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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: Thursday, April 26, 2001 11:02 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 431
PUBYAC Digest 431
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
by Ndenman <ndenman@ocln.org>
2) RE: Crafts at storytime
by Nicole Conradt <nconradt@cooney.lib.wi.us>
3) storytime crafts
by "Joanne E. Robinson" <JRobinson@ptlibrary.org>
4) CD theft and YA's
by steven engelfried <stevene@dpls.lib.or.us>
5) Re: Crafts at storytimes
by Teresa Lambert <lamberte@oplin.lib.oh.us>
6) RE: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
by Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
7) Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
by "Sue Kilmer" <skilmer@yukon.lib.ok.us>
8) Re: Program for Teens
by "Suzette Hawkins" <shawkins@lex.lib.sc.us>
9) Re: Crafts at storytimes
by "Marge Tassione" <tassione@sls.lib.il.us>
10) Re: Golf Pencils & Graphic Novels
by Victoria Miller <millerv@mail.camden.public.lib.ga.us>
11) RE: Services for older teens
by "Piowaty, Deanna" <DPiowaty@ci.west-linn.or.us>
12) Re: Program for Teens
by "Baraboo Children's Dept." <barch@scls.lib.wi.us>
13) Re: Crafts at Storytime
by Karen Lucas <kglucas@scls.lib.wi.us>
14) Re: Golf Pencils & Graphic Novels
by Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
15) Stumper: cat on island
by "Mara Alpert" <malpert42@hotmail.com>
16) stumper with imbedded images solved
by "L&N Shacklette" <shacklet@eclipse.net>
17) Stumper: every day a holiday
by Ellen Heaney <eheaney@nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca>
18) Humor books
by "Therese Norstrom" <terrinorstrom@hotmail.com>
19) kite flying program
by "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
20) Children's Librarian Position
by Christie Jackson <cjackson@sno-isle.org>
21) Stumper Solved
by Zaklina Gallagher <zgallagh@dcc.govt.nz>
22) Budget Threatens Free-Book Program
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
23) "Support the CIPA Legal Fund!"
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
24) shelving genres & crafts
by Julia Driscoll <jmdriscoll@htls.lib.il.us>
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From: Ndenman <ndenman@ocln.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
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I rarely reply to postings, but this topic really pushes my buttons! I
recently called Candlewick Press to get the name of the person I should
address comments to regarding book design and printing. I fired off a
letter concerning their latest printing "innovation"...using the
inside
front and back cover to start and finish a story. Guess it didn't occur
to the book designer that people would have to lift the jacket flap to
see the beginning or end of a story. Library processing makes this
impossible!
Everything in book publishing is decided by economics. Using the
endpapers results in fewer pages. Printing in China is cheaper but the
stitching quality is poor.
Maybe if we all started to protest, a chorus of voices would be
effective. Emails to a publisher's art design and/or publishing division
might work. Any other thoughts?
Nancy Denman
Head of children's services
ndenman@ocln.org
Duxbury Free Library
Duxbury, MA 02332
karen maletz wrote:
> Which publishers do you think are the worst? We have
> been having alot of trouble with the Harry Potter
> series, but, of course, they have had alot of use.
> --- Sarah O'Shea <soshea@tcpl.org>
wrote:
> > I was wondering if anyone has noticed a correlation
> > between certain
> > publishers and books that fall apart quickly? For
> > us, it seems that
> > certain publishers' books have been quickly falling
> > apart (in the first
> > few months of circulation) and we are quite
> > frustrated with it!
> > We have started to notice a trend and wondered if
> > others did as well.
> >
> > Sarah O'Shea
> > Youth Services Librarian
> > soshea@tcpl.org
> > Tompkins County Public Library
> > Ithaca, NY
> >
>
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From: Nicole Conradt <nconradt@cooney.lib.wi.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Crafts at storytime
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:25:08 CDT
I send home a coloring/activity sheet with the kids and I invite them to
stay after storyhour is officially over and color them at the library. I
also give them the option to hang their artwork up at the library. It
is
great to interact with the kids and parents in a very informal and relaxed
setting. This way I can still do my 30 minutes of storytime but if people
want to stay and do the craft they can. About half do.
