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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: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 993
PUBYAC Digest 993
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) RE: Help on Sickness storytime
by Nicole Conradt <nconradt@cooney.lib.wi.us>
2) Re: Freedom
by MzLibrary@aol.com
3) RE: Political Opinions
by "Brooke Roothaan" <brooker@lincolnwoodlibrary.org>
4) Re: preschool program question
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
5) Re: Sickness storytime
by Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
6) Re: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
7) damage to children's DVD's
by "Gorman, Maeleah" <MGorman@spfldlibmus.org>
8) Class visit
by Juli Huston <jhuston@soar.snap.lib.ca.us>
9) Re: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by "Tamar Wolfe" <lobolocomal@hotmail.com>
10) Chat/Bulletin Board on Library Website
by Trisha Raque <tlraque@yahoo.com>
11) Furniture in Children's Area
by Lisa Coker <lcoker@hpl.lib.tx.us>
12) Looking for ideas for transgender/gay program
by "Winkelstein, Julie" <JWinkelstein@aclibrary.org>
13) Stumper
by "Breitner Laurie" <laurieb@monroe.lib.mi.us>
14) Teen patron survey
by "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org>
15) Jewish children's book award
by Heidi Estrin <heidi@cbiboca.org>
16) Another moment of humor...
by "Troy and Nicole Morgan" <trikki@peoplepc.com>
17) Sunday Storytimes
by "Carol Chatfield" <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
18) Stumper--Fantasy book about young boy with second sight
by "Allison J. Enger" <aenger@monroe.lib.mi.us>
19) Re: Child_Lit?
by "Becky Smith" <BSMITH@loganutah.org>
20) thanks, another stumper, and a call for ideas
by "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>
21) The Art of the Book - program in MA
by "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
22) Stumper: Little boy with instruments
by Emily Plank <eap918@yahoo.com>
23) RE: Moving to a New Library
by "Lori Karns" <lkarns@rain.org>
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From: Nicole Conradt <nconradt@cooney.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Help on Sickness storytime
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:29:41 CST
Hi Beth,
I just finished a sickness storyhour this morning- I had so much fun!!!
To preface the storyhour I asked the kids what happens when they are
sick or have the flu. I then used an idea I got off of pubyac. I put
a
spray bottle in a puppet's mouth so when we all sneezed- you could see
the 'germs' come out. I did it several times and then covered the
puppet's mouth to demonstrate that germs do come out. I then told them
it was clean water and 'sneezed' on each of the kids. I asked first.
I read 'One Day in the Jungle' by West (the animals' sneezes get louder
and louder-participation is a must!) and 'Who's Sick Today' by Cherry.
I then sang the following song
5(4,3,2,1) hungry ants, marching in a line
they came upon a picnic where they could dine
they marched into the salad, they marched into the cake
they marched into the pepper
Uh,oh! That was a mistake!
AAAAACCHHHHHOOOOO!
(also gotten off pubyac)
I also read 'Dear Daisy, Get Well Soon' and 'Goldi Locks has Chicken
Pox'.
For our craft I had them decorate a brown bag and in it they could put a
handkerchief (cotton rag, heart-shaped cutout, also decorated), cough
drops, a tea bag and a get well card. It was so cute!!! This get well
bag was to be given to somebody sick. Half the children had somebody in
mind.
Have fun!!
PS- to make it very authentic I came down with a sore throat yesterday
so I have a raspy voice!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]
On Behalf Of Beth Gaughan
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 11:18 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Help on Sickness storytime
Hello,
I'm planning a story time on being sick etc. for both preschool and
toddlers.I need one more book or story for toddler time, maybe
something only loosely related,since it seems I've exhausted our
collection on really direct hits.
I would also like to do a craft if anyone has any suggestions.
Thanks in advance,
Beth Gaughan
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From: MzLibrary@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Freedom
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:29:50 CST
I was absent from the listserv for several weeks while I was on vacation.
In my compulsive way I read all the digests from start to finish(?)
beginning
with Jan. 1. I laughed and then cringed, flinched and then shrugged.
How
easy it would be to become a politically correct zombie, afraid to express
an opinion, crack a joke or most innocently of all ... make a slip.
Perhaps
instead of grammar and spell checkers we will all need a political checker.
Shame on all of us - those who instill fear and those of us without courage.
