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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: Friday, April 20, 2001 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 423
PUBYAC Digest 423
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Services for homeschooler
by lcole <lcole@du.edu>
2) Re: Help!--Responding to Complaint
by Cheryl Clemons <ceegrant@yahoo.com>
3) LIBRARIAN 2 - DOUGLAS CO LIBRARY SYSTEM (2 POSITIONS)
by "Tina Roy" <tlroy@co.douglas.or.us>
4) STUMPER book about girl collecting shoes
by "Medford Children's Department" <medchild@jcls.org>
5) runaway bathtub stumper solved
by Vanston <jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
6) Stumper
by Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
7) Help!--Responding to Complaint
by "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
8) Tiger Woods collector correspondence with my boss (long)
by bwilliams@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us
(Bina Williams)
9) Re: Cataloging series written by diff. authors
by "Susan Price-Stephens" <susan.price-stephens@lpl.london.on.ca>
10) Help: Storytelling with urban legends
by D Ilkiw <dansky24@yahoo.com>
11) RE: Tiger Woods cards and Mankato, MN
by Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
12) Re: Help!--Responding to Complaint
by pat powers <opat49@yahoo.com>
13) Re: Services for homeschooler
by stewartj@einetwork.net (Judy
Stewart)
14) Re: Cataloging series written by diff. authors
by Becky <rawineke@yahoo.com>
15) RE: Laura Bush Favorite Books
by Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
16) Re: Services for homeschooler
by "Heather Grady" <hgrady@acpl.lib.in.us>
17) Re: Cataloging series written by diff. authors
by "Leslie Schow" <lschow@slco.lib.ut.us>
18) Laura Bush's Favorite Books/Authors
by <Jeanette.Larson@ci.austin.tx.us>
19) RE: Harry Potter plagarism yet again...
by Shannan Sword <slsword2000@yahoo.ca>
20) child development class presentation
by "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
21) brochure for teens
by "Michelle Gabbard" <smgabbs_2@hotmail.com>
22) Re: Help!--Responding to Complaint
by Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
23) re: Doubledog mysteries
by "Carrie Eldridge" <celdridg@timberland.lib.wa.us>
24) little witch stumper solved
by "Gayle Richardson" <Gayle.Richardson@spl.org>
25) Stumper-Horace the Cat
by "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
26) Filters face free-speech test
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
27) Georgia's Resolution Supporting ALA Legal Action Against CIPA
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
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From: lcole <lcole@du.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Services for homeschooler
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I'd like to get information on public library service to homeschoolers.
If your library provides any special services to homeschoolers, I'd love to
hear about it.
Thanks,
Lisa Cole
Arapahoe Library District
lcole@ald.lib.co.us
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From: Cheryl Clemons <ceegrant@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Help!--Responding to Complaint
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:09:33 CDT
Hi,
We had the same complaint about programming for
homeschoolers so I started a program just for them.
No one showed up because the day I selected didn't
work with ballet lesson, volunteer jobs in museums,
soccer,etc.
Now I have an evening program for school age children
and I do have several home schoolers, however not the
ones who complained. Oh well!
Cheryl
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From: "Tina Roy" <tlroy@co.douglas.or.us>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: LIBRARIAN 2 - DOUGLAS CO LIBRARY SYSTEM (2 POSITIONS)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:10:01 CDT
The Douglas County Library System (Roseburg, Oregon) currently has two
openings for the following positions:
PUBLIC SERVICES SUPERVISOR
(Librarian 2 - F/T)
The Position:
Performs professional librarian duties to direct reference, reader's
advisory, collection development and programming for the library
headquarters and 10 branches. The position is a member of library
management team and participates in development of system goals.
Essential Functions:
Serve as supervisor to reference, adult services, young adult and
children sections handling complex requests of patrons, branches and
schools by defining needs and locating materials; conduct student tours;
coordinate system children's programming. Coordinate units with other
operations of library; develop and monitor budgets. Establish and
interpret policy and procedures. Determine needs development of system
collection by meeting with publisher representatives, reading reviews
and awareness of community needs; supervise selection of library
materials.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's of Library Science Degree and two years of work related
experience which includes program management or supervisory experience
OR seven years progressively responsible work related education,
experience and/or training which includes two years in a specific area
with supervisory experience.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BRANCH SERVICES LIBRARIAN
(Librarian 2 - F/T)
The Position:
Perform professional librarian duties in support of 10 branch libraries,
supervise 10 paraprofessional staff. Position is a member of library
management team and participates in development of system goals.
