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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: Thursday, July 10, 2003 4:31 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1155
PUBYAC Digest 1155
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Infant story time
by "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com>
2) Dog program
by Tara Alcock <libdir@ci.petersburg.ak.us>
3) Re: program name help
by N Korsavidis <nkorsavidis@yahoo.com>
4) stumper on hobo signs?
by "Bloedau, Linda" <LBloedau@cortn.org>
5) Stumper
by "Cheryl D." <whirlee@hotmail.com>
6) Junk Food Festival
by Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org>
7) Evaluations for pages
by "Nikeda Webb" <nfwebb@wilmingtonlibrary.org>
8) Segregated picture books
by "Theresa Maturevich" <theresam@ocln.org>
9) stumper: Santa in summer
by "Mary D'Eliso" <mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us>
10) Re: program name help
by dasaro@noblenet.org
11) RE: program name help
by "Karo, Marlinda" <MWKaro@ocpl.org>
12) Re: Weird rumor about libraries?
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
13) Latecomers at programs
by Mary Geist <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
14) Fees charged by other libraries/compilation/long
by Jeannie Kunzinger <jkunzing@leaguecitylibrary.org>
15) Banned Books Week 2003
by "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
16) Do you own ? Could you send me a copy of a fingerplay?
by "Miss Karen" <kidslib@plattsburghlib.org>
17) Two stumpers
by "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
18) Stumper: David and Carol
by "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
19) Stumper
by lcole <lcole@du.edu>
20) stumper set in Egypt and S. Africa
by "Sharon Lawrence" <sharonl@downersgrovelibrary.org>
21) best books
by DIANA MARTIN <dmartin@kcpl.lib.in.us>
22) Fairytale stumper
by Vicky <vickys4444@yahoo.com>
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From: "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Infant story time
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:36:37 CDT
Hello everyone,
Does anyone have suggestions for a infant storytime? Our audience is
getting younger and younger and I need to adapt.
Thanks in advance,
Wanda
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From: Tara Alcock <libdir@ci.petersburg.ak.us>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: Dog program
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:36:46 CDT
Our library is planning to do a children's program that involves a few of
our staff members bringing their dogs into the library. Has anyone else out
there ever presented a program with dogs in their library? If so I'd love to
hear about it. Thanks!
Tara Alcock, Petersburg Public Library
libdir@ci.petersburg.ak.us
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From: N Korsavidis <nkorsavidis@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: program name help
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:36:54 CDT
We name our 0-12 month old program Baby Time. It's
simple and easy to remember. We also re-named our
Mother Goose (6-17 months) to Time to Rhyme.
Natalie
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Natalie Korsavidis
Youth Services Librarian
Farmingdale Public Library
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From: "Bloedau, Linda" <LBloedau@cortn.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: stumper on hobo signs?
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Dear Collective Brain,
a patron is seeking a juvenile novel about a little girl and her father
during the depression. Dad loses his job, and they travel together as
hobos
on trains. Much description of the signs hobos left for other hobos.
Any
ideas?
thanks!
Linda B. in sunny, then stormy, then sunny & steamy east Tennessee
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From: "Cheryl D." <whirlee@hotmail.com>
To: goodnightmoon-list@goodnightmoon.connix.com
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:37:09 CDT
Summer Greetings!
I have a patron looking for an alphabet book her son feel in love with while
on vacation in Centerville, MA. It takes place on a sailboat and the
letters ride on the boat. She remembers the letter E is is
"silent" and
doesn't speak. Also, the cover has the letter B as a sail. Any bells
ringing?
E-mail: whirlee@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Cheryl Donahue
Canton (CT) PL
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From: Laurel Sharp <lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org>
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Subject: Junk Food Festival
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:37:19 CDT
Hello,
Having done chocolate festivals and ice cream making extravaganzas
with some success for middle school and older kids, this year we'll
have a junk food fest. We'll probably have taste tests, bubble
blowing contest, jelly bean pass, junk food sculpture. Do you, o
collective brain, have any other ideas? There is a Klutz Press book
called Very Fun, Slightly Sticky Stuff to do With Candy that has some
nice ideas, but they're pretty elaborate.
thanks,
Laurel
--
Laurel Sharp
Liverpool Public Library
310 Tulip Street
Liverpool, NY 13088
315 457-0310 x123
Fax 315 453-7867
lsharp@mailbox.lpl.org
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From: "Nikeda Webb" <nfwebb@wilmingtonlibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Evaluations for pages
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:37:27 CDT
If you are responsible for evaluating pages, how do you do it? Do you
use the same forms you use for other employees? Do you observe them?
Please send me a copy of the forms you use. Thanks in advance.
Nikeda Webb
Youth Services Coordinator
Wilmington Public Library District
201 S. Kankakee St.
Wilmington, IL 60481
815-476-2834
815-476-7805 fax
<mailto:nfwebb@wilmingtonlibrary.org>
nfwebb@wilmingtonlibrary.org
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From: "Theresa Maturevich" <theresam@ocln.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Segregated picture books
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:37:35 CDT
Hi all-
Does anyone keep picture books of a sensitive or controversial
nature in a separate section, such as a parent's shelf? If so, what
topics do those books deal with? We currently have a parent's
section with various non-fiction titles on parenting and 3 lonely little
picture books that were pulled from the collection year's ago.
