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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 9:15 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 668
PUBYAC Digest 668
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Thank You
by "Shari Ellison, Librarian" <sm_librarian@mcpl.lib.mo.us>
2) YA Welcome Wagon - pt. 2 (LONG!)
by hbaugh@carmel.lib.in.us (Hope
Baugh)
3) Message to Texas Public Libraries, Youth Services
by "Jean Green" <JGreen@ci.bedford.tx.us>
4) Thank you for Dome stumper
by Martha Morgan <mamorgan@noblenet.org>
5) Looking for the name and text of a poem in a grade 7 English book
by Cote Moxon Andree <Andree.cote-moxon@nlc-bnc.ca>
6) stumper - materialism? greed?
by "Mary D'Eliso" <mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us>
7) Class-action lawsuits against libraries
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
8) Is library binding cost effective?
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
9) Harry Potter series tops list of most challenged books for
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
10) RE: "Inspirational" fiction titles
by Suzanne.Crowder@kdla.net
11) Re: shelving for picturebook/cassette bagged sets
by "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
12) unaccompanied adults
by DGPL Junior Room <dgjrrm@SLS.LIB.IL.US>
13) Stumper: Grandmother's Watch
by Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
14) YA Welcome Wagon - pt.1 (LONG!)
by hbaugh@carmel.lib.in.us (Hope
Baugh)
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From: "Shari Ellison, Librarian" <sm_librarian@mcpl.lib.mo.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thank You
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:13:15 CST
Thanks to everyone who helped me with my Geese/Duck frozen
pond stumper. I was able to give my patron 2 nice references for
the story. You all are amazing.
Sincerely
Shari
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Shari Ellison, Librarian sm_librarian@mcpl.lib.mo.us
Smithville Branch
Mid-Continent Public Library http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us
Unless explicitly attributed, the opinions expressed are personal.
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From: hbaugh@carmel.lib.in.us (Hope
Baugh)
To: yalsa-bk@ala.org,GNLIB-L@topica.com,tagad-l@topica.com,
PUBYAC@prairienet.org,YA-Pizzazz@yahoogroups.com,ya-yaac@ala.org
Subject: YA Welcome Wagon - pt. 2 (LONG!)
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:13:21 CST
Dear Everybody,
'Sorry again for the cross-posting.
THANKS again for sending me your favorite quotes and bits of advice to help
welcome Jamie Beckman, our newest YA librarian here at the Carmel Clay
Public Library. I compiled and posted them in a previous post.
Below are some of my own favorite bits, written down and compiled for the
first time here. Except for one, these are not actually direct quotes but
rather distillations of some of the excellent food for thought that I've
received over the years from some of the people who mentored me. (I am so
grateful for each of them!) Mind you, I'm still working on following these
bits of advice myself!
They are in no particular order.
************************ =20
"I like working with teens because I'm close enough in age to them that I
can remember what it's like, but I'm old enough that I can be a role model
for them to look up to. Or at least I can try."
- Cory King, formerly a YA librarian here at the Carmel Clay Public
Library, now doing great things for a library out west in Colorado. =20
The way he approached his job here reminded me of something else someone
once told me: "We are not here to be the teens' peers. They
have plenty
of peers. We are here to be approachable, trustworthy adults, and
sometimes, their friends. But we are not their peers." (I wish
I could
remember who told me that!)
**************************** =20
"Don't rely on the students (teen patrons) for your social life."
- Jan Oda-Biro, an American colleague of mine when I was living and
teaching high school and college students in Japan.
It's very easy, even here at home, to get so caught up in being friends
with teens that you forget to nurture friendships with people your own age.
=20
**************************** =20
"You gotta have a life."
- Melanie Wissel and Tami Edminster, both very hard workers in the
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library system. =20
You won't do the teens any good if you burn out and have to leave the
profession, so make sure you nurture some non-library relationships and
pastimes, too. And, you know: eat right, get the right amount of sleep,
exercise often=85all that good stuff.
************************ =20
"ASK THE TEENS! Recruit them to develop and do programs for other
teens.
Spend a lot of effort on your YA nonfiction collection, even if it doesn't
feel as glamorous as developing your YA fiction collection. Don't do
programs just to be doing them; think about WHY you're doing them. Bring a
rubber chicken with you to school visits. Ask teens for their opinion on
something and throw the chicken. Whoever holds the chicken gets to
talk."
- Dana Burton, Young Adult Services librarian for the Monroe County Public
Library in Bloomington, Indiana. =20
This is only a drop in the bucket of good advice that she has given me. I
hope she writes a book some day!
************************ =20
"Notice and value the local plants and lore." =20
- Ginny Richey, head of the Children's Department at the Monroe County
Public Library in Bloomington, Indiana.
