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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, October 07, 2002 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 880
PUBYAC Digest 880
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Grandparents
by Tanya DiMaggio <tanya@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
2) SRP
by "Kathy Graham" <grahamka@SLS.LIB.IL.US>
3) stumper - eleanor roosevelt
by "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
4) Thanks for the reading buddy help!
by J2Field@aol.com
5) Help: YA Mysteries
by "G Gallagher" <gglibrarian@hotmail.com>
6) School Stumper
by Kristen Tierney <tierneyk@cantonpl.org>
7) Abusive Parents Question
by Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
8) stumper: Hired Hand
by <sdgriner@iupui.edu>
9) Reading Out Loud club
by "Christine Montgomery" <christine.montgomery@lpl.london.on.ca>
10) Fairy/Folk Tale Stumper
by "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
11) Stumper solved - pet fish outgrows bowls
by terri wimpee <t_wimpee@yahoo.com>
12) Reporting child abuse
by "Troy and Nicole Morgan" <trikki@peoplepc.com>
13) Stumper Solved: Potty Training book from 1970s
by "Fredda Williams" <freddawilliams@hotmail.com>
14) Spanish books and Stolen CD-ROM Games
by Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
15) SRC outreach programs
by "B. Wells" <akajill2002@yahoo.com>
16) reading buddy compilation
by J2Field@aol.com
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From: Tanya DiMaggio <tanya@mail.sttammany.lib.la.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Grandparents
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:28:42 CDT
You might want to try contacting your local Council on Aging and/or
Volunteers
of America, especially if they have senior programs. Very recently I went to
a
meeting where people from these organizations made a presentation on just
this
subject. Our library belongs to a networking group of agencies that deal
with
families and I get a lot of information on community resources that way.
Tanya
Karen Holz wrote:
> Hi,
> I am looking to make list of books, organizations and websites that deal =
> with the issue of the grandparents having custody or acting as the =
> primary care-giver of children. In our small community this is
becoming =
> more of evident and they are asking for help. I have three that are
now =
> in my preschool program, out of fifteen. Please email me any =
> suggestions for children that find themselves in this situation and also =
> books for the grandparents.
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From: "Kathy Graham" <grahamka@SLS.LIB.IL.US>
To: "pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: SRP
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:35:14 CDT
Good morning! Could someone from Indiana and Wisconsin post the SRP
theme for 2003 and the contact person for ordering materials?
TIA.
Kathy
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From: "Melissa MacLeod" <mmacleod@sailsinc.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper - eleanor roosevelt
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:35:22 CDT
Hi great minds - does anyone out there know what poem was read at
Eleanor Roosevelt's funeral? The patron said it is about giving and
receiving. Thanks, Melissa mmacleod@sailsinc.org
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From: J2Field@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Thanks for the reading buddy help!
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:35:28 CDT
Thanks so much to all of you who told me about your experiences with reading
buddies! It still sounds like a great idea, though most of you who
responded
mentioned the frustration of buddies not showing up. Thanks for all the
suggestions! Jody
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From: "G Gallagher" <gglibrarian@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Help: YA Mysteries
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:35:35 CDT
I've long been a lurker, but today I find myself needing your help. I'm
looking for mysteries (series or not) that would appeal to 11-16 year old
boys. I've had a request and I'm stumped- (although it's probably so
obvious that I'll be embarassed for missing it). They've already worked
their way through the Hardy Boys and some Sherlock Holmes. You can respond
to be off-list and I'd be happy to compile the responses.
Thanks-
Genevieve
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From: Kristen Tierney <tierneyk@cantonpl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: School Stumper
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:35:42 CDT
We have a patron (about 25 years old) that is looking for a chapter book
that her 3rd grade teacher read to the class. It is a humorous story
about a school that was built upside down. It is not the Wayside School
series.
Any other ideas?
Thanks a lot!
>
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From: Dawn Sardes <Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org>
Subject: Abusive Parents Question
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:35:49 CDT
Just wondering, are librarians mandated reporters of child abuse? I
know I was as a teacher, but am unsure of public librarian status.
Dawn Sardes
Teen Services Librarian
Euclid Public Library
Dawn.Sardes@euclidlibrary.org
216-261-5300, ext. 138
"Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the
answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a
library, the doors to learning are always open."
-Laura Bush, First Lady, June 2002
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From: <sdgriner@iupui.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper: Hired Hand
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:35:57 CDT
Hey Everyone,
I have a stumper for you all. A patron is looking for a book that
came out around the time of Polar Express and it is about a hired hand
who works at a farm and leaves when he sees that all of the other
fields around him have changed in color because of Fall. His field
stays green until he leaves. Can anyone help me?
Stu Griner
Youth Assistant
Warsaw Community Public Library
310 East Main Street
Warsaw, IN 46580
574-267-6011
sgriner@wcpl.lib.in.us
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From: "Christine Montgomery" <christine.montgomery@lpl.london.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Reading Out Loud club
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:36:04 CDT
Hi there,
Has anyone hosted a Reading Out Loud or Readaloud club? I would like to
start a programs like this and need to know what works and what doesn't.
Thanks!
