge. Under no circumstances may a

staff member, paid or volunteer, stay alone with a vulnerable person,

regardless of age.

Fill out an incident form (copy attached) any time a vulnerable person is

left past closing time without the means to get home. Be sure to include

the individual's name and address if possible.

The phone call to the Sheriff's Office should be made WITHIN 15 minutes of

closing time. For instance, there is no need to wait 15 minutes if the

individual is not expecting anyone to come and pick them up, if they unable

to reach anyone, or if there is some urgent reason for the staff member to

leave. The Sheriff's Office is very willing to handle these types of

situations for us.

The first time it happens, if you are still present when the parent,

guardian, or responsible party arrive, you should verbally remind them of

our hours.

The second time it happens with the same parent or guardian, you should

give them a copy of our policy with the library hours. (See sample

bookmark with policy and hours.)

You may leave copies of the library policy and hours with the Sheriff's

deputy if the vulnerable person is not picked up before the deputy arrives.

If there are repeated problems with individuals being left past closing

time, the Library Director may send a letter to the parent or guardian.

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:18:43 CDT

I have one for all of you stumper experts out there. A patron

inquired about a book that she thinks was published in the 40s

about an English orphan girl named Catrona, who goes to Scotland

to see if she can find the place that she has a picture of in her

locket. Any ideas?

Thanks!

Jennifer Taggart

Youth Services Librarian

Novi Public Library

Novi, Michigan

jtaggart@tln.lib.mi.us

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From: "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>

To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Subject: Stumper: horse story

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:20:04 CDT

This sounds like many horse stories I've read, but we can't seem to find the right one for this customer. She read it in the 70's. It's a chapter book with some line drawings. Girl cares for neighbors foal while dreaming of owning a horse, poring over horse stuff in the Sears catalog, and saving her money. The horse is sold, and she is crushed, only to come home and find that it is in her yard. The foal has a star on its head, and the customer thought "star" was in the title. Her brother's name is unusual - Axel, but we didn't find it in SATA or What Should Children Read Next. The customer says it is not a Henry, Alexander, or Farley title. We have checked many large library catalogs and the American Juvenile Collection using "star" and browsing Horses - Fiction. This is the kind of question that can only be answered by a librarian who grew up reading horse books, I think. Anybody? Thanks, Karen Brown Monterey Public Library brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us

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

Subject: Membership Meeting II

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Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 18:21:26 CDT

Membership Meeting II: 11 a.m.-12 noon. Monday, July 10, Vista Ballroom, McCormick Convention Center

Membership II will feature comments and discussion regarding ALA's statements on filtering. Steven L. Herb, chair of the Intellectual Freedom Committee, and Judith F. Krug, director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, will be in attendance to take the pulse of membership on this issue.

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Don Wood

American Library Association

Office for Intellectual Freedom

50 East Huron Street

Chicago, IL 60611

312-280-4225

800-545-2433, ext. 4225

Fax: 312-280-4227

http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/index.html

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