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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 835
PUBYAC Digest 835
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) volunteers
by "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
2) RE: Subject: Lexile Framework from Metametrics
by "Campbell, Dana" <Dana.Campbell@ci.corvallis.or.us>
3) RE: toys
by "Williams, Sally" <WilliamsS@ci.mount-dora.fl.us>
4) toys
by "Keeney, Scott" <SKEENEY@ci.albany.or.us>
5) RE: Subject: Lexile Framework from Metametrics
by "cinnelm@tblc.org" <cinnelm@tblc.org>
6) Re: toys
by Brienne Tripp <brienne25@yahoo.com>
7) Mexican ghost story
by "Patricia Chaput" <pchaput@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
8) Stumper from the 40's
by Connie Charron <cvcharron@yahoo.com>
9) (no subject)
by Kim Darby <kdettman51@yahoo.com>
10) Re: toys
by "teresa lamorte" <imtess0@lycos.com>
11) re: looking for game ideas
by "Koh, Caren" <CKoh@QueensLibrary.org>
12) toys in library
by "Ann Minner" <AMinner@leegov.com>
13) Stumper: Flying Suit Family
by "Grace Lillevig" <glillevi@hcpl.net>
14) TOYS for programs
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
15) Do you work in a city with multiple branches?
by "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library"
<murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us>
16) Re: toys
by "Clare Meehan" <clare329@earthlink.net>
17) RE: Game Boy...rules? registration?
by Tina Hager <Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com>
18) BWI Bound books
by "Theresa Hadley" <thadley1@qwest.net>
19) Re: toys
by Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
20) The USA Patriot Act in the Library Plus
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
21) Re: Looking game ideas
by "Clare Meehan" <clare329@earthlink.net>
22) RE: toys
by "Arnet,Janet" <Janet.Arnet@rdc.govt.nz>
23) RE: toys
by "Clemens, Mary" <mclemens@cslibrary.org>
24) Re: Stumper answered
by MzLibrary@aol.com
25) Re: Subject: Lexile Framework from Metametrics
by "M. Mills" <mmills@leaguecitylibrary.org>
26) Re: Increasing Program Attendence
by Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
27) RE: graphic novels
by "Stephanie Squicciarini" <ssquicci@libraryweb.org>
28) RE: 2 Questions
by Tina Hager <Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com>
29) Re: Harry Potter Activity Kit ISBN
by Sally Houdar <sallyhoudar@yahoo.com>
30) Librarian I - Eugene Public Library
by EVERETT Rob E <Rob.E.EVERETT@ci.eugene.or.us>
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From: "Keener, Lesa" <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: volunteers
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:08:26 CDT
I know this has been discussed but we have never had luck with volunteers.
This summer I had 23 volunteers with 20 being young adults! At least 7 were
steady and did a lot of work. We want to reward volunteers in the future but
need some system to keep track of their hours. We had many children who
came in once or twice and worked maybe an hour and we never saw them again.
While we appreciate any help we can only afford to reward our steady
workers. Any ideas. p.s. I have a nine yera old putting away picture books
for the second day and she is doing a perfect job.
Lesa Keener <LKeener@acmail.aclink.org
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From: "Campbell, Dana" <Dana.Campbell@ci.corvallis.or.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Subject: Lexile Framework from Metametrics
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:08:33 CDT
Great question. Would you mind sending me copies of what the response is?
I see CSD involved in this somehow. Dana
Dana.Campbell@ci.corvallis.or.us
-----Original Message-----
From: MaryKay Dahlgreen
[mailto:dahlgreen_marykay@oslmac.osl.state.or.us]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 7:05 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Subject: Lexile Framework from Metametrics
Our state Department of Education is considering including the Lexile
Framework from Metametrics in our state Reading First grant. We would
like to know what, if anything, opinion the library world has about the
framework. My understanding is that it is a method of assigning reading
level to materials and determining a reading level for students based on
the statewide assessment. After the student's reading level is assigned,
a list of books at that level is generated. I am not familiar with it
but would appreciate any feedback I can get from those of you who are
familiar and who have an opinion.
