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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: Monday, August 26, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 843
PUBYAC Digest 843
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: family story times
by "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
2) Re: Wheels on the Bus Lyrics
by "Susan Ungham" <susan.ungham@medina.lib.oh.us>
3) Junie B. trivia
by "Christine Montgomery" <christine.montgomery@lpl.london.on.ca>
4) Re: using computers for hours on end
by "M. Neiman" <mellifur@cox.net>
5) Re: Craft ideas for bedtime storyhour
by <laanders@bellsouth.net>
6) Locked Room Mysteries
by Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
7) Re: storytime scheduling
by Lisa Bauer <lbauer@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
8) Re: words for Scat the Cat
by Gaye Hinchliff <higaye@yahoo.com>
9) RE: SRP 2003???
by "Bloedau, Linda" <LBloedau@cortn.org>
10) Re: Question from SLJ: Summer Reading Participation
by "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
11) weeding dinosaur books
by "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library"
<murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us>
12) Re: Library card exchange
by Joan Olson <joan.olson@nsanpete.k12.ut.us>
13) RE: Copyright of illustrations in picture books
by Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
14) Re: storytime scheduling
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
15) RE: Summer Reading Completion Rates
by Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
16) Gift Fund Policies
by "Brenda Evans Childrens Librarian" <chroom@seidata.com>
17) RE: family story times
by "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
18) RE: kids and time spent on the Internet
by "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
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From: "Barron, Stacie" <StacieB@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: family story times
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:27:55 CDT
At our library we do a Family Night storytime. I noticed that the
people
that do come have children that are mostly preschool or kindergarten
age. I
have a person on staff that is wonderful finding books and a simple
craft to
go with a particular theme. On family nights we first tell some
stories.
Then we take them back into the activity room for a craft. Lately our
family night has been dwindling in numbers. I can't figure out why that
is.
When I've done surveys in the past parents have said that they would
like
something in the evenings since they work. I'm wondering if it's just
not
publicized enough.
Stacie Barron
Children's Librarian
East Bank Regional Library
Metairie, LA 70001
Stacieb@mail.jefferson.lib.la.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan Wizinsky [mailto:swizinsk@gfn.org]
Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 10:09 AM
To: Roberta Meyer
Subject: Re: family story times
Please share your suggestions for evening family storytimes with the
rest
of us. I'm planning one for one evening a month this fall. I'm using
themes that appeal to all ages such as Americana and winter sports. I
plan to use picture books along with exerpts from novels, poetry, and
lots
of songs. However, I'm hoping for more ideas to make them truly
"family"
storytimes
versus "preschool" storytimes.
Thanks
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From: "Susan Ungham" <susan.ungham@medina.lib.oh.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Wheels on the Bus Lyrics
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:29:13 CDT
Dear Pubyackers,
Susan Dailey's A Storytime Year has some good lyrics to "The Wheels on
the Bus"
suitable for a school bus version.
At my branch, Pat Rainey and I have also done a version of "Hurry,
Hurry, Drive
the Fire Truck" which we call "Hurry, Hurry, Catch the School
Bus." You
are
welcome to use it, if you wish.
"Hurry, Hurry, Catch the School Bus" Song/ Fingerplay by Pat Rainey
and
Susan
Ungham
Tune: "One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians"
Hurry, hurry, catch the school bus. (Make running motions.)
Hurry, hurry, catch the school bus. (Continue running)
Hurry, hurry, catch the school bus. (Run.)
Don't forget your lunchbox!
(Shake index finger.)
Find a partner, take a seat.
(Scan with hand over brow,
then
pretend to sit.)
Find a partner, take a seat.
(Scan and sit.)
Find a partner, take a seat.
(Scan and sit.)
Don't sit on your lunchbox!
(Shake head "No.")
Turn the corner, don't fall out.
(Lean to one side.)
Turn the corner, don't fall out.
(Lean to the other side.)
