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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, July 08, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 799
PUBYAC Digest 799
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Day Camps--We want to Scream!
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
2) Re: STUMPER #2--pegleg soldier falls in love
by Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
3) Re: Number of Active Interlibrary Loan Requests
by Frannie Savel <savelf@yahoo.com>
4) RE: Best all-purpose prize?
by "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
5) Re: STUMPER--Shazaam
by Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
6) RE: don't buy this puppet
by "Robin Benoit" <rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
7) Re: Day Camps--We want to Scream!
by Martha Simpson <msimpsonmls@snet.net>
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Day Camps--We want to Scream!
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:24:17 CDT
it seems to me that if a group of people are visiting
and using the library they are still subject to the
same rules of behavior as individuals doing the same.
If they do not respect the rules after repeated
reminders then they should be barred from using the
library just like anyone else. I'd just fall back on
whatever rules of conduct you usually use. If you
don't have any, it might be time to write some.
~j.
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~jenniferbaker
"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist."
~ Jocasta Nu (librarian from "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the
Clones")
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From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: STUMPER #2--pegleg soldier falls in love
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:24:23 CDT
Hi all,
Thanx to Andrea Johnson and Cheryl Braud for supplying Tomi
Ungerer's The Hat as a possible answer to my stumper. - Thanx again guys!
- jeri
On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Jeri Kladder wrote:
> Hi all,
> Another poser. I've searched key word
in our on-line catalog six
> ways from Sunday and can't find this either. Nothing in Storyteller's
> Sourcebook. Nothing in Picture Book Index. Nothing in my memory
banks
> to help.
> We're looking for a story of a soldier with a
peg leg who finds a
> magic hat. The hat makes him whole again. he falls in love.
The girl
> convinces him to throw the hat away. Any suggestions? - Thanx,
Jeri
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@gcfn.org
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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From: Frannie Savel <savelf@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Number of Active Interlibrary Loan Requests
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:24:31 CDT
Dear Kathleen,
We don't have a limit, but we do ask for a $1.00 "for
good grace". The patron recieves the very same dollar
back in the book or rubberbanded around the material
when the item comes in. This is to deter people from
making too many ILL requests. Hope this helps,
Frannie
--- Kathleen Site <sitek@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us>
wrote:
>
> I need your help. We currently allow our patrons to
> have (5) active
> Interlibrary Loan requests, and we are considering
> increasing this to 8
> or more. How many Active Interlibrary Loan requests
> do you allow your
> patrons to make? Any suggestions or ideas would be
> welcome.
>
>
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> Kathy Site, Librarian
> Tampa-Hillsborough County Public System
> 900 N. Ashely Dr., Tampa Fl 33602-3704
> sitek@hcplc.org
>
>
>
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From: "Susan Dailey" <obldailey@wellscolibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Best all-purpose prize?
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:24:37 CDT
Laura,
We buy removable tattoos as a prize for all ages levels (except babies).
The kids love them. They are very inexpensive. There is a lot of
variety
available--from cute to pretty to gross. And, amazingly, we haven't had
parents complain. (A concern when we first used them last year so we have
stickers as an alternative) We also buy "cute" necklaces filled
with
bubbles. They are certainly more expensive than tattoos, but the kids
really like these as well. When we used them last year, they were for
preschool and early elementary kids. However, the older kids wanted them
instead of pencils so this year everybody is getting bubbles. I don't
order
the SRP prizes so I don't know who are supplier is, but I can find out if
you are interested.
Susan Dailey, librarian and author of A Storytime Year
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
obldailey@wellscolibrary.org
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From: Jeri Kladder <jkladder@gcfn.org>
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Subject: Re: STUMPER--Shazaam
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:24:43 CDT
Hi all,
Thanx to Myrna Allen in Dayton, Ohio for her answer--Shazam by
Lorna Kent.
Someone also recommended (sorry, I lost the name of the
respondant) the reader might also like the Magic Attic series.
