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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"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 9:13 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 601
PUBYAC Digest 601
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Chatroom restrictions?
by BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
2) RE: Help Needed Character Education Bibliography
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
3) Re: How many times can videos circulate?
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
4) re: Microwave baking
by Amy Blake <ablake@kcpl.lib.in.us>
5) Re: Halloween Complaints
by "Shilling, Caren" <CShilling@QueensLibrary.org>
6) Re: Help Needed Character Education Bibliography
by Barbara Safford <Barbara.Safford@uni.edu>
7) Stumper-Purple Spider
by Kerry Pinkner <kpinkner@phpl.lib.wi.us>
8) Stumper
by lrogers@sdln.net
9) Harry Potter
by Nancy Opalko <n_opalko@yahoo.com>
10) Slovenian Folktales
by Nancy Mobley <NMobley@imcpl.lib.in.us>
11) Festival of Lights Play Request
by "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
12) RE: Microwave Baking
by "Shilling, Caren" <CShilling@QueensLibrary.org>
13) Re: Monkeys
by Madden <maddenk@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
14) (OFF-TOPIC for YALSA-L): CD-ROM's for YA girls
by "Miriam Neiman" <Neiman@glasct.org>
15) Re: How many times can videos circulate?
by Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
16) grossed out thanks & another question
by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
17) CIPA - PREPARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
18) Story Hour Kits
by "Barbara Beckett" <b_beckett@hotmail.com>
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From: BOGART Debra <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
To: linette@missoula.lib.mt.us,
pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Chatroom restrictions?
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Do any libraries currently restrict children's access to chat rooms and/or
email on their Internet computers? We are looking for the technical
applications necessary to limit, (rather than the philosophical pros and
cons,
although I suppose you could send those too!). If anyone has any experience
with this we would appreciate hearing from you. Please email me at
dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us
Thanks in advance,
Debra
SPL
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Help Needed Character Education Bibliography
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Maggie,
We have a book in our library called "Literature-Based Moral
Education" by
Linda Leonard Lamme. Unfortunately, I can't put my hands on it right
now so
I can't check whether the traits you are looking for are listed.
Good luck,
Susan Dailey
librarian and author of A Storytime Year (www.susanmdailey.com)
Ossian Branch Library, Ossian, Indiana
219-622-4691
<mailto:obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: How many times can videos circulate?
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:02:18 CST
Josh,
I know that we've had a similar experience with video longevity. I
know I
shouldn't say this out loud (being a librarain=book person after all) but
you can't beat the circs/$ of videos in any format. CDs and their
cousins
DVDs and CDROMs are great until you drop them the wrong way, so that while
they have a potentially infinite life in reality you can have one totalled
after a few or even one use.
You can purchase machines that will clean your videos and check them for
errors if you are concerned about continuing quality. We have one here
and
I believe that our circ department and volunteers try to run the entire
collection through each year. This process can extend the life of
videos
while warning you that others probably have too many errors to be worth
keeping. The machine we have is manufactured by Research Technologies
International (847-677-3000) but I am sure that there are other similar
products.
As far as weeding goes, I really haven't done that beyond the self-weeding
of loss and damage. Do you have any videos that circulate minimally
and
therefore might be worth weeding? How about duplicates or very similar
titles? It's tougher to consider multiple factors but you can be more
thorough that way.
Eric Norton
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
490 E. Grand Ave.
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 54494
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From: Amy Blake <ablake@kcpl.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: re: Microwave baking
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:02:53 CST
Hi All,
I deleted the original message, but here is an idea.
What about making 'No Bake Oatmeal' cookies? Just boil the
liquids/melt the
butter and stir in the rest. Surely it can be adjusted to microwave -
stir
the sugar and milk together first then add margarine and microwave.
Any
experts on this?
No Bake Cookies
2 cup sugar
1/2 stick margarine
1/2 cup milk
5 Tbsp. Cocoa
2/3 cup peanut butter
2 cup quick oats
Boil for two minutes sugar, margarine & milk. Remove from stove
and add
ingredients. Drop by tablespoons on wax paper.
We prepare the hot part of it ahead and then let different children help
pour
in and stir. Then everyone gets to spoon out their own cookie and wrap
in
wax
paper.
Amy Blake
ablake@kcpl.lib.in.us
************************* Original Message *************************
From: Kim Patton <kpatton@lawrence.lib.ks.us>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 10:05:28 CST
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Microwave baking
Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Hi Lesa,
It's really, really hard to bake in microwave, they cook too fast from the
inside out. How about Rice Crispy Treats. You can still measure the
ingredients etc and even add M&Ms or choc. chips, but since you're only
melting butter and marshmallows, you wont smoke up the library.
Good Luck,
Peace,
I am looking for a microwavable cookie recipe. I want to "bake"
cookies for
s storyhour but we only have amicrowave. Someone suggested brushing
them
for oil, but I got burnt cookies and a smoky library.