Nicole
Oconomowoc, WI
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From: "Joanne E. Robinson" <JRobinson@ptlibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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I feel storytimes can be successful with or without crafts, as long as
the whole experience is based in story. I do them because I feel
children learn about things in many ways -through books, using their
eyes with pictures or video, thru songs and fingerplays, acting
something out, and using their hands. I try to incorporate as many of
these as possible, and for some, especially some antsy little boys, the
craft is the main reason they are there. Whether the children are
reading and learning about spiders or why one has to stop, drop, and
roll-I agree with the person who said that it cements the experience.
Also, they love it----all kids love to show off their stuff, and if it
gets to the kitchen refrigerator along with older brothers and sisters,
so much the better.
Joanne Robinson
Peters Township Library
McMurray, PA
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From: steven engelfried <stevene@dpls.lib.or.us>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: CD theft and YA's
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To accomodate our new self-checkout machine, we're considering removing our
security strips from CD's. I'm concerned that if we do we will see
some
high theft numbers, particularly with our YA CD's. If that happens, I
worry
that we will be told to stop buying teen CD's. I'm interested in
hearing
from libraries that don't use a security system on YA CD's. If your
theft
rate is high, how do you successfully argue that the dollar loss is
worthwhile? Also, has anyone had to stop buying YA CD's for reasons of
theft, and if so, what was the response from patrons, circ stats, etc.?
- Steven Engelfried, Young Adult Librarian
Deschutes Public Library System
545 NW Wall Street Bend, OR 97701
ph: 541-617-7072 fax: 541-389-2982
e-mail: stevene@dpls.lib.or.us
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From: Teresa Lambert <lamberte@oplin.lib.oh.us>
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Subject: Re: Crafts at storytimes
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:26:00 CDT
I sometimes use crafts, but try to keep them simple, more of an extenstion
of the stories and storytime than a project. The kids ask often if we are
going to "make something", so I try to do a craft about every
other
storytime. I have had many parents tell me that they craft project brought
about discussion at home on the books read at storytime!
Terry Lambert,
Youth Services Coordinator
Bluffton Public Library
Bluffton, Ohio 45817
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From: Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:26:17 CDT
We buy all our picture books from Bound to Stay Bound (whenever possible --
they don't carry every single title). It makes a big, big difference.
Andrea Johnson
ajohnson@cooklib.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Baker [SMTP:jbaker93711@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 3:29 PM
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
>
> The old saying "they don't make them like they used to"
really rings true
> when it comes to books--especially children's books.
>
> On a recent weeding expedition I found myself deleting mainly two types
of
> books: (1) practically new titles that were falling apart and (2)books
> that were 25+ years old that while they weren't near as attractive,
were
> in perfect condition.
>
> I'd like to think that with all the new attention to bright colors and
> good illustrations these new books are just checking out more and
> therefore fall apart faster...some of it may also be that parents just
> don't teach their kids the same respect for books that my mom taught
me.
> Even so you can't compare the two when the one 25 year old book has
circed
> over a hundred times (albeit not recently) and is still fit to check
out
> and the other was added six months ago and is falling apart after ten
> circs.
>
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From: "Sue Kilmer" <skilmer@yukon.lib.ok.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:26:36 CDT
OUr library received a settlement check from Baker and TAylor because our
state corporation commissioner
launched a class act lawsuit against them. They purchased books from a
publisher and a very discounted price and sold them to us for profit (at
least until someone found out). Go for it - they need to realize
public
librarians are someone to be dealth with.
-----Original Message-----
From: Vicky Smith <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Date: Thursday, April 26, 2001 3:41 PM
Subject: Re: Publishers and Book Wear and Tear
Oh, this is a terrible scam the publishers are pulling on children's
librarians. A publisher I know, who shall remain nameless, told me
that the cost differential between so-called publisher's library
bindings (i.e., the good kind: side-sewn, with reinforcing tape) and
the ones that fall apart on contact is "pennies!! Just
pennies!!" I
think the truth of this is borne out by the fact that some publishers
(Houghton comes to mind) bind all their books with side-sewn,
reinforced bindings--and sell them at the single-edition reinforced
discount. Obviously they can manage the costs of the superior
binding without pricing the book out of reach of our budgets.