Essential Functions:
Supervise and coordinate branch services, and staff; regularly visit
branches which includes meeting with branch advisory boards; serve on
the library management team. This position may also coordinate training,
adult programming, and financial development throughout the system.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's of Library Science Degree and two years of work-related
experience which includes supervisory experience OR seven years
progressively responsible library education, experience and/or training
which includes two years in a specific area with supervisory experience.
Experience must include knowledge of library resources, including
electronic resources, and branch library services and operation.
Experience in library-related training, adult programming, and grant
writing are desirable.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Salary (for both positions): $33,301 - $43,950 (COLA increase expected
7/1/01) per year, plus generous benefit package including PERS
retirement.
For more information call: Douglas County Human
Resources
(Phone: 541-440-4405) or
Douglas County Human
Resources
Douglas County Library
System
Recruitment closes May 18, 2001. Preference will be given to
applications received by that date.
--
Tina Roy
Office Manager
Douglas County Library System
1409 NE Diamond Lake Blvd.
Roseburg, Oregon 97470
Phone: 541.957.4774
Email: tlroy@co.douglas.or.us
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From: "Medford Children's Department" <medchild@jcls.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: STUMPER book about girl collecting shoes
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:10:25 CDT
We are trying to help patron find picture book about a girl who collects
shoes. After a few problems, one involving a frog, she decides
to collect
something else; hats! This book was read about 20 years ago.
We've
checked A to Zoo, Amazon, and our collective consciousness. Thanking
you
in advance, Medford Junior staff,
Please reply to Medford Children's Department <medchild@jcls.org>
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From: Vanston <jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac listserv <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: runaway bathtub stumper solved
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:10:53 CDT
Just wanted to thank everyone who sent in the answer NO MORE WATER IN THE
TUB by Tedd Arnold as the answer to the stumper (a while back) about the
boy who fantasizes about a runaway bathtub. It was the one she was looking
for, and she was thrilled.
Jen (Vanston) Marin
jvanston@suffolk.lib.ny.us
South Country Library, Children's Librarian
Bellport, NY
"People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading"
-Logan Pearsall Smith
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From: Julie Ann Rines <jrines@ocln.org>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:11:11 CDT
Hello all,
This stumper request was forwarded to me from our adult
reader's
advisor but rings no bells. Sorry for the scanty information but this
is
all I have. Our patron is looking for a series of humorous books read in
the mid to late fifites as a young adult about a group of older people who
convert a bus (or maybe more than one) into housing, he remembers them
getting into trouble for parking the bus/houses illegally.
Anyone recognize this?
Thanks for the help.
Julie Rines
Coordinator of Children's Services
Thomas Crane Public Library
40 Washington St.
Quincy, MA 02169
jrines@ocln.org
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From: "Sean P. S. George" <sgeorge@stcharles.lib.la.us>
To: "'HarryD@saratoga.lib.ny.us'"
<HarryD@saratoga.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Help!--Responding to Complaint
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:19:39 CDT
Well Harry,
We do not separate our picture books either.
I guess it could be
done, but where does one draw the line? Do books about children
fighting
with each other fall into the same category as books on war? Whether
the
motivation is to "improve" her neighbors' reading choices, or just
to make
her own life more convenient, this sounds to me like another case of one
parent trying to impose her standards on the entire community via the
library.
As for the programming for homeschoolers, depending
on what this
parent is looking for and how many other homeschoolers you have in your
community, this might actually be a good opportunity. I myself, and
other
staff members at various branches, do a variety of programs for pretty much
any group who wants them (school classes of varying grade levels, scout
groups, day care groups, etc.). The groups we have accommodated range
in
size from five or six, up to 40 or 50. Some of the things we do
include
"how to use the library," tours, storytelling, booktalking, and
other
informational presentations to coincide with requested topics. I even
take
some of these programs out to the schools. These are all done upon the
request of the group leader/teacher, and we have occasionally turned groups
down if we didn't have the resources or enough advance notice to prepare
what they want when they want it. I have never been approached by a
homeschool group about doing any of these but we have a number of such
families in our community, so I am considering proactively contacting them
to see if they would be interested in coming to the library for something
like this.