Kimberly A. Patton
Young Adult Specialist
Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
(785) 843-3833 (785) 843-3368 fax
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From: "Shilling, Caren" <CShilling@QueensLibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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A few comments on the Halloween discussion (very late -- the discussion =
is
over but I just had to put my two cents in -- doesn't this discussion =
come
up every year?) Note: the posting I am referring to is pasted below my
message:
1) I don't remember my husband's naturalization papers saying that he =
must
accept that he is now a citizen of a Christian country.
2) Does this mean that only immigrants complain about Halloween and =
other
cultural holidays?
3) Are all immigrants non-Christian? Non-Americans? Forever =
outsiders?
4) From what I have observed, a very large proportion of complaints =
about
Halloween are not from immigrants, but from people who celebrate the
Christian religion in a conservative (note that I have not capitalized =
this
word!) way, therefore the argument that those that don't feel =
comfortable
with Halloween are non-Christian doesn't seem valid.
5) There is lots in the American culture that I enjoy and embrace and =
much
that I personally do not approve of. I think that is true of everyone
=
and
we all must be sensitive to that while not depriving our kids of that
choice. I know what I want for my children but that may not what they
ultimately choose. Even as parents we must let our children experience
=
the
world (with as much safety as we are able to provide) and be ready to =
answer
questions in a balanced way. No-one can control everything. That
is =
what
makes this country (and life) so wonderful for me.
Caren Shilling Koh, Children's Materials Specialist=20
Programs and Services Department=20
Queens Borough Public Library=20
89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432=20
Tel: (718) 990-5101=A0=A0=A0 Fax: (718) 297-3404=20
Email: cshilling@queenslibrary.org=20
Opinions are my own and not necessarily those of Queens Borough Public
Library.=20
--------------
"This country was FOUNDED BY
people WHO BELIEVED IN GOD. From the Declaration of
Independence and on to the National Anthem and the
money we spend...GOD is recognized as the preminent
DIETY OF THIS NATION, FOUNDED "UNDER GOD". Those who
were not born here KNEW THAT WHEN THEY CAME. We
should not have to change our lives and our sacred
honor to suit them."
DONNA SLATON, CHILDRENS LIBRARIAN
MUHLENBERG CO. PUBLIC LIBRARIES
CENTRAL CITY, KY 42330
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From: Barbara Safford <Barbara.Safford@uni.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.ORG
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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:06:26 CST
Maggie--
I would suggest your teacher needs a little help with
"consideration"
and you are showing a lot of "self-control."
Barbara Safford
SLMS
University of Northern Iowa
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From: Kerry Pinkner <kpinkner@phpl.lib.wi.us>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper-Purple Spider
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Patron looking for an adventure series that was read to him 20-25 years
ago.
He remembers a purple spider from another planet and thats about all.
Please respond to me directly at kpinkner@phpl.lib.wi.us
Thank you!
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From: lrogers@sdln.net
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:07:22 CST
A patron asked for a mystery story published in or before the 1970's. A
family
comes and goes mysteriously at different times of the year. It turns
out
that
the family members are birds (quail?, partridges?) who turn into humans for
part of the year. We do not know title ot author. Does this ring a bell with
any of you?
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From: Nancy Opalko <n_opalko@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Harry Potter
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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:07:49 CST
Hi, I know this has been requested in the past BUT if
anyone could post some great ideas for a Harry Potter
party I would really appreciate it (or email me
directly)...thank you.
Nancy Opalko
n_opalko@yahoo.com
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Find a job, post your resume.
http://careers.yahoo.com
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From: Nancy Mobley <NMobley@imcpl.lib.in.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Slovenian Folktales
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Oh, Great Brain,
I need your help. We are going to promote multi-cultural folk tales in
March.
The Indiana Pacers are one of our sponsors. One for the basketball players
is from Slovenia.
We would like to find some folk tales from this country and so far we have
found none that is specific to this country.
Does anyone know of any titles that they would be willing to share?
TIA
Nancy Mobley
Librarian
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
nmobley@imcpl.lib.in.us
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From: "Stephanie Borgman" <sborgman@hcpl.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Festival of Lights Play Request
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Dear All,
One of our branches has asked for some help and I turn again to the
collective consciousness. We are looking for plays, puppet or
otherwise, or
stories/books that could be adapted as plays for a Festival of Lights
program. This is intended for elementary age children, but would
probably
have some younger siblings included. As always, your help is
appreciated.