Turn the corner, don't fall out.
(Lean to first side.)
Hang on to your lunchbox!
(Pretend to hold onto lunchbox
handle.)
Time for class, get off the school bus. (Wave goodbye and
smile.)
Time for class, get off the school bus. (Continue waving and
smiling.)
Time for class, get off the school bus. (Wave and smile)
Don't forget your lunchbox!
(Cup your hands to shout
the last
line.)
Hope this helps you!
Susan Ungham
Children's Associate
Brunswick Community Library
Medina County District Library
3549 Center Road
Brunswick, Ohio 44212
330-273-4150
susan.ungham@medina.lib.oh.us
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From: "Christine Montgomery" <christine.montgomery@lpl.london.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Junie B. trivia
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:30:11 CDT
Hi pubyackers,
Would some kind soul please send me a copy of the Junie B. Jones trivia
=
quiz? I tried to get a copy from the Random House site but the link
says =
"sorry, the quiz is over".
Thanks,
Christine Montgomery
Byron Branch Library
1295 Commissioners Rd. West
London, ON N6K 1C9
(519) 471-4000
Christine.Montgomery@lpl.london.on.ca
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From: "M. Neiman" <mellifur@cox.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: using computers for hours on end
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:35:53 CDT
If you'd carefully read what I quoted, you'd realize that I was
responding
to a comment about (rough approximation) "what business is it of ours
what
they're doing ...why should we limit how long someone is on the
computer...we wouldn't be upset if they spent the same number of hours
in
the library reading a book".
And I wasn't referring to children, though I may not have made that
clear.
At 10:58 AM 8/23/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Miriam Neiman writes
>While I can understand your feeling this way about people using their
>own
>computers in their own homes, I can't understand it in a public library
>where other people are also wanting and waiting to use the computers
and
>can't because people are monopolizing them. We have people who will
>stay on
>our computer for five hours straight, despite our "please be
>considerate of
>other people and limit your use to one hour" signs. Their response to
>being
>reminded of this request is, "Oh, I'll move if someone wants to use
it."
>But that doesn't work, since the person you bring over to the computer
>almost invariably says, "Oh, but I don't want to disturb him if he's
>using
>it." It is hard to get them to understand that the person has already
>been
>given ample time to use the computer that day (and, indeed, that week,
>since the people in question are usually on the computers 4-6 days a
>week
>for those five hours. We had one patron who stayed on for eight hours
>straight at times last summer.)
>
>
>
>I don't think we understood what your problem was with the long stays;
>it sounded as if you just thought kids shouldn't do that.
>
>In our room, we have one-hour signups. Kids come to the desk and ask
>how long it will be till they can get on, and we check the signup
>sheet. If someone's been on more than their time, that's when we shoo
>them off. Since -we- do the signups (first names only), it's possible
>for us to keep track.
>
>Bonita
M. Neiman
neiman@glasct.org
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Glastonbury, CT
http://www.wtmlib.com
The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of my
organization.
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From: <laanders@bellsouth.net>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Craft ideas for bedtime storyhour
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:36:41 CDT
For one of our bedtime story hours for preschoolers, we had them make a
"night" picture, using dark- navy or black- construction paper, white
crayons, and stickers- stars, moons, etc.
Linda Anderson, Nashville
>
> From: "" <chrisbeth@excite.com>
> Date: 2002/08/24 Sat AM 11:07:13 EDT
> To: pubyac@prairienet.org
> Subject: Craft ideas for bedtime storyhour
>
>
> Hello, I am a brand-new Children's librarian (I have been on the job
three
> weeks), and a long-time "lurker "on PUBYAC. I am always impressed
by
the
> wonderful ideas you all have! I am planning my first storyhours,
which has
> been a lot of fun:) However, I am having a hard time finding a simple
craft
> idea to go along with my bedtime/sleeping theme storyhour for
preschool age
> (3-5 yrs) children. I have consulted both print and on line sources. I
would
> really appreciate any ideas or suggestions you may have on this topic.