When they were getting ready to expand their building, Ginny made sure
there was a little garden just outside the new children's department in
which would grow a variety of plants native to Indiana. She has developed
a variety of programs around this space. She makes an effort to learn and
share stories from the area, too - local legends and historical anecdotes.
I think it is storyteller Doug Elliott who finds out the main water source
and edible indigenous plants whenever he goes to a new place to tell. (He
tells all over the country.) I think this is worth doing even if you only
travel once a year to the ALA conference or whatever, but it's especially
important when you have moved to a new community.=20
Shamanic practitioner Sandra Ingerman says to introduce yourself to the
land and ask its blessing on your presence here. I think just driving
around your new community is good, too. Notice where the schools and
community centers are.
************************** =20
"Update your resume every 6 months, whether or not you are actively
job-hunting."
- Ned Baugh (My father was in Human Resources for many years before he
retired to become a catalog and TV commercial model.) =20
Jamie, I love my job and I am delighted that you came to work for us. I
hope you and I both stay working at this library forever. But what if I
win the lottery and you want to apply for my job? Or what if you fall in
love and decide to follow him to Alaska? What if _I_ fall in love and
decide to follow him to Alaska? Stranger things have happened. It's
good
to be ready for anything.=20
************************* =20
"Keep track of your accomplishments and experiences every month."
- Bill Liles, semi-retired now, but formerly the manager of Broad Ripple
and Glendale Libraries in the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
system.
Bill had a form for us to fill out every month that had spaces for programs
done, conferences attended, books read, and so on. The form also asked
something like, "What was your most significant contribution this
month?"
and maybe, "What was most thought-provoking for you this month?"
We each
had a folder in his office that we could add to anytime. Once a year, he
would look at what we had written to help him write our annual performance
evaluations.
Part of the evaluation process here at CCPL is writing a self-evaluation.
You'll be able to do a better job if you have kept track of your
accomplishments all along.
************************* =20
"Jot down your accomplishments and experiences in a career journal every
pay day."
- I wish I could remember who said this, too! It was a speaker at a
conference, and unfortunately I can't find my notes from that conference
anywhere. Drat. But anyway, she recommended keeping the career journal at
home so that you could write anything in it - mistakes, disappointments,
lessons learned, ideas to try, etc. - without worrying about the wrong
person reading it. Adding to it every payday means it will grow but won't
become a burden.
************************** =20
"Helping patrons COUNTS as an important, productive use of your time, even
though you can't cross it off your 'To Do' list."
- Jan Spence Owens, Children's Librarian at the Plainfield Public Library,
Plainfield, Indiana. =20
Actually, compulsive list-maker that I am, I have started jotting down on
my personal calendar the names of teens with whom I've had extended
conversations. It helps me remember their names, and it helps me remember
if I've promised to see about ordering books they're interested in.
But whenever I get too caught up in my lists and projects and deadlines, I
try to remember Jan's gentle admonition. And I would add that "just
talking" with teens is an important use of our time. It doesn't have
to be
a bona fide reference or reader guidance assist. "Just talking"
with them
now means teens will be more comfortable coming to us later when they need
traditional library help.
Gay Ducey, in a talk at last summer's National Storytelling Network
conference in Providence, Rhode Island, said something about a study that
had been done on shyness. The study showed that American young people are
becoming less and less able to make conversation because they have so few
opportunities to just chat with adults for no particular purpose. The
library is one of the few places where they can still get that opportunity.
Of course, the deadlines and projects won't go away just because you are
doing the good work of talking with teens. That's why a balance of on-desk
and off-desk time is so essential. =20
********************************** =20
"Wasn't it Ghandi who said, 'Seek first to understand, then to be
understood?' In any case, don't assume that everyone has the same
communication preference that you do. Some people like email best.
Others
prefer the phone. Still others prefer face-to-face. Also, different
situations call for different communication forms. Try to become
comfortable with all of the methods, and think carefully about which to use
when."
- Sharon Smith, manager of the Emerson Library in the Indianapolis-Marion
County Public Library system.
********************************* =20
"Keep trying. Keep trying to communicate. Keep trying to
promote
understanding between the races."
- Barbara Alexander, Children's Librarian on the bookmobiles for the
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, and former Board member of
Storytelling Arts of Indiana. =20
******************************** =20
"Diversity isn't easy, but diversity is our strength. You don't have
to
consistently feel comfortable with everyone in order to find something of
value in them."
- Ned Baugh (my father) and Wendy Phillips, Director of the Carmel Clay
Public Library and Mari Hardacre, former manager of the Young Adult
Services Department here. =20
I can not stress enough how much I admire this attitude! Daddy was
referring to why he likes being an American. Wendy was talking about the
different strengths and styles in our library organization, and Mari was
talking about this for our YA department. Again, these are not direct
quotes, but rather the "talk" that they "walk."