Thanks,
MaryKay
MaryKay Dahlgreen
Youth Services Consultant
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301-3950
(503) 378-2112 ext. 239
marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us
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From: "Williams, Sally" <WilliamsS@ci.mount-dora.fl.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: toys
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:08:40 CDT
Yup. We sure do!!! I have to say that I like having the toys more
than =
other library personnel do, but we want to make the library as =
kid-friendly as possible, and this helps a lot.
We have two huge buckets of those large lego-type, well, legos.
We =
have a bunch of wooden jigsaw puzzles and we have a smallish (Kid-sized) =
plastic puppet stage with a trunk of puppets. =20
I take the puppets home once a month and throw them in the washer and =
dryer.
I am also a garage sale-er, and I have added many of the wooden puzzles =
to our stash at a cost of a buck or two per puzzle. We also have had =
patrons donate their wooden puzzles after their kids got too old for =
them. We have actually three different sets of puzzle--set A, B and C, =
and we rotate them on a monthly basis. Well, more or less a monthly =
basis.=20
Our director had the idea of starting a toy library (that would be a =
collection of toys to be checked out) but somehow although I have =
accumulated a nice collection of toys, we haven't quite gotten around to =
cataloging the, etc. It will happen in the fullm=3Dness of time, but =
not right now.
I like toys in the place, I really do. And yes, it can be a royal pain =
to pick 'em up and put 'em back. I still think the plusses outweigh the =
minuses....your mileage may vary.
Sally Williams
WilliamsS@ci.mount-dora.fl.us
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From: "Keeney, Scott" <SKEENEY@ci.albany.or.us>
To: 'pubyac' <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: toys
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:08:47 CDT
Toys fill a corner and a table or two in our Children's Room.
They make the room attractive and enriching for big and little kids,
they lengthen library visits, they broaden the appeal of the room to all
types of child learners and all ages of family members, they inspire
creative and cooperative play in what is for many families their surrogate
preschool, and, frankly, they are often a PITA for all workers.
But we couldn't live without them, despite the occasional messes,
sharing disputes, and attempted "check outs." After all, probably a
quarter
of the kids who use our Children's Room aren't very good book handlers, at
home or away. (Though we store a couple hundred board books on low shelves
for infant and toddler "browsing.")
So, toys: a shatterproof wall mirror; a box of a score of Brain
Quest card sets; chess sets; checkers sets; a Judy clock; a wood and metal
roller coaster bead toy; a broken (but safe) computer keyboard; garage sale
real telephones; a portable puppet stage; a score of soft toys; plastic
Little Tykes "islands," a playground, a dinosaur island; a couple of
plastic
vehicles; ten simple jigsaw puzzles in a box; crayons, coloring books,
mounds of scratch paper, and shape templates at a separate art desk; a
standing wood counting frame (fabulously popular and aesthetic, from
Constructive Playthings, 1-800-448-4115); a Let's Pretend Driver (from
Lakeshore, 1-800-421-5854); and a wooden barn with animals (from
Environments, 1-800-EICHILD).
Some simple rules: if anything is worn, broken, or dangerous, I
throw it away. All toys are washed with a dilute bleach solution quarterly
or more often. Soft toys are laundered as needed; if they die in my washer
or dryer, RIPieces. I gently encourage kids and parents to clean up,
repeatedly. I'm not afraid to raise my voice a bit and announce to a crowded
room "Will the child who left these six puzzles in a mess on the puzzle
table please come back and put them together?"
And we get lots of donations from families who have outgrown their
often excellent toys.
