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

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

Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:53:34 CDT

Subject: PUBYAC digest 193

PUBYAC Digest 193

Topics covered in this issue include:

1) Re: Harry Potter

by David Serchay <a013213t@bc.seflin.org>

2) Reading incentives

by cwilson2@kent.edu

3) RE:ready reference for telephone service

by "A. Creech" <alisonc@is2.dal.ca>

4) Re: Library Renovation

by DAISYWAGES@aol.com

5) Re: Teen volunteers

by "A. Courtney" <courtney@netrom.com>

6) Need Help Fast : Thanks!

by "Miriam Neiman" <Neiman@glasct.org>

7) Re: How many Harry Potters are enough?

by "Deborah Landon" <dlandon@npls.org>

8) Re: Harry Potter placement

by "Deborah Landon" <dlandon@npls.org>

9) Re: H Potter copies

by "Deborah Landon" <dlandon@npls.org>

10) Re: Harry Potter

by Leslie Massey <masseyle@oplin.lib.oh.us>

11) Re: Library Renovation

by "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org>

12) Re: Library Renovation

by "Jean Nichols" <jean@clarksville.org>

13) RE: Harry Potter, cont.

by Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>

14) Re: Karioke Music

by Carol Skelton <cskelton@nslsilus.org>

15) RE: [Fwd: Christian Fiction or propaganda]

by Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>

16) RE: Harry Who???

by Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>

17) Christian Fiction or propaganda - related question

by Theyer Hillary <HTheyer@TORRNET.COM>

18) RE: Collection placement of advanced picture books

by Theyer Hillary <HTheyer@TORRNET.COM>

19) FULL-TIME CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN - DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

by "Tina Roy" <tlroy@co.douglas.or.us>

20) Re: Harry Potter

by Terry Ehle <tehle@esls.lib.wi.us>

21) Re: Harry Potter

by "Deborah Landon" <dlandon@npls.org>

22) Re: Harry Potter

by David Serchay <a013213t@bc.seflin.org>

23) over crowded programs

by Mary Matuszewski <marym@srls.public.lib.ga.us>

24) Re: Harry Potter

by "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>

25) Re: Harry Potter

by "Lisa Prolman" <lprolman@hotmail.com>

26) Re: Harry Potter placement

by "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>

27) Re: Harry Potter

by Becky Smith <bsmith@utstcelbgw.state.lib.ut.us>

28) Harry P's budget concerns

by "Nancy Magi" <Nmagi@acpl.lib.in.us>

29) Re: Library Renovation

by Susan259@aol.com

30) Stumper - poem

by Lara Kathleen McAllister <lara@chebucto.ns.ca>

31) Re: Ref Q: 6th Gr. Horror Books

by "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org>

32) List of websites

by "Terri Anderson" <terran@chippewalibrary.org>

33) Re: Harry Potter

by Jackie Marquardt <jmarquar@timberland.lib.wa.us>

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From: David Serchay <a013213t@bc.seflin.org>

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:53:06 CDT

Has anyone else noticed a rise in the holds for books 1-3?

David

David Serchay

a013213t@bc.seflin.org

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From: cwilson2@kent.edu

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Subject: Reading incentives

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:59:09 CDT

Everyone seems to have good ideas and good reasons for their

policies on handing out or not handing out prizes for summer reading

participation. The way we've worked it out so far is to count minutes

spent reading or being read to and keep track of them on a special

sheet. This allows the kid who reads Moby Dick (He doesn't actually

come to my library!) to get as much credit for reading a long book as

the kids who bore themselves reading short books that are below their

reading level.

Furthermore, I keep the prizes small so that I can afford to pass

them out to more kids and give more thrills; there is less envy created

between kids (especially siblings); there is less resentment toward the

library when others win big prizes and a particular child doesn't; the

prizes aren't really worth cheating or lying for; and the emphasis

remains on the reading and doesn't shift to the prizes.

Why bother to give prizes? Because it's fun to win prizes! It

gives a little something extra to the summer and to coming to the

library.