Steph
Stephanie Robinson Borgman
Juvenile Specialist
Harris County Public Library
Houston, Texas
(713) 749-9000
sborgman@hcpl.net
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From: "Shilling, Caren" <CShilling@QueensLibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Microwave Baking
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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:09:19 CST
Why not try the old trick the cooking shows do (in case microwave =
baking
doesn't work out)? Mix all the ingredients with the kids, then have an
already baked tray for the kids prepared in advance, then, with the =
kids,
pretend to bake the cookies. You can even put the already baked =
cookies in
the micro for a few seconds to make them a little warm for effect.
Caren Shilling Koh, Children's Materials Specialist=20
Programs and Services Department=20
Queens Borough Public Library=20
89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432=20
Tel: (718) 990-5101=A0=A0=A0 Fax: (718) 297-3404=20
Email: cshilling@queenslibrary.org=20
Opinions are my own and not necessarily those of Queens Borough Public
Library.=20
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From: Madden <maddenk@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Monkeys
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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:09:45 CST
Hi all!
I just wanted to say thank you all so much for your enthusiastic reply to
my plea for suggestions for monkey storytimes. I did the storytime on
Monday and it was great! I decided to start with "Caps for
Sale"
and I did shorten it but they sat so well I wished I hadn't. Then I
did
"Monkey See, Monkey Do" an action rhyme. Then we got
up and did, "Pop
Goes the Weasel", Then I read, "Five Little Monkeys Jumping
on the Bed"
and then I did a flannel board of the "Five Little Monkeys and the
Crocodile" and we ended with "Do Monkeys Tweet?"
We had a lot of fun and
thank you all so much for your very timely and very on target replys.
You guys are an amazing resource!
If anyone needs the list of answers please email me
and I will try to get them all to you. (I had a
little difficulty with my email)
Kathleen
maddenk@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: "Miriam Neiman" <Neiman@glasct.org>
To: <yalsa-bk@ala.org>
Subject: (OFF-TOPIC for YALSA-L): CD-ROM's for YA girls
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I apologize that this off topic for those of you on YALSA-L, but I'm =
looking for a wide range of responses, and I suspect I'll find that here, =
for those of you who don't delete off-topic requests.
I've got several hundred dollars I can spend on CD-ROM purchases. I have a =
few educational titles, some role-playing/adventure games that my Teen =
Advisory Board kids suggested, and a couple I've thrown into the mix. But =
as I look at my list, I see very few products that I think will appeal to =
girls as much as they will to boys. What CD-ROM products in your library =
are popular with 12-18 year old girls?
My TAB kids suggested Cosmo Fashion Makeover and SIMS. I hope to get a =
card maker. We already own Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, which seems to =
be pretty popular with the girls, but I'm not sure I want to get a sequel =
rather than something *else* that appeals.=20
Any suggestions? Thanks!
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: Lisa Hughes <lhughes@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: How many times can videos circulate?
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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2001 10:11:08 CST
We are currently discarding videos that are more than 6 years old. It
seems as if the age of the video matters more than the number of
circs, so that a video that is more than six years old is deteriorating
even if it's had minimal circs.
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
*** All standard disclaimers apply ***
On Mon, 5 Nov 2001, Josh Lachman wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to decide which videos to keep and which to get rid of
before
we
> move around out collection.
>
> Some of our videos have circulated well over 300 times. With
children's
> videos this means that they may have been played 1000 times.
> These are still going out without complaints from patrons.
>
> Does anybody have a policy or experience in their library about weeding
> videos based on circulation? Maybe these videos are losing
quality and we
> just don't know it.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
>
>
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From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: grossed out thanks & another question
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Hi! Sorry for the delay. Thanks so much for the fun title
suggestions for
my third Grossed Out party book. The vast majority of you recommended
"It's
Disgusting & We Ate It!". I will be ordering a copy for the
library, but
have decided on Nose Pickers From Outer Space, by Gordon Korman. It's
not
too disgusting, but the title certainly works. Others suggested The
Twits,
Chicken Fried Rat, & Yuck: A Big Book of Little Horrors. Some
books that
I'll have on display are Disgusting Digestion & Oh Yuck: The
Encyclopedia of
Everything Nasty. Great ideas!!
Now for the help: During the week that the kids are off in February, I'll be
having one special craft program a day. The kids will be making crafts
from
different countries. We will be doing Quilling from Italy; Kokeshi
Dolls
from Japan; Scroll Frames from Switzerland; Gwiazdy from Poland; and Window
Pictures from England. We may also make something from Uzbekistan.
It
should be really neat, but I need to have the catchiest title you can
imagine. I want HUGE numbers at these programs & the title
certainly helps.
I was thinking of something with the word "Passport" but didn't
have any
other ideas. I was hoping you would be able to help me out. Can
you think
of a snazzy title that would let the kids know what we're doing?
Passport
doesn't have to be in the title, but I thought it would work. Each
program
will be written about separately, but I need one thing to tie them all
together.
TIA for all the help. I'll let you know what I decide! Take care
& have a
great week.
