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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 414
PUBYAC Digest 414
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) FW: DES storytimes
by "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
2) Easter Program/Egg Hunt
by "talcock" <talcock@co.north-slope.ak.us>
3) RE: FW: [PUBLIB] Does your library require residency?
by Ginnie Hoover <ginnie@lfpl.org>
4) ya areas
by "Cline, Andrea" <andrea@camden.lib.nj.us>
5) Re: peter rabbit party
by Susan259@aol.com
6) Middle Ages Storytime
by Chris Mallo <chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us>
7) RE: extended hours for teens
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
8) RE: FW: [PUBLIB] Does your library require residency?
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
9) Re: Children's educational software
by "Therese Norstrom" <terrinorstrom@hotmail.com>
10) JOB POSTING--Cuyahoga County Public Library/PSL I YA
by LSEVOLD <LSEVOLD@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
11) Re: Yalsa listservs
by abdullah taliah <abdullah@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
12) Fine Feathered Friends stumper
by "Jenifer Wagner" <jwagner@dakota.lib.mn.us>
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From: "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: FW: DES storytimes
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Not sure what a DES office is? However, the usual reasons people don't
bring their children to storytimes are:
1. They don't know about the storytimes
2. They are under the impression their children are too young - this
is
often the case with infant storytimes
3. They think their child can't sit still and be completely quite long
enough and will embarrass them as parents - they think their child needs to
be perfectly quiet in a library - they should see my storytimes!
4. The storytime is inconvenient to their schedules somehow - their
child
naps then, they have other scheduled activities it conflicts with -
swimming, etc.
taking a storytime to dentist's offices, doctor's offices, community
playgorunds, anywhere a "captive" audience of children congregates
is a
great way to spread the word. However, be aware that the appointments
in
those offices come first and people will be going in and out. We tried
this
at a WIC (Women, Infants, & Children) checkup site and it was a
disaster.
No one was around long enought to hear the story!
Denise M. Pulgino Stout
Youth Services Outreach Librarian
Chester County Library
610-280-2672
dpstout@ccls.org
Why do dragons have long tails? They can't remember short stories!
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a
dog, it's too
dark to read." Groucho Marx
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cyndy Gartside [SMTP:cgartsid@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us]
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 9:50 AM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: DES storytimes
>
> I'm looking for information on the feasibility of doing storytimes at
> local DES offices. Any information on numbers of young children
who stay
> at home (ie. don't go to daycare) and don't attend storytimes.
> Information
> on children whose parents would never think of taking a
> child to a storytime, perhaps because they don't like to be in
libraries.
> Do you know of any outreach to this group of
> kids? If anyone has an interest or information or
> experience with this population of kids, I'd appreciate hearing from
you.
>
> Thanks much,
>
> Cyndy Gartside
> Mesquite Branch Library
> (602) 262-7299
> cgartsid@lib.ci.phoenix.az.us
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From: "talcock" <talcock@co.north-slope.ak.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Easter Program/Egg Hunt
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:46:01 CDT
We are planning our first Easter Egg Hunt -- could others who have done
this offer tips on how to keep it fair and fun? We figure the potential for
chaos is
high -- how to you keep things under control and fun for everyone (including
staff!)?
I would also appreciate and ideas for crafts and activities to go along with
the hunt.
Thanks!
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Tara Alcock
Public Services Librarian
Tuzzy Library
PO Box 749
Barrow, AK 99723
phone: 907-852-1720
fax: 907-852-1729
email: talcock@co.north-slope.ak.us
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From: Ginnie Hoover <ginnie@lfpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: FW: [PUBLIB] Does your library require residency?
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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:46:21 CDT
Laura, if I read you question correctly, you are wanting to know
what libraries require their EMPLOYEES to live in the county...
At this time, our library system does require residency within the
county in order to work at the library (and all other county positions).
All positions are the same, professional or not. We were exempt for
awhile,
but no longer. We would very much like to do away with that
requirement for
the reason you mentioned! And from what I have heard the county has
gotten
itself into a bind as more and more people move from the county to less
crowded areas just outside the county. So I foresee it changing in the
future!
Ginnie Hoover
Louisville Free Public Library
Louisville, KY
ginnie@lfpl.org
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu
[mailto:publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu]On
> >Behalf Of Laura Gruninger
> >Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2001 10:04 PM
> >To: Multiple recipients of list
> >Subject: [PUBLIB] Does your library require residency?
> >
> >
> >We are trying to find out if similarly sized libraries (County
Systems)
> >require residency for Professional positions.