> Thanks in advance!
> Christine Christine E. AttinasiYouth Services LibrarianOntario Public
> Library1850 Ridge RdOntario, NY 14519Phone: (315) 524-8381Fax: (315)
> 524-2139E-mail: cattinasi@pls-net.orgPersonal
e-mail:
Chrisbeth@excite.com
>
>
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From: Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com>
To: Pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Locked Room Mysteries
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:36:48 CDT
I'm looking to the collective brain power of Pubyac
for help identifying examples of locked room mysteries
for kids. Locked room mysteries involve a seemingly
impossible situation, i.e., a body found in a room
that was locked from within, which is readily solvable
with careful observation and logic. The most famous
are "The Problem of Cell 13" by Jacques Futrelle and
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Edgar Allan Poe but
I'm looking for some examples that were specifically
written for kids--any age.
Thanks!
Jeanette Larson
Austin, Texas
larsonlibrary@yahoo.com
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From: Lisa Bauer <lbauer@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: storytime scheduling
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:38:25 CDT
We are a small town library. We do preschool story hour, birth to age
five. Our schedule is every week, Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m., from Labor
day until the week before Thanksgiving and then January through April.
This year we did four weeks during our summer reading program which was
new for us. This schedule works well, it's always at the same time and
on the same day. The only exceptions are Halloween, which we do at the
nursing home and on a Friday when the kids are out of school, Valentines
day, also at the nursing home and we try to do it on Valentine's day,
and a springtime/Easter one which is done at the nursing home on Holy
Thursday, also a day kids are off of school. I have found that any time
we take storyhour out of the library and do it on a different day, I
lose most of my regular participants. Halloween at the nursing home
where the kids can come in costume and older kids are out of school is
the only off site one I draw a crowd for.
Lisa Bauer
Iola Village Library
"B. Wells" wrote:
>
> Hello all!
>
> A while
back I wrote in despair about my storytime
situation. I
> am pleased to say that I have relocated and found myself in a much
better
> storytime situation. Not that it is without problems, but they are
> different problems!
>
>
Anyway, the problem I am currently struggling with is
scheduling
> storytime series' for the upcoming year. Currently they are done in a
two
> months on one month off format that feels very disruptive to me, and I
think
> it might contribute to some of the other problems I have been
experiencing.
> For the upcoming year we are looking to add a toddler time to the
storytime
> line up as well.
>
> In
looking at the calendar I cannot seem to figure out how
to
> make any sort of schedule work smoothly. I would love to hear from the
> voices of experience on this one! Please respond to the above email.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Brendle Wells
>
> Youth Services Librarian
>
> Fair Oaks Branch
>
> Sacramento Public Library
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From: Gaye Hinchliff <higaye@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: words for Scat the Cat
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:38:53 CDT
Hi Karen and Beth,
I think someone on this list sent me the words
earlier this year. The kids love it! Here's the
version I have:
Once upon a time there was a little *black* cat and
his name was "Scat the Cat". One day he looked around
and saw that all his brothers and sisters and friends
were black too. Scat decided he wanted to be a
different color, so he said:
"I'm Scat the Cat,
I'm sassy and fat,
I can change my color
Just like that!" (snap fingers)
All of a sudden he was *green* like the trees and the
grass. (what else is green like Scat?)
He went out to play with his friends, but they
couldn't find him because he was the color of the
trees and grass. He was very unhappy and decided he
didn't want to be green anymore, so he said:
"I'm Scat the Cat,
I'm sassy and fat,
I can change my color
Just like that!" (snap fingers)
Then Scat turned *blue* like the water, the sky
(...and what else?) He walked to the lake, looked at
himself, and fell in the water! But poor Scat
couldn't swim...he called for help but his friends
couldn't see him because he was blue like the water.
