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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, February 11, 2002 9:05 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 680
PUBYAC Digest 680
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Thank You -- Movable Monkey
by "Michelle Brady" <shawdee@adelphia.net>
2) Religion and Collection Dev.
by Rachel Aronowitz <sfinch@eskimo.com>
3) Pigboy stumper solved!
by "Joanne Trezza" <jmtrezza@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
4) name
by Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org>
5) STUMPER SOLVED 1960's Teen Book
by "Children's Room" <bmlibchl@eldoks.com>
6) Thanks-stumper
by Carrie Silberman <csilberman@nysoclib.org>
7) bubbles
by Frances Easterling <machild@cmrls.lib.ms.us>
8) stumper - bubble gum machine
by Susan Dunn <sdunn@jefferson.lib.co.us>
9) How do you catalog fairy tales, legends etc.
by Kirsten Cutler <kirsten@sonoma.lib.ca.us>
10) Re: Juv Volunteers
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
11) Summer Reading Programme idea - HELP!
by "Joanna Andrew" <andrew.joanna@stirling.wa.gov.au>
12) STUMPER: Woman cuts off her legs to save children
by "Webster, Lisa" <LisaW@ci.mount-vernon.wa.us>
13) Re: booklists on the web
by "Mary Voors" <Mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us>
14) ST for Black History Month
by Steven LAMONEA <lamonea@scils.rutgers.edu>
15) Re: assignment notification help
by nadine <booklover32@yahoo.com>
16) Re: Valentines day games
by Terry Zignego <tzignego@wcfls.lib.wi.us>
17) Re: Stumper: Swimming Pool Song
by Domenica Simpson <dsimpson@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
18) Assignment Notification Help
by Deborah_Dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us
(Deborah Dubois)
19) RE: Stumper: Swimming Pool Song
by "Drabkin, Jane S." <jdrabkin@pwcgov.org>
20) Re: Stumper: Swimming Pool Song
by nhcheerio@juno.com
21) Re: Juv Volunteers
by "Jennifer Dillon" <Jennifer.Dillon@cityofdenton.com>
22) RE: Juv Volunteers
by "Amy Shelley" <AShelley@larm.lib.wy.us>
23) Re: teens and summer reading programs
by Patrick Jones <connectingya@yahoo.com>
24) Re: Travel Kits
by Terry Zignego <tzignego@wcfls.lib.wi.us>
25) juv. volunteers
by "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
26) Re: Valentines day games
by Mary Gonzalez <marycgon@lmxac.org>
27) Re: Budgeting based on previous circulation
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
28) RE: Put your Irish on ... for storytime ideas
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
29) Re: Family Storytimes
by Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
30) RE: Juv Volunteers
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
31) RE: assignment notification help
by "Stephanie Squicciarini" <ssquicci@libraryweb.org>
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From: "Michelle Brady" <shawdee@adelphia.net>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Thank You -- Movable Monkey
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:01:50 CST
Dear Colleagues:
Thank you to all who have replied to my movable monkey query. The =
information you had provided was very helpful.
Many thanks,
Michelle
Sub-Librarian
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From: Rachel Aronowitz <sfinch@eskimo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Religion and Collection Dev.
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:01:58 CST
Can anyone tell me how the events of 9/11 have effected your collections
on spirituality and religion for teens and children. Have you needed to
re-assess your approach?
Thank you,
Rachel Aronowitz
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From: "Joanne Trezza" <jmtrezza@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Pigboy stumper solved!
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:02:05 CST
Thanks to all who answered my stumper request. The book is
"Eddy B, Pigboy" by Olivier Dunrea.
--
Joanne Trezza
Youth Services Librarian
Half Hollow Hills Community Library
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From: Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: name
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We are starting a program to introduce new parents to library services for
their newborns, and need ideas for a name. We do a newborn-18-month
story
hour called "Babies and Books", so we don't want to use that.
Can anyone
help? thanks! nancy
Nancy Bonne
Children's Librarian
Beverly Public Library
bonne@noblenet.org
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From: "Children's Room" <bmlibchl@eldoks.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER SOLVED 1960's Teen Book
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I wanted to thank everyone on the list for your help in solving my teen
stumper. The book was _Hot Rod_, by Henry Gregory Felsen. Felsen
also
wrote _Street Rod_. Both are out of print, but I was able to get copies
through interlibrary loan.