Scott
_________________________________________
Scott Keeney
Children's Librarian
work 541-917-7591
Albany Public Library
fax 541-917-7586
1390 Waverly Dr SE
Albany OR 97322
skeeney@ci.albany.or.us
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From: "cinnelm@tblc.org" <cinnelm@tblc.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Subject: Lexile Framework from Metametrics
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:52:00 CDT
MaryKay,
You may want to take a look at the Lexile website: www=2Elexile=2Ecom
Maggie Cinnella
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From: Brienne Tripp <brienne25@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: toys
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:52:09 CDT
If your looking for some toys for your library check out
www.discoverytoyslink.com/brie
all of our toys are educational and
guaranteed for life, if something breaks you will get a new one free of
charge. There are also replacement pieces for sale if you loose a piece.
Brienne Tripp <brienne25@yahoo.com>
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From: "Patricia Chaput" <pchaput@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Mexican ghost story
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:52:17 CDT
Hi,
I need your help.
I am going to host a party for Summer Reading Club and my theme is "The =
day of the Dead", a festival in Mexico were they celebrate and the living =
and the dead.(Of course my party ends up with dancing and a pinata game) =
But I would like to tell a ghost story that is traditionally Mexican. Does =
anyone have any ideas? Your help would be appreciated. Thanks Patricia
pchaput@tlp.toronto.on.ca
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From: Connie Charron <cvcharron@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper from the 40's
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:52:24 CDT
A patron is looking for a book he read when he was a child - it would have
come out in the 40's. A boy who is living in the West is out riding his
horse. A storm comes up and he and the horse wait in a cave. When
the
storm is over, they come out and find the ground covered with hailstones.
The boy fills his saddlebags and takes the hailstones home and makes ice
cream out of it.
I know this is an obscure one but I'm counting on the great mass of wisdom I
know is out there. You may send your answers to me at cvcharron@yahoo.com.
Thanks!
Connie Charron
Haggard Library
Plano, TX
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From: Kim Darby <kdettman51@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:52:31 CDT
Can anyone either give me the ISBN off of the Harry Potter Scholastic
Classroom activity folder/pamphlet/kit available or let me know an
address/phone number to use to contact to order? I've tried all of the
Scholastic departments & none of them seem to know what I'm requesting.
Their suggestion was that I get an ISBN from anyone who had suggested it for
great programming ideas.
Thanks for sharing!
Kim
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From: "teresa lamorte" <imtess0@lycos.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: toys
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:52:39 CDT
I like wooden puzzles and manipulative toys personally. Pop-up books are
great too.
--"teresa lamorte" <imtess0@lycos.com>
On Wed, 14 Aug 2002 22:59:53
Jackson Librarian wrote:
>Hello yakkers,
>
>Any strong opinions about having toys in a children's department? I
have
>mixed feelings.
>
>thanks in advance,
>Deb Cooper
>Jackson Township Branch Library
>Stark County District Library
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From: "Koh, Caren" <CKoh@QueensLibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: re: looking for game ideas
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:52:47 CDT
The PBS Zoom site has tons of really fun activities and games. Here's =
the
URL:
http://pbskids.org/zoom/
Good luck!
Caren Shilling Koh,=A0Youth Services Materials Specialist=20
Programs and Services Department=20
Queens Borough Public Library=20
89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432=20
Tel: (718) 990-5101=A0=A0=A0 Fax: (718) 297-3404=20
Email: ckoh@queenslibrary.org <mailto:ckoh@queenslibrary.org>
=20
Opinions are my own and not necessarily those of Queens Borough Public
Library.=20
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From: "Ann Minner" <AMinner@leegov.com>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: toys in library
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:52:55 CDT
Having just moved into a library that has lots of toys for in-house use =
from one that didn't have any:
I think the kids see them as more friends to visit in the library (besides
Miss Ann). We rarely have any squabbles over them...probably because we
have some duplicates. Our small "Kipper" has disappeared but a
"Po" that
took a vacation mysteriously returned one day last week. The wooden
puzzles are working well too.
my .02
ann
Ann Minner
Youth Librarian
Rutenberg Branch Library
aminner@leegov.com
Phone 239.458.5900
Fax 239.433.3630
http://www.lee-county.com/library/
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From: "Grace Lillevig" <glillevi@hcpl.net>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Flying Suit Family
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:02 CDT
I have a customer who is looking for a book with the following description:
"Pre-1969 children's picture book. As far as I can recall it featured a
normal family that lived in the suburbs, except for the fact that they owned
personal flying suits. They wore strap-on wings and other flying suit
equipment, including helmets, much like Buck Rogers and I think flew to
school, work, and on errands."