***************************** =20
"If YOU (the children's/YA librarian) don't know the best books, who will?
Read the award winners every year, especially the honor books, which are
often overlooked after all the fuss has died down. Read as much quality
children's and YA literature as you can. Make sure the best of the best is
in your collection so that kids get a chance to enjoy them. Young people
deserve the best."
- Dr. Shirley Fitzgibbons. She is retired now, but she was my main teacher
at Indiana University when I was working on my M.L.S. degree. Her high
standards continue to inspire me.
***************************** =20
"If YOU (the children's/YA librarian) don't know what's trendy, who in the
library will? If YOU can't 'think outside the box' on behalf of kids, who
will? Make sure the popular books are in your collection - even if they
will never win any awards - so that kids feel acknowledged and welcome.
Young people deserve the best."
- Chris Cairo, formerly Children's Coordinator at the Indianapolis-Marion
County Public Library. Her title is something different now, but her high
standards continue to inspire me.
*************************** =20
"Why do we have manga comics and other graphic novels in the YA collection?
For the same reason that we have Danielle Steel novels in the adult
collection: they're fun to read and people want them!"
-Mari Hardacre, formerly manager of the YA Department here at the Carmel
Clay Public Library. I think she was paraphrasing Patrick Jones, but I
could be wrong about that.
*************************** =20
"Keep a collective reading journal going with the other people in your YA
department. When you finish reading a book, jot down the date, the title,
the author, a few words of description, and the appropriate age (high
school readers only? Why? Or is this okay to recommend for junior
high
school readers, too?). Give it a letter grade. Read what your
colleagues
have written about the books they've read. Talk with each other about the
books you've read as often as possible, so as to be ready to talk about
them when a teen asks you for something good to read."
- Mari Hardacre, formerly the manager of the Young Adult Services
Department here at the Carmel Clay Public Library, where reader's advisory
is our main gig.
I took a workshop on Reader's Advisory a few years ago, and the presenter
recommended keeping your own reading journal, too. She (and of course, I
can not remember her name!) added that she draws a line in her reading
journal at the end of each month because grouping the books into months
helps her remember them. As she re-reads what she has written, she can tie
the books to what she was doing and feeling in that particular time of that
year, just as songs have a way of reminding us who we were when we first
heard them.
She also tries to jot down a note for each book about other books like it.
"Readers of such-and-such may also like this book."
She also said something like, "A reader's advisory question deserves an
'interview' just as much as a reference question does. Politely ask the
Harry Potter lover what he liked best about those books. Let his answers -
not just your own opinion - inform your recommendation of what he should
try next."
************************* =20
"There are three kinds of customers" (patrons):=20
"1. The customer who doesn't want to talk with you at all. For
him, Good
Service is a collection that is user-friendly in its organization and
signage so that he find it himself. Make eye contact and maybe say hello,
so he knows you are there if you need him, but otherwise leave him alone.
2. The customer who wants you to answer his question quickly and
accurately without a lot of fuss. For him, Good Service is a one-word
answer or maybe a polite finger-pointing. "Who wrote Harry Potter?
Rowling? Thanks." "Where are the restrooms? Over
there? Thanks."
3. The customer who wants the full treatment. For him, Good Service
means
not only do you look up the book to see if it is in, but you walk with the
customer over to the stacks, pull the book off the shelf for him, and give
a little talk about why it's the best for what he needs. You also suggest
other titles that he might like.
Part of your skill as a salesperson" (or librarian!) "is learning to
discern which kind of customer is in front of you and responding
accordingly so that they come back again and again."
- My trainer when I worked at a Borders Books and Music store. You guessed
it: I don't remember her name!
I would be the last person to suggest that libraries should be the same as
retail stores, but I do think there are some things we can learn from
retailers. Things like display techniques (face front as much as
possible!) and hand-selling (don't be pushy, but know about services and
materials in other departments so that you are ready to suggest them when
the opportunity comes up. Who was it that said that the bargain that is
the public library is our community's best-kept secret?)
****************************** =20
"As a children's" (or YA!) "librarian I always consider that I
have two
responsibilities. One is to the child - to find the right book for the
right reader; the other is the gift I owe the BOOK - to find for it the
right reader."
Margaret MacDonald, p. 106 in her _Storyteller's Start-Up Book_.
*************************=20
"PLAN to be in storytelling" (or YA library services) "for at
least 25=
years."
- Heather Forest, fulltime storyteller and author of several story
collections.
I take this to be a combination of chastisement and encouragement: If
you're wanting to make a living as a storyteller, don't think you can learn
3 stories, print up some brochures, and be done. On the other hand, don't
worry so much about the fact that you're new that you don't jump in and
start telling wherever and whenever you can.