On both topics however, just because your patron says "other libraries
do
it" doesn't mean your library has to do it. Look at your
staffing, time,
and goals, and then just decide how your want to answer her demands.
Hope this helps.
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sean P. S. George
Youth Services Coordinator
St. Charles Parish (LA) Library
504-785-8464
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From: bwilliams@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us
(Bina Williams)
To: 'Pubyac' <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Tiger Woods collector correspondence with my boss (long)
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My boss, Eileen Sheridan, had the following correspondence with Keith Olson
of Mankato, MN. As all of us are, she was offended by the mercenary and
unscrupulous measures Mr. Olson was taking to get these cards from those of
us who were unaware of their value!
She and I thought that the "great collective brain" would find
this
correspondence amusing/infuriating/enlightening!
Bina Williams
Bridgeport Public Library
bwilliams@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us
From: "Eileen Sheridan" <esheridan@brdgprtpl.lib.ct.us>
To: <olson01@mctcnet.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 3:26 PM
Subject: Tiger Woods Cards
> Mr. Olson:
>
> How very generous of you to offer $100 for cards that are worth many
> thousands of dollars! I hope that none of the underfunded
libraries who
received
> your letter of solicitation wasted their time making money for you.
>
> Your behavior is only somewhat less sleazy than that of one profiteer
from
> Florida who said the cards were for his ailing grandson.
>
> Bet you think you're quite the entrepreneur. All you really are
is a
cheat.
>
> Eileen Sheridan
>
HIS REPLY:
Actually, that isn't true.
A. The cards only carry that type of price tag if they are flawless ( how
many cards out of a kids mag at a library are flawless??)
B. 50,000 dollars was spent on postage alone that needs to be recovered in
profit.
C. I have paid out over 30,000 dollars to libraries that would have had
that
card laying in a drawer until it was thrown away or taken for nothing.
This was a very straight forward offer, and not nearly as overwhelmingly
profitable as you think. It has required a lot of work and 2 employees to
handle this deal and many institutions have benefited from it.
I hope you take the time to read this letter because it should put your
mind
at ease. This offer put money in the hands of libraries that would have
seen
nothing for those cards, and I have been happy to write those checks, day
after day. This deal is for profit, of course it is, over 300 man hours
have
been spent on it in less than 3 months.
anyway, I hope you now have a better understanding of what my offer was. As
for some of the others, what they do, they have to live with, as for me, I
feel that I have helped a lot of people, and I have receive letter after
letter to prove it.
Thanks for the note, I hope you read mine
Keith Olson
HER REPLY TO HIS
Mr. Olson:
Sorry, I don't buy it. You're making money from people who don't have
the
information you have.
I doubt the libraries who received their $100 checks would be as happy as
you say they are IF they knew the truth about your operation. No one
likes
being
taken advantage of, and you ARE taking advantage of these libraries by
withholding information from them to turn a profit for yourself.
It's
that
simple.
Eileen Sheridan
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From: "Susan Price-Stephens" <susan.price-stephens@lpl.london.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Cataloging series written by diff. authors
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Are my library we are trying to make a case for including the series =
numbers in the catalogue. Many children asked for books in series by
the =
number not the name. We think that the addition of the series number =
would make this process more efficient. Out catalogung department is =
reluctant. Do many other libraries include this information?
>>> hoke@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us
04/20/01 12:01PM >>>
We often use series names for call numbers because it easier for=20
patrons and staff to find them. I am fortunate in that our
cataloger=20
of children's materials worked in our department for several years=20
and understands that the patrons come first. Our mission as a
public=20
library is to serve the public, not to be a research library where=20
you have to cite things correctly. Maybe the "techie" needs
to work=20
the public desks awhile and find out how much extra time it takes to=20
find all the American Girl books for a patron when you have to look=20
in 6 or 8 places. (And no you can't just write the call numbers
down=20
and say go find!)