What infuriates me is that so many publishers are simply labelling
what we would call trade bindings as "reinforced" or "school
and
library" (NOT to be confused with publisher's library bindings), and
this can make an enormous difference in many discount
schedules. (Obviously the jobbers are complicit in this rip-off:
some discount the reinforced/school and library bindings at a trade
discount, some at a publisher's library binding discount. I'd love to
see THEIR profit margins.)
Chuck, I would LOVE to see ALSC take on the publishing industry
about their bindings. (Heck, I'm ready to do it all by myself, just for
yuks.) Simply establishing consistent binding standards that all
would agree to adhere to so we'd know what we were buying would
be a tremendous help. Moving up the scale of integrity to bindings
that didn't crumble on contact would be ideal, of course. In our
lifetimes???
Vicky Smith
McArthur Library
Biddeford, ME
vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us
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From: "Suzette Hawkins" <shawkins@lex.lib.sc.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Program for Teens
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Try doing a Old Fashion Coffee House. You can always have poetry and book
talks
before the other activities. Sit on billows on the floor, hang beads in door
ways, use small tables with candles if allowed. Coffe house music is
great
also. We have done Mehandi with parents approval. Had different specialist
in
for talks, like Veterinarians, and Authors. Done a movie night, pizza party,
painted tee shirts, make blue bird houses, etc.
"ali j." wrote:
> I have a question for the collective brain or any of you :) i want to
get
> teens more involved in the library wheter it be a book club or whatever
they
> would like, involving books however there is no turnout and i do not
know
> what to do to advertise a program starting up for them, any ideas- some
> gather at the library as their "hangout" but not wanting to
participate in
> anything but their latest gossip. any help is greatful.
> thanks in advance
> ali
>
> >From: smellott@co.wake.nc.us
> >Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> >To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> >Subject: Re: Program for Teens
> >Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 14:24:40 CDT
> >
> >
> >For teens to get their work published check out the book: Teen Ink
our
> >voices, our vision Written by teens. Author: Meyer
> >
>
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From: "Marge Tassione" <tassione@sls.lib.il.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Crafts at storytimes
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:27:17 CDT
Victoria, I do not do storytimes at our library, I work with mostly
K-6
programming. What a great idea to have the moms come back in to help
with
the craft. Storytimes are sometimes very hectic here and it's nice to
have
several extra pairs of hands--plus a super way to get to know new moms.
I'm
passing this on to our storytime person. Even if you use glue in a
craft--mom is there to carry it out of the room. You belong in the
storytime hall of fame!
Margaret Tassione
tassione@sls.lib.il.us
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From: Victoria Miller <millerv@mail.camden.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Golf Pencils & Graphic Novels
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:27:34 CDT
Rebecca,
Take the Friends money and spend it! I wouldn't be insulted at all if
our
Friends group offered me money. I have to beg ours for the tiniest
amount.
We circulate graphic novels in our YA dept. and they are popular, not
as
popular as the Buffy the Vampire Slayer books, but they still circulate
regularly. I would ask if all the money has to be spent on graphic
novels
or if you can use part of it for the graphic novels & part on new
magazine
subscriptions. As for the amount I would think it depends on how
generous
your Friends have been in the past. I would ask for $1,500-2,000, at
least. All they can do is tell you "no". Good Luck!
Victoria
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From: "Piowaty, Deanna" <DPiowaty@ci.west-linn.or.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Services for older teens
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Although Sheila requested that responses to her inquery go to her personal
email address, I'd like to hear what you all have to say!
In particular, has anyone who is specifically responsible for Young Adult
Services attempted intergenerational services?
Such as:
1. Interfiling older teen novels in with general adult fic (but identifying
YA on the spine);
2. Creating booklists that state genre but not age level and include adult
titles;
3. Creating an "intergenerational" space that would work much like
art/literature salons, where folks of all ages can gather to browse new
collections and exchange ideas & opinions about art, literature,
philosophy,
culture, etc..;
4. Putting on programs that would appeal to all ages, and not identifying
them as "Young Adult" programs (e.g. theatrical dance &
drumming
performances, comic book writing & drawing workshops, writing
workshops...);
And if you HAVE attempted any intergenerational services yourself, how have
you coordinated this with the adult services staff so as to not to step into
someone else's territory?