I apply Heather's quote to librarianship like this: Don't think that just
because you now have your M.L.S. degree that there's nothing more for you
to learn. On the other hand, don't worry that you haven't read every book
in the library or handled every patron situation that might come up. Look
for ways that you can contribute right now (and believe me, you would not
have been hired if you didn't have any) and trust that with some effort
your skills and experience will build up in satisfying ways over the years.=
=20
********************** =20
Whew! This is probably way more than anyone wanted all at once. But
I
thank you for reading. I feel tired and blessed!
Best wishes,
Hope
**************************************
Hope Baugh
Young Adult Services Manager
Carmel Clay Public Library
55 4th Ave SE
Carmel, IN 46032
tel: 317-814-3979
fax: 317-571-4285
email: hbaugh@carmel.lib.in.us
website: http://www.carmel.lib.in.us
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From: "Jean Green" <JGreen@ci.bedford.tx.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Message to Texas Public Libraries, Youth Services
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:13:28 CST
Howdy Youth Librarians,
Our mascot, Bumper the Armadillo, would like to read across Texas. He
would love to visit your library. Maybe send back postcards of your city,
visit the sites and kick up his heels. Please, respond if you would like
Bumper to eat a few bugs out your way.
Jeanne Green, MLS
Bedford Public Library
Youth Services Supervisor
1805 L. Don Dodson Dr.
Bedford, TX 76021
817.952.2373
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From: Martha Morgan <mamorgan@noblenet.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Thank you for Dome stumper
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:13:34 CST
To all that answered the dome stumper,
Thank you all so much for your responses. The series is by John
Christopher: White Mountains , City of Gold and Lead, and Pools of Fire
with a later written prequel When the Tripods Came. The patron was of
course very excited and now looking forward to sharing the series with his
own children. And now I too am excited to try the series myself having
seem them on the shelves but never delved in myself. Thanks to all.
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From: Cote Moxon Andree <Andree.cote-moxon@nlc-bnc.ca>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Looking for the name and text of a poem in a grade 7 English book
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I thought I would appeal to your collective wisdom. We have a request from
someone looking for a poem that was apparently in a grade 7 English book
from Amarillo Texas, in 1968.
Please let me know if you are familiar with it:
"Although it seems a trifling thing,
A matter immaterial,
I bear my malice to the men
Who manufacture cereal.
I'm looking for a muffled meal
No wham, no pop, no swish
That settles down inert and shy
Relaxing in the dish"
Resources already consulted: Grangers, Index to Poetry for Children and
Young People, Index to Children's Poetry, Internet Poetry Archive,
Poetry.com, Poetry books by authors like Silverstein, Nash, Prelutsky,
Seuss. Any help would be much appreciated!
regards,
Andree Cote Moxon
Reference and Information Service
National Library of Canada
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From: "Mary D'Eliso" <mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper - materialism? greed?
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:13:45 CST
Hello stumper fans!
Can you run this through your memory banks?
We have a patron who read a picture book about 15 years ago. It may have
been published in England or the US.
It's the story of a poor husband and wife who get carried away by
materialism. It begins with the wife who needs a new pair of shoes, then
clothes, then a house, etc.
Though similar to The Fisherman and His Wife, that's not it. Might be
Asian?
Thanks for any help given.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Mary D'Eliso, Children's Librarian Monroe County Public Library
mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us
Bloomington, Indiana
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Class-action lawsuits against libraries
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"TVC will be filing a series of class-action lawsuits against libraries
refusing to filter pornography from their computers.
TVC is looking for librarians and parents who are willing to add their
names to these lawsuits! If you have been personally victimized by
pornography in a public library or if you know of someone who has been
victimized, please contact us. If you are librarian who feels
threatened
by pedophiles or by internet pornography, please contact us!"
http://www.conservativepetitions.com/petition.html?name=libraryporn
__________________________
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
Free People Read FreelyŽ
"Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting an Establishment
of Religion, or Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof; or
Abridging the Freedom of Speech, or of the Press; or the
Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble, and To Petition
the Government for a Redress of Grievances."--First Amendment
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu'"
<publib@sunsite.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Is library binding cost effective?
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:13:57 CST
Our library is raising the issue of our policy on ordering materials
with library binding. Currently all Easy titles are ordered with library
binding when available. The reason we'd want to change that is the
discount we receive. B&T gives us 40-44% on trade binding,
40-42% for paperbacks and 20% for library binding. We see that what is
considered library binding varies with publishers and that the quality
isn't the same as it used to be. We are going to experiment with
ordering new Easy titles in trade binding for 6 months
and track how well they hold up. This won't exactly be an empirical
study because of all of the variables affecting how and why
books circulate and the condition they are returned in. (Family A is
very hard on books, title B is not a title in great demand, book C
only goes out one time while book D goes out 10, title E is on a reading
list, etc...)
