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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, April 04, 2003 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1075
PUBYAC Digest 1075
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
by Clearskies150@aol.com
2) Re: Manga
by "Kristin Fletcher-Spear" <KFletcher-Spear@glendaleaz.com>
3) Re: Library dress codes & IN performers
by Hatfield Lori <riloco30013@yahoo.com>
4) Re: Manga
by "Elizabeth Lai" <elai@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
5) RE: Manga
by "Ziman, Holly" <HZiman@ci.burbank.ca.us>
6) RE: Library dress codes & IN performers
by "Ellen Little" <elittle@pts.edu>
7) dress code
by "L.Marsh" <lmarsh@nstc.library.ns.ca>
8) public performance rights
by <kchipps@ald.lib.co.us>
9) Stumper: Invisible Glass
by "Kathleen Conger" <kathleen.conger@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
10) Use for old Mice
by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
11) flannel boards
by Alison Purdy <a_purdy@yahoo.com>
12) answer to Harry & religion
by Cindy Christin <christin@mtlib.org>
13) Re: Library dress codes & IN performers
by Lorie O'Donnell <Lodonnell@midyork.org>
14) Urban legends program
by "Misty Bass" <mbass@arlibrary.org>
15) Re: Highest circulating items
by Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
16) Museum Educator Preview and Open House: FREE PREVIEW
by TEACHINGTALES@aol.com
17) Re: Manga
by Maggie Dyer <mdyer@webster.edu>
18) RE: Manga
by "Donna Barnhart" <barnhado@oplin.lib.oh.us>
19) RE: Summer Reading Club (what else?) questions
by Corinne Fisher <fisher@noblenet.org>
20) Re: Board Book Collections
by Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
21) library dress code
by Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
22) Re: Library dress codes & IN performers
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
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From: Clearskies150@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:23:09 CST
Hi everyone,
Does anyone happen to have a complete list (or know where I can obtain
one)of the books in the Alice Series?
Is it true that after following the character to her teens (YA)the author
goes back and adds new books to the already existing ones in the juv.
section?
Thanks,
Mary-jo
Hollis Social Library
Hollis, New Hampshire
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From: "Kristin Fletcher-Spear" <KFletcher-Spear@glendaleaz.com>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Manga
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:23:18 CST
Stevie,
So far I haven't seen any research about manga being used as a motivation=
al tool. From my own experience, I'm reaching teens that I wouldn't be ab=
le to reach without graphic novels. Some of those teens are now askng abo=
ut novels and such, others aren't. Not that that's a bad thing.=20
I think the main stigma is the fact that manga is written and drawn in a =
way that words aren't used as much as in American comics. Someone (I can'=
t remember right now) said that Marvel and DC comics are written at about=
a 7th grade level. You can't say that about Manga. Manga is drawn and wr=
itten to be read at a much quicker pace than American comics. It relies h=
eavily on the art to show the action rather than the words.=20
So now that I've rambled so much, that's probably the reason you won't fi=
nd manga included in the research.
Kristin
Kristin Fletcher-Spear
Young Adult Librarian
Foothills Branch Library
19055 North 57th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85308
(623) 930-3840
kfletcher-spear@glendaleaz.com
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From: Hatfield Lori <riloco30013@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Library dress codes & IN performers
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:23:26 CST
Our library system in Osceola County Fl does not
permit capris or sandals. It sure getsw hot here and
I love my sandals.
I would like to know why dress codes are necessary.
Lori Hatfield
--- Jamie Holtsclaw <jholtscl@in-span.net>
wrote:
> My first question is for everyone. Does your
> library's dress code
> address summer concerns such as capri pants, women
> required to wear
> stockings, coulotts/split skirts, etc? We are
> trying to decide if this is
> necessary.
>
> My second question is directed to other IN
> (posibly Cincinnati, OH)
> librarians. Has anyone had experience with either
> of these performers:
> Frances Whitner and G. Douglass Owens. Frances is a
> general story teller and
> Doug does programs on Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
>
> Thanks for your assistance!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jamie Holtsclaw
> Children's Librarian
> Greensburg Public Library
>
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From: "Elizabeth Lai" <elai@tpl.toronto.on.ca>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Manga
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You might want to get a hold of a few copies to review since the level of =
violence in some can be a problem.