We've found a way to fine tune the rewards to those who really spend

time coming to the library and to reading even more: we have a fairly

low basic goal (fifteen minutes a day, six days a week or nine hours for

the six week program) and give coupons/tickets to the kids who go

beyond. They can also earn the coupons by coming to certain special

events at the library (such as a program or a "wear a star to the

library and win a prize today") so that eager but slow readers can also

earn extra prizes. These coupons will be redeemable at the party (every

child who attends will receive a coupon if he doesn't have one) at the

end of the program at which there will be a "store" with small but good

trinkets (from the likes of Rhode Island or U.S. Toy company) as well

as prizes donated by sponsors (many of which were also stuffed into bags

given when the child reaches the basic goal), and posters and comic

books I picked up at ALA. The point is that they get to choose their

trinkets instead of being handed a set of plastic teeth, and they can

have the satisfaction of earning them.

We also have a drawing for bigger prizes, but they still aren't very

big (except for Young Adults; you have to pay them to come to the

library).

So far, we've been having a great time with the program but won't

know the full numbers for another week.

Good luck in your programs,

Cassie Wilson

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From: "A. Creech" <alisonc@is2.dal.ca>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: RE:ready reference for telephone service

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I find at our branch that the legal dictionary and the medical dictionary

that we have by the desk are often used for telephone reference. I'd add

one of each of those. Being in Canada, we also get asked for postal codes

so we keep a postal code directory at hand (I assume there is an

equivalent zip code directory for the USA). Internet sources are great,

but often I find if there is a print source at hand it's quicker than

using the internet for telephone reference.

Alison

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Alison Creech

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

ak454@chebucto.ns.ca

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From: DAISYWAGES@aol.com

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Subject: Re: Library Renovation

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I agree, don't do it. We have a story pit in our children's area. Built

about 10

years ago. It looks like a nice idea, but we have all the same problems.

Kids

running on the steps, kids making out in the corners, I could go on. Our

steps

go down and the librarian sits at the bottom. We would love to be able to

close it

off, but that's impossible. Georgia, Kern Co. Library

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From: "A. Courtney" <courtney@netrom.com>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Teen volunteers

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Hi

Sorry it took so long for me to respond. Like most of you we have been

up to our eyeballs in reading club preparations.

We have been running such a program for quite some time. Our district

high schools have a program which requires students to put in 40 hours

of community service during the year, and as a neighborhood library

there are lots of kids too old for camp and too young for a job. This is

our resource pool.

Advice:

Know what you need the teens to do before they arrive.

We use the volunteers to cut up craft materials, distribute reading club

prizes, set up and break down the program room for programs. When we

interview the teens, we try to find out what they like, special skills,

and what kinds of tasks they would avoid if given a choice. We use this

information to try to place each volunteer. The idea is to give them

tasks they will most likely enjoy and therefore do well.

Let the volunteer know what kinds of tasks they may be expected to do.

They are told that just like any job there are tasks which one may

dislike, but will have to do in anyway.

Make sure they understand the rules of their employment. We tell our

volunteers that in exchange for their valuable service we will teach

them the basic things they will need to know when they go for a paying job

and will then give them a letter of recommendation or serve as a

reference. We tell the volunteers that if they are doing something a

paying employer would not appreciate we will let them know. This

includes letting us know when they cannot come in, appropriate attire

(the same dress code as our pages) and behavior while on the job.

Have a list of tasks for them to be assigned when there are no other

tasks to assign. The general assignments include putting left-abouts on

the book truck, cleaning tables and computer monitors, refilling glue

bottles, collecting sign up sheets, and keeping scrap paper and pencil

holders stocked.

Check your state labor laws for acceptable activities and for the times

during the day when the volunteers may work. Most of our volunteers are

minors and in New Jersey they are subject to the same labor laws as a

paid employee.

Limit the number of volunteers you have in each shift. If you have too

many and there will not be enough work to go around and they will occupy

themselves socially (a potential disruption) or in a way which is not

appropriate in a work situation (reading or computer games). Remember

that so far as the general public is concerned they are

indistinguishable from library employees (even wearing volunteer badges).

Limit the shift. We find two hours is enough. We want to avoid having

the volunteer service degenerate into hanging out, and it allows us to

bring more volunteers into the program.

We interview all of the applicants, but tell them that there are a

limited number of openings and may not have a slot for them immediately.

This allows us to stall the less mature.

If you would like a copy of our volunteer application send me your

address.