Karen Kolavalli
Children's Librarian
Bradford Memorial Library
611 S. Washington
El Dorado, KS 67042
bmlibchl@eldoks.com
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From: Carrie Silberman <csilberman@nysoclib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Thanks-stumper
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:02:24 CST
Thanks to all who identified "The Wonderful O" by James Thurber as the
story
about an island where a king bans the letter "O." I will
definitely read it
based on everyone's recommendations! Thanks again!
Carrie Silberman, Children's Librarian
New York Society Library
carrie@nysoclib.org
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From: Frances Easterling <machild@cmrls.lib.ms.us>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: bubbles
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I need lots and lots of help today. I need some help
finding a
bubble story for a flannel board and if someone has any finger plays on
hand I would appreciate those too. And if that is not enough I need a
bubble type puppet. Apparently I am not looking in the right catalogs
or web sites. My email is machild@cmrls.lib.ms.us
Thank you for your time. Frances Easterling, Children's
Librarian
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From: Susan Dunn <sdunn@jefferson.lib.co.us>
To: "PUBYAC (E-mail)" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper - bubble gum machine
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:02:37 CST
A little girl goes to get a piece of bubble gum out of a gumball machine,
but instead of gum, she gets a magic ring that enables her to make wishes.
Patron says this is a picture book. She read it as a child and she's only
22 now, so it's not that old of a title. Help!
Susan Dunn
Children's Reference Librarian
Columbine Library, Jefferson County Public Library
sdunn@jefferson.lib.co.us
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From: Kirsten Cutler <kirsten@sonoma.lib.ca.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: How do you catalog fairy tales, legends etc.
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:02:44 CST
We currently catalog our 398's in J398 or J398.2 with only a few books
going additional numbers past the decimal point. Our collection is large
so we are looking at cataloging by country using Santa Monica Public
Library's modified "Dewey". For example: J398.241 for tales from
Scotland
and Ireland, J398.244 for tales from France, J398.251 for tales from
China. Please let us know how you catalog your folktales. Thanks.
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From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Juv Volunteers
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:02:50 CST
Thanks for the suggestions. Yes I learned the hard way about parents
volunteering their kids. Had a couple of very belligerent volunteers one
summer. Mom had thought volunteering would be could for them.
Linda Peterson
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
125 South Franklin
Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
Phone: (812)384-4125
Fax: (812)384-0820
email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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From: "Joanna Andrew" <andrew.joanna@stirling.wa.gov.au>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Summer Reading Programme idea - HELP!
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:02:55 CST
Hi,
I read ages ago about a programme that tied in the library in a clever =
way - I remember the kids were wrecked in the "Bay of Despair" or =
something like that, which was the geography or travel, then they had to =
find a hero from the biographies to rescue them. If you were the clever =
person who did this, please email me with further details! I did keep it =
'cos I thought it was a cool idea, but now I need it, I can't find it.
Many thanks,
Joanna
(andrew.joanna@stirling.wa.gov.au)
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From: "Webster, Lisa" <LisaW@ci.mount-vernon.wa.us>
To: "Pubyac (E-mail)" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: STUMPER: Woman cuts off her legs to save children
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:01 CST
A high school girl came in asking for a book that her mother read to her =
when she was little. A woman has children who are stolen from her by a =
mean old man. To get them back she cuts off her legs and hides them =
under her skirt. Sound familiar? Please reply directly to me.
Thank you!
Lisa Webster
Youth Services Librarian
lisaw@ci.mount-vernon.wa.us
Mount Vernon City Library
315 Snoqualmie Street
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
(360) 336-6209
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From: "Mary Voors" <Mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: booklists on the web
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:08 CST
We have bunches of booklists on our homepage at: HTTP://www.acpl.lib.in.us/=
Childrens_Services/booklist.html
Some are annotated; some are just lists.
Hope this helps!
Mary
Mary R. Voors
E-Mail: =
mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us
Children's Services manager
Phone: 260-421-1221
Allen County Public Library
FAX: 260-422-9688
900 Webster
Fort Wayne, IN 46801
*************************************************************
Visit the Children's Services department Home Page:
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Childrens_Services/children.html
Visit the 2002 Notable Websites Home Page at:
http://www.ala.org/alsc/nweb02.html
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From: Steven LAMONEA <lamonea@scils.rutgers.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: ST for Black History Month
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:14 CST
Dear Colleagues
I am having a preschool story and craft for Black History Month next
Friday 2/15. I have decided upon what books to use but need ideas for
any rhymes or songs that might be appropriate as well as a simple
craft. If anyone knows where I could get some coloring sheets that would
be helpful also.