Richard :O)
Richard Bryce
Senior Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
973-728-2823
bryce@palsplus.org
"To want in one's head to do a thing, for it's own sake; to enjoy doing
it;
to concentrate all of one's energies upon it- - that is not only the surest
guarantee of it's success. It is also being true to oneself."
(Amelia Earhart, in Sky Pioneer)
"So many things have made living and learning easier. But the
real things
haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the
most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures and to be cheerful
and have courage when things go wrong"- Laura Ingalls Wilder
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: CIPA - PREPARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING
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CIPA - PREPARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING
http://www.ala.org/news/v7n14/cipa.html
Pre-Midwinter Institute - New Orleans, LA
Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 1:00pm - 7:15pm
CIPA Public Hearings Required by Spring 2002
CIPA has a "public hearing requirement" for receiving e-rate.
That =
provision states that libraries: "shall provide reasonable public
notice =
and hold at least one public hearing or meeting to address the proposed =
Internet safety policy." The Neighborhood Children's Internet
Protection =
Act (NCIPA) has a similar provision. Whi le CIPA's "public
hearings" =
provision can be read to include all public board meetings, some libraries =
have opted to hold separate discussions with their communities. A =
well-managed forum allows libraries to proactively make the community more =
knowledgeable about the Internet and the library's online services, to =
educate about Internet safety and to build community support for the local =
library.
A New Way to Talk and Listen in Your Community
ALA will conduct a workshop to train librarians how to host forums that =
help their diverse communities approach complex issues such as Internet =
safety. The workshop will introduce the tools, methods and theory of =
deliberative forums developed by the National Issues Forums Institute and =
used in communities across the country. Participants will discuss the =
application of this model to community discussions focused on CIPA. =20
Workshop Leaders
Taylor Willingham is a consultant offering training and consulting =
services for non-profit organizations. Taylor is a research associate for =
the Kettering Foundation and a board member for the National Issues Forums =
Institute. She has moderated over 200 forums and taught at over 30
Public =
Policy Institutes. She is former director of the Reading Program, the =
adult literacy service of the Santa Clara County Library, and stays close =
to her love for library literacy services as a member of ALA 's newly-forme=
d Committee on Literacy.
Candace Morgan is Associate Director, Community Library Services, Fort =
Vancouver Regional Library (WA). From 1998 through 2001 she was
president =
of the Freedom To Read Foundation and she is a past chair of ALA's =
Intellectual Freedom Committee. She has provided training in intellectual =
freedom, ethics and related topics for library boards and staffs, as well =
as many library and school organizations.
Also*
Margo Crist, Chair, ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee
Nancy Kranich, ALA Immediate Past President
Judith Krug, Director, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom=20
Patricia Glass Schuman, Chair, ALA Public Awareness Committee
And Others To Be Announced*.
CIPA - PREPARING FOR YOUR COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEARING
Pre-Midwinter Institute - New Orleans, LA
Thursday, January 17, 2002 - 1:00pm - 7:15pm
Schedule:
1:00-3:00 p.m. Participate in a forum: =20
"Protecting Our Rights. What Goes on the Internet?"
3:00-3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:15-5:00 p.m. Conducting a Forum Using the Deliberative =
Discourse Method
5:00-5:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
5:15-7:15 p.m. CIPA & Deliberative Discourse, Questions and =
Answers
Cost:
$25, including refreshments and materials*
*Protecting Our Rights: What Goes on the Internet?" -- background
for =
discussion -- will be mailed to registered participants in advance. =
Participants are encouraged to review this background material prior to =
attending the institute.
Registration Deadline: November 15, 2001
Registration limited to 100.
To register:
E-mail: Danielle Alderson (dponton@ala.org)
Registration will be confirmed and payment requested.
For additional information contact:
Mary Ghikas (mghikas@ala.org) or
Danielle Alderson (dponton@ala.org)
ALA Member Programs & Services
1-800-545-2433 x2518=20
1-312-280-2518
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From: "Barbara Beckett" <b_beckett@hotmail.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Story Hour Kits
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Hello
Here as promised are the great e-mails I received in response to my question
on Story Hour Kits Distributions. I have tried to respond to each of
you
personally but if I have missed someone...Please accept my apologies.
Thanks for all your help.
Barbara Beckett
Childrens Services
Lambton County Library
Wyoming, Ontario
b_beckett@hotmail.com
ensure that all pieces have been returned.
Our circulation staff estimate that as many as 1 out of 10 Kits are
initially
returned missing at least one item; most of these are "complete"
and ready
to
return to circulation within the week ¯ we think a customer goes home and
realizes "Oh, no! This book was part of the Kit I just returned!"
The diversity of topics ¯ particularly the "difficult" topics
such as
homelessness, jail, or divorce ¯ have been a strength of the Kit for Kids
collection. We actively solicit suggestions from our customers.