Have any of you dealt with this issue already and be willing to share
your advice?
>From experience, system librarians felt that books with binding problems
probably would fall apart or show their wear most, in the
first 6 months or so, while new.
Thanks,
Laura Gruninger, Children's Librarian
Mercer County Library System
Lawrence HQ, Lawrenceville, NJ
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: Harry Potter series tops list of most challenged books for
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Harry Potter series tops list of most challenged books for third year in
a row
http://www.ala.org/news/v8n2/harrypotter.html
"The best-selling Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling tops the list of
books most challenged in 2001, according to the American Library
Association's (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom. The Potter series
drew complaints from parents and others concerned about the books' focus
on wizardry and magic."
See also
The 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990*2000
http://www.ala.org/bbooks/top100bannedbooks.html
__________________________
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
Free People Read FreelyŽ
"Congress Shall Make No Law Respecting an Establishment
of Religion, or Prohibiting the Free Exercise Thereof; or
Abridging the Freedom of Speech, or of the Press; or the
Right of the People Peaceably to Assemble, and To Petition
the Government for a Redress of Grievances."--First Amendment
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From: Suzanne.Crowder@kdla.net
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: "Inspirational" fiction titles
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No ideas to recommend as of yet, but do you have anything for inspirational
type picture books?
Susie
Suzanne Crowder
Children and Youth Services Consultant
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives
300 Coffee Tree Road
P.O. Box 537
Frankfort, KY 40602-0537
502-564-8300 ext. 266 voice
502-564-5773 fax
Suzanne.Crowder@kdla.net
-----Original Message-----
From: BOGART Debra [mailto:dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:43 PM
To: missleighlambert@yahoo.com; pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: "Inspirational" fiction titles
I am putting together a new bibliography of inspirational fiction for young
readers (say, ages 9 and up). Our current list has 'traditional books that
reflect Christian values' such as Little Women; Sounder; etc. I've added our
many Christian paperback series to the new list (ie Wally McDoogle; Left
Behind: The Kids;, etc) and the Chicken Soup books, but not many other
recent
or current titles are jumping out at me.
If you have titles you'd like to recommend, please send them to me at the
email address below.
If you'd like a compiled list, I'll be happy to send one when I'm done. I'm
looking forward to seeing your brilliant suggestions! Thanks for your help,
Debra Bogart
dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us
Youth Services
Springfield Public Library
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From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: shelving for picturebook/cassette bagged sets
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We have most of ours on a hanging shelf in the Janway bags. The rest are =
at our listening center in creates. We rotate the contents of the =
creates periodically.
Beth McFarland
Youth Services=20
Westland Area Library
Columbus Ohio
>>> murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us
01/23/02 03:45PM >>>
We use a rolling book truck that has two shelves of bins. The book &
cassettes
are in colorful rip-stop-type nylon and clear plastic bags (Janway). It =
is
attractive, but very hard (well, we don't even try!) to keep them in =
order.
It
is a browsing truck. Parents can wheel it over to a table and poke =
through
it.
People seem to like it, and the bags don't break like the old plastic
hanging
ones we used to have. And actually, Janway sells metal hooks and racks =
for
their bags if you'd rather set them up on a counter or shelf.
Jendy Murphy
Albany Public Library
Kathleen Pine wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We will be moving into a new building this summer and are having a
difficult
> time finding a good piece of shelving for our picturebook/tape bagged
sets.
> I have seen the hanging racks in the supply catalogues but have been =
told
> that the bags often fall off of these and get quite messy. We would =
like
> something that is practical but also neat and attractive, too. I
would
> really appreciate any suggestions that anyone might have.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Kathleen
>
> Kathleen Pine
> Youth Services Librarian
> Southgate Branch
> 48 Southgate Centre
> 51 Avenue & 111 Street
> Edmonton, AB T6H 4M6
> Tel: (780) 496-8339
> Fax: (780) 496-7007
> kpine@epl.ca=20
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From: DGPL Junior Room <dgjrrm@SLS.LIB.IL.US>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: unaccompanied adults
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:14:21 CST
Betsy:
We have a policy that only children 8th grade and under can use our
computers. Parents can of course be in the computer room, but we are
pretty strict about only letting kids use it. It means that during the
school day the internet room is often empty, but our administration is
completely behind the policy. Our computers aren't filtered and this is
our way of keeping potentially creepy people off the computers and away
from things little eyes shouldn't see.
We get a little flack from adults who "need" to get online, but once
we
explain the rationale behind the policy they're accepting of it.
Emphasizing the safety of children really works around here, how can you
argue with that?
Hope this helps...