Aida Courtney

Youth Services Manager

Lake Hiawatha Branch of the Parsippany Libraries, NJ

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From: "Miriam Neiman" <Neiman@glasct.org>

To: <yalsa-bk@ala.org>, <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Subject: Need Help Fast : Thanks!

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:14:41 CDT

Last June 30 I sent a desperate message asking for feedback about some magazines I was considering purchasing for our YA department. I was only given a couple of hours to give my supervisor an answer, and hadn't been given any advance warning. Thank you to all of you who replied. I apologize for not thanking you sooner, but I was out all last week. I decided to go with Mad (which was a given) and Electric Gaming Monthly, but we also asked for Transworld Skateboarding if there's enough money left over.

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

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From: "Deborah Landon" <dlandon@npls.org>

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Subject: Re: How many Harry Potters are enough?

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:22:01 CDT

In our library system that serves the county with a

population around 30,000 in Newark/Heath, we have ordered 28

copies and a minimum of 4 more are being ordered. There are

around 70 - 80 people on holds for #4. This #4 has gotten a

lot of patrons asking for #1 because of all the interest!

Deborah Landon

Young Adult Librarian

Newark Public Library

101 W. Main Street

Newark, OH 43055

(740)349-5559

(740)349-5550, ext. 559

dlandon@npls.org

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From: "Deborah Landon" <dlandon@npls.org>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Harry Potter placement

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:27:53 CDT

At our library, the majority of Harry Potters are in J, a

few of each in Adult. And they just started the YA Dept

(they hired me, yaaay!), and I have ordered two of each of

the HPs.

Debi

Deborah Landon

Young Adult Librarian

Newark Public Library

101 W. Main Street

Newark, OH 43055

(740)349-5559

(740)349-5550, ext. 559

dlandon@npls.org

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From: "Deborah Landon" <dlandon@npls.org>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: H Potter copies

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:34:17 CDT

Our library system serves all of the county which is

fairly rural. Newark itself has a population around 30,000

and we have ordered 32 copies with a hold list between 70 and

80. I have also noticed that a lot of people are coming in

for #1. When I ask about it, they have all said that they

want to know what everyone is talking about. They want to

catch up! Wow! That's powerful!

Debi

Deborah Landon

Young Adult Librarian

Newark Public Library

101 W. Main Street

Newark, OH 43055

(740)349-5559

(740)349-5550, ext. 559

dlandon@npls.org

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From: Leslie Massey <masseyle@oplin.lib.oh.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Harry Potter

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:37:27 CDT

As one of the insane parents that spent 2 hours standing in massive

lines at a local bookstore with my son on Friday night so that we could

get Harry Potter #4 "hot off the presses," I agree with you. It was a

wildly crowded bookstore full of enthusaistic (and costumed) people of

all ages. The local press was out in force, and the many events were

hosted by a local radio stations. We had a ball.

One of the best things about the experience was listening to the

adults around me talk about how excited they were that their kids were

reading and loving it, and how amazed they were that one book could

generate this kind of enthusiasm. All of us over the age of 21 agreed

that it was very much like standing in line for tickets to a rock

concert.

When was the last time a childrens book generated that kind of

experience?

Leslie Massey

Clermont County Public Library

Connie Vandervort wrote:

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From: "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

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One of our branches had an open area in the children's section (we called it

the "pit"), it was supposed to be for story times, but it ended up being too

dangerous and distracting to use. Even though it was only two steps down

from the floor, we had a child who broke her leg by falling in and the

mother was right there watching her. It's also very distracting to do a

story time in a place where people are constantly wandering in and out.

Eventually we had the pit filled in. I highly recommend doing programs in a

room designed for that purpose. I know a library where they have a circular

room for story time and the ceiling is painted blue and has special lights

so at night it looks like a starry sky. The room has cabinets and is only

used for children's programs. That's what I would like to have.

Susan

sfichtel@infolink.org

Woodbridge Public Library

Woodbridge, NJ

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From: "Jean Nichols" <jean@clarksville.org>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Library Renovation

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 14:54:52 CDT

We renovated an old department store into our city's library. We have a

separate room in the Children's Library that has "stairstep tiered"

seating. The seating is also hollow....make sure that yours has some

type of insulation or noise reduction material under them. The worse

thing in the world is three and four year olds kicking the back of the

risers with their little feet while you are trying to read a story,

sounds like thunder or a buffalo stampede.