I am using "Shades of Black" by Pinkney, A puppet story of
"Brother Possum
and Brother Snake" from "African-American Folktales For Young
Readers" edited by Young and I am thinking of using "Martin's Big
Words" by Rappaport but I'm not sure. If anyone has any other
suggestions
they would be appreciated.
Sincerely,
Steven Lamonea
Children's Librarian
Central Branch, Brooklyn Public Library
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From: nadine <booklover32@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: assignment notification help
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:20 CST
Hi Richard and anyone else who may be interested,
We added a link to our web page for teachers to email
their assignments to us just a couple weeks ago. We
did have a middle school teacher actually drop off an
assignment the other day, which was a first, but
haven't yet recived any sent to us. Time will tell!
Feel free to check it out:
http://www.waterfordpubliclibrary.org/homework_alert.htm
Nadine
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Nadine Lipman
Head of Children's Services
Waterford Public Library
Waterford, CT 06385
email: booklover32@yahoo.com
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From: Terry Zignego <tzignego@wcfls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Valentines day games
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:26 CST
bkworm@mindspring.com wrote:
> I need help quickly!! Does anyone know any Valentine's Day party
games to
> play? This is for a party for my junior volunteers (3rd through 6th
grade).
> Approximately 10 kids. Thanks so much. I have looked on the
internet but
> found only online games.
> Mary Jones
> Bailey Cove Public Library
> Huntsville, AL
Dear Mary,
I played this game in my son's
preschool but I think all ages would
like
it. It's called "Sucking Hearts", paper hearts cut out of
construction
paper,
pick up one heart by sucking air through a straw & race to the other side of
the
room, run back & it's the next player's turn. Can't use your hands to
hold
the
heart on to the straw and if the heart falls off the straw you have to go
back
and start over. A relay race, everyone should have their own straw, of
course.
Terry Zignego
tzignego@wcfls.lib.wi.us
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From: Domenica Simpson <dsimpson@mail.pratt.lib.md.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Stumper: Swimming Pool Song
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:32 CST
Hi Vanessa,
The way my sisters and I have always sang it was:
Swimming, swimming in the swimming pool.
When days are hot and days are cold in the swimming pool!
Backstroke, side stroke, fancy diving too,
Don't you wish that you could swim the whole year through!
Hope this helps,
Domenica Simpson
Librarian, Children's Department
Enoch Pratt Free Library
vmenor@SAFe-mail.net wrote:
> I'm planning a swimming themed story time, and I'm hoping that someone
will
> be able to help me with the rest of this song (and maybe the actions
> too)....
> Swimming, swimming in the swimming pool,
> When days are hot,
> When days are cool,
> In the swimming pool.
>
> I think that the rest includes "breast stroke, side stroke, fancy
diving
> too", but I'm not sure how it fits in. I remember it from camp
years and
> years ago, but it's pretty fuzzy.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Vanessa Menor
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From: Deborah_Dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us
(Deborah Dubois)
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Assignment Notification Help
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:39 CST
Richard,
We have been trying to get teachers to notify us about assignments for
years.
We have an assignment alert form that we can give out, we have a form on
our
web site that they can use (www.mrcpl.org),
and we go to the schools each
fall talking to teachers about our services and asking them to let us know
what they are doing. Very few really do let us know ahead of time.
I think you will make the most impact with personal phone calls, like you
described, with individual teachers that give assignments that are unclear,
or that have little supporting material. If you can make it a positive
contact, asking them for help so that you can serve their students, they may
listen better. I think most teachers are so busy, they forget about
letting
us know that 50 kids are going to come to us to check out the 10 books we
have on the subject.