>>> Stevie7226@aol.com 04/03/03
05:22PM >>>
Hello,
I'm exploring the concept of "manga" i.e. Japanese comics or graphic =
novels,
as a reading motivation tool for children/teens in the library. So far, I
have been able to locate a number of articles on the extraordinarily fast
growth of manga reading among young people in the US. I have also located =
a
number of articles on the use of "graphic novels" in general as a
reading
motivation tool. However, other than a tiny blurb on what manga is in the
School Library Journal, I cannot seem to locate anything dealing with =
manga
as a tool specifically. Does this information exist? Has anyone seen it, =
or
does anyone know where I can look?
With much thanks and appreciation,
Stevie
------------------------------
From: "Ziman, Holly" <HZiman@ci.burbank.ca.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Manga
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:23:41 CST
Try the Jan/Feb. 2003 issue of VOYA. Both Baker & Taylor and Ingram
have
standing order plans for certain manga and graphic novel publishers...The
best thing to do, we've found, is to jump in with a seed collection and
watch the books fly off the shelf! Holly Ziman, Burbank PL
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From: Stevie7226@aol.com
[mailto:Stevie7226@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 2:23 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Manga
Hello,
I'm exploring the concept of "manga" i.e. Japanese comics or graphic
novels,
as a reading motivation tool for children/teens in the library. So far, I
have been able to locate a number of articles on the extraordinarily fast
growth of manga reading among young people in the US. I have also located a
number of articles on the use of "graphic novels" in general as a
reading
motivation tool. However, other than a tiny blurb on what manga is in the
School Library Journal, I cannot seem to locate anything dealing with manga
as a tool specifically. Does this information exist? Has anyone seen it,
or
does anyone know where I can look?
With much thanks and appreciation,
Stevie
------------------------------
From: "Ellen Little" <elittle@pts.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Library dress codes & IN performers
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Hmmm. Must have been a male who wrote your policy!!! (The typo makes
=
it sound rather immoral!)
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From: N Korsavidis [mailto:nkorsavidis@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 5:21 PM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Library dress codes & IN performers
Hi,
As long as I've been here, the staff is allowed to
wear capris during the summer. We're not allowed to
wear shirts, even if they look like a skirt. No
pantyhose is necessary.
Hope that helps
Natalie
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Natalie Korsavidis
Youth Services Librarian
Farmingdale Public Library
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From: "L.Marsh" <lmarsh@nstc.library.ns.ca>
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: dress code
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:23:57 CST
Hi,
I was interested that some libraries have a written dress code. Here we
feel if the staff presents themselves as neat and tidy that there is no
problem. I always say that the only restriction would be if the tshirt had
rude or provocative message. Having said this I will let you know about a
perk we have. Every Friday is casual day and we pay $2 towards certain
charities for this privelage. We support our library foundation, heart and
stroke, big brothers/big sisters etc. It's nice to be sitting here in my
sneaks
Lynda
M.Lynda Marsh
Administrator Youth Services
Colchester-East Hants Regional Library
754 Prince Street
Truro, Nova Scotia
B2N 1G9
Telephone (902)895-1625
Fax (902)895-7149
"What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not
knowledge in pursuit of the child." George Bernard Shaw
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From: <kchipps@ald.lib.co.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: public performance rights
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Our library district is researching the value of obtaining public
performance rights district-wide, so that VHS/DVDs can be shown as a part
of programming services (book clubs, travelogues, movie nights) to all our
patrons without the worry of legal issues. Has anyone's library system
purchased these rights? What have been the pros/cons? Do you find that you
show more movies because you have this license? Any information and
comments will be greatly appreciated.
Kris Chipps, Teen Services
Arapahoe Library District
Smoky Hill Branch
Centennial, Co.
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From: "Kathleen Conger" <kathleen.conger@ci.stpaul.mn.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Stumper: Invisible Glass
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Many thanks to Cathy Burnsed and Kelly Girard for their speedy response
to my very vague stumper about a boy who invents invisible glass, builds
an invisible ramp, & rides a motorcyle or bicycle up the ramp.
The answer is The Fabulous Flying Bicycle by Glen Dines.
Unfortunately, there's only one copy of the book in Minnesota
libraries. But the customer was grateful for the title, & will start
looking for a used copy right away.
Thank you!
Kathleen Conger
Youth Services Librarian
Saint Paul Public Library
kathleen.conger@ci.stpaul.mn.us
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From: "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Use for old Mice
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I have a box of old computer mice compliments of our IT dept. Their
"tails" have been cut off to about 1 foot each.