--Deanna Piowaty
West Linn Public Library
West Linn, Oregon
-----Original Message-----
From: Sheila Anderson [mailto:Sanderson@acpl.lib.in.us]
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 1:33 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Services for older teens
Does anyone provide special services for older teens in grades ten through
twelve or within the age range of sixteen through nineteen? Have you
administered programming or outreach specifically for this age group?
I'd
like to hear from librarians who have served nontraditional older teens,
such as pregnant teens, homeless teens, dropouts, teen parents,
homeschoolers, and college students who are also still in high school.
I'd also like to hear from librarians who have served traditional older
teens, such as those who are still in high school, those who are planning
for college, jobs, or the military, or those who are merely counting the
days until high school graduation.
Intead of posting to the list, please respond to my personal e-mail account
at: sheilabanderson@aol.com
Thank you for your assistance!
Sheila
Sheila B. Anderson
Manager, Young Adults' Services
Allen County Public Library
900 Webster Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
(219) 421-1256
fax (219) 424-9688
sanderson@acpl.lib.in.us
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us
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From: "Baraboo Children's Dept." <barch@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Program for Teens
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:28:22 CDT
Haven't done a program, but have you looked at TeenInk.com
There's a book, a magazine and the above website. Written by teens.
Youth Services Staff
Baraboo Public Library
230 4th Ave., Baraboo WI 53913
Phone: 608-356-6166 FAX: 608-355-2779
barch@scls.lib.wi.us
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From: Karen Lucas <kglucas@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Crafts at Storytime
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:28:40 CDT
I began a 45 minute Story & Craft Time for 3-5 year-olds several years
ago. The program includes a 30 minutes storyhour with the usual books,
prop stories, activity songs and fingerplays. Then the last 15 minutes
is
for children to work on a craft. The crafts can involve coloring,
glueing,
folding, cutting, decorating with stickers, taping... The program has
limited registration and only runs for six weeks each season. Since so
many Story & Craft kids and parents would then attend the regular
(craft-less) 30 minute storytimes when S&C was over, parents would
always
have to explain to their kids why we didn't make anything at regular
storytime. Finally, I have begun to incorporate very simple 5-minute
crafts in regular storytime. These crafts usually focus on coloring,
glueing and stickering. Kids love them and parents are happy that
their
kids are happy.
Having craft opportunities at storytime is not only popular, but
educational, because doing crafts helps preschoolers develop necessary
eye-hand coordination and shape identification skills that are precursors
to reading and writing.
Sincerely,
Karen Lucas
Youth Services Librarian
Madison Public Library
608-266-6345
kglucas@scls.lib.wi.us
A partner in providing library services to children.
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From: Lesley Knieriem <lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Golf Pencils & Graphic Novels
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:28:59 CDT
On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, R Smith wrote:
> 2) The Friends wants to offer to give the YA area
> (which is in need of some revitalizing) some funds to
> develop a graphic novel collection (since there isn't
> really one) or expand the YA magazine subscriptions
> (past the current 10). If you were this YA librarian,
> would you feel insulted by such an offer? If so, are
> there common problematic issues that the Friends
> should be aware of that complicate their offer? If
> not, what do you think would be a reasonable amount
> for the graphic novel proposal?
>
I'm stumped to think of any context in which I would be insulted by an
offer of money to improve my collection -- unless of course, there are
strings attached (e.g., "But none of that nasty, you know,
stuff!") As
for amount -- I think $500 should get you started on quite a nice little
collection. $250 is *barely* enough, and of course, a thousand bucks
would be swell indeed... How much did you have in mind?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Lesley Knieriem
~
~ YA / Reference Librarian (631) 549-4411
~
~ South Huntington Public Library fax (631) 549-6832
~
~ Huntington Station, NY 11746
lknierie@suffolk.lib.ny.us
~
~ ----------------------------------------------------------------- ~
~ Nunc adeamus bibliothecam, non illam quidem multis instructam
~
~ libris, sed exquisitis. -- Erasmus
~
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From: "Mara Alpert" <malpert42@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: cat on island
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:29:17 CDT
We have a patron looking for a book about a cat on an island. I'll
quote
the patron:
"The simple writing explains that the cat, although on an island, is
still
attached to the earth underneath the ocean water. I think the cover is
blue
- light blue to be precise. It has a color drawing of the island with
a
black cat with a white triangle on it's face maybe? I know it was
relatively new when I first heard about it... 14 or so years ago."