Thanks for your input,
Theresa Maturevich
Children's Librarian
Norwell Public Library
Norwell, MA 02061
(781) 659-2015
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From: "Mary D'Eliso" <mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper: Santa in summer
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:37:43 CDT
Hey 'YACkers!
Here's another stump-o-rama for you.
It's a picture book that our patron read at least 5 years ago.
In the story, illustrated with paintings that remind her somewhat of
VanAllsburg, Santa is having a wonderful time at the beach.
He decides he's never going back to the North Pole.
However, as time goes on and winter begins, he slowly starts to miss the
ol' place.
She remebers a picture of Santa on a beach chair.
It's not "Father Christmas on Holiday" or "Where Does Joe
Go?"
Any ideas? Thanks.
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Mary D'Eliso, Children's Librarian Monroe County Public Library
mdeliso@monroe.lib.in.us
Bloomington, Indiana
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From: dasaro@noblenet.org
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Subject: Re: program name help
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:37:52 CDT
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003 10:10:23 CDT rita@missoula.lib.mt.us
wrote:
Hi,
we call our 0-2 year olds The Mother Goose Story Hour. It's great
because we can easily find graphics for p.r. I've also heard it called
Lapsit story hour (but that doesn't sound as catchy I don't think)
Suzanne, Lynnfield, MA
> Greetings, I tried to access the archives, as I know this has been
> discussed endlessly, however, since they are not available, I must
> ask once again.
>
> Beginning in September we are doing a program for 0-3 year olds
> (we have done two separate programs covering this age for many
> years, but now are combining into one program), what we need is a
> catchy, fun name for this group. What we had used was Book
> Babies, for the young ones, and Tot Time for the older. What do you
> call your program?
>
>
> Rita Squires Smith
> Missoula Public Library
> 301 E Main
> Missoula, MT 59802
> rita@missoula.lib.mt.us
> 406 721 2665
>
> "Reading a really good book is like reading a part of the author's
> heart."
> (Kevin Frederick - my 9 year old son, after reading the last of the
> Indian in the
> Cupboard series)
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From: "Karo, Marlinda" <MWKaro@ocpl.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
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Subject: RE: program name help
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:38:00 CDT
How about...Mother Goose Time or Baby and Me Story Time?
Marlinda Karo
Children's Librarian
Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Library
12700 Montecito Road
Seal Beach, CA 90740
(562) 430-1049
mwkaro@ocpl.org
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From: rita@missoula.lib.mt.us
[mailto:rita@missoula.lib.mt.us]
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 8:10 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: program name help
Greetings, I tried to access the archives, as I know this has been
discussed endlessly, however, since they are not available, I must
ask once again.
Beginning in September we are doing a program for 0-3 year olds
(we have done two separate programs covering this age for many
years, but now are combining into one program), what we need is a
catchy, fun name for this group. What we had used was Book
Babies, for the young ones, and Tot Time for the older. What do you
call your program?
Rita Squires Smith
Missoula Public Library
301 E Main
Missoula, MT 59802
rita@missoula.lib.mt.us
406 721 2665
"Reading a really good book is like reading a part of the author's
heart."
(Kevin Frederick - my 9 year old son, after reading the last of the
Indian in the
Cupboard series)
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From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Weird rumor about libraries?
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:38:09 CDT
And I'll never forget the time when I was working in
Auburndale, one of the branches of the Queensborough
Library System and I heard a mother tell her older
child who appeared to be about four to watch the
younger one who was probably around two in the
children's room while she went to the adult dept. to
look for books for herself. Of course, I went after
the mother immediately. Besides the fact that you
never know if an evil-doer may be lurking around,
children that young aren't capable of taking care of
themselves or anyone else and within minutes they are
crying for mommy. We always tell parents who have left
young children alone that we hope the library is a
safe place, but you never know. We emphasize that we
are telling them this for their child's safety.
(putting a positive "spin" on it as opposed to saying
they did something wrong).
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From: Mary Geist <mgeist@meherrinlib.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Latecomers at programs
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Dear PUBYACers:
Sorry if this one has already been done to death, but I've missed a lot of
digests this summer. One of our branches is having a big problem with
latecomers at our Summer Reading events this year. The worst culprits are
daycare groups, of which we have many. It's not so terrible if one of the
staffers is doing the program, but it's awfully disruptive (not to mention
plain rude)when we've paid a professional performer and have 20 or 30 kids
sashay in 20 minutes late and shove and push to try to get in.
How do you handle it at your library? Guard the door? Turn them away if
the
show has been going on 15 minutes? Other suggestions? We hate to
disappoint the little ones of course, and we'll get flak from the big ones
no matter what we do, but it sure is unfair to those who were on time.
Please respond off list and I will digest if others need the info.