Congratulations for those who spoke out for free speech. Thank you, it
gave
me the guts to write this. I just returned from Cuba where I watched CNN
each nightly and feared for the world; where I listened to Canadians and
Germans and Brits and a host of other non-Americans make jokes about my
country and my politicians; and where we ALL laughed together and accepted
our human frailties and weaknesses. These non-Americans respected me
because
I am a American who thinks and speaks freely just as all of us should be
proud to do. I have the courage to laugh at myself and at the world.
I
have
the courage to listen as well as speak.
What I did not hear was much criticism from the Cubans but it was painfully
obvious that they also respected me for my freedoms to risk, to dare, to
speak, to accept and to love.
I am proud to be a member of PUBYAC. As professionals let's all be more
accepting and be proud to be part of this wonderfully free and expressive
information age in all venues.
Charlotte Rabbitt, Children's Librarian
Peterborough Town Library
Peterborough, New Hampshire
mzlibrary@aol.com
crabbitt@townofpeterborough.us
http://townofpeterborough.com/library
"The library was a little, old shabby place. Francie thought it was
beautiful. She liked the combined smell of worn leather bindings, library
paste and freshly-inked stamping pads." ~ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by
Betty
Smith
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From: "Brooke Roothaan" <brooker@lincolnwoodlibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Political Opinions
Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:29:59 CST
I haven't followed this whole discussion, but having seen just this one =
note about the perils of communicating via e-mail, it made me pause. =
Last week I was at a library system meeting on "Effective Meetings"
and =
how to have one and during this meeting we discussed the different =
mediums we communicate in these days (videophone, e-mail, cell phone, in =
person, chat, ??) and what can happen if we use the wrong medium to =
communicate our message. We also talked about exactly what you mention =
here which is that you say something via typing=3De-mail and the =
person(s) you are communicating to can't hear your tone, see your face =
and what you say can take on a whole different meaning than you meant =
because of this. I also experienced this first hand with my family =
recently with a reunion planning effort-people joked, people were =
misunderstood, and things got out of hand. Anyway, this is an =
interesting topic and probably one that will come up a lot more for all =
of us.
Brooke L.M.Roothaan
Outreach & Children's
Lincolnwood Public Library
4000 West Pratt Avenue
Lincolnwood, IL 60712
847-677-5277 x234
847-677-1937 FAX
Opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of the library =
institution.
-----Original Message-----
From: Cassie Wilson [mailto:cwilson2@woh.rr.com]=20
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 11:33 AM
To: Jo Hick; PUBYAC
Subject: Re: Political Opinions
Jo-
I apologize. I meant them as a joke and just forgot, once again, that
people don't know and cannot see my expressions. I just thought it was
so absurdly unrelated that it would be obvious.
I meant no harm.
Jo Hick wrote:
>=20
> Cassie,
>=20
> Just a suggestion that when submitting a comment on
> PUBYAC, keep your political opinions to yourself. Not
> everyone in the library world is a Democrat. Your
> comments were rude and unprofessional.
>=20
> J.H.
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From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: preschool program question
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:30:07 CST
I think that 10-15 is an optimum # for this age group.
We encourage parents to remain in the main part of the
children's room unless their child is having a
separation problem in which case they can sit w/them
or in the back of the room. We do our storytimes in
the"easy room" which isn't a separate room with a
door, but an alcove off of the main room (this does
have the disadvantage that children who aren't ready
to sit for the whole time can wander out to the main
room to their parents). Since we try to encourage the
parents to separate, we obviously discourage younger
siblings from attending. (They can join tiny tots, our
2-3-yr.-old storytime where the caregiver hopefully
participates with the children). If it happens to be a
day when school's not in session, we'd be more
inclined to have an older sibling join the group than
a younger one. Hope this helps.--- Lorraine Getty
<lgetty1969@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello group. I'm writing up a proposal to start up
> a
> preschool story time for 3-5 year olds and I have a
> couple of questions.
>
> 1. What is a good number of children participants
> for
> a 3-5 year old story-time? What works for you?
>
> 2. Do you require parents to remain with children of
> this age?
>
> 3. Do you allow younger siblings to attend under any
> circumstances?
>
> Thank you for your help. I will post a summary of
> responses.