Just then, his friend Timothy Turtle, caught him and
carried him safely to shore. Scat didn't want to be
blue anymore, so he said:
"I'm Scat the Cat,
I'm sassy and fat,
I can change my color
Just like that!" (snap fingers)
Then Scat turned *yellow* like the sun. (and yellow
like....?) On his way through the jungle, he met his
cousin Leo the Lion. Leo said "Grrrrr! I'm the only
one who is supposed to be yellow!" Scat was so afraid
that he said:
"I'm Scat the Cat,
I'm sassy and fat,
I can change my color
Just like that!" (snap fingers)
Next Scat turned *red* like an apple. (What else is
the color red?) He went out to play with his brothers
and sisters and friends, but they all laughed at him.
"Who ever heard of a red cat?" they said. No one
played with him and he felt so sad. "I don't want to
be *red*. I don't want to be *yellow* like Leo the
Lion. I don't want to be *blue* like the water, and I
don't want to be *green* like the grass. I want to be
*black* again just like my brothers and sisters and
friends. I'd like to have lots of cats to play with.
So he said:
"I'm Scat the Cat,
I'm sassy and fat,
I can change my color
Just like that!" (snap fingers)
Scat changed back to black and after that he was happy
just being himself.
--- "Baraboo Children's Dept." <barch@scls.lib.wi.us>
wrote:
> Hello everyone!
>
> We did a flannelboard a couple years ago called Scat
> the Cat and have lost
> the words. Does anyone out there know them? It goes
> something like this: "
> I'm Scat the Cat, I'm sassy and fat, And I can
> change my colors just like
> that."
>
> Thanks for any help you can supply!
>
> Karen and Beth
> Baraboo
>
>
>
>
>
> Youth Services Staff
> Baraboo Public Library
> 230 4th Ave., Baraboo WI 53913
> Phone: 608-356-6166 FAX: 608-355-2779
> barch@scls.lib.wi.us
>
>
=====
-Gaye Hinchliff
Substitute Children's Librarian
King County Library System, WA
AND
International Studies Cataloging Librarian
University of Washington, WA
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From: "Bloedau, Linda" <LBloedau@cortn.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: SRP 2003???
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:39:00 CDT
thank you, thank you, thank you!
great theme ----- SUPER illustrator!
Linda B. in east Tennessee
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From: "Beth McFarland" <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Question from SLJ: Summer Reading Participation
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:39:08 CDT
Tracey,
We have encouraged daycare providers to sign up the kids in there care.
We send 'sign-up kits' to the centers that request them and the
provider is responsible for keeping track of time read and getting the
records back to us for stickers and incentives. We also encourage
them
to bring kids to the programs, and some of them take us up on that. It
has helped our numbers somewhat. It would be even more helpful if those
kids could be tracked to see how many of them return to the library with
their families.
Beth McFarland
Youth Services
Westland Area Library
Columbus Ohio
>>> woodwatr@oplin.lib.oh.us
08/13/02 09:30PM >>>
Dear Mr. Minkel and fellow pubyaacers,
My director had a very interesting concept of what could be happening
concerning the decrease in summer reading participants. She believes
that the decrease is the result of the changing dynamics in our
communities i.e., there is a whole audience of children in daycare
centers and preschools that have two working parents who cannot
physically get to the library. Her idea is that if we bring the
program
to them, our numbers will increase and most importantly we will
introduce our libraries to families who otherwise would not know that
we
exist. I think there is some validity to her point.
Any comments?
Tracey
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From: "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library"
<murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us>
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Subject: weeding dinosaur books
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Hello all,
It's time to weed our dinosaur books! I seem to remember a discussion
somewhere, sometime. Does anyone know of a good website or archive on
the topic of weeding juvenile dinosaur collections? For example, is
weeding by publication date too drastic, or not? Thanks!