I hate to turn down things like this since I can usually find a use for
them in our children's programs. (misprinted library cards made into
trinket boxes, tombstone samples made into singalong props,
dressmaker's dummy made into summer reading prop and Haunted Library
bride)
Any ideas for how to use these??
Thanks,
Laura Gruninger, Children's Librarian
Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
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From: Alison Purdy <a_purdy@yahoo.com>
To: "Pubyac@Prairienet. Org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: flannel boards
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:24:31 CST
Hello!
I am a graduate student doing a research paper on
flannel boards as a reading motivation technique. I
would really appreciate any input that you experts may
have...do you use flannel boards? if so, how? do you
find them useful and/or motivational? Thank you in
advance for your speedy responses. You may email me
directly if you wish.
Sincerely,
Alison Purdy
a_purdy@yahoo.com
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From: Cindy Christin <christin@mtlib.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: answer to Harry & religion
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:24:39 CST
My stumper was about an article explaining the religious concerns about
Harry Potter.
Thanks so much to many of you for alerting me to the May/June 2000 issue of
Horn Book. The article "Hunting Down Harry Potter" is by Kimbra Wilder
Gish. I appreciate the speedy responses.
Cindy Christin
Children's Librarian
Bozeman Public Library
220 E. Lamme
Bozeman, Montana 59715
406-582-2404
FAX 406-582-2424
christin@mtlib.org
"Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your
life."
Confucius
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From: Lorie O'Donnell <Lodonnell@midyork.org>
To: "pubyac@prairienet.org"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Library dress codes & IN performers
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:24:47 CST
No shirts, huh? Pretty loose dress code there!! <G>
Lorie
N Korsavidis said:
> We're not allowed to
> wear shirts, even if they look like a skirt.
Lorie J. O'Donnell
Children's Librarian
Jervis Public Library
Rome, NY 13440
lodonnell@midyork.org
--
"Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One
helps you make a living; the other helps you
make a life."
-- Sandra Carey
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From: "Misty Bass" <mbass@arlibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Urban legends program
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:24:55 CST
Hello great brain!
Have any of you done an urban legends program for teens? If so (or even if
you haven't but like the idea), please pass along some tips for a successful
urban legends night!
TIA
Misty Bass
Youth Services Librarian
Wilkes County Public Library
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From: Smith <lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
To: pubyac <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Highest circulating items
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:25:03 CST
The shelf life of videos can be extended dramatically with the use of a
tape cleaning machine.
We have tapes that have circulated hundreds of times and are still fine.
Lisa Smith
lsmith@suffolk.lib.ny.us
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From: TEACHINGTALES@aol.com
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Museum Educator Preview and Open House: FREE PREVIEW
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:25:12 CST
Hello all,
Passing the information along for those in the area.
warm wishes,
Karen Chace
Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Come to our free Educator Preview & Open House!
Thursday, May 1, 2003
3 to 4:30 pm
Join us for a preview of the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center's
Educational Tours and Programs and discover connections to your curriculum.
Enjoy light snacks and refreshments followed by mini-tours of the museum's
permanent exhibits with museum education staff.
Admission to the Educator Preview is free of charge with a school staff ID,
but advance registration is required.
Please RSVP by Monday, April 28, 2003 to: Kathy Davis, Group Sales (860)
396-6839 or email kdavis@mptn.org <mailto:kdavis@mptn.org>
* Preview our Education
Programs for 2003 - 2004
* Take mini guided tours
of the permanent exhibits
* Meet our Education and
Interpretation Staff
* Visit the Children's
Library
* Free goody bags to take
back to your classroom
* Free parking available
* Win a Museum Family
Membership!
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Education & Group Sales Staff at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum &
Research Center
110 Pequot Trail, Mashantucket, CT 06338
Getting to the Pequot Museum
.>> From Hartford Follow Route 2 East, take Exit 28 South to Route 395
South. From Route 395 South, take Exit 79A to Route 2A East, crossing the
Mohegan-Pequot Bridge. Continue along Route 2A East, which leads into Route
2 East. Continue past the main entrance to Foxwoods Resort Casino on the
right, and take a right at the next traffic light onto Route 214. Drive 3/10
mile and turn right onto the Pequot Trail. The Public Safety Building will
be on the left. Continue until you reach the museum parking lot.
>From NYC/New Haven Follow Route 95 North to Exit 92. At Exit 92, take a
left
onto Route 2 West. Stay on Route 2 West for 8 miles. Turn left onto Route
214, drive
3/10 mile, turn right onto Pequot Trail. The Public Safety Building will be
on the left. Continue until you reach the museum parking lot.