Christine
Christine Montgomery
Byron Branch Library
1295 Commissioners Rd. West
London, ON N6K 1C9
(519) 471-4000
Christine.Montgomery@lpl.london.on.ca
"Librarians possess a vast store of politeness.
These are people who get asked regularly the dumbest
questions on God's green earth. These people tolerate
every kind of crank and eccentric and mouth-breather
there is." (Garrison Keillor)
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From: "Deborah Brightwell" <dbright@ci.coppell.tx.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Fairy/Folk Tale Stumper
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Dear Friends: I didn't think I would be asking for help again so soon!
I have patron who is looking for book that would contain a story she
read when she was a child. All she remembers is that there was a butcher
who kills 7 flies with his belt with one blow. Written on his belt is
the slogan: Seven With One Blow. The butcher has many adventures and
everyone thinks he had killed seven people with one blow.
Thanks in advance!
Debbie Brightwell
Youth Services Librarian
Coppell Public Library
Coppell, Texas
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From: terri wimpee <t_wimpee@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper solved - pet fish outgrows bowls
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:36:17 CDT
Wow - I'm gratefully overwhelmed by the number of
correct responses:
"A Fish Out of Water" by Helen Palmer is the
Dr.-Suess-alike rhyming story about the boy whose pet
fish keeps outgrowing containers and has to be moved
to larger ones.
Apparently this one has been queried before. Thanks
to all of you for taking the time to respond!
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Terri Wimpee
W. Walworth Harrison Public Library
Greenville TX
t_wimpee@yahoo.com
twimpee@ci.greenville.tx.us
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From: "Troy and Nicole Morgan" <trikki@peoplepc.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Reporting child abuse
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:36:23 CDT
Hi,
I was hoping that some of you could share your library's policy for
reporting suspected child abuse. I'm specifically interested in those
situations where you are not witnessing the actual abuse, but instead are
seeing frequent bruises, signs of neglect, or have a child mention to you
that he gets "spanked" very frequently or for unreasonable reasons,
etc. I
know that some state laws dictate the policy, but in our state (Ohio),
librarians are not specifically mentioned as being required to report
suspected abuse. Fortunately, I am interested only because we are
clarifying our policy, not because we suspect child abuse.
TIA,
Nicole Morgan
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From: "Fredda Williams" <freddawilliams@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper Solved: Potty Training book from 1970s
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:36:30 CDT
Wow! You guys are good! I had a response to this question before I
even
saw my own posting to the list. Several people suggested the same title,
"Toilet Learning" by Alison Mack, and I'm pretty sure that's the right
one.
I'm still trying to contact the patron to confirm.
Thanks to everybody who helped!
Fredda
Original stumper description:
> >She read the book to her child/children in the early to mid-70's.
All
>she remembers is that "...everyone goes potty. The fireman goes
potty, the
>policeman goes potty, the grandmother goes potty..."
> >
Fredda Williams
Children's Services Manager
Knox County Public Library System
Knoxville, Tennessee
freddawilliams@hotmail.com
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From: Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Spanish books and Stolen CD-ROM Games
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:36:37 CDT
Hello Friends!!
I have two completely un-related questions for you all.
The first question came to me from a member of our Board of
Trustees. His 13-year-old granddaughter is taking Spanish and enjoying it
very much. Her grandparents thought it would be a wonderful surprise to
purchase a novel for her in Spanish--possibly a classic or very "good work
of literature". Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm not sure
where to
begin--what sources to search through, what level of Spanish, etc. I
would really appreciate any input.
Secondly, over the summer we had a CD-ROM game stolen out of one
of our computers. It was very upsetting to me, since we never had to
worry about anything getting lifted before. I thought it was only a
one-time occurrence until recently it has happened again. :( Has
anyone
else had this problem? What security measures could be taken? I'm
not
sure if there are any locks that exist for CD-ROMs or not. We have them
for disc drives, but not for CDs. Thank you so much in advance for any
suggestions you may have for me.
Dana Hegquist
Southold Free Library
Southold, NY 11971
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Most people think that one is loved only for all of their positive
traits. But love doesn't work like that. Sometimes you're loved
because
of your weaknesses--what you can't do is sometimes more compelling than
what you can.
~~~
Dana Hegquist
Children's Librarian
dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: "B. Wells" <akajill2002@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: SRC outreach programs
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:36:44 CDT
Hello all...
The topic of summer reading outreach was recently discussed
in great detail on this list. At the time I read the messages with
interest, but now I find myself in need. I have been asked to gather
information on why we should institute an outreach component for our Summer
Reading Club. I already have the article by Walter Minkel from SLJ and
plan
to do a further search of literature. I even have some experience of my
own
in a past job to discuss. What I could really use your help with are
success stories. I need evidence from other library systems to share with
the group. I am attempting to put this together for next Friday,
though I
may not do a presentation until November. Can anyone help? What
would be
especially useful--if any are still up--are websites describing summer
outreach offerings or those touting successes. Simple testimonials and
program descriptions would incredibly helpful as well.
Thank you!