>
> Lorraine Getty
> Forsyth Public Library
> Forsyth, IL
>
>
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From: Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Sickness storytime
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:30:16 CST
There's a fairly new book by Amy Hest called, "Don't
you feel well, Sam?" That's really sweet. I think Mr.
Putter and Tabby (Rylant) have a sickness story too.
Then there's the ryhming "Mother Mother I Feel Sick:
Send for the Doctor Quick Quick Quick!" by Remy
Charlip
Next month we'll have a new one from Jane Yolen called
"How do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?" --which I can't
wait to see.
But here's a stumper: I also remember a story my
mother used to read us (since I grew up with a sister
who was always sick) that was about a little animal (I
think) who had a sibling who got to stay home and be
tended to. "It" wanted to stay home too. And
eventually got its wish, b/c it got sick too. I was
thinking that the title was something along the line
of "I'm sick!" or "I'm sick too!" It had a thick
lavendar border on the front cover. The pictures were
muted, if there at all, with lots of line drawings.
This would have been widely available in paperback in
the early to mid 1980's.
(Guess I just dated myself!)
TIA & GL to Beth!
:) Larissa
=====
Larissa Teachworth, Children's Librarian
Green Hills Branch Library
Nashville Public Library
3701 Benham Ave.
Nashville, TN 37215
615-862-5863
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From: Larissa Teachworth <bkluvr2002@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:30:24 CST
Wow.... good point Kim. Trouble is, I don't have a
definitive answer for you.
Okay, so if YA is grades 7-12, and some libraries
(cough, cough, OURS) are particular about the age of
the main character and/or if there are "teenage
issues" involved (i.e. pregnancy, drugs, serious
dating, violence, etc.), then it is very possible that
*if* HP:5 contains any of those things (which as
sophomores in high school, it's very likely to) some
library systems may choose to catalogue it as YA!?!?
NO!!! Stop the insanity!!
::calms self:: Guess we'll just have to change it!
Long live Mr. Potter!
;) Larissa
--- Kim Barker <barker@noblenet.org>
wrote:
> Hi Everyone!
> Our Children's Room is wondering what to do with
> Harry Potter #5. On the
> one hand, this book is going to pick up with Harry
> and his friends being
> high school age with some of the problems that go
> along with that. On the
> other hand we have elementary school age children
> who have been devoted
> fans of the other books. We know there will
> definitely be copies ordered
> for our Young Adult and Adult sections of our
> library. Our question is:
> what are other children's departments planning on
> doing? Your collective
> wisdom will be appreciated.
> Kim Barker
>
> --
> Kim Barker, Children's Dept. Assistant
> Peabody Institute Library, Danvers Massachusetts
> barker@noblenet.org
> North of Boston Library Exchange
>
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Green Hills Branch Library
Nashville Public Library
3701 Benham Ave.
Nashville, TN 37215
615-862-5863
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From: "Gorman, Maeleah" <MGorman@spfldlibmus.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: damage to children's DVD's
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:30:35 CST
I work at several branches of the Springfield Library and have experienced
similar problems with both adult and children's DVD's. They are not as
resistant to scratches and sometimes crack; thus they have to be removed
from the collection. Compared to the videos, they definitely do not hold
up
as well to frequent borrowing. I don't have a solution, but would be
interested in others who have tried to solve this problem.
Maeleah Gorman
Springfield Library
mgorman@spfldlibmus.org
>From: Janette Johnston <jj@round-rock.tx.us>
> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: damage to children's DVD's
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We have recently added DVD's to our collection, and have already had 5 or
6 destroyed after only 3 or 4 circulations. I don't know if the children are
trying to removing them from the cases and end up cracking or breaking the
DVD's then or exactly what is happening. What kind of cases do you guys use
for DVD's and have you had this problem?
Janette Johnston, Children's Services Manager
Round Rock Public Library System
Robert G. and Helen Griffith Library Building
216 E. Main
Round Rock, TX 78664
512-218-7002
jj@round-rock.tx.us
http://www.ci.round-rock.tx.us
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From: Juli Huston <jhuston@soar.snap.lib.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Class visit
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Hello All,
I am still getting the hang of class visits, so I thought I would post
here. I have a group of 20 3rd graders coming next Friday and was
wondering if you all have any ideas of what I should show them, etc. I
work in a fairly small library in a fairly small, but growing, town so most
of the kids are already familiar with the library. The teacher said she
just kind of wanted them to have a "refresher" course on the library.