--Jendy Murphy
Albany PublicLibrary
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From: Joan Olson <joan.olson@nsanpete.k12.ut.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Library card exchange
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:39:52 CDT
Susan,
Sounds like fun! I would like to exchange too.
I just got back
from Summer School, and I am trying to arrange my room after summer
cleaning. Send me a card and I will return you one as soon as I get to
the bottom of my piles. I'll decorate a tree in the library.
Joan Olson
P. O. Box 157
Spring City, Utah 84662-0157
Susan Engelmann wrote:
> We decorate an outdoor tree and would love to feature
> library cards as the theme this year. I will trade
> cards with anyone who sends one.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Susan Engelmann
> North Kansas City Public Library
> 2251 Howell
> North Kansas City MO 64116
>
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From: Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Copyright of illustrations in picture books
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:44:05 CDT
You only run into trouble if you plan to make multiple copies to sell or
distribute. If I'm not mistaken (and somebody yell LOUD if I am) , in-
library creation and use for storytimes is a fair use. Marge L-W
I have a question concerning copyrights in picture books. If we create
flannel stories, doing the drawing, cutting, etc. ourselves using the
pictures from a picture book, are we violating the "no part of this
publication may be reproduced...without the prior written permission
of..."
rule?
Vanessa
Marge Loch-Wouters
Head of Youth Services
Menasha's Public Library
440 First Street
Menasha WI 54952
920 967-5166, ex. 700
lochwouters@menashalibrary.org
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: storytime scheduling
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:44:11 CDT
Hi,
We used to have a "disjointed" schedule too. Now we pretty much
run
with the
school year. We started up when school did (week of August 19th) and
will break
the last three weeks in October. Then we will start up again and run
through
Dec. 19th (no programming week of Thanksgiving).
We haven't figured out the schedule for January on, but hope this info
helps.
Toni
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion NE 68046
"B. Wells" wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> A while
back I wrote in despair about my storytime
situation. I
> am pleased to say that I have relocated and found myself in a much
better
> storytime situation. Not that it is without problems, but they are
> different problems!
>
>
Anyway, the problem I am currently struggling with is
scheduling
> storytime series' for the upcoming year. Currently they are done in a
two
> months on one month off format that feels very disruptive to me, and I
think
> it might contribute to some of the other problems I have been
experiencing.
> For the upcoming year we are looking to add a toddler time to the
storytime
> line up as well.
>
> In
looking at the calendar I cannot seem to figure out how
to
> make any sort of schedule work smoothly. I would love to hear from the
> voices of experience on this one! Please respond to the above email.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Brendle Wells
>
> Youth Services Librarian
>
> Fair Oaks Branch
>
> Sacramento Public Library
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From: Marge Loch-Wouters <LochWouters@menashalibrary.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Summer Reading Completion Rates
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:45:21 CDT
We keep a pretty sharp eye on our stats for SRP each year. We know the
number of kids enrolled at each school; the number who sign up for the
program and the number who stay active from each school (sounds like
alot
but really its a pretty simple registration card system that reveals
scads
of helpful info). For the past few years we've been running at an
overall
40% of our school kids signing up and over 75% staying active beyond
sign-up. We are very, very mellow about our level of participation - we
consider kids who return one or more times after sign-up to be
successful
participants. Kids control their prizes by earning a library dollar
each
week they return with reading done - the dollars are spent on books and
little prizes. The more weeks kids come in , the more prizes they
reward
themselves with. So the kids we get stay pretty motivated to make at
least
one -two visits per eight weeks with an average of three visits which
help
them earn 3 library dollars - the price of a brand new book to keep!
Marge
L-W
Marge Loch-Wouters
Head of Youth Services
Menasha's Public Library
440 First Street
Menasha WI 54952
920 967-5166, ex. 700
lochwouters@menashalibrary.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Jane Cook [mailto:Jane.Cook@ci.stockton.ca.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2002 4:59 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Summer Reading
We have just finished a very successful summer reading program. While
registrations increased about 20%, actual completion rates (i.e.
children who met the preset goal) was about one third. We have refined
our program over the years, and factored in and worked around year-round
school, and the goal (read six books in six weeks) itself does not seem
to be daunting.