This is not ringing any bells around here. Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
Mara Alpert
Children's Literature Department
Central Library
Los Angeles Public Library
malpert42@hotmail.com
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From: "L&N Shacklette" <shacklet@eclipse.net>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper with imbedded images solved
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:41:25 CDT
The answer is Trouble for trumpets amd Trumpets in Grumpetland by Peter
Dallas-Smith.
It is a large format picture book. The pictures may have illustrated
spring/winter, sunshine/darkness and/or above/below ground.
Imbedded in the illustrations were intricate line drawings, for example,
in
a tree trunk, faces and a woman in a TV set.
One of the characters in the story may have been called Trimpet or Trumpet.
Thanks to Wendy and Gayle. My patron is very happy.
Nancy Shacklette
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From: Ellen Heaney <eheaney@nwpl.new-westminster.bc.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: every day a holiday
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:41:46 CDT
A young patron is looking for a book we cannot identify. She is 15 and
says
she read this a few years ago, and that it is not Goosebumps or anything
like that.
Plot summary (as she was able to explain it):
several children are lured into a house where, on each visit, it is a
different holiday. They are entertained on Christmas, Valentine's Day etc
but at the end there is something grisly (on Halloween?) and their host
turns out to be some kind of monster.
Sounds like timeless literature to me. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks.
Ellen Heaney
Head, Children's Services
New Westminster Public Library
New Westminster, British Columbia
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From: "Therese Norstrom" <terrinorstrom@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Humor books
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:42:01 CDT
<html><DIV>Hello everyone,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We are considering separating out our comic strip books(Far Side;
Garfield; Peanuts; Calvin and Hobbes, etc.) from the
non-fiction.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Has anyone done this? We were thinking of using a
"humor" sticker
and shelving them in a separate area, but aren't sure what to call
them
in our card catalog (we don't want to use the dewey number). We
want
to avoid confusion regarding joke books, and graphic novels which are
completely different.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Any thoughts?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Terri Norstrom</DIV>
<DIV><A
href="mailto:tnorstrom@fremontlibrary.org">tnorstrom@fremontlibrary.org</A><
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From: "Cathy Norman" <csn71650@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: kite flying program
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:42:21 CDT
<html><DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear all - I sent this one earlier
and evidntly
it din't make it through cyberspace. It was gratifying to see the
large number of requests. I hope you all have as much fun with
this as
I did. If you have any other questions feel free to e-mail me off
list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BLOWING IN THE
WIND</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Books: Comes a Wind,
Mirandy and Brother
Wind, The Sea Breeze Hotel, Mouse Chase, shibumi and the Kitemaker,
Millicent and the Wind</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Extension:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Supplies: Pastic grocery
bags with no
holes and handles, yarn, ribbon, a high powered floor
fan.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Process: Older children
can do the entire
project. Younger ones will need help with tying. Tie 1
foot
lengths of yarn to each handle of the bag. Join them at the free
end
and tie on another length of yarn approximately 1 yard long (longer if you
plan on doing this outside.) Decorate the bag and the yarn with
various lengths of narrow, colored ribbon. Make sure the children
are
in back of the fan. Turn on the fan - any speed will do, although
the
highest speed is the most dramatic. Frequently the kites need to
be
"started." That's the part where you run like crazy to
catch the
wind. In this case you simply carry the bag (kite) to the front of
the
fan and help it find the current. Let go and you are kite flying
in
the library.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Notes: I did this inside
with about
thirty children. Everyone was patient. If the fan is big
enough
(We have a couple of WalMart high circ floor fans for when the AC quits) you
can have as many as three children fly at once.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Have fun and let me know how it
goes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Peace and blessings,<BR>Cathy
Norman<BR>Youth
Services Librarian<BR>Fairport Harbor Public Library<BR>335 Vine
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From: Christie Jackson <cjackson@sno-isle.org>
To: ""PUBYAC (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Children's Librarian Position
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:42:42 CDT
Please visit our website at http://www.sno-isle.org/jobs
for more
information on our Children's Librarian opening at our Mukilteo, WA Library.