I have checked Novelist, What do I read Next as well as our internal
Children's Librarians mailing list to no avail.
_____________________
Grace Lillevig
e Branch Librarian
http://www.hcpl.net
Harris County Public Library
8080 El Rio Road
Houston, TX 77054-4195
grace@hcpl.net
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: TOYS for programs
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:10 CDT
We have toys outside of our activity room. The kids do love them, but we
have the same problems
with cleanup that everyone else mentioned. My biggest gripe is the
amount of noise they
generate right outside the activity room when I'm trying to do a
program. We have a large
toybox with the big duplo blocks. When the kids start digging around in
the box, it gets
noisy.
Wooden puzzles are very popular. We label each piece with permanent
marker with our branch
name on it. Some pieces go by the wayside, but mostly, they last and the
kids play with them over and over again.
When I started doing storytime last fall I brought in two giant tubs of
toys from my house that
my kids don't play with as much anymore. They stay in the closet in our
activity room and I bring themout after the craft. The kids play and
the moms socialize (and supervise). I notice that the moms and kids are
very good about sharing and cleaning up the toys when its time...they
make a point of having the kids pitch in together. The kinds of toys
are more fancy than what I could put out unsupervised in our public
area: A Hoberman Sphere, two wooden rocking horses, matchbox cars and
ramp, little tykes dinosaur playset, cash register, dolls, periscope,
little people dollhouse, etc. I rotate these with toys from home every
once in a while for variety.
Laura Gruninger,
Mercer County Library
Lawrenceville, NJ
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From: "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library"
<murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Do you work in a city with multiple branches?
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:16 CDT
Hello everyone,
I am interested in comparing models of how libraries with multiple
branches in one city coordinate youth services. (Not county systems.)
Do you have a youth services coordinator or not? If so, how does that
person's role intersect with branch managers? If not, what things are
done cooperatively? Do youth services librarians get together at all?
How would you like to see your library's organizational chart changed?
Thanks very much! Please reply to me.
Jendy Murphy
<murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us>
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From: "Clare Meehan" <clare329@earthlink.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: toys
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:24 CDT
We too have stuffed animals, both generic and book related. the kids love to
grab on to them and play with them or just carry them around until they
leave.
We have puppets and puzzles for check out that can also be used in-house.
Yes there are some problems with missing pieces and messy patrons whose
parents don't encourage them to clean up after themselves, but that seems to
be the exception here. I use the puzzles for the playtime segment in our
one-year-old story time, and find the kids and parents love it.
Since I
have a specified clean-up time in that program, I'm hoping that this is
creating a habit with the little ones and their parents.
Our library also has a collection of games for in-house use that is very
popular.
Clare Meehan
Carol Stream Public Library
Carol Stream,IL
clare329@earthlink.net
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From: Tina Hager <Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Game Boy...rules? registration?
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:31 CDT
I think it is great if Libraries are able to circulate gameboys. They are
attracting the non-library type users who are now library users. If we can
get them in we can turn them on to other stuff. And even the gameboy users
will be adults who may or may not vote for a library budget someday.
Tina Hager
Youth Services Librarian
Carrollton Public Library,TX
Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com
-----Original Message-----
From: gabe [mailto:gabeny13@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 9:15 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Game Boy...rules? registration?