Sharon Lawrence
Downers Grove Public Library
1050 Curtiss Street
Downers Grove Illinois 60515
> We are a public library with books for children and youth as well as
computers. Lately, adults without children have been coming in to use our
computers and they stay for quite a long time. I would like to hear about
library policies that deal with "adults unaccompanied by children"
in
spaces that are supposed to meant for children or youth and their
parents/caregivers.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Betsy Diamant-Cohen
> Manager of the Exploration Center
> Enoch Pratt Free Library at Port Discovery
> 35 Market Place
> Baltimore, MD 21209
> tel: 410-864-2716
> fax:410-864-2730
> bcohen@epfl.net
>
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From: Susan Anderson-Newham <snewie@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Grandmother's Watch
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:14:28 CST
Hello all,
I have a stumper with some scant details. A young girl
receives a watch from her Grandmother and with it she
travels back in time to her Mother's time.Chapter
book. No idea of pub date. Any ideas?
Please respond offlist:
snewie@yahoo.com
Thank you!
Susan
=====
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read"
Groucho Marx
Susan Anderson-Newham
Covington Library
KCLS
__________________________________________________
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From: hbaugh@carmel.lib.in.us (Hope
Baugh)
To: yalsa-bk@ala.org,GNLIB-L@topica.com,tagad-l@topica.com,
PUBYAC@prairienet.org,YA-Pizzazz@yahoogroups.com,ya-yaac@ala.org
Subject: YA Welcome Wagon - pt.1 (LONG!)
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:14:33 CST
Dear Everybody,
'Sorry for the way-long cross-posting.
Several days ago I asked you to help me welcome our newest YA librarian,
Jamie Beckman, by sending me your favorite quotes, pieces of advice, etc.
To my delight, many people responded. Thank you! Below is that
compilation. (It includes only things that were sent to me, not things
sent privately to Jamie.)
I'm also sending a second, separate compilation of good bits that I've
received over the years from my own mentors. Thank you for inspiring me to
think about them!
Best wishes,
Hope
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Hope Baugh
Young Adult Services Manager
Carmel Clay Public Library
55 4th Ave SE
Carmel, IN 46032
tel: 317-814-3979
fax: 317-571-4285
email: hbaugh@carmel.lib.in.us
website: http://www.carmel.lib.in.us
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From: <bethgallaway@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:13:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Welcome/Words of wisdom
Hi Jamie!
Congrats & Welcome!
Here are my bits of advice to you as a new YA librarian:
*Give 'em what they want is my YA service policy. Utilize your teens to
help you order books magazines, CDs, games etc!
*Join ALA/YALSA. Great benefits, like applying for grants, joining
listservs, an online newsletter YAttitudes, and discounts at the ALA store.
*Choose your battles. Better to focus on one program and build a core
group of teens then to do a bunch of different things.
*Keep detailed stats to justify your need for more $$$
*Lastly, enjoy the excuse to watch MTV and Dawson's Creek, hang out at the
mall, read magazines, and dress a little funky: after all, you "have to
keep up with teen culture!"
Beth Gallaway, YA Librarian
Haverhil Public Library Haverhill MA
PS -- If you are interested in graphic novels, please check out
http://members.toast.net/egallaway/grant.htm
Also, I run a creative writing group for teens, a teen advisory board, and
a teen volunteer run computer room. Check out the library website at
http://www.teencybercenter.org
Beth G.
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Beth Gallaway, YA Librarian
bethgallaway@yahoo.com
Haverhill Public Library
99 Main Street Haverhill MA 01830
978/373-1586 fax 978/373-8466
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From: Margie Shepard mshepard@mailserv.mvlc.lib.ma.us
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 08:16:08 -0500
Subject: Welcome
Hi Jamie,
Congratulations on your new position. I have been a Young Adult Librarian
for almost 3 years. I have worked in this library for 8 years. My
best
advice would be:
1. Find out what the teens want. Involve them in as much as you can.
2. Have an open house where they can come and meet you.
3. Build a relationship with the Librarians in the middle and high school.
They are a great resource. I work closely with the librarians at the
school here and they are my cheerleaders. They promote all my programs.
They are the best.
4. Most importantly HAVE FUN!!
Welcome!!
Margie Shepard
Amesbury Public Library
149 Main St.
Amesbury, MA 01913
mshepard@mailserv.mvlc.lib.ma.us
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Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 08:58:00 -0800 (PST)
From: N Korsavidis <nkorsavidis@yahoo.com>
Subject: [YALSA-BK:21750] Re: please help me welcome
Hope,
I'm glad you found someone! I thought I'd post this to all, because it can
be used everywhere. I just created a Don't Panic file. It's basic
information on what to do if you're alone and stumped. I basically said how
to fill out reserve cards, inter library loan cards, computer sheets, etc.
It's easy to do and very helpful to someone new who might not know how to
do something and there's no one around to ask.