> >We currently do require residency, but would like to change this to
> >increase our pool of candidates.
> >I'll summarize the results if you respond...
> >Thanks,
> >Laura Gruninger, Young Adult Librarian
> >Mercer County Library System
> >Lawrence HQ
> >2751 Brunswick Pike
> >Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
> >
>
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From: "Cline, Andrea" <andrea@camden.lib.nj.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: ya areas
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My library has just formed a teen task force. This group consists of
children librarians from all of our branches. The goal of the group is
to
work on ya services, programs collections etc. We've been given an
assignment that I need everyone's help. What I need to know is what do
you
think of your ya collection? Also, how would you rate your ya
collection
and why? (rate your collection on a scale from 1-5 with 1 being poor and 5
being excellent)
You can email your responses at
andrea@camden.lib.nj.us
Thanks in advance for all your help!
Andrea Cline
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From: Susan259@aol.com
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Subject: Re: peter rabbit party
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Would it be too much to have some kind of hunt in the library? You
could
make a simple rabbit shape and stick them all over the place--this works
better for smaller kids--
Susan Smith
Arlington Texas
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From: Chris Mallo <chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Middle Ages Storytime
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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:47:46 CDT
I'm in a quandry and I'm hoping all you lovely
people on PUBYAC can help. I'm working on a
medieval storytime and have a number of books,
but am really lacking in the areas of songs,
fingerplays and activities. Would anyone
have any ideas that cover castles, knights,
kings, queens, princesses, dragons, etc.?
I would GREATLY appreciate it!
Thanks so much!
Chris Mallo
chrism@grrl.lib.mn.us
Great River Regional Library
St. Cloud, MN 56301
(320) 650-2500
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: extended hours for teens
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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:48:11 CDT
Hi Lisa,
Just a few thoughts on your question. I am a YA librarian, and have
hosted some after hours
activities for teens here in the library. We do not currently keep the
library open just
for teens.
Issues I think you'd have to consider. You'd have to "man the
door" to
only let teens
come and go. The general public would get wind of this right away and
probably want access too!
Perhaps if you marketed it as a formal program and not just the library
being open for a special population, it could work.
Consider security. You'd need at least two people. Is your building safe
at night? Would there
be any opportunity for danger with a smaller staff leaving alone late at
night?
Insurance and permission from parents. If you aren't answering the
phones at night, you'd want
to make sure the parents knew where the kids were and could reach them
in an emergency. At
my camp out, lots of the kids had their own cell phones.
Letting kids come and go- for all formal after evening programs, I have
a permission slip that
must be signed by a parent or guardian ahead of time. I always stipulate
that the teens must
stay for the entire program and will not be allowed to leave early. This
way, the kids won't
leave and get into possible trouble.
I don't usually let the kids roam the library at our programs. Our
meeting rooms are
separated from the main library. Even with this, I am constantly
watching the 3 emergency
exits to make sure no one leaves.
We have always closed at 5:30PM on Friday nights. This is sometimes a
sore spot with patrons.
We are open Sundays though, and have been for years. I feel that being
open until 9 would be
warranted, as there are always people here at 5:30 on Friday afternoons.
Its a matter of
staffing and budgeting though.
Good luck with your project! I think its a good idea to want to better
serve the teens. In
general though, I think you'd find its the whole population that could
benefit from the
additional hours.
Laura Gruninger, YA Librarian
Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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Subject: extended hours for teens
Hello,
I am a library student and am working on a faux grant proposal to extend
service to teens. Through a survey of the county system, I have
learned
that
most teens want longer hours at the library, along with more
teen-specific
study space, especially on weekends and during finals or major research
paper
times. I would like to propose that a teen area be kept open later
hours a
few nights a week during these heavy-duty weeks and I'm wondering what
sort
of precedence there is for this sort of thing. Have any of you done
anything
similar? What problems or concerns arose, or do think would arise?
I
know
that staffing is the biggest issue. What else should I answer for in
terms
of keeping one part of the library open while the library is closed to
other
patrons,etc? Any insight any of you professional librarians could
bring
to
my attention would be most appreciated . Thank You, Lisa Stuart in
Minneapolis
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: FW: [PUBLIB] Does your library require residency?
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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:48:41 CDT
Thanks Shanla,
My question though, was whether or not libraries require residency for
their employees,
specifically the professional positions. Many many people have taken
the time to respond, and I am still compiling the results, which I'll
post. We are really hoping not to have to
continue to enforce our residency rule so we can have a larger base of
candidates to choose from.