Have we really become Blockbuster. Circulating Gameboys? I envy
libraries
with such a huge budget that they can provide every book, program, magazine
and reference material needed and have money left over to supply video game
units!
gabe <gabeny13@yahoo.com>
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From: "Theresa Hadley" <thadley1@qwest.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: BWI Bound books
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:38 CDT
Hello all,
I'm wondering about the quality and durability of BWI's prebound picture
books. They call them BWI-bound books. I've seen samples, and they
look pretty good new, but I'm wondering how they look after a couple of
years of steady circulation. If your library has been buying these
for
a while, would you please comment. Do they stay shiny? Do they keep
their coloring? Do the spines dent? Do you prefer them to a Bound to
stay Bound book with a book jacket? We're thinking of switching to BWI
as our primary picture book vendor, because we like the Title Tales
website so much, but I wanted to do a bit of research on the quality of
their product.
Thanks very much,
Theresa Hadley
Youth Services Librarian
Whatcom County Library System
5205 Northwest Rd
Bellingham, WA 98226
(360)384-3150
thadley1@qwest.net
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From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: toys
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:44 CDT
We are careful about what we buy: easy to clean, minimal # of pieces, etc.,
and
we rotate them so they are not all out at one time. They really do help keep
the
little ones occupied while parents pick out books. Our shelvers at closing
time
are responsible for pick up yes, they have to allow some time, and I do a
lot of
it on days off, etc. I have to say that the best $$ we ever spent was for
some
rather spendy Pony and Dragon sit-upons which are the all-time biggest hits.
Kids drag their parents in to visit the dragon.
Mary Ann Gilpatrick <magilpat@walnet.walla-walla.wa.us
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
Subject: The USA Patriot Act in the Library Plus
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:52 CDT
The USA Patriot Act in the Library
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/usapatriotlibrary.html
and
Confidentiality and Coping with Law Enforcement Inquiries: Guidelines
for the Library and its Staff
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/guidelineslibrary.html
are now available from these pages as PDFs, RTFs, and DOCs.
See also
The USA Patriot Act
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/usapatriotact.html
FBI in Your Library
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/fbiinyourlibrary.html
Terrorism Information and Prevention System (TIPS)
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/tips.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
http://www.ala.org/alaorg/oif/intellectualfreedomandcensorship.html
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise,
we don't believe in it at all."--Noam Chomsky
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From: "Clare Meehan" <clare329@earthlink.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Looking game ideas
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:53:59 CDT
A couple years ago, our library did a fun fair as the finale for our SRP.
The theme that year was "Read for the Fun of It" We had games with
names
that related to books. I ran the "If You Give a Mouse a
Cookie-walk" which
was run like the old cake walks. We had little paper plates with four or
five cookies (store bought). Another game was the "It Looked Like
Spilt
Milk" game where the kids tried to knock down plastic milk bottles with a
bean bag (As I write this I realize you could also play "drop the
clothespin
in the milk bottle" and call it the same thing". We also had a
bean bag
toss game. as well as a fishing game. Right now I don't recall the names
of
those. Finally for the very little kids, and anyone else who was
interested
we had a series of very easy games under the Mother Goose theme, such as
"Jack be Nimble" (kids had to jump over the candle stick twice).
This one
ended up with the kids sitting down to color a small picture of Humpty
Dumpty which was on card stack. After they finished, the attending adult
would take their picture and using the puzzle Ellison Die would turn their
artwork into a puzzle. We had baggies ready so that they could take them
home.
If these don't suit your plans, how about relay races, Hot potato, or bozo
buckets. Bingo is also always a hit. You can play it the old
fashioned way
or make up your own and relate it to a book or your program theme.
Good Luck!
Clare Meehan
Carol Stream Public Library
Carol Stream,IL
clare329@earthlink.net
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From: "Arnet,Janet" <Janet.Arnet@rdc.govt.nz>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: toys
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:54:06 CDT
Toys are very necessary in the children's department. =20
We have blocks, small cars (which disappear) and a play road mat and a =
couple of large floor puzzles for children to play with. We also have a =
little tikes play house. All are extremely popular. Children play
with =
them as caregivers browse in the children's area and sometimes when they =
are in the adult area. They create a lot of noise and mess at times but =
we wouldn't be without them.