Brendle Wells
Youth Services Librarian
Fair Oaks Library
Sacramento Public Library
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From: J2Field@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: reading buddy compilation
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Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 10:36:52 CDT
Thanks again to all of you who responded to my question about reading buddy
programs. Here's a compilation of the responses that I got . Hope it helps -
Jody
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As part of our summer reading program, we have had reading buddies for the
last two years. A teen volunteer works with an elementary student.
They
meet once a week for one hour. 15 minutes to select books, 30 minutes for
the child to read to the teen and 15 minutes to play an educational computer
game. The first year, the teen and the child would select the time that
they would meet. We had problems because sometimes the teen wouldn't show
up or was on vacation or vice versa with the child. This past summer, we
scheduled the meeting room and the computers for two hours on Friday and the
child either was scheduled the first or the second hour. This worked out
much better. Much less problems! If a teen didn't show, another teen
was
available because their child didn't show OR a teen had two kids.
We have received positive feedback from both the parents of the children and
the teens. It will continue to be part of our summer reading program.
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This is a response I sent one time to someone who was inquiring about
people's experience with book buddies. Hope it helps.
I did a book buddies program at a former library. Teen volunteers were
assigned a particular hour "shift" at the library during the week, and
we
recruited children to come in and read with their reading buddy (how much
they read and how much they were read to depended on the child's ability).
I did not feel it was a great success, although we did have some parents
who were wildly pleased with it, and some teens who did a fabulous job and
really enjoyed themselves. The problem was that the one-on-one weekly
"appointment" concept did not work well. Numerous times we had
children
whose parents signed them up and they didn't show up--but the volunteer
was standing around waiting to read to their buddy. (In some cases, the
signed up child never did show up after registering, even though we would
call and leave messages, etc.). Then, even more disastrous, we had
children who showed up to be read to and the volunteer was nowhere to be
found. (We'd call their house and the dad would say "oh, she's out
riding
bikes with her friend...") We would frantically pull another
volunteer
off of the Summer Reading Program desk, or ask if the child could
"share"
a book buddy with someone else.
The worst case was a Saturday morning, when a child showed up to be read
to, and the volunteer did not show up. We called her house and no one
knew where she had gone. There were no other volunteers scheduled for
Saturday morning, so we began calling some of our "regulars" and no
one
could come in on such short notice. We offered to have a staff person
read with the child, but that was definitely not cool with the mom or the
child. The mother was pretty disgusted, and said that they were planning
to go on a trip for that weekend, but they had stayed over till Saturday
morning JUST so that the child could make it in for this appointment. I
felt awful.
I also had one extremely demanding mother who was unhappy with the
volunteer we matched one of her boys with. She had twins, and we matched
one of them with Zack (a highly dynamic and popular volunteer reader, who
was quite expressive and used funny voices and really got into it) and the
other one with Sarah. Sarah was an honors student in her junior year of
high school, very smart and a very good reader, extremely reliable and
mature and patient with the kids, but she was low-key compared with Zack.
That was just her personality--not sullen or depressed, just not an
actress-type. The mother kept complaining about Sarah, and I felt
horrible for Sarah's sake. She was doing a great job, and I didn't want
to tell her that she was being replaced for no reason that I could see.
She said that son had more reading problems than the one matched with
Zack, and I offered to trade buddies with each of her sons, and that
wasn't acceptable to her. She didn't want to take away the one boy's
chance to read with Zack. I kept trying to defend Sarah, Zack didn't have
the time to take on any more buddies (and she refused to have them
team-matched, she expected the appointments to be simultaneous, etc.), and
I ultimately told her (in a nice way) that I didn't have any other ways to
fix it. No one else was going to be like Zack. I think it was shortly
after that that she withdrew both kids from the program.
If I were to do it again, I wondered if it would be better to just have a
single time during the week that all volunteers and buddies would show up
in the same room at the same time (like Wednesday from 3-5) and we would
match them one or two children per volunteer, or one or two volunteers per
child, depending on how many we got. This would eliminate the constant
week-long headache of calling people to see where they were. (At any
time, throughout that summer, my day could suddenly be thrown into
disarray by what to do about a book buddy problem.)
It might help to offer an incentive for children who came in a certain
number of times (to bribe the participants not to skip sessions and drop
out), and it also might help to start each day calling the volunteers
for the day to remind them of their session--and give us a heads up if
they had gone out of town with their dad, etc.
Hope your program works better than ours.
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I don't do a buddy program at the public library here, but my
daughter's school does one and has for many years. It is a
successful program. Students in kindergarten and first grade get
a reading buddy from a student in grade 3 and up. It might be as
early as second, but I don't remember. The kids are paired up by
classes and they meet once a week for about 30 minutes I think.
As far as I know, the teachers of each class set it up. The
school has two kindergarten/young 5 classrooms and there is a
morning and afternoon session. I know that my daughter loved
going into the classroom and reading to her reading buddy. She
also really liked having one when she was younger. If you need
more details, let me know.
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I have done a summer reading partners program for 1-3 grade children who are
paired with 5th or 6th grade students at the Rocky River Public Library in
Rocky River, Ohio for the last 4 years. If you are interested,
please email your address to me and I will send you information and forms
that we have used.
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