Christie Jackson
Human Resources
Sno-Isle Regional Library System
Direct (360)651-7026
Fax (360)651-7151
Email cjackson@sno-isle.org
Web www.sno-isle.org
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From: Zaklina Gallagher <zgallagh@dcc.govt.nz>
To: "'PUBYAC'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper Solved
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 19:43:01 CDT
The question was - Who was Davy Crockett's Indian companion, starting with M
and ending with O...
It appears that Fess Parker portrayed both Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone in
separate series on American TV. Davy Crockett did not have an
"Indian
companion." On the TV show, Daniel Boone did--his name was Mingo,
played by
Ed Ames.
We had an overwhelming response (20+ emails)!
Our customer was very happy to have the query resolved.
Thank you all!
Cheers
Zak
Zaklina M. Gallagher
Young Adult Librarian
Dunedin Public Libraries
PO Box 5542, Dunedin
Ph: +64-3-4743626
Email: zgallagh@dcc.govt.nz
WWW: http://www.CityofDunedin.com
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Budget Threatens Free-Book Program
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Budget Threatens Free-Book Program
http://nyt.com/books/01/04/22/daily/free.html
"For 35 years, the RIF program has given millions of free paperback
books =
to poor children in 50 states. But it stands to lose all of its federal =
money next year. President Bush's 2002 education budget cuts all funding =
for "'inexpensive book distribution.'"=20
See also
Reading Is Fundamental
http://www.rif.org/=20
International Reading Association
http://www.reading.org/
A Tipsheet for Librarians
http://www.ala.org/alsc/lions_web/lionstip.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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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: "Support the CIPA Legal Fund!"
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A copy of "Support the CIPA Legal Fund!" - an advertising piece
that will =
appear in the May and June/July American Libraries and on several ALA Web =
pages - is available from the ALA Development Office.
Please consider publishing this ad in your newsletters, publications, or =
mailings. You can contact Lainie Castle, at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 1
5050, =
for a camera-ready version of the ad. If additional space is not =
available, please consider publishing the Internet address of the online =
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Office. We appreciate your support of the CIPA Legal Fund. We
need your =
involvement and commitment.
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From: Julia Driscoll <jmdriscoll@htls.lib.il.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: shelving genres & crafts
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Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 22:19:24 CDT
In the library I previously worked in, I did not originally do crafts at
story times. I felt overwhelmed by the amount of work involved and
chose
not to do them. However, after a while in the job (and lower than
desired
attendance at story times), I decided to give crafts a try. My
attendance
improved with the addition of crafts. Mostly, though, I think this was
because of the parents. The kids enjoyed the crafts, but even more,
the
adults enjoyed the chance to get together and meet. Story time became
as
much about the parents as the kids. Though not our
"mission," I believe
that we did good in this. Furthermore, if we're drawing the parents
in,
we're getting the kids too. Currently the library I work in runs 6
preschool & 3 toddler story times a week, all of which have crafts.
Yes an
ENORMOUS amount of time gets spent preparing them, but we're lucky enough
to have 3 people with whom to share ideas & workload. Sometimes I
get
really tired of the prepwork. Though all in all I favor crafts as a
tool,
but only to the degree of time that staff has to work on them.
Personally,
the simpler the better in my opinion. I also think accompanying adults
can
do some of the prep work if we supply the supplies.
Back to my previous library - we had our juvenile & young adult fiction
shelved all together by author's name. However, to distinguish the
genres,
we put stickers that said "science fiction," etc. on the books.
I expanded
the stickers used to cover a large number of genres. The best decision
I
ever made was to use stickers on our biographies (which were interfiled
with non-fiction) too. I can't count the number of times a kid wanted
a
biography - any biography - for a school project. After attempts to
help
them narrow their search (often failed) it was nice to tell them to go &
browse for the books with the green stickers. I was actually trained
as a
cataloger, but am now a children's librarian (funny twists of fate) and I
found this to be the best compromise. Oh, and just to make this a full
2
cents worth, I'm generally in favor of shelving series paperbacks with
multiple authors by series title. (Don't know why exactly, but it
feels
like a sin to do so with hardcovers.)
Thanks everyone for the thought provoking ideas.
Julia Driscoll
Youth Librarian - Joliet Public Library
150 N. Ottawa St. - Joliet, IL 60544
jmdriscoll@htls.lib.il.us
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