We generally do not clean them and they blocks and little cars do need =
replenishing from time to time.
We also issue wooden puzzles and toys. They operate on a card system.
=
Each toy has a card with a photo on the card. Patrons look through the =
cards, decide which toys they want, take the card to the desk and the =
librarian gets the toy which is behind the desk. They cannot be played =
with in the library. Jigsaws work on a similar system.
Janet Arnet
Children's Services Librarian
Janet. Arnet@rdc.govt.nz
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From: "Clemens, Mary" <mclemens@cslibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: toys
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:54:14 CDT
Good morning!
We have a variety of toys and in-house games in our Children's Department.
We have puppets and puzzles available for check-out, but they may also
be used in the library. These are very popular, but can get messy at
times.
The puppets are kept in clear plastic bags and hang on a rod. The
puzzles are kept in Janway(?) bags and we have a wonderful compartmentalized
shelf area, each section holds one puzzle bag. We also have some
much-loved
stuffed animals on display - Arthur, Clifford, Teddy Bears, etc.
Children are free to play with these, and love them while they're here, but
they're not available for checkout.
In addition to the above we have some in-house manipulatives where kids
can move the beads along the wire maze or other things of this type. We
also have a fairly large collection of board games (Chess, Checkers, Life,
Memory,
Monopoly Jr., Mancala, etc.) We try to provide games suitable to a wide
variety of ages, preschool - middle school. We were forever losing
pieces for these until we started housing the pieces in those Gladware type
containers. The kids ask for
the game pieces at the desk and return them to us when they're done. This
provides us
an additional opportunity to interact with our patrons, it gives little ones
a chance to practice
asking the librarian for something, patrons are very good about packing up
the
pieces, and the games last a lot longer. Prior to this there were days
when we would find games and pieces left all over the floor.
Hope this helps.
Mary Clemens
mclemens@cslibrary.org
Carol Stream Public Library
616 Hiawatha Drive
Carol Stream, IL 60188
630/653-0755
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Stumper answered
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:54:20 CDT
My original stumper answered very quickly! I don't have the book here but
it
sounds like a wonderful addition to my collection: "A picture book written
probably in the 90's: Story of a young girl who can't do anything right.
She can't cook, she can't sew ... etc. She does, however, plant flowers
and
one day when she is up on a hill overlooking her house notices that the
flowers have formed a lovely quilt from up above."
Andrea Johnson (cooklib.org) answered: Sunflower Sal by Janet S. Anderson
;
illustrated by Elizabeth Johns (1997) and forwarded these reviews:
Kirkus - Sal desperately wants to make a quilt, but her big hands just don't
seem to have the knack of doing such small, fussy work. What she is good at
is raising sunflowers, hundreds and thousands of giant yellow blooms by the
back door of the farmhouse, behind the garden, on either side of the lane, a
nd all along the dusty roads. A late-summer climb to the top of Bare Hill
reveals that the neat squares of fields and pasture below have been
"stitched
together with sunflowers"--Sal has made her quilt. It's a lovely story from
Anderson (Going Through the Gate, p. 1106) about finding one's true gifts,
with sun-washed oil paintings in a palette of (what else?) gold, brown, and
green. Put this next to Barbara Cooney's Miss Rumphius (1982) and the Johnny
Appleseed tales, about other characters whose horticultural labors of love
transformed landscapes;
and Donna Freedman (Children's Literature) - A sweet and validating story
for girls who may be a little taller or heavier than society thinks is
acceptable. Sal is a big girl, and mostly that's okay: she can reach the
best
apples, shake the most nuts out of the hickory tree, and put the head on the
tallest snowman. But her big hands make it hard to quilt with her beloved
grandma. Her dad, who's proud of his "big girl," encourages her to
plant
sunflowers instead, which leads to the creation of a special kind of
"quilt."