This story theater holds about four classrooms of children and works

nicely for school visits and most preschool story times. It is too

small to accomodate our Summer Reading Program. We use a multipurpose

room adjacent to the Children's Library for our Summer Reading that

holds more. Another consideration is to fully enclose the Children's

part of your library. It gives them more freedom to be a child and no

more "Shhhhhhh!"

Remember "build it and they will come?" Well it is true, we have

experienced a HUGE jump in our circulation and everything else since we

opened. Take your vitamins and good luck!

Jean Nichols

Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library

Clarksville, Tennessee

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From: Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>

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

Subject: RE: Harry Potter, cont.

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 14:56:48 CDT

As of this morning (which is admittedly after the fact), we have 60

copies (all out, of course) and 39 outstanding holds. We are a stand-alone

library.

Andrea Johnson

Cook Memorial Public Library

ajohnson@cooklib.org

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From: Carol Skelton <cskelton@nslsilus.org>

To: "Tatar, Becky" <bltata@aurora.lib.il.us>

Subject: Re: Karioke Music

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 14:58:42 CDT

We had a karaoke program for Young Adults a month ago and rented both the

machine and the tapes from a local rental agency. I don't know if one

can rent the tapes without renting the machine.

Good luck with your program. We had about 25 kids attend--were pleased

with that number--and they seemed to enjoy themselves.

Carol

Carol Skelton

Gail Borden Library

200 N. Grove Ave.

Elgin, IL 60120

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From: Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>

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

Subject: RE: [Fwd: Christian Fiction or propaganda]

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Lesley Knieriem [SMTP:lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us]

> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 7:14 PM

> To: pubyac@prairienet.org

> Subject: RE: [Fwd: Christian Fiction or propaganda]

>

> [snip]

> But that is the point of having diverse fiction collections. This

> allows teens a safe avenue to explore a variety of points of view, to try

> on a whole bunch of different mindsets, and see what fits. A lot of

> people are going to choose mindset that don't match mine. Well, a lot of

> people vote for candidates I dislike, and eat foods I think are unhealthy,

> and watch television programs that I think rot their brains. It's not my

> place as a librarian to say that "this is a bad message and that is a good

> one." Do you think that the teens are really stupid enough to keep reading

> books that make them feel bad about themselves and their families? The

> moment we start rejecting books because we don't like their message,

> because we are afraid that somebody might get their feelings hurt, instead

> of choosing them on the basis of quality, popularity, or whatever we use

> for a well thought-out selection policy, we might as well chuck the whole

> principle of intellectual freedom out the window.

>

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Amen to that! (insert standing ovation)

We must never forget the principles of intellectual freedom that we cite

when defending the books we love. If we only apply it to books we like,

it's a worthless idea, like passing a law against burning the American flag

(in my opinion). The freedom we're talking about has to apply to all

things, or it is worthless. If it is "freedom to agree with me," we are no

more defensible in our ideological stance than those who disagree with us

and want to censor our collections.

Andrea Johnson

Cook Memorial Public Library

ajohnson@cooklib.org

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From: Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: RE: Harry Who???

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> -----Original Message-----

> From: Denise I. Matulka [SMTP:dimatulka@alltel.net]

> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 7:25 PM

> To: GRAPEAPE01@aol.com

> Subject: Re: Harry Who???

>

> But think about this: As children's librarians isn't it our responsibility

> to make all books "new" and "in" and to make children care about

> reading--before HP came along? Isn't it our job to introduce children to

> books they will care about and enjoy? Depending a media blitz to bring

> readers to the library is a dark shadow on our profession. I know that

> sounds harsh, but I think it is time someone said it......

>

==============================

I disagree. No, we shouldn't be entirely dependent on the media

blitz to attract readers, but we ought not reject it, either. Kids love

these books and that should be encouraged. I think there's a long-standing

tradition in librarianship of rejecting anything that's popular, just

because of its popularity, and I think that's shooting ourselves in the

foot.