Carol Hoke
Children's Services Manager
Cedar Rapids (IA) Public Library
hoke@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us=20
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From: D Ilkiw <dansky24@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Help: Storytelling with urban legends
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:21:59 CDT
I would like some feedback on using urban legends with
middle school, grades 5-7.
I am planning to do a storytelling activity with this
group and would appreciate thoughts on what works and
what doesn't.
Thanks,
Diane Ilkiw
Willets Road Middle School
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From: Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Tiger Woods cards and Mankato, MN
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:22:26 CDT
I think the point is that we may be being taken advantage of by an
unscrupulous collector. The $100 was what someone sending these
letters
offered for the card, but legitimate sources have suggested the cards may be
worth much more (anywhere from $2000 and up). If the card is worth
thousands, whether it is 2, 10, or 200, that's a lot more than the $100 this
letter writer was offering for his "sick grandson," and it would
be a real
shame for libraries to get taken by someone who doesn't care who he's
swindling.
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: HFL_LISA@stls.org
[SMTP:HFL_LISA@stls.org]
> Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 11:08 AM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: RE: Tiger Woods cards and Mankato, MN
>
> I think we all need to get a grip here. FIrst it was worth a 100
then it
> was 2000, then it was 10,000 now someone had a post saying it sold on e
> bay for 200,000. Let's get real here. I checked with e bay
they say not
> true. Tiger Woods is neither dead not NOT releasing more cards.
THese
> cards have some worth, like beanies, pokemon etc,. But it is only
worth
> what someone will actually pay you. Any local card dealer can
give you a
> legitimate estimate if you find the card(haven't see anyone say they
have
> yet)
> Then go from there. If you can sell if for thousands be happy,
build
> large buy many books...but until then I will believe it when I see it!
> L. Dowling
> Horseheads Library
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From: pat powers <opat49@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Help!--Responding to Complaint
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:22:58 CDT
One thing that I have told patrons is that with our
staff limitations we have to try to plan programs that
address the needs of the communities at large to the
best of our abilities.
Like most libraries, I'm sure, we always have
complaints from people who want our programs to
accommodate their own individual schedules. In a
perfect world that might happen.
As far as separating "issue" books, the fact of the
matter is most books deal with some issue, and many
books could be used to deal with more than one issue
so where could we put those?
I try to remind myself that we work very hard to
please
as many people as we can and provide the best services
possible. It is unfortunate that we heat the loudest
comments from the few unsatisfied patrons, rather than
the many who go home happy and appreciative.
Pat Powers, Tewksbury, MA
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From: stewartj@einetwork.net
(Judy Stewart)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Services for homeschooler
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:23:18 CDT
We do. We have an active homeschooling group in the area. We
have done
the following:
1. Provided a place for them to hold their monthly meetings of their
"Writer's Group". That was usually right before we opened
but depending
on your setup could be in a separate room.
2. I have done a Homeschooler's Open House in the fall at which I set
up stations with various activities taken from books in our Teacher
Resource Center. (I had done it for two years for all teachers in the
area with next to no response...that's another story!) The response was
ok, not as much as I had hoped, but those that came were very
enthusiastic and were very excited about theresources.
3. I prepared a flyer in which Ilisted services I was willing to
provide, such as workshops on the Internet use, searching on the
Internet, also other programs that I have already prepared and done - I
would do for them during the day. We open at 12 Noon so it is
convenient for me to host groups in the morning without disturbing
anyone. This has worked out well, they have not asked for too much,
but
have been very appreciative of whatever we've done.
Because of this relationship, one of the dads offered to teach chess
classes in the evening, which were a big hit for homeschoolers and
others as well. Also, when we know we are hosting a guest speaker and
are afraid of a low turnout - they can be counted on usually to come out
to support our program.
We have been proactive in ordering materials that they have requested if
it is possible and if it is not too narrow in focus.
They are among our greatest supporters.
Judy STewart
Community Library of Allegheny Valley
Natrona Heights, PA
----- Original Message -----
From: lcole <lcole@du.edu>
Date: Friday, April 20, 2001 12:09 pm
Subject: Services for homeschooler
> I'd like to get information on public library service to
> homeschoolers.