Beyond that I asked if there was anything she wanted me to highlight and
she said she would get back to me. We've already had first and second
graders in, and they were fairly easy to plan for since most of them were
new to the library. This one has me stumped a bit though. Thanks in
advance for your help and ideas.
Juli
Juli Huston
Children's & Young Adult Librarian
Solano County Library
Rio Vista Branch
jhuston@snap.lib.ca.us
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From: "Tamar Wolfe" <lobolocomal@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:30:51 CST
As the last was moving into YA territory and it has been billed as being
"darker" we have asked YA to order extra and we will just get those if
someone really wants it.
>From: Kim Barker <barker@noblenet.org>
>Reply-To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>To: pubyac@prairienet.org
>Subject: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
>Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2003 11:44:20 CST
>
>Hi Everyone!
>Our Children's Room is wondering what to do with Harry Potter #5. On the
>one hand, this book is going to pick up with Harry and his friends being
>high school age with some of the problems that go along with that. On the
>other hand we have elementary school age children who have been devoted
>fans of the other books. We know there will definitely be copies ordered
>for our Young Adult and Adult sections of our library. Our question is:
>what are other children's departments planning on doing? Your collective
>wisdom will be appreciated.
>Kim Barker
>
>--
>Kim Barker, Children's Dept. Assistant
>Peabody Institute Library, Danvers Massachusetts
>barker@noblenet.org
>North of Boston Library Exchange
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From: Trisha Raque <tlraque@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Chat/Bulletin Board on Library Website
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:31:03 CST
I am a library science student doing an internship at
a public library that is considering adding a chat
component to its library web site's teen page. The
goal is promote discussion amongst young adults in the
community on books, graphic novels, and other
materials. Has anyone had experience with adding a
bulletin board type feature to their library's web
site? If so, was it moderated? If moderated, how
time-consuming did this responsibility become? How
did you set it up? What problems arose? What things
did you consider before moving ahead with the project?
Any suggestions or words of wisdom would be
appreciated. Please send your messages to me off list
at tlraque@yahoo.com. I will then
compile the
responses and post them to the list. Thank you!
Trisha Raque
University of South Carolina
SLIS Graduate Student
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From: Lisa Coker <lcoker@hpl.lib.tx.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Furniture in Children's Area
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:31:11 CST
Hello!
Our Friends group is going to upgrade our childrens area's furniture!
They have about $10- $15 thousand to spend on "anything." The
Gressco
line looks neat and I've sent off for a catalog. Does anyone have any
of their stuff?
Do you know of any other companies that either produce really awesome,
durable
wood furniture? Or (on the flip side) are there any companies that have
disappointed you?
I know we don't want plastic, but we're open to any kind of attractive
thing - lofts, tables, sofas, lounge places.
Thanks!
Lisa
Lisa Coker
Sterling Municipal Library
Wilbanks Ave
Baytown Tx 77520
281/427-7331
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From: "Winkelstein, Julie" <JWinkelstein@aclibrary.org>
To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'"
<PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Looking for ideas for transgender/gay program
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HI,
I'm on a task force that has been asked to design a program for helping
teens deal with transgender/transexual and gay issues. This task force has
come out of the recent killing in Newark, CA, of a transgender teen.
I'm wondering if anyone has done such a program and if so, what was the
format? We have thought of a panel or a movie/discussion series. Our
questions include: what would get the teens to come, especially the ones who
may be hostile toward this issue? If we have a panel or some speakers, is
there anyone you can recommend? thanks for any help on this - Julie
Winkelstein jwinkelstein@aclibrary.org
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From: "Breitner Laurie" <laurieb@monroe.lib.mi.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper
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A patron is looking for a book referring
obliquely to Henry Longfellow's poem - The Village
Blacksmith. She thinks it is a fairly recent book
and the main character tells about hearing the
sound of the blacksmith's anvil.
Any help would be appreciated.