What we ought to be doing is embracing the attention HP has brought

to books and libraries, and using that attention to our advantage, by making

it a springboard to other books and other library activities and services.

I think it is awfully easy for us to sit back and figure HP has done the

work for us, so we need not work on getting the attention in other ways. I

don't think that's the right approach either. I believe it's important to

embrace the popularity of books and tell kids they're right to love them,

then show them what other wonderful things we have for them.

Andrea Johnson

Cook Memorial Public Library

ajohnson@cooklib.org

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From: Theyer Hillary <HTheyer@TORRNET.COM>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Christian Fiction or propaganda - related question

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This issue couldn’t have come up at a better time for me, I have a related

question. I just read a book by Silver Ravenwolf, author of books on Wicca

for teens, and a Wicca herself. This was a novel, but it seemed to defend

Wicca every couple of chapters. For example, the characters stop the action

to discuss amongst themselves how unfairly Wiccans are treated and how Wicca

isn’t what people think it is, and how Wicca is about this and that.

Essentially, lessons on Wicca are buried into the story.

What do you all think? Propaganda? Would that ruin the novel for you?

Hillary Theyer

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From: Theyer Hillary <HTheyer@TORRNET.COM>

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

"'Michele Brannigan'"

<GBrannig@ci.carrollton.tx.us>

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The best arrangement for picture books that parents need to explain death,

divorce, etc. to kids that I have worked with was to put them in the

parenting section. It is really parents who want them, kids don’t generally

say "I’m having trouble understanding the death of my grandfather, do you

have books to help me?" Parents get frustrated battling the entire picture

book section to find books off a list, and they can quietly browse them

without interfering with the "normal" chaotic operations of the picture book

area.

The danger here, is that in some libraries I have seen, anything remotely

disturbing gets shoved into that section because it is there and easy to do

and staff is afraid of a dark or mature picture book causing comment. I

would set strict policies about what gets removed from the picture book

section and follow them to the letter.

In one library, "older" picture books, longer with more mature themes, got a

section we called J3 and J4 with the short chapter books for third and

fourth graders. It sounds strange, and it was. Cam Jansen and Encyclopedia

Brown shelved next to picture books by G. Base, Yolen, etc. That was odd,

but it worked in its own bizarre way.

Hillary Theyer

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From: "Tina Roy" <tlroy@co.douglas.or.us>

To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org

Subject: FULL-TIME CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN - DOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM

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The Douglas County Library System (Roseburg, Oregon) is seeking

energetic, Creative, and enthusiastic candidates to work in a team

setting.

The Position: Provides library services to the

children of Douglas County.

Essential Functions: Collection Development/maintenance

Reference and Reader's

Advisory

Prepare and present

programs in library and classrooms

Organize bibliographic

information

Train, assist and

support Branch Managers

Salary: $2,428 - $3,203 per month,

plus generous benefit package including

PERS retirement.

Minimum Qualifications: Master's of Library Science degree or five years

progressively responsible work related education, experience and

training with one year in a specific area of library services. At time

of appointment, must possess a valid Oregon Driver's License.