> If your library provides any special services to homeschoolers,
> I'd love to
> hear about it.
>
> Thanks,
> Lisa Cole
> Arapahoe Library District
> lcole@ald.lib.co.us
>
>
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From: Becky <rawineke@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Cataloging series written by diff. authors
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:23:45 CDT
We re-cataloged all of our series fiction a year ago.
It started out seeming to be very simple, but be aware
that if you use 3 letters like we do that you will
have some that are the same. We had to get creative.
For example, American Diaries is AME, so American Girl
books became AMG. Babysitters Little Sister is BLS,
etc. We also wanted to help our kids browse in order
of the series. So for series that are numbered (like
Animorphs, Sweet Valley Twins, etc.) we added that to
the call number to help us keep them shelved in order.
So Animorphs spine lable says J ANI 18 (for number
18). If they are not numbered it is just the 3
letters.
In the computer catalog, the call number field says
J SERIES ANI 18
Let me tell you that this has helped us IMMENSELY!
How many times do you get up to show a kid all of the
mary kate and ashley books, which are written by
various authors. Or how about those Dear America!
Now we can spend time on the longer reference
questions about the other fiction books. When they
ask for a series, we take them there and let them
browse, and they are also able to see other series
that might interest them.
Hope this helps!
Becky Wineke
Youth Services
Fremont Public Library
Mundelein, IL
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From: Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: Suzanne.Crowder@kdla.net
Subject: RE: Laura Bush Favorite Books
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:24:12 CDT
In a recent picture, she was reading "I took my frog to the
library" by
Eric Kimmel.
Lisa Smith
lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: "Heather Grady" <hgrady@acpl.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Services for homeschooler
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:24:40 CDT
Hello All:
My library has a twice a month program for homeschoolers. We've been going =
for a year and a half and it is very successful. I also was requested
to =
do this program by several homeschool families. I gathered input as to =
what they wanted and went from there. =20
It is called "Book Bunch" and we do independent unit studies each
time we =
meet. Most sessions I introduce the topic with 15-30 minutes of
presentati=
on, through read aloud or sharing of knowledge. Other sessions we
split =
into groups, do research on our own, and come back together to share what =
we have learned.
We have a broad age range (K-6), so multi age activities are provided for =
the final 30-60 minutes of the program. It is all do at your own pace,
so =
families can stay for as long as they'd like. Books are provided to =
checkout. I distributed topic bibliographies for the first year of the =
program. I ceased this as I did not feel they were being used and they
=
took loads of work to prepare. I have tried to do series of topics
that =
are related by time or place. We have just finished a four week unit on =
Indiana. =20
I have had wonderful turnout at these events as they were the only =
available ongoing program in our system until recently. By wonderful I
=
mean groups from 15 to 65.
This next year we will be changing our format a bit. Rather than =
independent units, we will be doing a multi part unit study. For =
instance, in the Fall we may study an ancient culture and do pieces of =
that each time we meet. This way we can incorporate book reports, =
speeches, and journalling into our routine. Next Spring we will have a
=
science fair as well.
We keep folders of our worksheets and at the end of the year compile a =
book of our favorite activities.
It is difficult to know where to draw the line as I am not a teacher, but =
a librarian. I figure if I provide some background and then
activities, =
this does not cross the line. I hope to give away some of the
presentation=
responsibilies to "experts" in whatever topic we decide to
pursue for the =
fall.
I have had lots of fun creating these units and working with the kids.
Attached are handouts from a presentation I did on this subject at our =
state conference last year. I'll be doing a similar presentation in =
September at a district conference. A list of past topics is provided.
Our system offers annual tours & orientations of our main library for
both =
children and parents. I have done the same for our branch.
Hope this helps.
Please feel free to contact me with questions.