I look forward to seeing the compilation of responses!
Mary
Mary R. Voors
E-Mail:
mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us
Children's Services manager
Phone: 219-421-1221
Allen County Public Library
FAX: 219-422-9688
900 Webster
Fort Wayne, IN 46801
*************************************************************
Kits for Kids are informational, thematically-based kits, conveniently
packaged
in a bright blue, canvas bag. They are designed for use by preschool through
early elementary age children. These informational kits are available to
Allen
County home day care providers, early childhood educators, teachers,
parents,
and children. Kits for Kids are designed to help children and adults read
together and communicate on various levels about a wide variety of subjects
that
interest them.
Kits for Kids first became available in 1999 through a joint effort of
Community
Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI), the Step Ahead Council of Allen County,
and
the Allen County Public Library. Since then, the Allen County Public Library
has
assumed sole responsibility for this project. The project has grown to the
point
where there are now hundreds of kits available for use. Kits for Kids
are
housed in the Children's Services department of the main library and may be
checked out by ACPL cardholders for three weeks at a time.
Each kit contains six to ten age-appropriate children's books, one to three
companion books for the adult, and a videotape on a particular theme. Themes
include a number of topics from fundamental concepts such as Colors,
Alphabet
and Five Senses, to more difficult topics children encounter including
Death,
Divorce, Drug & Alcohol Abuse, Jail, and Homelessness. Important
developmental
topics such as Potty Training and Toddlers are also available for use with
the
youngest children. Topics of interest and importance to children and their
adult
caregivers are developed for use in the kits. A complete listing of Kits for
Kids topics currently available can be found at:
HTTP://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/kitsforkids.html
Hope this helps!
Mary
Mary R. Voors
E-Mail:
mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us
Children's Services manager
Phone: 219-421-1221
Allen County Public Library
FAX: 219-422-9688
900 Webster
Fort Wayne, IN 46801
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Storytime Kits
Currently we have 15 kits.
Storytime kits nclude all materials necessary to conduct a half hour
storytime programme.
They are available for the use of pre-school educators and daycare
providers.
Each kit contains at least 7 books, usually
one will be a big book
1 music cassette, (in the future to be
replaced by a cd)
1 glove puppet story and activity cards for
songs, games, etc.
(some have a flannel board story or
activity)
(food kit has food items laminated)
(colour chart has 10 felt coloured socks)
10 cards of activities, finger plays,
wiggle
rhymes, songs and games
Storytime Kit Flyer
Contents sheet
Song Sheets consisting of hello/good bye
songs, wiggle rhymes & circle games
Storytime
Kit Evaluation Form
Reminder Notice (kits must be returned by
12
noon)
Kits do not supply any craft ideas.
They circulate for 1 week from a Saturday to the next Saturday. (may be
booked in advance)
A $5.00 deposit is required. When all items are returned, the deposit
fee
is returned to the borrower.
Kits may be renewed once if it is not booked out for someone else.
Most patrons leave their deposit with us as they borrow many kits over the
year.
Borrowers are fully invoiced for any lost items. Replacement cost for
the
complete kit is $150.00.
Fines are assessed on an overdue kit. Daily fine is $2.00 and Maximum
fine
is $10.00.
Themes:
Bears, Colours, Community Helpers, Fall, Farm, Food, Insects, Pets, Space,
Spring, Things that Go, Under the Sea, Weather, Winter and Zoo/Circus.
Currently I am working on Dinosaurs and ABC/123.
All of the above kits were assembled by children's staff and money was
donated by local charity organizations.
Promomotion of these kits are in-house using flyers, in our newsletter, date
due slip and promotion through any outreach or pre-school tours and
storytimes.
Hope this helps.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me.
Yvonne Wilson
I used the themes that we use in our weekly storytimes, eliminating the
seasonal
ones. Then I looked through pre school idea books and found crafts,
games,
recipes, poems, patterns and fingerplays on those themes. I copied
these
pages,
added a note to acknowledge the book as a source, and a volunteer laminates
them. Then I found books and tapes in our collection on the theme.
I have
a
wonderful volunteer who cuts out felt and duplicates flannel stories that we
have in our internal collection. Each finished kit goes into a canvas
bag.
There's a plastic page protector sewn on the outside that lists the
contents. A
theme bag typically consists of five books, two flannel stories and eight
laminated idea pages. Everything that I produce on a theme is on the
same
color
of paper so that the bag is color coded. We've spent maybe ten dollars
on
felt
and produced twelve so far. We've asked for a grant to buy books and
tapes
so
that we don't have to use items from our regular collection.
"Judy Norris" jnorris@larm.lib.wy.us
Parent Bags are in great demand. We have three topics: Just for babies which
are board books, videos, some toys (washing is a problem) for babies birth
to
two years. We have three of these and they always have holds on them. The
Pregnancy Bags (we have two) have alot of books and videos on the
topic.