Thanks Again,
Laura Gruninger,
Mercer County Library System
Lawrenceville, NJ
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From: "Therese Norstrom" <terrinorstrom@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Children's educational software
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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:49:01 CDT
Pick up a "Children's Software Review" magazine, it is a great
selection
tool!
>From: "Kelley, Judy" <JKelley@city.newport-beach.ca.us>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: 'PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults & Children'
>Subject: Children's educational software
>Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2001 21:27:03 CDT
>
>Our library currently has Math Blaster, Carmen SanDiego, Jumpstart,
Oregon
>Trails and a few others. I would appreciate what other libraries
find are
>most popular. Thanks.
>
>Judy Kelley
>Youth and Branch Services Manager
>Newport Beach Public Library
>Newport Beach CA
>
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From: LSEVOLD <LSEVOLD@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: JOB POSTING--Cuyahoga County Public Library/PSL I YA
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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:49:29 CDT
JOB POSTING CUYAHOGA COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Job title: Public Service Librarian 1/Young Adult
Branch: Southeast Branch
Hours: 40 hours/week
Starting pay rate: $14.56/hour Pay level: U 11
Benefits: CCPL offers hospitalization, life insurance, state
retirement plan, vacation/sick/holiday time and optional benefits.
Under general supervision, provides professional library services
such as reference and reader guidance; participates in collection
development, prepares and presents programs suited to the needs and
interests of the local population; specializes in service to young
adults. Must have communication skills to deal effectively with
local schools and community organizations. Must be able to prepare
and present booktalks and programs to young adults. Excellent
customer service is our highest priority.
QUALIFICATIONS: MLS from an ALA accredited library school,
organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.
Applicants with experience working with a culturally diverse
population will be preferred. Applicants with 6 months or more
experience working with teenagers in a group setting will be
preferred. Applicants must pass a written test in order to be
considered further. Three (3) current reference letters (work
related preferred) must be returned with the application.
Applicants must be flexible enough to work a schedule which will
include evening, Saturday and Sunday hours. Proof of education
required. Successful candidate must be able to spend as many as 40
hours in orientation/training at the Administration Building.
The Southeast Branch is a modern 16,455 square foot building with a
collection of over 107,925 items. The circulation in 2000 was 334,192.
The
branch serves Bedford, Bedford Heights, Oakwood Village and Walton Hills
Village.
APPLICATION CLOSING DATE: APRIL 20, 2001
Applications may be obtained by calling the Human Resources
Division, Cuyahoga County Public Library (216)749 9464, 1(800)749
5560, (TDD# (216)749 9478) or by picking one up from any of the 28
local branches of the Cuyahoga County Public Library. Please note:
Completed applications can only be returned at the Administration
Building, 2111 Snow Road, Parma, OH 44134, by 5 PM on or before
April 20, 2001. Applications must be complete, accurate and
current. Applications can be returned in person, by mail or FAX at
(216)749 9479. Applicants using FAX should confirm receipt.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Louise Sevold
lsevold@cuyahoga.lib.oh.us
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Technical
Services Division Director
Cuyahoga County Public Library
2111 Snow Road
phone (216)749 9383
Parma, Ohio 44134
fax (216)749 9445
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From: abdullah taliah <abdullah@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Yalsa listservs
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Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:49:54 CDT
I am on YALSA-BK and I am receiving numerous messages a day.
Taliah
On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Shari Hetzke wrote:
> Rosemarie,
> I am on YALSA-BK and haven't gotten much of anything for a long time -
longer than a week. What gives?
> Shari
>
> Shari Hetzke, Secondary School Services Specialist
> Arlington Heights Memorial Library
> 500 North Dunton
> Arlington Heights, IL 60004
> Phone 847.506.2629 Fax 847.506.2655
>
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From: "Jenifer Wagner" <jwagner@dakota.lib.mn.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Fine Feathered Friends stumper
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A 3 year old boy was in last week and he keeps asking his mother, and now
me, for the "fine feathered friends" book. He doesn't want
Feathers for
Lunch by Ehlert and he is quite sure it is a book he has had before. I
know
this is also a recurring line in a cartoon show but he is adamant about
hearing it in a book. HELP!
Jenifer Wagner, Librarian II
Dakota County Library, Heritage
20085 Heritage Drive
Lakeville, MN 55044
Phone: (651) 365-3219
e-mail: jwagner@dakota.lib.mn.us
fax: (651) 365-3209
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