Heather Grady
hgrady@acpl.lib.in.us=20
Shawnee Branch Library
Heather Grady
Allen County Public Library
Shawnee Branch
Fort Wayne, IN
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From: "Leslie Schow" <lschow@slco.lib.ut.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Cataloging series written by diff. authors
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:25:06 CDT
In my system we (the Youth Services Librarians) were finally able to =
persuade the powers that be that having series books together made sense =
and better served the public. We developed a cataloging system whereby
=
all series written by multiple authors are shelved together, at the end of =
the juvenile fiction section (or young adult fiction section), under the =
series name. In the catalog they are given the designations JS
(juvenile =
series) or YS (young adult series) followed by the usual call numbers.
=
The patrons appreciated this greatly. Now, instead of needing 10
separate =
call numbers for Mary-Kate and Ashley mystery books, we are able to direct =
young readers to the shelf where the entire series awaits browsing. I
=
currently have 27 series in this section in my branch. The decision is
=
left to the children's librarians at each branch as to which series (if =
any) are shelved this way. =20
One of the results of this change is that these books are circulating =
more. Before, we found that many young patrons would read all of the =
books in the series by one or two different authors, but they wouldn't ask =
about others, so they were missing a lot. Many of the children in my =
service area are avid series readers. Shelving the books this way
helps =
them to discover new series that they might enjoy.
Good luck!
Leslie Schow
Youth Services Librarian
Riverton Library
Salt Lake County Library System
lschow@slco.lib.ut.us
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From: <Jeanette.Larson@ci.austin.tx.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Laura Bush's Favorite Books/Authors
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:25:44 CDT
If you would like to read about the author's who attended the Inauguration
as part of Laura Bush Celebrates America's Authors, Jane Kurtz has a
detailed write-up about her role at http://www.janekurtz.com/caaindex.html.
She includes a list of the author children's authors who were invited.
Mrs.
Bush had met many of these authors at the Texas Book Festival in Austin.
Jeanette Larson
Youth Services Manager
Austin Public Library
jeanette.larson@ci.austin.tx.us
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From: Shannan Sword <slsword2000@yahoo.ca>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Harry Potter plagarism yet again...
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:26:16 CDT
This whole thing is getting so blown up isn't it? I
read a quote from Rowling where she did say that her
"muggles" came from the word "mug" meaning a foolish
person and she made it "muggle" to soften it a bit. I
don't think anyone can own the word "mug" or "muggle",
it's been around too long in other works. They can own
the various descriptions of their "muggles" though.
Don't buy Stouffer's book, from what I hear it wasn't
very good, and it just feels like she is trying to
ride Rowling's coat-tails. (IMHO)
:-)SLS
--- Diana Cook <dcook@rpl.regina.sk.ca>
wrote:
> There is also another book, I forget the author,
> called the Gammage Cup.
> I think it is from the early 60's. The main
> character of this fantasy is
> named "Muggles". Does anyone think that perhaps
> this name may stem from
> the Brit term "mug" as in "don't be a mug",
(meaning
> a fool). It is just
> a guess on my part, but I suspect that Muggles may
> be a fairly common Brit
> term dating a ways back, that could be in common
> usage, as are the names
> "Harry" and "Potter". There is always someone
who
> tries to claim
> plagarism when someone else makes it big. Perhaps
> because we have a lot
> of common names, stories and tunes floating around
> in our heads...?How do
> you define original thought, when so much of it
> comes from our combined
> experience to date?
>
> Just my two cents,
> Diana Cook
>
>
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From: "Taylor Juvenile" <taylorjuv@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: child development class presentation
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:26:40 CDT
Dear Great Brain,
I have been asked to do a presentation to a class of 11th and 12th graders
for their child development class on reading and telling stories to
children. Along with traditional books and some storytelling with and
without puppets, I am looking for something fun that would keep a group of
(probably) disinterested teens awake at 8:30 in the morning! Any great
ideas? This is late; I am presenting Tuesday morning, April 24.
Thanks!!!
Gloria Adams
Taylor Library
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
taylorjuv@hotmail.com
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From: "Michelle Gabbard" <smgabbs_2@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: brochure for teens
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:27:12 CDT
I am in the process of developing a brochure to promote programming for
teens to teens. I will talk about the new YA Room, the TAC that I want
to
start, and other program ideas.
Does anyone have suggestions, or a similar brochure they would like to
share?
Thanks!