They
are seldom on the shelf. The Parenting Bags (also two) cover mostly
parenting
of young children and are the lest popular of the three topics
although
they
do circ. alot. I will try to attach the inventories for you. If they don't
make
it and you want them, let me know.
Teen bags we have six, they are mostly out and often have holds. We did not
know if this would continue once school started but it has. I will attempt
to
attach those inventories too.
Hope this is helpful.
lala in SD
Our library had storytime kits years ago. Each contained two books
with
craft and finger play ideas. It also included a square yard of felt
and
lamenated pieces from one of the stories for a flannel board version of the
story. The typed pages and flannel board pieces were in a large
evelople
and the whole kit was in a sturdy cardboard box about 4 inches deep and
16-18 inches square. We don't have them anymore--they became a hassle.
Kathryn
KJohnson@richland.lib.sc.us
Pleasanton Public Library has just initiated the storytime kits for
licensed centers serving preschoolers within the city limits (Pleasanton,
CA).
The centers are issued an institutional card to check out the kits.
The kits include:
about 10 books (hardcover)
1 listening pack with casette or CD and 4 paperback books
at least 1 puppet
at least 1 prop (flannel story/velcro story, etc.)
2 music CDs
2 laminated pages of fingerplays (we typed and added graphics)
We plan to add one professional book to each kit, also.
Lap flannel boards and velcro aprons are available to check out separately.
We haven't actually started circulating the kits yet.
We will mail a letter to all the day cares and preschools that qualify and
the school district after school program as they serve prekindergarten in
the summers.
There has been some newspaper publicity.
The first batch of kits cost about $10,000 (including bins and processing
supplies).
We have funding for another $7,500.
Each kit costs around $350-$400. (No staff time figured in.)
Kathy Maio
Children's Librarian
Pleasanton Public Library
We have had storytime kits for check-out for about 7 years now and they
continue
to be very popular with teachers and parents. We make our own kits and
they
contain several books, flannelboard stories, copies of fingerplays, a
video,
sometimes a puppet and a notebook with ideas for crafts, activities and
other
books to read. All the kits are themed-based. We try to put
everything in
them
that a teacher could use to present a storytime. They check out for 3
weeks.
At last count we had 55 different kits. Hope this helps.
Janet Ake Farmers Branch Library
Farmers Branch, TX
I am involved in an outreach program that does what you are talking about.
It was
started several years before I was involved with money from a grant. Our
program not
only distributes theme related kits of books, fingerplays, monkey mitts and
puppets,
music cassettes, flannel board stories, puzzles, puppets, and occasional
videos, but a
library representative also presents a storytime to each providers as she
delivers the
kits. Not every kits has all the items that I listed, but all have books,
monkey mitts and
fingerplays, a pamphlet of theme related activities, books, and fingerplays
that can be
used.
I am not certain how we started up, but
I believe that there was a
correlation to a
family resource agency. Day care centers and home day care providers must
obtain a
certificate in order to operate in this area. We asked the county for a list
of the
registered providers and approached them about participating in the program.
In
subsequent years we have forwarded applications to those already in the
program and
anyone else who approaches the library asking to participate. We require
that there be
at least four children at any site to whom we deliver kits.
Please feel free to contact me if you
have any further questions.
Sandy Brophy
Haverstraw King's Daughters Public Library
Haverstraw, NY 10927
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When I was at the Waterloo (Iowa) Public Library, I collaborated with the
Cedar
Falls (IA) Public Library to write a grant to the Junior League for a
project we
called "Traveling Tales." In addition to buying a van for
our outreach to
daycares and preschools, the funds we were granted also purchased books,
puppets, and other materials for theme-based storytime kits.
In each kit, we included about 8 picture books appropriate for preschool
children. We often included a board book or two, knowing that the
centers
we
visited served a range of ages. We usually included a puppet, a
flannelboard
story, the text to songs, rhymes and fingerplays and perhaps a puzzle, craft
idea or something that would reinforce the theme. A packing list was
taped
to
the lid of the box (we used Rubbermaid, plastic boxes with snap-on lids.)
Each
month, library staff or trained volunteers visited the center, presented the
storytime and left the kit for the teachers to use with the children until
the
next visit. We developed a calendar and kit rotation schedule.
We promoted the program by working with our local childcare resource and
referral agency. The agency gave us a list of licensed daycare
centers,
preschools and home daycares. We promoted the program by sending
letters
of
invitation to those sites that had more than 6 preschool (ages 3-5) children
enrolled. Interested groups/centers then contacted us and we scheduled
them
on
a first-come, first-served basis. The Junior League helped us get the
word
out
as did the resource and referral agency.