The illustrations feature warm, homey earth tones, and the slightly
oversized
humans in the pictures reinforce that it's perfectly normal for some people
to be bigger than others.
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough, New Hampshire
mzlibrary@aol.com
"A library is a most congenial place for happily-ever-aftering." ~
Karen
Hesse
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From: "M. Mills" <mmills@leaguecitylibrary.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Subject: Lexile Framework from Metametrics
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:54:27 CDT
See http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/reading_levels.htm
for info. on different
programs testing reading and/or comprehension levels, including Lexile
Level. Also, see http://www.lexile.com/
for future info. on Lexile. See examples under Lexile level, etc.
Hope
this info. helps!
At 09:05 PM 8/15/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Our state Department of Education is considering including the Lexile
>Framework from Metametrics in our state Reading First grant. We would
>like to know what, if anything, opinion the library world has about the
>framework. My understanding is that it is a method of assigning reading
>level to materials and determining a reading level for students based on
>
>the statewide assessment. After the student's reading level is assigned,
>
>a list of books at that level is generated. I am not familiar with it
>but would appreciate any feedback I can get from those of you who are
>familiar and who have an opinion.
>Thanks,
>MaryKay
>
>MaryKay Dahlgreen
>Youth Services Consultant
>Oregon State Library
>250 Winter St. NE
>Salem, OR 97301-3950
>(503) 378-2112 ext. 239
>marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us
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From: Eric Norton <enorton@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Increasing Program Attendence
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:54:34 CDT
I've never heard of this done (which doesn't mean that it hasn't) but they
could try shelving some books or other materials in or near meeting spaces,
story rooms, etc. so that people see the materials. Perhaps a popular
materials collection either in the meeting room or in the waiting area so
that folks can see fiction that isn't new but isn't terribly old (I've been
meaning to read that John Grisham from last year), maybe some popular
music, videos, even non-fiction. Put "Librarian's Choice" kids
books near
the storytime room for a similar effect. As far as boosting attendence,
you might try asking folks who come what they like, survey the community to
see what they would like (as opposed to what you are doing now) and then
combine that information to come up with a new revitalized format. This
may or may not turn out to be a lot of work so you can decide how important
attendence is for you. You mention a few times that folks treat your
library more like a community center than a library. To have your library
recognized by the community as an important part of the community, even
beyond the normal library functions, is a positive thing in my book. I
think there are many libraries that would love to be as vital a part of the
community as your library seems to be.
Eric Norton
McMillan Memorial Library
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
(full signature below)
At 11:00 PM 8/14/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>One of the libraries in my system constantly experiences very low
>attendence at preschool storytimes. This library is located in a
valley
>that is apart from the rest of the system. It is often used as a
>community center by patrons instead of a library. To boost attendence,
>they have sent flyers to local schools, put posters up in several public
>areas, mailed out information about the program, and inform patrons in the
>library.
>
>In addition to low program attendence, this library is also in need of
>higher circulation. Often, people attend community programs there, but
>never check out a book!
>
>Does anyone have any suggestions about how to boost attendence or increase
>circulation?
>
>Thank you in advance for your help!
>
>Maria Glaser
>Children's Librarian
>Weber County Library System
>Ogden, Utah
Eric Norton
Head of Children's Services
McMillan Memorial Library
Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494
715-423-1040
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: "Stephanie Squicciarini" <ssquicci@libraryweb.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: graphic novels
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:54:42 CDT
Meghan,
We have a pretty decent collection of Graphic Novels here and they are
HUGELY popular! If you want a way to get boys into the library, this is
the
way! And not only boys, girls LOVE them as well! I took a bunch with me
when I did school visits and the students went crazy for them. Most never
knew libraries had "cool" stuff like comic books!