Michelle
smgabbs_2@hotmail.com
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From: Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
To: Harry Dutcher <HarryD@saratoga.lib.ny.us>
Subject: Re: Help!--Responding to Complaint
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:27:34 CDT
You've already touched on one of the problems with separating the
"issue"
books. How do you decide which topics are issues and which aren't?
If
day-care is an issue, what about new babies? How serious does the
treatment have to be before it qualifies as an "issue" book?
There are
lots of books about day care (as one example)--would you put all of them
in an issue collection? And who would make the decision? A
substantial
portion of our picture book collection could conceivably be defined as
dealing with issues--do we move them all to this new collection? One of
the threads in previous discussions has dealt with the question of
"mature" picture books (I've forgotten which term was
used)--picture books
on serious subjects that really are geared for school-age children, rather
than the preschoolers who are the target audience for most picture books.
That would seem to be a better approach than trying to separate all
"issue" books.
What kind of programming does the patron want for
homeschoolers? If you really do have a large group of homeschoolers in
your service area, and you can come up with a program that is tailored to
their needs, it might be appropriate. For example, could you offer a
library instruction program, possibly including some library games, for
them? Basically, it's a class visit for homeschoolers, which fills a
valid need. However, offering a program whose primary purpose is fun at a
time when only homeschoolers can come is questionable--we try to schedule
programs so the greatest number of the intended audience can come.
Hope this helps.
Lisa
Lisa Mead Hughes, Children's Services
Campbell Public Library
77 Harrison Avenue, Campbell CA 95008-1499
voice: (866-1991) fax: (408) 866-1433
lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2001, Harry Dutcher wrote:
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> A patron of ours has two complaints about our Children's services,
& we'd
> like some help in responding:
>
> 1. "Issue" picture books are shelved with other picture
books. She would
> like books that deal with difficult
topics--war, hunger, day care(!),
> etc., separated from other
> picture books.
>
> 2. She is a homeschooler, and wants us to do programs for
homeschoolers.
> We do a lot of
> programming in after school hours, but this
patron wants programs
> earlier in the day,
> which he have so far not consented to.
>
> She has told us that other libraries do the above, so we're asking.
Anyone
> have any thoughts?
> Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer.
>
>
> Harry Dutcher, Director
> Saratoga Springs Public Library
> Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
>
>
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From: "Carrie Eldridge" <celdridg@timberland.lib.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: re: Doubledog mysteries
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:28:47 CDT
I am also interested in the mystery kits purchased from Doubledog. Has
anyone out there used them?
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From: "Gayle Richardson" <Gayle.Richardson@spl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: little witch stumper solved
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:29:22 CDT
Hello all,
The replies have been pouring in, and the answer is:
WITCH FAMILY by =
Eleanor Estes.
All were impassioned plugs for the book, and the good news is it is in =
print (pb edition) so we can all add new, clean copies to our collections. =
Thanks to all who replied and added one more happy patron to the
legions =
already served by pubyac.
Gayle Richardson =20
gayle.richardson@spl.org
Seattle Public
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From: "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper-Horace the Cat
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:29:53 CDT
I have a patron who's looking for a humorous skit about "Horace
the Cat" which might be written as Horith, as in the skit it's
pronounced with a lisp. I've looked through all our playbooks,
done a keyword search of our online catalog and several search
engines on the web with no success. Does anyone know this one?
Kim Flores
kimf@mail.sgcl.org
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Filters face free-speech test
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:30:21 CDT
Filters face free-speech test
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2709729,00.html
"The San Francisco Public Library, a large gray edifice that stands
across =
from the city's sparkling City Hall, hardly seems like ground zero for a =
constitutional war over Web content."
_________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipalegalfund.html
intellectual freedom @ your library
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Georgia's Resolution Supporting ALA Legal Action Against CIPA
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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 18:30:53 CDT
Georgia Library Association
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/georgiaresolution.html
For the entire list, see
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/stateresolutionscipa.html=20
_________
Don Wood
Program Officer/Communications
American Library Association
Office for Intellectual Freedom
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 4225
Fax: 312-280-4227
dwood@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/
http://www.ala.org/cipa/cipalegalfund.html
intellectual freedom @ your library
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