If you are interested in learning more about Traveling Tales, be sure and
check
with the Waterloo P.L.'s Children's Dept. I have been gone for 2 years
and
they
may have made some changes - all for the better, I'm sure! You may
check
the
T.T. part of their website at www.wplwloo.lib.ia.us/travelingtales.html
or
phone them at 319-287-3976. Or check back with me; I'd be glad to do
what I
can! This was a very rewarding project for me - and one that was an
"easy
sell"
to our community. Good luck!
"Lynne Miller" LMILLER@cml.lib.oh.us
Our library has used story kits for several years now. Our kits are
organized around a specific theme and contain usually 5 to 8 books plus
flannel board stories ( with a flannel board) puppets or stuffed animals,
audio or video tapes, a parent/teacher idea book, a sheet with related
poems, finger plays and songs. Each kit is stored in a large clear
plastic
bag with an inventory sheet and bar code on it for check out purposes.
They
are used equally by parents and teachers and may be checked out for 2 weeks
at a time just like our other materials. If you have any other
questions
please contact me.
Barbara K. Smith
Southern Pines Public Library
170 W. Connecticut Ave.
Southern Pines, NC 28387
(910)692-8235, Ext. 234
bsmith@mail.sppl.net
I forget what you called them, but we call ours "tubs"--they are
in large
rubbermaid containers. Contents might include: books, videos, audio tapes,
puzzles (wooden or floor), file folder games, flannel stories, etc. There
is also a notebook with instructional ideas copied from the different
teacher resource books in our collection. We have tried to make our tubs
for a wider range of ages and market them to elementary teachers, Head
Start, parents, babysitters, grandparents etc. (any adult we can persuade
to try one). We are now putting together some backpacks which are on the
same order but smaller and the children can check them out.
Let me know if you'd like a list of themes.
Aneita Allen, Waterloo Grant Twp Library, Waterloo IN
We also just put together kits for distribution. I am not sure what
the
circulation is on it as of yet ---- we have 80 kits split between 3 of our
buildings. The kits are requestable but the patron must
pick them up and
return them to the building that houses that specific kit.
We are a system of 9 buildings and have a tremendous delivery (as in huge)
and it would not do to cart these kits around through our delivery
ystem ---- the truck just doesn't have room.
Our kits are loaned out to anyone who has a CORPORATE LIBRARY CARD. We
are
targeting the daycares in the county with this program but anyone who has a
corporate card is able to check them out. Promotion-----I actually did
a
book presentation to a group of licensed daycares in our county and
presented the storytime kits at them. The county has an early
childhood
division and has been
putting on seminars/workshops for daycare accreditation. My
presentation
was one of them. The best promotion was done by them as they mailed
out a
newsletter to all of the licensed daycares in the county (900+) and we have
been receiving phone calls since then.
We also have the storytime kit list on our website. The customers
don't
have full knowledge of what is in each specific kit----they do know what the
main kit title is and that each kit contains: 4-6 books on the subject,
booklet with activities and fingerplays, and a piece of realia. Each
kit
also contains the entire list of storytime kits in the system.
They check out for 3 weeks (same loan time as books). Patrons can only
have
one checked out at a time. Kit must be returned while the
buildings are
open as they won't fit in the bookdrop. Our kits are all housed in
storage
in the 3 buildings but they do have same day retrieval.
"Theresa Schroeder" theresas@anoka.lib.mn.us
We have a couple different styles of story packets at Spokane County Library
District.
One is for internal use, within the branches, and one is to circulate to
daycares,
preschools (and individuals if they want them).
The in-house packets are intended for the library staff (some of whom get
minimal prep
time) to use in presenting preschool and toddler story times. Each
packet
is based on a
theme, such as dogs, cats, weather, toys, etc. There are eight to
twelve
picture books,
along with a puppet and rubberstamp. An accompanying three ring binder
contains a
handout of theme-appropriate fingerplays and songs, a booklist of additional
books (to
pull for display). There is usually a master sheet of some simple
craft
activity, such as a
coloring page. Poems and songs, and flannelboard stories are enclosed
in
the
notebook, as well as samples of cut and tell or tell and draw stories.
In
each notebook
there is also an evaluation sheet, so that we can easily tell which items
are working well,
and not so well, and make changes as appropriate. We try to update
them
every other
year or so, and I keep a running list of possible new book titles to add
into them. The
hard part is deciding which book to pull out, when a new good one shows up!
These
packets can only be used by staff, and are not available for general
circulation.
The other kind of packet is called a childcare packet, and they are also
built around
themes. Each packet contains 29 books and an audio cassette on the
theme.
There is
a reproducible handout with fingerplays and songs, and an inventory list of
all that is in
the packet. The books included in the packet are appropriate for
toddler
through about
grade three, but some probably would not be appropriate for actual use in a
storytime.