We have not had many problems with them "walking" - only one or two in
the 2
years I have been here. The only "problem" we have is keeping
enough on the
shelf - they circulate like crazy. Right now less more than 2/3 of the
collection is checked out. As soon as I buy them, they are circulated.
Shelf life seems to vary by publisher. The only titles I have a lot of
trouble with are Sailor Moon and Gundam Wing. From info on other
listservs,
specifically GNLIB (which I highly recommend if you are just starting a
collection - go to www.topica.com to
subscribe), the publisher of those
titles is working on better binding. I have had to replace a few of the
Simpsons titles due to wear and a couple of the Spiderman titles (since the
release of the movie), but most of the titles get plenty of circs before I
need to replace.
One thing I found when trying to add titles from the SLJ list is that MANY
are out of print, but don't get frustrated. There are plenty of great
titles out there that will get you started. I have not tried a local comic
book store to see if those out of print titles are actually still available
some way.
Good luck with your GN adventure! They are well worth a portion of any
library's book budget, IMHO :-)
~Stephanie~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stephanie A. Squicciarini
Teen Services Librarian
Fairport Public Library
One Village Landing
Fairport, New York 14450
ssquicci@libraryweb.org
VM 585-223-3648, ext 17
FAX 585-223-3998
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From: Tina Hager <Tina.Hager@cityofcarrollton.com>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: 2 Questions
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 19:54:49 CDT
There is a book entitled Caldecott on the Net by Ru Story-Huffman that may
be helpful.
Tina Hager
Youth Services Librarian
Carrollton Public Library, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Carrie Silberman [mailto:csilberman@nysoclib.org]
Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2002 6:55 PM
To: 'Pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: 2 Questions
Greetings! I have two questions that I am hoping your collective brain
power can help solve:
1. Has anyone come across any good books or web sites with craft ideas for
Caldecott Medal Books?
I would like to start a "Caldecott Club" in the upcoming school year.
All
I have found so far is a book called "Art Activities from Award Winning
Picture Books," by Judy Hierstein. (I have not seen it yet.) I
would
greatly appreciate any sources, ideas, etc.
2. I am writing my first set of Children's Library Rules. What type
of
information do you recommend including? Any tips or sample documents would
be greatly appreciated.
I'll be glad to post responses if there is interest. Thanks!
Carrie Silberman, Children's Librarian
New York Society Library
carrie@nysoclib.org
www.nysoclib.org/kids/index.html
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From: Sally Houdar <sallyhoudar@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Harry Potter Activity Kit ISBN
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 23:46:43 CDT
--- Kim Darby <kdettman51@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> Can anyone either give me the ISBN off of the Harry
> Potter Scholastic
> Classroom activity folder/pamphlet/kit available or
> let me know an
> address/phone number to use to contact to order?
> I've tried all of the
> Scholastic departments & none of them seem to know
> what I'm requesting.
> Their suggestion was that I get an ISBN from anyone
> who had suggested it for
> great programming ideas.
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Kim
>
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From: EVERETT Rob E <Rob.E.EVERETT@ci.eugene.or.us>
To: "'speer_robin_d@oslmac.osl.state.or.us'"
Subject: Librarian I - Eugene Public Library
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 23:46:50 CDT
Librarian I
City of Eugene
$35,172 - $43,784/annually
Three full-time positions performing a variety of entry level professional
library duties in support of library services including reference,
cataloging and youth or adult services duties. Requires possession of a
Master of Library Science degree from an American Library Association
accredited college or university with some library experience desirable.
CLOSING DATE: Sept 13, 2002. Obtain application packet from Human Resource
and Risk Services, 777 Pearl Street, Room 101, Eugene OR 97401. The City
of
Eugene values diversity in its work force and is committed to affirmative
action. Out-of-area residents may download an application packet from the
City's website at www.ci.eugene.or.us/jobs/default.htm
or request an
application packet by calling (541) 682-5061 (or e-mailing at
application.requests@ci.eugene.or.us)
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