Deborah L. Dubois
Children's Outreach Librarian
Mansfield/Richland County Public Library
deborah_dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us
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From: "Drabkin, Jane S." <jdrabkin@pwcgov.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Stumper: Swimming Pool Song
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:45 CST
I remember it as breast stroke, sidestroke, fancy diving too, wouldn't it be
fun if there was nothing else to do...,but
When we sang it, we did the crawl for the first line,
outlined a square for the second line,
did the strokes for the third line,
alternated left hand to right elbow, right hand to left elbow for the last
line. Then we hummed the tune and did just the motions.
-----Original Message-----
From: vmenor@SAFe-mail.net
[mailto:vmenor@SAFe-mail.net]
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 11:09 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Swimming Pool Song
I'm planning a swimming themed story time, and I'm hoping that someone will
be able to help me with the rest of this song (and maybe the actions
too)....
Swimming, swimming in the swimming pool,
When days are hot,
When days are cool,
In the swimming pool.
I think that the rest includes "breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving
too", but I'm not sure how it fits in. I remember it from camp years
and
years ago, but it's pretty fuzzy.
Thanks so much!
Vanessa Menor
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From: nhcheerio@juno.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Stumper: Swimming Pool Song
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:51 CST
I remember this one from camp too :-) Here it is as I remember it. I
remember it with motions and sounds, and each time you sang it, you left
out a part. By the time you were done, you weren't singing any words,
just doing motions and making sounds.
Swimming, swimming, in the swimming pool,
Whether it's hot
Or whether it's cold,
In the swimming pool
Breast stroke, side stroke, fancy diving too,
Wouldn't it be great if we had nothing else to do?
Lisa Pinard
LIS grad student at U of I Urbana-Champaign
On Thu, 7 Feb 2002 22:08:33 CST vmenor@SAFe-mail.net
writes:
> I'm planning a swimming themed story time, and I'm hoping that
> someone will
> be able to help me with the rest of this song (and maybe the actions
> too)....
> Swimming, swimming in the swimming pool,
> When days are hot,
> When days are cool,
> In the swimming pool.
>
> I think that the rest includes "breast stroke, side stroke, fancy
> diving
> too", but I'm not sure how it fits in. I remember it from camp
> years and
> years ago, but it's pretty fuzzy.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Vanessa Menor
>
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From: "Jennifer Dillon" <Jennifer.Dillon@cityofdenton.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Juv Volunteers
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:03:57 CST
Last summer I had teen volunteers assist me with the Summer Reading
Club. They staffed the registration table, accepted logs and distributed
incentives, stamped coupons & bookmarks with library information,
stapled packets together, prepared craft materials, etc. My youngest SRC
volunteer was 12 and he was very dedicated. They did a great job and I
could not have had such a successful SRC without them. I occasionally
have teens volunteer during the school year to get hours for the Honor
Society. I have them prepare craft materials, do some shelf reading,
and I turn them loose in the stacks to prepare bibliographies of their
favorite books, which I then make into bookmarks. I also hosted a Teen
Read Aloud project during Teen Read Week. I had three teens select
books, songs, and puppets, and present a StoryTime for preschoolers.
They had a great time and the parents & kids attending the program loved
it. I have two college students that help me present StoryTimes and one
retired volunteer that helps me with my school age program.
Jennifer Dillon
Youth Services Librarian
Denton Public Library South Branch
jennifer.dillon@cityofdenton.com
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From: "Amy Shelley" <AShelley@larm.lib.wy.us>
To: <jdarnall@ccls.org>,<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Juv Volunteers
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:04 CST
We have a formal system of application, interview and orientation. =
Parental signatures are required before the process can start. We have =
over 200 volunteers, at least 100 of them are teens. We also have a part =
time volunteer coordinator who helps manage all of this.=20
Volunteers must be 12 to start. Everyone who has filled out an application =
and passed our phone interview is invited to an orientation where they get =
a full library tour and an overview of volunteer opportunities. We do =
three orientations a year (fall, winter and spring). Anyone looking to =
continue from there gets one shot to volunteer for a program and then we =
determine if they're a good candidate for a regular or an on call slot. We =
have volunteers staffing a homework center Monday through Friday after =
school and 12 regular volunteers who come in to help weekly. The rest =
serve as on call or work in other departments.=20
Lots of teens in our community are either earning hours for required =
community service for graduation or are wrking on Congressional Medals.