Natalie
=====
Natalie Korsavidis
Youth Services Librarian
Farmingdale Public Library
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From: Debra BOGART <dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us>
Subject: welcomewagon
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 13:49:00 -0800
Here is one of my favorite library websites:
http://www2.njstatelib.org/njlib/lbhumrid.htm
Also, of course the Lipstick Librarian site, and of course the New Breed
Librarian website at:
http://www.newbreedlibrarian.org/
Hope this helps!
Debra Bogart, M.L.S.
dbogart@ci.springfield.or.us
Youth Services
Springfield Public Library
Springfield, OR
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change
the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."Margaret Mead
*******
From: "Thrasher, Shawn" <sthrasher@ci.pasadena.ca.us>
Subject: YA Tip
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 18:22:51 -0800
Congratulations!
Keep track of everything you read. I keep both a file box(es) full of
booktalks (and storytime favorites from my days as a children's librarian)
and disks with booktalks typed out for easy access. Find the way that
works best for you. You will be surprised at how often this comes in
handy, particularly when someone comes in and says "I want to read a book
about____" or "a book like _____".
Shawn Thrasher
Young Adult Services
Pasadena Public Library
Pasadena, CA
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From: Kathi Wittkamper <kwittkamper@kokomo.lib.in.us>
Subject: "welcome wagon" file
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 09:15:06 -0500
What a great idea! Even though I've been in the field a number of years,
I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else contributes, too! Feel
free to edit or paraphrase my suggestion:
Any change induces stress--even positive events such as a new job.
So
pace yourself and take extra care with your health.
Kathi Wittkamper
Head of Children's Services
Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
220 North Union Street
Kokomo, Indiana 46901-4614
Phone: 765-457-3242
FAX: 765-457-3683
kwittkamper@kokomo.lib.in.us
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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 10:59:44 -0500
From: "Cindy Rider" <CRIDER@vigo.lib.in.us>
Subject: welcoming Jamie
Dear Hope,
Here is a copy of what I sent to Jamie:
Welcome to Carmel Clay and YA services, Jamie! Carmel's a great place to
work, I'm sure! My brother-in-law is on the police force there.
Also,
congratulations on getting your MLS. I've been working in children's
services (from toddlers to teens) at Vigo Co. for almost 14 years and just
started working on my MLS (after more than 30 years being out of school!).
One class down, 11 to go....
I "collect" quotes and want to share a few with you. The first
one also
contains a kernel of advice:
"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for
what you want." - Joseph Wood Krutch
"It might look like I'm doing nothing, but at the cellular level I'm really
quite busy." - Unknown
"You see, I don't believe that libraries should be drab places where people
sit in silence, and that's been the main reason for our policy of employing
wild animals as librarians." - Monty Python skit
And here's a little library joke:
Little Johnny asked the librarian how to use the card catalog. After
pouring over the little drawers full of cards he approached the librarian
again, wanting to know how to spell "tequila."
"T-e-q-u-i-l-a," spelled the librarian, and Little Johnny went back to
his
search.
A short time later he came to the desk, looking quite upset. "I just can't
find it." he said.
"What book are you looking for?" the librarian asked.
"Tequila Mockingbird."
Actually, the joke isn't really all that preposterous. One time a child
asked for a book on "euthenasia." She turned down everything she was
shown
and then finally she exclaimed, "No...Youth in Asia!" Another
time a
teenager asked me for a book on "wells." I asked, "Do you
mean like you
dig in the ground? She said yes. But when I showed her a book on
well-drilling, she shook her head and said, "No, WELLS."
Hmmm...so I
asked, "Do you mean that swim in the ocean?" Yesss....she meant
WHALES!
My best advice to you is always keep your sense of humor!!
Sincerely,
Cindy
Cindy Rider
Young Peoples Associate Librarian.
Vigo Co. Public Library
Terre Haute, IN
crider@vigo.lib.in.us
http://www.vigo.lib.in.us/yp/yp.html
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From: Sarah Flowers <sflowers@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us>
Subject: RE: [YA-YAAC:1294] please help me welcome
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 10:00:33 -0800
Congratulations, Jamie,
Not only does the field of librarianship you are entering have the best
books and the best patrons, it also has the best colleagues--YALSA folk are
wonderful.
My bits of advice:
1) get to know the kids who hang out in the library as soon as
possible--and get to know their names, especially. This gives you
credibility and also helps with control--when you can call them by name
when they're misbehaving, they pay more attention!
2) get to know your YA colleagues--whether you are fortunate enough to have
them locally, or must rely on long-distance relationships (conferences,
email, etc)--it's always helpful to have other folks to talk to who don't
think you're crazy for liking teens and teen literature!