Please reply directly to me:
laurieb@monroe.lib.mi.us
Laurie Breitner
Community Librarian
Carleton Branch Library
1444 Kent Street
Carleton, MI
(734) 654-2180
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From: "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org>
To: "Pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Teen patron survey
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:31:39 CST
Has anyone done a survey of teens in their community to determine what
services/programs they would like from the library, what materials they
might read, etc.? Also, if any of you do a teen library newsletter, would
you share it with me? Anyone aware of any publications that might provide
sample surveys or newsletters?
Thanks for your input.
Margaret M. Keefe
Coordinator of Youth Services
Mid-Hudson Library System
103 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 845-471-6060 X35
FAX: 845-454-5940
E-mail: mkeefe@midhudson.org
URL: midhudson.org
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From: Heidi Estrin <heidi@cbiboca.org>
To: "JECEE (E-mail)" <JECEE@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Jewish children's book award
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:31:47 CST
The winners of the 2002 Sydney Taylor Book Awards have been announced!
This
is an award for Jewish children's books that is conferred each year by the
Association of Jewish Libraries. You can see an annotated list of the
winners, honor books, and notable books at
http://www.jecc.org/edres/medtech/bestofbunch2002.htm.
Each year the
6-member committee of librarians reads and evaluates approximately one
hundred Jewish children's books to find the cream of the crop, both for
younger and older readers. The Award is named after the late author of the
classic All-of-a-Kind Family series, about a family of Jewish children
growing up on the Lower East Side of New York.
I am currently on the Sydney Taylor Book Award committee, and I'd be happy
to answer any questions you may have about the award or the individual
titles. Happy reading!
Heidi Estrin
Association of Jewish Libraries, South Florida Chapter
Librarian, Feldman Children's Library
Congregation B'nai Israel, Boca Raton, FL
(561) 241-8118 ext. 206
heidi@cbiboca.org
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From: "Troy and Nicole Morgan" <trikki@peoplepc.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Another moment of humor...
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Hi list,
I thought I would share another funny moment - I'm sure most of you can
relate!
Last week, a seventh-grade girl rushed into the library minutes before
school started, clutching a large poster. She walked up to our desk and
said, "I need some pictures of Shakespeare to put on this poster."
I led
her into the stacks, showing her several biographies of Shakespeare as well
as some general overviews of his life and works. She flipped through the
books, growing more and more agitated, until she turned to me again and
said, "No, I already have one of these paintings of him. Where are
your
books that have real pictures of Shakespeare?"
When I explained that Shakespeare lived too long ago to have any
photographs, she grew quite disgusted and said, "Then what am I supposed to
put on my poster?!?"
Tee-hee! Made me smile all day!
Nicole Morgan
Lakewood Public Library
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From: "Carol Chatfield" <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Sunday Storytimes
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:32:06 CST
We did Sunday storytimes once a month all last winter, calling them Family
Storytimes. Our best attendance was about 16, so even though a dedicated
few loved it, I'd say they never really caught on. It was as likely to be
folks who were in the building and discovered the program as it was that
someone would actually remember and come especially for that.
We did find that it drew professional families who were working during the
weekday times.
So, in terms of grabbing lots of new folks, it didn't work, but in terms of
providing an extra service at a time convenient for working parents, it was
successful.
We are not repeating it this year, as it is difficult to staff.
Storytime attendance this year is growing dramatically for the ages 1-2 set,
but dropping for 3 and up. The local elementary school has all day
kindergarten for the first time this year, so the older children all
occupied.
Our picture book circulation has been dropping for about 5 years due to the
low birth rate which is now translating in smaller classes in the primary
grades, but figures for juvenile and young adult books are climbing.
For a long time video circulation was going up, but it seems to have leveled
off now, even when DVD counts are added in.
Carol Chatfield
Ilsley Public Library
Middlebury, VT
cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu
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From: "Allison J. Enger" <aenger@monroe.lib.mi.us>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper--Fantasy book about young boy with second sight
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Hello,
I am hoping someone will recognize this book. It isn't a children's book,
but I have looked and cannot find anything that sounds like this. Thanks
for any help or suggestions.
The book is at least 8 years old, the version our patron read was a
paperback. The author was either male, or a male pseudonym. It was
part of
a series of books. The titles followed a pattern. The two titles he
remembers involved elements one had water in the title, the other had fire.
Air may have been in another title.
The unique thing about these books was the way in which the protagonist
received his second sight. He was a young boy at a funeral and he bent over
and looked between his legs down a hill, and that is when he received the
second sight.