Amelia
Amelia J. Shelley
Manager, Children's/Young Adult Services
Laramie County Library System
2800 Central Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82001
(307)634-3561, ext. 151
ashelley@larm.lib.wy.us
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From: Patrick Jones <connectingya@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: teens and summer reading programs
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:10 CST
Um, how about asking them what they want???
pj
--- Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Hello, groups. Please excuse the cross-posting.
> I'm
> new to public libraries and summer reading programs,
> and am supposed to come up with an incentive scheme
> for the 12-16-year olds we hope to attract to a
> summer
> reading program designed for them. In the past I've
> seen some great program ideas posted here, but am
> also
> needing some "nuts and bolts" information...they
> want
> me to devise a prize system based on
> something........at the younger levels they are
> rewarding on the basis of hours read, with different
> prize levels. I've seen some postings that indicate
> that they reward teens based on number of books
> read.
> Is one method more desirable than the other? I'd
> appreciate any and all advice and suggestions for
> organizing this program!
>
> Thanks,
> Lorraine Getty
> Forsyth Public Library
> Forsyth, Illinois
>
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From: Terry Zignego <tzignego@wcfls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Travel Kits
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:17 CST
Linda Peterson wrote:
> Several years ago I read about a library that had a program that =
> provided travel kits for children going on vacation. They were kits that =
> had activities children could do while traveling and I believe they had =
> activity sheets, library books, etc. in them. I have lost this article =
> and would like to try it this year, to go along with our Reading Road =
> Trip theme. Has anyone done a similar activity?
>
> Linda Peterson
> Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
> 125 South Franklin
> Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
> Phone: (812)384-4125
> Fax: (812)384-0820
> email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
Dear Linda,
We have travel bags available for
check-out during the summer
months.
Each bag includes; a paperback book of travel games, photocopies of
easy
mazes, puzzles etc for younger children & rules for card & dice games
for
older children, deck of cards, zip-lock bag of dice, Brain Quest U.S.A., old
copies of children's magazines and 3 or 4 small toys (i.e. Mcdonald's Happy
Meal toys). The photocopies and old magazines do not need to be returned,
we
restock each bag as needed. We bought plain canvas bags at Wal-Mart &
a
staff
member stenciled transportation vehicles on them in bright colors.
We did not customize the contents of
the bags for different
families.
I only heard 1 negative comment about there being too many things to keep
track of, otherwise they were well received.
Terry Zignego
tzignego@wcfls.lib.wi.us
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From: "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: juv. volunteers
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:22 CST
We have a summer juvenile volunteers program here called "Volunteens!"
for =
ages 12 to 16 years old. We run it during the summer during our Summer =
Reading Club. This summer will be our 3rd year and so far every summer it
=
has gotten more popular than the year before. =20
Last year we had around 50 volunteers that worked an average of 2 - 3 =
hours each of our 8 week summer program. They are all required to abide =
by our teen volunteer dress code and rules, come at their agreed scheduled =
time, call if not coming in or quitting, bring their own snacks/drinks or =
money for same and attend one of two scheduled hour-long trainings/tours =
of library.=20
We have them doing things like:
1. Show movies on our video projector on Movie Day
2. Run the Chess & Checker Club (they have a tournament on the last day of =
the club for movie passes that I purchase)
3. Prepare cutouts for crafts
4. Count attendance at all programs and pre-school storytimes
5. Set-up and clean-up after all programs and storytimes
6. Straighten and shelf read books
7. Run the Summer Reading Club desk (give out prizes and logs)
Because we take their working here seriously and ask that they do the =
same, we have had very few problems. Where I had problems with young =
volunteers before at another library where I accepted volunteers younger =
than 12 years old, did not have set times and duties and did not have a =
training day. =20
At the end of the summer we reward our Volunteens with a small get-together=
(pizza & pop) and give them a thank you certificate.
Debbie Brightwell
Youth Services Librarian Supervisor
Coppell Public Library
Coppell, Texas =20
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From: Mary Gonzalez <marycgon@lmxac.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Valentines day games
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:29 CST
Valentine Heart Candy:
Divide into teams or work individually. Give them some Valentine Heart
Candy,
and see who can make the longest sentence before you blow the whistle.
It's
fun
to read the sentence.
Funnier version: Divide into pairs. Make a conversation. (Oh
you...sweet
one...)
Red hot Hearts relay:
Put some red hot hearts on a spoon. Have a relay.
Who am I?