The reason for this is these are considered classroom collections, and some
of the
books are used for independent reading by the children, or in one on one
story sharing
with teachers or daycare providers. Patrons are allowed to have no
more
than two
packets out at any time, so that there can be overlap of a day or so,
between checking
out a new packet, and getting the previous one checked in.
Essentially, we
try to have
only one packet per customer, with that one day overlap. (We do a lot
of
childcare visits
and this makes it easier for us to deliver and pick up the packets.)
Since
there are a lot
of books in each packet, and they are used by a lot of children, we expect
damages and
losses. There is a procedure for the childcare or teacher to follow to
search for lost
items, but if they are unable to find them, or the item was damaged, they
pay for the
individual item, just as if it were an individual book checked out. If
need
be, we then
replace the title in the packet with another copy, or another similar book,
so that the next
time it checks out, there will still be twenty nine books, plus an
audio-cassette.
Childcare packets are available via our public catalog, and anybody with an
active
library card can reserve one. They are listed according to theme, so
people
can reserve
specific themes. Some home-school families make use of them, as well
as
child cares
and preschools.
Our in-house packets are stored in large gray plastic bins, and the
childcare packets are
stored in large blue plastic bins. They are also easy to tell apart by
the
difference in
weight. The childcare packets are HEAVY!
I hope this gives you some helpful ideas!
Wilma Flanagan
Youth Services Librarian
Spokane County Library District
We have been circulating Storyhour Express Kits to our
preschool and early elem school teachers for about ten years now. We
include books, activity sheets, craft suggestions, music, props, flannel
boards, etc. We developed the themes based on what we did at
storyhours
we offer in the library. The kits circulate in large canvas totes,
can be borrowed for one week, we ask the patrons to pick-up on Sat and
drop off/return on a Fri. We ask that they request the kits 2 weeks in
advance since we assemble them (page staff does this) as we receive the
requests. Any thing else I can share with you? Drop a line...good
luck!
Lori Blend, North Shore Public Library, Shoreham NY
Our library wrote a huge grant to provide these for daycares and preschools.
Each kit has a theme, like spring or Christmas or community helpers and
comes in
a plastic storage container to hold all the parts. Each kit has not
only
books,
but public performance videos, puppets, and usually a game or puzzle or
something like that. A part of the grant was having our outreach
librarian
present workshops on using books and puppets and reading aloud to kids--also
promoting the kits at the same time.
You might contact Children's Services Coordinator Bethany Ponder at
bponder@pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx
or Outreach Librarian Kathryn Powell at kpowell@pub-lib.ci.arlington.tx.us
Susan Smith
Arlington (TX) Public Library
I would be interested in seeing the responses you get. I have been
working on a similar grant project. My idea is to put together sturdy
tote bags filled with a few picture books, fingerplays, puppets, etc.
for circulation to daycare centers. I also envision a kick-off event
promoting this.
Jendy Murphy
We have 33 story bags which include 12 to 15 books for toddlers through
kindergarten age, a couple of videos, a music cassette or two, a read-along
if
available, some realia (simple puppets, magnifying glasses, simple puzzles,
animals (not real) - one type per bag) and a laminated 81/2x11 sheet with
songs, fingerplays, craft ideas, games etc. (Cost per bag including the bag
is
around $250.00) Anyone can check them out for three weeks. They are
incredible
popular. Day care providers, school teachers, homeschoolers, parents,
grandparents, babysitters and more use them. We tried a limited
circulation
restricted to child care providers and it bombed. (They have to be able to
get
them at a specific time to tie into the units or themes they are teaching
and
limited circulation made that almost impossible.) We were afraid to
circulate
them for three weeks, but almost nothing has been lost. They are in great
demand. We add more as budget allows and they have been in use for three
years -
continuously!!! Most are on hold for someone all the time.
In the past year we have added 3 parenting bags: Parenting, Pregnancy and
Just
for Babies. We also added 6 Teen Bag Packs with paperbacks, videos, audio
books
and computer software on Sci/Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, etc.. The
Reference
Department made some Book Clubs in a Bag with mutiple copies of a novel and
discussion questions.
We call all of this Library to Go. It is a big success.
Good luck with your project. We'll be glad to give you more information if
you'd like.
Lala
Youth Services Rapid City Public Library
lrogers@sdln.net
The librarian before me started a Reach and Read Kit program using grant
money to promote reading to daycares. She created 20 kits, each with a
different theme, and then made brochures to advertise them. These were
mailed to the various daycares and preschools around the community.
Each
kit contains books, realia (puppets and such) and an activity workbook.
Recently I expanded the kits to have some school age kits--and these
have
been advertised to the schools as well. The primary focus is for
daycares
and preschools, though.
Good luck!
:) ruhama
Ruhama Kordatzky
Youth Services Librarian
Burlington Public Library
Burlington, WI
rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
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