>From Rhode Island and Points North Follow Route 95 South to Exit 92. At the
Exit, go to the second stop sign and take a right onto Route 2 West. Stay on
Route 2 West for 8 miles. Turn left onto Route 214, drive 3/10 mile, turn
right onto Pequot Trail. The Public Safety Building will be on the left.
Continue until you reach the museum parking lot.
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From: Maggie Dyer <mdyer@webster.edu>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Re: Manga
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The most recent Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy has an article on
Adolescents' anime-inspired "fanfictions". The article has a bit
more to do
with writing than reading, but clearly the students are improving their
literacy skills by reading the graphic novels and then writing their own
fanfiction. The issn # is 1081-3004, It's the April 2003 copy, volume 46 #7.
The article is by Kelly Chandler-Olcott and Donna Mahar. It's an
interesting read.
On 4.3.03 4.22p, "Stevie7226@aol.com"
<Stevie7226@aol.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm exploring the concept of "manga" i.e. Japanese comics or
graphic
novels,
> as a reading motivation tool for children/teens in the library. So
far, I
> have been able to locate a number of articles on the extraordinarily fast
> growth of manga reading among young people in the US. I have also located
a
> number of articles on the use of "graphic novels" in general as a
reading
> motivation tool. However, other than a tiny blurb on what manga is in the
> School Library Journal, I cannot seem to locate anything dealing with
manga
> as a tool specifically. Does this information exist? Has anyone seen
it,
or
> does anyone know where I can look?
>
> With much thanks and appreciation,
> Stevie
>
Maggie Dyer
Research, Development and Technology Associate
Literacy Investment for Tomorrow
LIFT-Missouri
500 Northwest Plaza, Suite 601
St. Ann, MO 63074
314-291-4443 X 207
800-729-4443
314-291-7385 fax
mdyer@webster.edu
http://lift-missouri.org
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From: "Donna Barnhart" <barnhado@oplin.lib.oh.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: RE: Manga
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Hi, there are several websites you can check out. Here's a couple of them:
http://www.koyagi.com/Libguide.html#anchor345736
http://leep.lis.uiuc.edu/seworkspace/rebrennr/304LE/gn/index.html
http://www.mangamaniacs.org/index.html
Be sure to join this Graphic Novel Listserv. It will answer any question
you have.
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/gnlib/
Good luck.
Bob King
Asst. Children's Librarian
Guernsey County District Public Library
Cambridge, Ohio
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Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 5:23 PM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: Manga
Hello,
I'm exploring the concept of "manga" i.e. Japanese comics or graphic
novels,
as a reading motivation tool for children/teens in the library. So far, I
have been able to locate a number of articles on the extraordinarily fast
growth of manga reading among young people in the US. I have also located a
number of articles on the use of "graphic novels" in general as a
reading
motivation tool. However, other than a tiny blurb on what manga is in the
School Library Journal, I cannot seem to locate anything dealing with manga
as a tool specifically. Does this information exist? Has anyone seen it,
or
does anyone know where I can look?
With much thanks and appreciation,
Stevie
------------------------------
From: Corinne Fisher <fisher@noblenet.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Summer Reading Club (what else?) questions
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:25:37 CST
Walter Minkel brings up a Summer Reading incentive alternative that we've
actually had success with for a number of years- giving to charities. The
kids in our town (middle/upper middle class bedroom community North of
Boston) were really motivated after our school visits to promote our SRP,
"Kenya Read?". Through the generosity of the Friends, kids could
help "buy"
animals for the Heifer Project.
We used parts of BEATRICE'S GOAT during the class visits. For every 2
hours
or so read, kids earned "shares" they could put toward buying a
heifer,
goat, chickens and other animals that would go to Kenya. Listening to kids
and parents discuss which animal they should put their "shares"
towards was
very rewarding. We had alot of great comments from parents too! And
statistically, we discovered that children read 20% more hours than in the
previous year - they really, really wanted the library to earn the heifer!
We kept the running totals visable on a big wall. In the end, the hours
the
kids read, enabled us to buy 1 heifer, 2 goats, 1 sheep, 8 flocks of chicks,
2 trios of rabbits and 6 hives of bees!
Other years, we've saved acres of the rainforest through the Nature
Conservancy and adopted whales through the International Wildlife Coalition.