If this rings a bell, or if you have suggestions of where I might look, I
would appreciate it.
Thank you,
Allison
Allison J. Enger, MSLIS
Community Librarian
Dundee Branch Library
(734) 529-3310 phone/fax
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From: "Becky Smith" <BSMITH@loganutah.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Child_Lit?
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:32:24 CST
Child_Lit is still alive and well, although it had some major problems
for a little while and somehow unsubscribed about half the list members.
The listowner, Michael Joseph, has been trying to correct the problems
for almost two months now, and has gotten most of the glitches worked
out. You should be able to re-subscribe by using this link:
http://email.rutgers.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=child_lit&A=1
or you can send an email to
listserv@email.rutgers.edu
The subject should be left blank and the message should read:
SUBscribe child_lit <your name>
Becky Ann Smith
Youth Services Librarian
Logan Library
Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org
>>> murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us
01/21/03 10:15AM >>>
Is anyone out there also on Child_Lit? It seems to have died. I have
tried to get back on twice, with help from the moderator, but so far
no
luck. Boo hoo!
--Jendy Murphy
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From: "Karen Brown" <BrownK@ci.monterey.ca.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: thanks, another stumper, and a call for ideas
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:32:33 CST
Thanks to many people who sent their ideas for summer reading club
slogans with the theme of "summer". We chose " Summer
Reading is a
Picnic".
Here is our latest stumper. A teacher read a novel to a 6th grade
class in 1996 or 7. It was about a girl whose mother is not a good
mother. So the girl had to take care of the younger kids a lot. At
the
end the mother drives her car off a bridge. Our customer thought the
title was "Cold as Ice", however we are having trouble finding
anything
with that or a similar title that seems consistent with this plot
description. We have been looking in Bookfinder, as well as BIP,
Amazon, and regional catalogs, using those keywords, and possible
subjects suicide? alcoholism? death of mother, and mothers and
daughters. Any ideas?
Finally, we would like to hear from people who have DVD's. How do you
shelve and display them? We plan to buy our first ones soon. We are
thinking of interfiling them with Videos, so that a person could see at
a glance what we have on animals by looking in the 590s, partly because
we think many people have both machines. However, we are concerned that
the skinny DVD's will get overlooked and squeezed out. We are also
concerned that they will not get as much attention since they won't
stand up on their own for front out display. Thanks for letting us
benefit from your experience.
Karen Brown
brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us
Youth Services Manager
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
831-646-3744
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From: "Vicky Smith" <vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us>
To: nelib@yahoogroups.com, pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: The Art of the Book - program in MA
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:32:41 CST
The New England Round Table of Children's Librarians (NERTCL)
is proud to announce its spring workshop on "The Art of the Book."
The program will be held on Friday, March 21, at the Eric Carle
Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, MA. To explore the
many facets of the making of illustrated books, we have
assembled the following distinguished speakers: Vera B.
Williams, author and illustrator of many beloved classics, including
the Caldecott Honor-winning "A Chair for My Mother," and 2001's
innovative "Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart;" Carol
Goldenberg, formerly art director at Clarion and Houghton Mifflin
Books, and designer of 2001's Caldecott Award-winning "The
Three Pigs;" and Will Eisner, for 60 years a pioneer in the field of
comics and graphic novels, and author of "Comics and Sequential
Art." For more information and to register, go to the NERTCL
website at http://www.nelib.org/nertcl
-- space is limited to 130
participants, so register early!
Vicky Smith
vjsmith@mcarthur.lib.me.us
Children's Librarian
McArthur Library
270 Main Street
Biddeford, ME 04005
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From: Emily Plank <eap918@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: Little boy with instruments
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 17:32:50 CST
Hi all!
I'm hoping that someone will be able to help me help
a patron looking for a book for her children.
She herself read the book sometime during the later
1960's. It's about a little boy who tries different
instruments until he finally finds one he likes. Each
instrument reminds him of some type of food. For
example, a clarinet reminds him of licorice. The
patron says the little boy is slightly chubby with red
hair, and the book is brightly colored.
I've checked NoveList and A to Zoo, and didn't find
anything that the patron recognized although we may
not have used proper search terms.
If this rings a bell with anyone, please respond to my
yahoo address, or to my library (work) email.