My reader will be pleased that I can answer--and go the extra
mile! Thanx, jeri
On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Jeri Kladder wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm stumped. A picture boko with kids
getting into a trunk
> withcostumes--one of a pirate is especially remembered. The kids say
> Shazaam (sp?) and magically become the character of the costume.
> I've tried key word in our on-line catalog in
all kinds of variations
> and spellings, yielding nothing. I just know some one of you
remembers
> this book. Thanx, jeri
>
> Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
> jkladder@gcfn.org
> Columbus Metropolitan Library
> Columbus, Ohio
Jeri Kladder, Children's Librarian & Storyteller
jkladder@gcfn.org
Columbus Metropolitan Library
Columbus, Ohio
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From: "Robin Benoit" <rbenoit@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>
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Subject: RE: don't buy this puppet
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:24:50 CDT
I have to disagree about this puppet. I use it at the beginning and at the
end of my babies' story time. When the bird comes out of the clock (I have
to make it come out with my finger) then they know it is time for our
"Hello
Song". After we do our stories and finger plays, we have playtime,
so, when
time is up, I get the clock out again and make the bird go inside and then
it is time for our "Good-bye Song". The babies love looking for
the bird.
Robin M. Benoit
Children's Librarian
Fairport Public Library
1 Village Landing
Fairport, New York 14450
(585) 223-9091 ext. 36
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[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Kathleen Gasi
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 5:46 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: don't buy this puppet
I'm way behind on checking my mail, so I'm sorry if the topic of Folkmanis
puppets is old news. I agree that Folkmanis puppets are wonderful, however
don't be misled by the impressive looking cuckoo clock puppet that they
offer. It is the most worthless puppet I've ever come across. It
does not
work well at all. Since their puppets aren't cheap, I called their
customer
service department to express my disappointment. Since I ordered it
through
a group order and didn't purchase it at a store, the rep on the phone said
there was nothing I could do about it. His apathetic reply was "Yeah,
it's
not one of the puppets we're proudest of." Considering Folkmanis's
good
reputation, even more disappointing than the puppet itself or this customer
service attitude is the fact that this puppet is still being offered when
they realize it's nothing to be "proud of".
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From: Martha Simpson <msimpsonmls@snet.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Day Camps--We want to Scream!
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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 10:24:57 CDT
HI,
There is a day camp next door to our library, and on really hot days
counselors would bring their groups in since we have air conditioning.
If we had a program running at the time, the extra number of kids would
be too much for us to handle. Plus we had problems with kids checking
out books and their parents didn't know about it, so when the books
weren't returned and the overdue notices went out, a lot of parents
called to complain.
We made an arrangement with the camp director to send the councilors to
the library for an orientation. I tell them about our programs, when
the best times to come in are, and times to avoid. We let counselors
check out books to read at camp, so we don't have the problem with kids
and overdue books. We also tell the counselors to phone us before they
come so we can reserve the progrm room for them and get extra craft
materials ready. Also, the counselors must be with their groups at all
times since they are responsible for the kids.
This seems to have helped.
Martha Simpson, Stratford (CT) Library
Karen Gardner wrote:
>Dear PUBYAC Brain,
>
>You all were wonderful recently in flooding me with programming ideas for
>older children.
>Now I ask for your help with our current problem of day camps.
>We have set up programs for them and advertised them early. That
didn't
>seem to work too well, since many drop in and have no idea we sent the
>brochures. It's a terrible communication problem among their staff,
most
>of whom are very young and inexperienced!
>We have also let them know they can informally visit us at any time, but
>we are getting comments from other departments and customers about the
>disruptive behaviors of the children. They run, play tag, and yell
>whenever they feel the need. So far, we have been taking the groups
into
>our story hour room and explaning ground rules, but my boss is getting at
>her wit's end. We are wanting to know if anyone else has had this
>problem and how they resolved it. We were thinking about having a
staff
>development 1/2 day session for them. Any other ideas?? TIA!
>
>Karen C. Gardner
>Children's Services
>Anderson Public Library
>Anderson, IN 46016
>kgardner@and.lib.in.us
>:)
>
>
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