We don't do charities every year, but just enough to break the
ever-ascending cycle of rewards.
Corinne Fisher
Head of Children's Services
Reading (MA)Public Library
fisher@noblenet.org
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From: Toni Reese <treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us>
To: mtrinca@ansernet.rcls.org
Subject: Re: Board Book Collections
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:25:45 CST
We have our board books in a nifty wooden shelving cube which we got from
Childcraft. It is about 3 1/2 feet high and about 24" square.
Two sides
have
two display slots and the other two sides have two shelves. We don't put
them
in any order in the cube. This has worked real well for our library.
Hope this helps,
Toni Reese
Youth Services Librarian
Sump Memorial Library
Papillion Nebraska
treese@monarch.papillion.ne.us
Maria Trinca wrote:
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I am writing to ask how you organize your Board book
> collection for toddlers.
> We place our books in hang-up bags, but as you can imagine the bags are
> returned : (1) without a book,
> (2) book returned without the bag, (3)correct bag,
> wrong book.
> I have thought of filing these books within our
> regular Picture Book collection, but the small and irregular shaped books
,
> I know will easily become lost among the regular fella's....
>
> I appreciate your thoughts, ideas, and wisdom
> on this matter.
>
> Please respond to :
> mtrinca@rcls.org
>
> Maria Trinca
> Head of Children's Services
> Middletown Thrall Library
> 11-19 Depot St.
> Middletown, New York 10940
> 845.341.5470
> mtrinca@rcls.org
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From: Lorraine Getty <lgetty1969@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: library dress code
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:25:53 CST
From: "Jamie Holtsclaw" <jholtscl@in-span.net>
To: "Pubyac" <Pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Library dress codes & IN performers
My first question is for everyone. Does your
library's dress code address summer concerns such as
capri pants, women required to wear stockings,
coulotts/split skirts, etc? We are trying to decide
if this is necessary
..........
Jamie,
We don't have a "code" persay - but we are a rather
casual library with only 7 staff (possibly 9 during
the summer). The only thing not allowed are shorts
that look too casual or sloppy. If they are longer
and look "nice" they are OK. Jeans are OK, any type
of sandal, and we would have no problem at all with
capris or culottes. The only people who dress like
that are the high school or college age girls and a
couple of younger (compared to me) women who work
mostly at night and Saturdays. The director always
wears a dress, while I (children's librarian) dress in
typical "teacher" clothes (I used to be a school
librarian), so I wear both pants and skirts, sometimes
casual, other times more tailored, with golf-type
t-shirts and nicer tops, sometimes stockings and
sometimes not. But I don't feel right in shorts or
jeans, although I have worn capris. The other two
women who work here who are in their fifties (as am I)
always wear nice but casual pants and a simple top. I
personally don't care for the younger employees in
jeans, but my director doesn't have a problem with it,
so I keep that opinion to myself. I do think that
"guidelines" for dress should be addressed when anyone
is hired as part of job orientation, but as far as I
know, that's not been done here.
Lorraine Getty
Forsyth, IL
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From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Library dress codes & IN performers
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Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 10:26:04 CST
dress code?
one of the great (and slightly bizarre) things about
working in this part of california is the lack of
dress code. we have had to occassionally ask people to
use better judgement but for the most part shorts,
sandals, jeans...it's all good. i tell staff to not
wear anything their mother wouldn't approve of. i've
even (kid you not) seen people in flip-flops in the
back offices. now, i personally try to dress nice--as
do most of the professional staff--and i still wear
hose in the winter (and my southern grandmother would
turn in her grave if i ever left the house without a
slip) but it's not required. it was weird at first but
you get used to it really fast.
~j.
--- Jamie Holtsclaw <jholtscl@in-span.net>
wrote:
> My first question is for everyone. Does your
> library's dress code
> address summer concerns such as capri pants, women
> required to wear
> stockings, coulotts/split skirts, etc? We are
> trying to decide if this is
> necessary.
>
> My second question is directed to other IN
> (posibly Cincinnati, OH)
> librarians. Has anyone had experience with either
> of these performers:
> Frances Whitner and G. Douglass Owens. Frances is a
> general story teller and
> Doug does programs on Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
>
> Thanks for your assistance!
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jamie Holtsclaw
> Children's Librarian
> Greensburg Public Library
>
=====
~jenniferbaker
"If an item does not appear in our records, it does not exist."
~ Jocasta Nu (librarian from "Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the
Clones")
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