It appears that we generate a lot of excitement around signing up (and
getting a book bag, reading record, etc.) but those who actually make it
to the end are one in three, which is puzzling. Program attendance is
good and performers, storytimes and the like are well received, so that
doesn't seem to be a problem.
Has anyone ever studied completion rates or measured success in this
way? Do all your children who sign up for Summer Reading continue to
participate (come to Library programs, read their books, gain incentives
or however you measure participation) or is it typical to lose two
thirds along the way?
Thanks for your feedback.
Jane Dyer Cook
Jane Dyer Cook
Children's Services Resource Librarian
Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library
605 N. El Dorado Street
Stockton, CA 95202
209.937.8312 209.937.8683 (fax)
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From: "Brenda Evans Childrens Librarian" <chroom@seidata.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Gift Fund Policies
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:45:29 CDT
Hi, Oh Great Collective Minds,
I have been asked to come up with a policy for the use of gift funds
donated
to the children's room. I have a few ideas, but would like to know what
your
policies are like. Could you please help me? Thanks.
Brenda Evans
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
420 West Main Street
Madison, Indiana 47250
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From: "Denise P. Stout" <dpstout@ccls.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: family story times
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Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:45:37 CDT
We do a Monday evening Family storytime, 7 pm. Kids may wear their
jammies.
It's a basic storytime and we encourage the parents to stay with their
kids
no matter the age, because readng is a family activity. The kids range
from
babies to kindergarten and after. I mix up the materials for all ages
and
this works for me. Others may not feel comfortable with this mixed age
group. My advise with a group like this is taregt for 3-4 yrs old and
then
add a toddler book or older story for variety. Lots of songs, music and
fingerplays, and flannel boards work wonders. We have consistantly had a
steady 30-50 attendance. These are drop in storytimes and unregistered.
I
do very few crafts, any that I might do must be very simple for lack of
space.
Working parents have it tough - they want us to be there for them, but
when
it comes right down to it - it's tough fitting anything new into the
schedule. Once it's part of the routine, they are good to go. We do
a
similar session on Saturday mornings at 10:30 for those who don't like
nights - these are less attended. Maybe you need some sort of incentive
to
get them in and get their routine set up?
Denise M. Pulgino Stout
Youth Services Outreach Librarian
Chester County Library
610-280-2672
dpstout@ccls.org
Why do dragons have long tails? They can't remember short stories!
"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog,
it's
too
dark to read." Groucho Marx
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From: "Beverly Bixler" <bbixler@sanantonio.gov>
To: <lamberte@oplin.lib.oh.us>,
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: kids and time spent on the Internet
Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2002 13:45:44 CDT
Whether or not to monitor the time patrons spend on computers depends in
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large part in how much your computers are in demand. If yours is a =
relatively slow library with only a few people coming in and using the =
computers for many hours, then maybe that works out fine for your =
situation. It would not work in our library branch. We have many, many =
patrons every day wanting to use the 7 Internet/Microsoft office =
computers, and if we did not have them sign up for a computer & limit =
their time on it, only the first 7 people into the library in the =
morning would get to use a computer & everyone else would be hopping mad
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for not getting a chance to use them. At slow times, if there is no one
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waiting in line for a computer, we let patrons stay on the computers =
past the time limit until someone does come in who wants to use one. We
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only limit time, not what the patron wants to do with the computer; in =
other words, if kids want to use all their time on games, that's fine. =
If adults want to spend all their time on email or chat rooms, that's =
fine. But they do have to give up their computer when their time is up =
and someone else is on the waiting list.
Beverly Bixler
bbixler@sanantonio.gov
San Antonio Public Library, TX
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