For more information call: Douglas County Human Resources

(Phone: 541-440-4405) or

visit the Douglas County

Home Page: www.co.douglas.or.us/hr

~~~~~~~~ RECRUITMENT CLOSES JULY 28, 2000 ~~~~~~~~

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From: Terry Ehle <tehle@esls.lib.wi.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Harry Potter

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:12:48 CDT

I express ordered 5 copies from Baker and Taylor and have not received them

yet! I definitely think bookstores are getting them first.

I can't even go out and buy some because they are gone from all of our book

sources in town. UGH!!

Terry Ehle

Youth Services Coordinator

Lester Public Library

Two Rivers WI

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From: "Deborah Landon" <dlandon@npls.org>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org, "David Serchay" <a013213t@bc.seflin.org>

Subject: Re: Harry Potter

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:15:36 CDT

Yes! I have noticed that also. I credit the onslaught

with all the PR hype about #4. As a matter-of-fact, I was

thinking maybe I should start reading the series. I want to

know how books with MANY pages can be so interesting/exciting

to kids . . . what's the mystery?

Debi

Deborah Landon

Young Adult Librarian

Newark Public Library

101 W. Main Street

Newark, OH 43055

(740)349-5559

(740)349-5550, ext. 559

dlandon@npls.org

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From: David Serchay <a013213t@bc.seflin.org>

To: Deborah Landon <dlandon@npls.org>

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:17:45 CDT

They're just..........good. I've always enjoyed light fantasy anyway and

Rowling's style is reminiscent of Roald Dahl.

Dave

David Serchay

a013213t@bc.seflin.org

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From: Mary Matuszewski <marym@srls.public.lib.ga.us>

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

Subject: over crowded programs

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:19:53 CDT

Hello,

We have a "good" problem. Our attendance to all our Summer Reading

Programs is booming, so much so that we are going to need to find a new

place to have our programs, or issue tickets or...(any other ideas?).

We do not have a good space outside to have programs and we're in

Georgia, so the heat is a big factor.

Do any other libraries out there have their summer reading programs in

places other than the library? What happens to book circulation when

you switch places? We are worried about not getting the kids to the

books if we were to have the programs at a local school (our other

choice of location).

OR... Does anyone issue free tickets for programs? We could then

control how many come into our too small meeting room. How do you go

about issuing the tickets? Did you see changes in your SRC

participation with limiting the program attendees?

Thanks so much for the information. Please respond to

marym@srls.public.lib.ga.us, and I will post responses if others are

interested.

Mary M

Statesboro Regional Library

Statesboro, GA

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From: "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Re: Harry Potter

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Yes, more have been asking for 1,2, and 3. My husband, who has been anti-Harry without reading it (anything that is so hyped can't be good in his opinion), finally said he should probably read it--would I please bring home the first one for him to read. I told him I'd be happy to put it on hold for him.... He was shocked! Something tells me he hasn't been paying attention to the intensity of the popularity when HP has been brought up in conversation.... He is next in line for the audio of book 1. Though I, too, think it is overhyped, I greatly enjoy the series and hope this means a new HP fan is in the offing!

Beverly Kirkendall

Hurst Public Library

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From: "Lisa Prolman" <lprolman@hotmail.com>

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:23:44 CDT

We haven't had a rise in holds for 1 - 3, but suddenly all of our copies

have been checked out. I wonder how many of the recent checkouts are for

people who are just now starting the series?

Lisa

Lisa Prolman

Assistant Children's Librarian "All things considered,

Greenfield Public Library insanity may be the only

402 Main Street reasonable alternative."

Greenfield, MA 01301

(413)772-1590

lprolman@hotmail.com

lisa.prolman@simmons.edu

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From: "Beverly Kirkendall" <bkirkend@ci.hurst.tx.us>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Re: Harry Potter placement

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:26:33 CDT

Splitting a series is a great way to introduce kids to a new collection. It's kind of like a friend inviting you to a party but s/he will be the only one you know there. It might seem a bit intimidating, but before long, you'll know others!

Beverly Kirkendall

Hurst Public Library

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From: Becky Smith <bsmith@utstcelbgw.state.lib.ut.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Harry Potter

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David Serchay wrote:

>

> Has anyone else noticed a rise in the holds for books 1-3?

We certainly have. A few weeks ago, we actually had copies of #1 on the

shelf. Now there's a holds queue of 24 people. We've never had copies

of #2 or #3 on the shelf - they're always on hold - but holds have risen

on those as well.

What we're getting the most holds on, however, are the cassette and CD

versions of the books. I guess lots of people want to take them on

their summer travels?

By the way, we now have 102 holds on our 30 copies of #4...haven't

gotten in the cassette or CD versions yet, but there are people

requesting those as well!

--

Becky Ann Smith, Children's Librarian

Logan Library, Logan, UT

bsmith@loganutah.org

http://www.logan.lib.ut.us