Thanks for your help!
Emily Plank - eap918@yahoo.com
e.plank@gomail.sjcpl.lib.in.us
Children's Services
St. Joseph County Public Library
South Bend, Indiana
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From: "Lori Karns" <lkarns@rain.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Moving to a New Library
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Hi, Kay
Regarding your questions about moving your collections...
Yes, we've done this process several times with different libraries and a
bookmobile. Here are some pre-planning ideas we found useful. While you're
waiting for the move...take a look at the floorplan of the new facility and
label it with collection codes by location. Example: JNF=juvenile
nonfiction. Then estimate the difference between the linear feet of shelving
in the old library and the shelving in the new area. Example: Old building
may have 300 linear feet for picture books, but the new building has 600.
Decide where you want the unused space. You can leave each shelf 2/3 full
and have an area for jacket-out book display. Or have more space at the end
of the section for a sorting area for the pages. Mark your floorplan with
pencil to indicate how that will work out.
When the collection is boxed, it helps to have library staff label the boxes
as they are filled by the movers. We put the collection location code, the
Dewey range, and a consecutive box number on the tops and both ends of the
boxes. Then the boxes are always stacked with the labels showing. Use BIG
felt pen in black. Example: JNF/400-499/BOX 15, JNF/500-549/BOX 16.
Before the boxes are unloaded in the new facility, use postits on the
shelves to indicate how the numbers or alphabet will be arranged. You may
already have stack signs, but I'm talking about the shelf edges. Example:
postit saying JNF 400-499 for that shelf, then JNF 500-549 on the next shelf
down. It's amazing how easily people can get confused on just the "left to
right, down a shelf, left to right, down a shelf" way we organize our
stuff.
Designate staff who will direct the movers to put the boxes in staging areas
near where each collection will be shelved. Use the consecutive numbers on
the box labels to make sure the boxes are in order and none are missing.
Direct the shelvers to pay attention to the postits on the shelf edges.
Also, remember that the first books packed in the boxes are going to be the
last ones out. So direct the shelvers to fill the shelves from the right
edge backwards to the left. It will make the shelf reading easier.
Have special boxes labeled and kept empty for the stuff coming back in the
bookdrops during the time you will be closed. Tech Services can also box
and label incoming new items if you give them the codes.
Baker and Taylor worked with us for an opening day collection for one of our
new libraries. They grouped the books in boxes by our collection location
codes, which was a big help. We just relabeled the boxes with the codes,
Dewey range, and "B&T" so we knew they were the opening day
materials which
might be put out for display.
There are good books available on how to move libraries. I just thought
these tips would help. You're so lucky to have professional movers. We've
used professional movers and also work release crews from the County jail on
different projects. Our professional movers even built large wooden book
carts out of plywood. The books were loaded on the carts, wheeled to the
truck, and a hydraulic lift raised them level with the truck bed. Very
slick! The books stayed in Dewey order the whole time! The same carts were
used for moving the computers and boxes of office files.
Oh, almost forgot! Remind your staff to lift books using one hand UNDER the
books to keep the other hand from bearing all the weight. We had some
'repetitive motion'/carpal tunnel complaints from zealous shelvers after the
project. It's easy to underestimate the unusual strain on the muscles and
joints from lifting such an unusual number of books.
Congratulations on the new facility! I hope this helps. Feel free to call me
if you have questions.
Lori Karns
Support Services Manager
Ventura County Library
805 641-4449
lkarns@rain.org
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org
[mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On
Behalf Of Kaye Bowes
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2003 9:36 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Moving to a New Library
Dear Fellow PubYaccers,
Our old beat-up library is going to be moving into a brand new facility
twice the size of what we now have. We have a sizeable Opening Day
Collection coming from Baker & Taylor. We are to be opening sometime
in the
beginning of April -- probably National Library Week. We will be closed
here for about a month before the new library opens. Here is my question:
Have any of you had the same experience? What should we be doing now,
besides weeding, of course? Do you have any tips on the packing and
unpacking process? (We will be having professional movers.) In other words,
HELP!!!
Any advice, tips, etc., you could send my way would be greatly appreciated.
You can email me personally or send it along to the whole gang.
TIA.
Kay Bowes
Concord Pike Library
Wilmington, Delaware
kbear97@hotmail.com
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