Best of luck,
Sarah
Sarah Flowers, Community Librarian
Morgan Hill Library, a Santa Clara County Library
17575 Peak Avenue/Morgan Hill, CA 95037
sflowers@scinet.co.santa-clara.ca.us
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From: Mari Hardacre <MHardacr@heightslibrary.org>
Subject: fav quotes
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 09:04:44 -0500
Hi Jamie
Lately my favorite quote is another one from PJ but I'll just paraphrase it
here: "Choose your battles carefully; you don't want to shed
blood every
time. "
Also, Jones's and Shoemaker's new book _Do It Right!_ is excellent and Hope
will probably give you Patrick Jones's listserv post about teens and
loudness (if you aren't already familiar with it). That post is fun to
read for some inspiration.
I hope you are enjoying joining the CCPL family!
Take care,
Mari
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Mari Hardacre
Young Adult Librarian
Cleveland Heights-University Heights
Public Library (Main)
2345 Lee Road
Cleveland Heights, OH 44118
Email: mhardacr@heightslibrary.org
Phone: 216-932-3600 x. 290
Teen Web Site: www.clickthis.ws
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>From: Patrick Jones <naughyde@aol.com>
>Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 20:51:07 -0800
>To: tagad-l@topica.com
>Subject: Re: {TAGAD-L} speaking of Patrick Jones ...
>
>It goes something like this -
>
>It is 10:30 in the morning. Story time has just let out and the kids
are
running out to >their moms and dads happily and loudly talking about what
they've just seen and we say >"our children's services are making a
difference"; it is noon, a regular adult patron who >just happens to be
on
the friends of the library comes in and wants to happily and loudly >put
books on reserve, her voice echoing through the room and we say "our adult
>services are making a difference"; it is 1:00 and it gets real noisy
and
the staff happily >and loudly discuss where to go to lunch; it is 2:30 -
and I am stereotyping here - two >seniors leave a program on tax planning -
one turns to the other and say VERY >LOUDLY "HEY I LIKED THAT WHAT ABOUT
YOU" to which the second replies >"HUH?""; then, it is
3:30, two teens walk
in the library, one giggles and room full of >library staff stare them
down, and go shhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
>
> What happened.
>
> At the exact moment our tolerance for noise, if for nothing other than
the number of >bodies in the building, needs to be the highest, it drops.
Remember: libraries are quiet; >teens are loud; and opposites attract-
>
>pj
>
>Patrick Jones
>Connecting Young Adults and Libraries
>Consulting, training, and coaching for providing powerful youth
>services in libraries including library card campaigns and web projects
>
> Houston TX (soon to be Minneapolis MN)
>
>http://www.connectingYA.com/
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From: "Henegar, Sharon" <SLHenegar@ocpl.org>
Subject: your pubyac posts
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 07:12:53 -0800
I'm sure you already have the Groucho quote. Here's another just in case
you haven't seen it:
"People become librarians because they know too much. Their knowledge
extends beyond mere categories. They cannot be confined to disciplines.
Librarians are all-knowing and all-seeing. They bring order to chaos. They
bring wisdom and culture to the masses. They preserve every aspect of human
knowledge. Librarians rule. And they will kick the crap out of anyone who
says otherwise." -- Erica Olsen
Can't wait to see your whole list of quotes!
sharon
Sharon Henegar, Coordinator of Children's Services
Orange County Public Library
===============
Outside of a dog, reading is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.
--Groucho Marx
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From: "Kraft, Carlie" <CEKraft@ocpl.org>
To: "'hbaugh@carmel.lib.in.us'"
<hbaugh@carmel.lib.in.us>
Subject: RE: [YA-YAAC:1294] please help me welcome
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 16:54:25 -0800
Hope-
Tell your new YA librarian congrats! I'm sure she'll serve you well.
Bits of advice from an also-new YA librarian (less than six months on my
first job).
1) Immerse yourself in the fast-changing world of teen culture. Read
teen
magazines even though you might hate them. Visit teen websites.
Listen to
their radio stations. Go to the mall and look at where they shop. Go to
teen movies (or at least watch them on cable). Often, this is more
important than book knowledge.
2) Don't ever booktalk a book you're unfamiliar with. Read it at
least
twice. Have on hand three surefire booktalks that you can do in your
sleep. This will save you if you ever get nervous giving booktalks in front
of thirty seventh-graders.
3) When you get booklists from YALSA-BK or PUBYAC, print them and put them
in a binder. Use dividers to label organize them. Your colleagues
will
thank you. Mine did.
4) Don't worry at first if attendance at your programs is low. It
will
pick up.
-Carlie Kraft, YA Services Librarian
Westminster Branch, Orange Co. Public Library
Favorite quote below in signature file:
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"My grandma always said that God made libraries so that people didn't have
any excuse to be stupid. Close to everything a human being needed to know
was somewhere in the library."
-from Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
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