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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: Thursday, February 21, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 690
PUBYAC Digest 690
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: fine free week
by "Williams, Sally" <WilliamsS@ci.mount-dora.fl.us>
2) Family life & teen health books
by "Laurie Rose" <lrose@orono.lib.me.us>
3) Poetry-Spirituality
by "steve webber" <mstomper@hotmail.com>
4) Help with recent stumper!
by Marisa Giannullo <lilac_girl99@yahoo.com>
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From: "Williams, Sally" <WilliamsS@ci.mount-dora.fl.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: fine free week
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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:31:45 CST
We also do an amnesty month for the entire month of December. We allow
patrons to "pay" their overdues with canned goods,new toys for
children, or
pet food/supplies. These items go to a food bank, an animal shelter and an
"Adopt a Child or Two for Christmas" program which we co-sponsor.
As Martha
Stewart would say, "It's a good thing."
We do NOT allow people to "Pay" for lost items with these goods;
it's just
for overdues. I just talked to circ, and the way this is handled is that
circ waives the fines.
One other thing--if you would decide to take canned goods (for a shelter,
foodbank, etc., be sure that the public knows that outdated and bulging
items will not be accepted....ask us how we know this.......
Sally Williams
W.T. Bland Public Library
1995 North Donnelly St.
Mount Dora, Fl. 32757
-----Original Message-----
From: Keener, Lesa [mailto:LKeener@acmail.aclink.org]
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 11:08 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: fine free week
We usually have a fine free week at Christmas. It works best when you call
overdue notices and imform the patron that they have overdue material and by
the way it will be amnesty week soon. We didn't do that this year and got
significantly less items. We post signs announcing it is our holiday gift to
patrons
-----Original Message-----
From: Serena Butch [mailto:scp_butch@sals.edu]
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 1:46 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: fine free week
Our library board is considering a fine free week during National Library
Week this year. Has anyone out there done this? If anyone would care to
respond off list, I would like to know some of the logistics involved:
What did Circ staff have to do, how was it advertised, were there
restrictions
on what was included or not, was the result worth it in terms of items
returned, or was it mostly PR and good will? Any thoughts would be
appreciated.
Thanks, Serena - Schenectady Co. Public, NY scp_butch@sals.edu
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From: "Laurie Rose" <lrose@orono.lib.me.us>
To: Pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Family life & teen health books
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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:31:52 CST
Hello all
I need some collective help on pulling together a bibliography for
my sons' pediatrician. I have two sons ages 13 and 10 - since the
first turned 10 we have received a biblio at well child check-ups on
recommended titles for Family life and teen health. The titles on
this list are painfully old (many are early '80s) and each time I
promise our doctor that I will update it for him - now 4 visits, 4
biblios (the same one) and 4 years later I am going to keep my
promise. What I would like from you is your recommendations of
books that doctors should be recommending to parents and
children. I would like to include titles for different age groups - even
younger than 10.
_It's perfectly normal_ is top on my list but I would love to hear
any recommendations that you might have. I will share my biblio
as soon as I pull it together for those who are interested.
TIA
Laurie
Laurie Rose
Youth Services Librarian
Orono Public Library
Orono, Maine 04473
lrose@orono.lib.me.us
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From: "steve webber" <mstomper@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Poetry-Spirituality
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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:31:59 CST
We have someone doing a poetry program in April who wants a poetry book for
elementary schoolers, dealing with spirituality, but staying away from
specific religions. There is money to purchase a copy for each child who
attends the program. We picked out Absolutely Angels, which she purchased,
but there was some concern expressed that some people don't believe in
Angels. Hopefully we can sell the person above us who has the concern on
Absolutely Angels (especially since our performer has already purchased the
book), but in case we can't we'd love some suggestions. The person
originally suggested Maria Shriver's picture book What's Heaven (since she
didn't know of any poetry books which fit), which wasn't that well reviewed
and has a specifically Christian point of view. Absolutely Angels seems to
be non-sectarian.
Thanks,
Steve
Steve Webber, Children's Librarian
Takoma Park Branch
DC Public Library
"...go to a library and educate yourself."
---Frank Zappa
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From: Marisa Giannullo <lilac_girl99@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Help with recent stumper!
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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 15:32:05 CST
Hello -
I have been reading this list for the past few weeks
and I know you guys are good at these "Stumper"
questions, so here's one I just got:
Patron called this morning, has moved out of the area
but when she lived here, she checked out a book that
she wants to find to share with her son's class. It
may have been from our branch or the one in the next
town; I'm brand new here and not familiar with the
collection enough yet to know off the top of my head.
The book was probably published within the last 5 or 6
years, according to the patron.
The story:
A little girl goes to first grade, and she starts
repeating the ends of sentences to her teacher. The
teacher sends her to the principal, who also starts
repeating the ends of sentences. They involve a few
more people (counselor?) and it culminates in all of
them repeating all of these rhyming words (patron says
like "mish mash ding dong etc."). It ends when it is
time to go home, and the little girl says something
like "Goodbye, Miss Mishmosh".
Does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks in advance
for any help!
Marisa Giannullo
Children's Librarian
Bloomfield Public Library
Bloomfield, NJ
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