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From: "Nancy Magi" <Nmagi@acpl.lib.in.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Harry P's budget concerns

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:30:28 CDT

On Mon, 10 Jul 2000, Denise I. Matulka wrote:

I wonder how books/authors will not be added to youth services

collections because budgets are being spent on HP titles? Kinda

sad....

Yes, but the other side of that coin is that this series has brought

in so many new readers. Plus I have seen families excited about

discussing this book in their home, something they had not done

before. It is so pleasing to see this happening.

Nancy Magi

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Branch Youth Services Coordinator

Allen County Public Library

900 Webster St.

Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270

219-421-1260

nmagi@acpl.lib.in.us

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There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our

children. One of these is roots, the other wings.--Hodding Carter

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From: Susan259@aol.com

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Re: Library Renovation

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:32:18 CDT

I would hesitate to have anyting built that is permanent--the main branch of our library system has a very nice story time area with step seating that they no longer use because it is not ADA compliant--another library I have worked in had a smaller area that was too small for most things--I suggest a space that can be arranged and rearranged and used for various things--

Susan Smith

Youth Technology Specialist Librarian

East Branch

Arlington Public Library

Arlington Texas

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From: Lara Kathleen McAllister <lara@chebucto.ns.ca>

To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Stumper - poem

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:34:19 CDT

Hi All,

I had a patron come in the other day looking for a specific poem she had

read in the past. Unfortunately she did not remember the title of the

poem, or the name of the poet. She thinks the poem may have been in a

collection of monster poems but was not completely sure. This is what

she remembers of the poem (it may not be a direct quote of the poem nor

the beginning of it)

A package of heebie jeebies arrived today,

Alack! I wish I knew who sent them,

Cause I'd love to send them back.

We have checked our poetry indexes, the internet, any collection of

monster poems that we own as well as poetry books by Jack Prelutsky, Denis

Lee and Shel Silverstein (although some of the books were unavailable to

check at the time).

If you know of this poem, please email me privately at lara@chebucto.ns.ca

Thank you,

Lara McAllister

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From: "S. Fichtelberg" <sfichtel@infolink.org>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: Re: Ref Q: 6th Gr. Horror Books

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:37:02 CDT

I never would have thought of calling The House with a Clock in It's Walls,

horror. A mystery, maybe, but not horror.

Susan

sfichtel@infolink.org

Woodbridge Public Library

Woodbridge, NJ

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From: "Jackie Corinth" <Corinth@robert-morris.edu>

To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>

Sent: Monday, July 10, 2000 9:01 PM

Subject: Ref Q: 6th Gr. Horror Books

> Dear All,

>

> I'm an academic librarian who needs advice. My friend, a school teacher

> in NYC, is looking for an appropriate horror book to use in her 6th grade

> class. She is looking for something scary and on the proper reading level

> but that is also of high literary quality. She is thinking of using "The

> House with a Clock in its Walls." Any other suggestions?

>

> PLEASE respond to: Corinth@robert-morris.edu

>

> Thank you,

> Jackie Corinth

> Corinth@robert-morris.edu

> Robert Morris College

>

>

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From: "Terri Anderson" <terran@chippewalibrary.org>

To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>

Subject: List of websites

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 15:38:56 CDT

Somehow when I was reading/moving/saving the list of good Library kidspages,

an error occurred and I ended up deleting the message before it got moved.

Could whoever posted the list please send it to my e-mail address,

terran@chippewalibrary.org. Thanks a lot.

Terri Anderson

Children's Librarian

Chippewa Falls Public Library

105 W. Central St.

Chippewa Falls, WI 54729

(715)723-1146; Fax (715) 720-6922

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From: Jackie Marquardt <jmarquar@timberland.lib.wa.us>

To: pubyac@prairienet.org

Subject: Re: Harry Potter

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Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:53:34 CDT

Yes, with all the excitement over HP IV, our holds for the other three

have shot back up again. Timberland is a 5 county, 27 branch system.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: 91 holds on 80 copies

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: 101 holds on 83 copies

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: 72 holds on 86 copies

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire: 772 holds on 112 copies (not yet all

arrived from the publisher)

We also have large print and books on tape versions that I'm not including

here, but they also have long waiting lists. I'm enjoying this craze much

more than last summer's Pokemon one.

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Jackie Marquardt

Youth Services Librarian

Olympia Timberland Library Voice: 360-352-0595

313 8th Ave. S.E. FAX: 360-586-3207

Olympia, WA 98501-1307 e-mail: jmarquar@timberland.lib.wa.us

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On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, David Serchay wrote:

> Has anyone else noticed a rise in the holds for books 1-3?

>

> David

>

>

> David Serchay

> a013213t@bc.seflin.org

>

>

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