Prepare famous couples or famous lovers names. Tape the name to the
person's
back. They have to guess who they are by asking other people
"yes" and "no"
questions.
Cut your heart out
Everyone gets a piece of paper and a pair of scissors. You have to try to
cut a
heart shape behind your back. Best heart wins.
Draw your heart on your head.
Everyone gets a piece of paper and a crayon/marker/pencil/pen. You have to
try
to draw a heart on the piece of paper while you hold it on top of your head.
Wink
Girls (or half of the group) sit in chairs in a circle facing in. Boys
stand
behind them. One chair is empty. The guy behind the empty chair has
to try
to
"fill" his chair. He winks at one of the girls. When she
sees him wink at
her,
she tries to get out of her chair. The guy behind her tries to touch her
shoulder (like tag) to keep her in his chair. The game continues until
time
is
called. Give everyone a chance to switch places: sitters vs. standers.
You can cut some valentines in half, making puzzle pieces. They have to
find
their other half. (as a way to choose partners)
Also, the book Valentine School Parties: What do I do by Wilhelminia Ripple
is
fabulous, as are her other books. Good ideas for library programs, and
roommothers LOVE them.
bkworm@mindspring.com wrote:
> I need help quickly!! Does anyone know any Valentine's Day party
games to
> play? This is for a party for my junior volunteers (3rd through 6th
grade).
> Approximately 10 kids. Thanks so much. I have looked on the
internet but
> found only online games.
> Mary Jones
> Bailey Cove Public Library
> Huntsville, AL
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Budgeting based on previous circulation
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:35 CST
Laura:
I don't have my budget divided into quite as many categories as you propose
(books are divided into fic, nf, pbs & ref and each other medium has it's
own line). We do get a yearly report from our system that gives us
breakdowns by type of material but we aren't tied into any certain
formula. I get my cut of the materials budget every year and then I divide
it based partly on the aforementioned report but partly on my knowledge of
the collection and where there are needs. Sure, we get no circ. at all
from ref. but I didn't buy a new encyclopedia set last year so I'm going to
this year. We've made a commitment to build our YA collection so we won't
underfund that. The games collection circulates well but we are running
out of space and I don't feel like coming up with a creative solution for
that this year so maybe I'll shrink that line a bit. Reports and stats are
great but they don't really replace our understanding of our collections
and our communities. My $.02 worth.
Eric Norton
(signature below)
At 10:18 PM 2/6/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Do you budget based upon your previous year's circulation? Do any of you
>use formulas for dividing up your budget based on what percentage of
>total circulation a particular collection received last year? This year
>we are trying to divide up our budget into as many collections as we
>think will give us an accurate account of how books are circulating
>based on money spent. Instead of just juvenile, for instance, my
>juvenile budget is now divided into: easy fiction, easy nonfiction, juv.
>fiction, juv. nonfiction, juv. reference, juv.AV, CD-ROMS and so on,
>with similar categories for Young Adult (Standing orders and series
>orders are separate). <snip>
Eric Norton
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
enorton@scls.lib.wi.us
"Very senior librarians...once they have proved themselves worthy by
performing some valiant act of librarianship, are accepted into a secret
order and are taught the raw arts of survival beyond the Shelves We Know."
Terry Pratchett, Guards! Guards!
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Put your Irish on ... for storytime ideas
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:42 CST
Mary Ellen,
I agree that it is difficult to find good stories about Saint Patrick's Day
for preschoolers. That is why I often expand the theme to include
"green"
stories--Picasso the Green Tree Frog, etc. You might also use the song
"It's not easy being green" (the one that Kermit sings). That
said, I've
had pretty good luck with "Jeremy Bean's Saint Patrick's Day" by Alice
Schertle. I've also successfully used a magnetic story called "The
Little
Old Lady and the Leprechaun", in addition to the St. Patrick's Day story in
my book. If you want either of these, please contact me directly.
Music is one of my favorite themes for Storytime. I've used "Musical
Max"
by Kraus (the video is wonderful if you have it), "Moose Music" by
Porter,
"Max Found Two Sticks" by Pinkney and "Wolf Plays Alone" by
Catalano. You
can also use "Tacky the Penguin" by Lester because he scares the
hunters
away with his awful singing. The children love it when I sing off-key and
loud! (It is amazing how hard it can be to sing deliberatively bad!)
We
often sing "I am a fine musician" with this theme. Another
activity is to
give each child a paper plate tambourines (which the staff made) and have
them play along with a tape. When the music stops, they stop playing.
The
craft that day is for the children to decorate the tambourines with
stickers, dots or "lick and stick" shapes. For a change of pace,
we've made
pop can shakers. (You might call it soda. I live in Indiana and here
it is
"pop"!) After washing out the cans, the staff puts in seeds and
covers the
hole with tape. (Corn makes a nice sounds, but we usually use several
different kinds.) Then we wrap construction paper around the can, which
the
kids decorate with stickers, dots, etc.
This is probably more than you wanted and I'm sure you'll get a lot of other
good ideas.
Have fun,
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: Marsha Parham <parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Family Storytimes
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:48 CST
I saw your reply on pubyac to Katie Clark. I am in the process of
developing a program to present at a state wide meeting of librarians about
"around the world" crafts. It is a short presentation but I want
to give
everyone a detailed handout. I am trying to pull a craft idea from each
major area of the world. I am doing worry dolls for Central and South
America: dreamcatchers for North America: paper folding or origami from
Japan. What crafts do you use for your storytimes from different
countries? Do you have a favorite book you get ideas and patterns from? If
you have any ideas you could e-mail me or fax me I would really appreciate
it. I see lots of craft ideas from Africa, Native Americans, Mexico, and
Central America but very little from Europe, Austrialia, Egypt and Middle
East, etc. Thank you. mmp
At 10:09 PM 2/7/02 CST, you wrote:
>I did an Around the World family storytime series, that worked well. I
>featured a different area of the world each week and used folktales, songs,
>games from different countries with a take home craft. Linda Allen Monroe
>Public Library Monroe WA
>
>
>>From: Katie Clark <KClark@mail.jcpl.lib.in.us>
>>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>>To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
>>Subject: Family Storytimes
>>Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 21:19:30 CST
>>
>>I am sure that this has been discussed before but I missed the
discussion
>>if
>>it has. I am going to be doing several Family Storytimes in
February. I
>>have not decided on any themes. I am looking for any books
or activities
>>that you have used that seem to work really well with multi age groups.
>>This storytime will have children probably from age one and
up. So if
>>you
>>have done some family storytimes that worked well, please email me you
>>ideas. I would really appreciate any help you can give me.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Katie Clark
>>Johnson County Public Library
>>Franklin Library
>>Franklin, IN
>>
>
>
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M. Marsha Parham
Flint River Regional Library
800 Memorial Dr.
Griffin, GA 30223
(770) 412-4770
(770) 412-4771 (fax)
parhamm@mail.spalding.public.lib.ga.us
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Juv Volunteers
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:04:55 CST
Julie Darnall wrote
> So, what do other folks do? Do you just accept
> volunteers willy nilly for
> projects, or do you have extensive training,
> interviews and orientations for
> each kid?
I think it's good to try and strike some kind of
balance inbetween the two extremes. When I was in
charge of volunteers we used to do a 1 hour
orientation with them before they could start work.
For those that were doing it for credit they could
count the orientation toward their hours. We offered
the orientation twice a week as necessary and would
occasionally make special appointments if there was
good reason why they couldn't come to a scheduled
meeting. I liked having this because it helped to weed
out some of those kids that came in at the last minute
with their hours due the next day wanting to "work"
for four hours. --Like we're supposed to drop
everything and give them something to do, which you'll
undoubtable end up having to redo when they leave. Oh,
and don't forget they have to have a letter of
recommendation too.
Having a structure allows you to say no to these kinds
of situations. Occasionally you run the risk of losing
someone, but if they are truly interested in
volunteering they will jump through your hoops and be
that much better in the end. I think it also depends
on what you are using the volunteers for. If you are
just using them for odd jobs you can be a lot more
flexible. If you are using them to extend hours and
keep the library running they and you have to treat
the position like any other paying job which means
extensive interviewing and training.
You just have to figure out what works for you. Set up
rules that work for your situation and leave room for
flexibility. Another example...we had a rule that said
kids had to be 14 years old to volunteer (because the
City's worker's comp. insurance wouldn't cover younger
kids). After a couple of years of "babysitting" a
couple of 14 year olds all summer because their
parents didn't want them hanging around the house but
they were too young to get real jobs, I made a rule
that said volunteers under 16 could only work 10 hours
a week for the first 4 weeks and then their hours
could be extended on a case by case basis if we needed
them. This allowed me to fairly limit the hours of
those kids whose attention spans couldn't handle a 4
hour shift but extend the hours of the kids who were
really committed and helpful.
All that learned, I now work in a larger system that
has an official volunteer coordinator. We send all
interested parties to her and she interviews and
assigns them to different departments. I have no idea
what all she does but I'll admit that I thank God at
least once a week that I don't have to do it anymore.
:)
Jennifer Baker
Fresno County Library
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From: "Stephanie Squicciarini" <ssquicci@libraryweb.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: assignment notification help
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:05:02 CST
Richard,
We have assignment alerts that school librarians (in grades 6 and up) fax
over when teachers let them know about big assignments. The alerts are in
the school libraries for teachers to fill out, but 9 times out of 10 it is
the school librarians that take care of them. In addition to the alerts,
they fax over the actual assignment sheets that they give to students.
This
way when a student or a parent comes in and they don't have their sheets,
they can refer to ours. I have a folder for each school at the reference
desk.
I don't have a document that I could attach, so here is the info that is
included on the actual alert, which serves also as the fax cover sheet:
Teacher's Name
Date
School
Grade
Number of students
Assignment Dates From ___ to ___
Class Subject
The topic of the project i.e. Civil War
Resources Suggested for student use - especially important here is whether
the internet can be used
Resources Student should NOT use - sometimes includes general encyclopedias
Conact info in case of questions
Also included is a section referring to resources that might be on reserve
in school library - I like this because it gives me ideas for titles to look
for to add to our collection.
This has proven to be quite helpful. In some cases, I put some of our
books
on temporary reference so our supply of resources is not depleted on the
first day. This is especially helpful when several classes are doing the
same topic at the same time. This happens often when studying ancient
civilizations. We have also been able to buy permanent reference items
(subject specific encyclopedias, etc) for topics that are covered every year
by several classes/schools. I also get an idea of subjects that would be
helpful with respect to historical fiction - sometimes English and Social
Studies classes group projects where they need to read a novel set in the
time period they are studying in Social Studies.
Parents and students also really appreciate that we have the EXACT
assignment so they can clarify (in one trip) what they should be looking for
and focusing on. They also make the connection between the school and the
library - that we are not completely separate.
Hope this helps.
--Stephanie
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Stephanie A, Squicciarini
Young Adult/Teen Services Librarian
Fairport Public Library
1 Village Landing
Fairport, New York 14450
Voice: 585-223-3648, ext. 17
Fax: 585-223-3998
Email: ssquicci@libraryweb.org
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From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Bryce, Richard
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 11:10 PM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: assignment notification help
Hello, all! I know I asked this a while back, but a super belated thanks
to
all those who offered input on the Berenstain Bear books for "older
readers". In this case it seems that, for the most part, familiarity
breeds
comfort and the kids like to make the transition to chapter books with
characters they are already familiar with and have fond memories of. I'll
try to keep them displayed somehow (BER is on the bottom shelf- already a
bad spot) and see if that makes a difference. On to the next question...
I have been calling many teachers from our 8 schools so far this year for
clarifications on assignments and things like that. After another
assignment was given where we had very few books available I spoke to the
teacher and first asked her where I can get copies of some of these books
she wanted the kids to read. One thing led to another and she finally
agreed to call me before she gives out an assignment. This way I can know
ahead of time how prepared we are to meet the need and I know exactly what
the teacher wants before the kids come in.
Now I would like to write up some kind of a letter or homework alert form to
send to all the teachers and was wondering if any of you had a similar item
in place? Do the teachers use it? Would you be able to send me
copies or
offer any other helpful tips? Thanks so much for all the future help with
this.
Since many people may want this same information, you can reply to the list
if you'd like. If not, my e-mail address is below. Have a great
weekend!
Richard :-)
Richard Bryce
Senior Children's Librarian
West Milford Township Library
973-728-2823
bryce@palsplus.org <mailto:bryce@palsplus.org>
"I thought my mother must have had some kind of magic to be able to do all
the things she did- to work so hard, and never complain, and to make us all
feel happy"- Jackie Robinson
"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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