Thanks, Mary
Richardson Memorial Library
100 Spring Street
Emporia, VA 23847 434.634.2539
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From: Jeannie Kunzinger <jkunzing@leaguecitylibrary.org>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Fees charged by other libraries/compilation/long
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:38:27 CDT
I needed to submit this information to the Assistant City Librarian, so I
have left off personal names, but included the library name, city, and
state when that information was included in the email.
Thank you for your time in responding to my request-
Jeannie Kunzinger
Youth Services Coordinator
Helen Hall Library
League City, TX 77573
281-316-3434
Fees for libraries and library use.
the library I work for now only charges for fines. The peoples taxes pay
for our service so why double bill them?
A library I used to work at charged for ILL's (1.50) for the shipping cost.
They also charged 25.00 for out of county cards (they didn't contribute to
the tax pool so they were not getting double billed)
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all -- I have no budget for Teen programs so we generally
charge if there is expense associated with the program. For example, this
summer we are offering candle-making, Red Cross babysitter training, and
scrapbooking, and charging for all of them. (We do offer some programs that
we don't charge for.) I don't like charging fees, but the public doesn't
seem to mind - and this is a fairly affluent community.
Farmington, CT
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We charge for video game check out.
$1 for Nintendo, N64, Sega, Sega Saturn, and Playstation
$3 for Playstation and Game Cubes
They check out for 1 week
Glendale, AZ 85306
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We charge $1 a week for videos and DVDs and 50 cents per music CD (i.e. a
double CD would be $1) for three week checkout. No charge for computer
CD-roms, kids music, books on tape or CD & no charge for any program or
service. Susan Erhardt/ Grand Rapids Michigan, latest posting on the
internet / Y
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We do not charge for programs either. Our library charges for computer
time (like word processing and etc.) and photo copiers (.15 per copy and
$3.00 for one hour of the computer) and we also charge for printing....
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We charge $.50 for ILL fees. We also are just beginning a charge of $25
for individual and $35 for a family registration for patrons who live in
incorporated towns without libraries. In other words, patrons who don't
pay taxes to some library. Our state provides monies for open access
(meaning we are reimbursed for services patrons coming from other towns
that have libraries) and rural patrons pay county taxes (some of which
go to the library). The people who've paid so far are not unhappy about
this fee and most feel it is a way they can contribute so it's been a
positive thing for us. Other than that, we only charge for fines, copies
and faxes.
We've only charged for programs in cases where we have an outside
presenter who requires a fee to cover materials (e.g. a cake decorator
who does an annual cake decorating class for us).
North Liberty (Iowa) Community Library
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There is a charge to use any meeting/coomunity rooms if the group is not a
not for profit--There is a $1.00 charge for an out of system ILL
request--when I worked in Plano, TXthey charged $0.25 for any holds that
you requested but neglected to pick up--
Arlington, TX
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We charge $1 for interlibrary loan; 10 cents per copy, whether printed from
the computer or at the copy machine; $30 per family per year for a library
card if they live out side of the city limits (our library is funded by
city taxes, so if people don't live inside the city they don't pay any
taxes for the library).
Since I've been here, the only time we charged for programs was $1 per
child at a model airplane-making workshop. People were happy to pay this.
My own personal opinion is that in these times of budget strangling for
libraries, we could charge for more programs, if necessary, and I bet
people would pay with no complaint.
Papillion Nebraska
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We charge postage and any lending fees from other libraries for
Interlibrary Loan items. We also charge .50 for any hold that a patron does
not pick up. Right now, these are the only additional fees (besides the
standard ones you mentioned) that we charge to patrons.
Hope this helps!
Jennifer Lovchik
Reference/Teen Services Librarian
Bellingham Public Library
360.647.6365 ext. 231
jlovchik@cob.org /Washington
/Y
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No, we don't charge anything extra.
Have a great day!
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Jeannie,
We charge $1.00 for feature length videos only and we have occasionally
charged for programs. Most of the programs that we have charged for are
ones that involve hiring outside speakers/presenters and we tell the
public that it helps us cover the cost of bringing them in. We have
only charged two times for children's programs in the last three years
and they were a watercolor painting class and a jewelry making
class-both of which required costly supplies.
"I have a new philosophy. I am only going to dread one day at a time."
- Charlie Brown
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We used to charge $1 for tickets to performers we brought in (but not
for any programs, such as Storytimes, staff did). Our new director
was opposed to that, and now we either give tickets out for free, or
don't use tickets at all. The only program that we still charge for
is the "teas" we hold 2-4 times a year. Tickets are usually $5 each,
although if we do a Mother-Daughter Tea, we'll sell individual
tickets for $5 or a pair of tickets for $8.
We also charge $1.25 for videos/DVDs. Non-fiction videos check out
for 7 days, and children's videos and motion pictures check out for 3
days.
Midland, Michigan
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Nope. The community here is quite vocal about how we are tax supported and
even our .05/day fines get complaints.
If our programing budget can't afford someone, we look for an in-house
person, a nonprofit that does free shows, or else just don't do some of the
extras.
Everything - including computer classes, reserves on books, kids programs,-
is free.
p.s. The average household pays about $40/year in library taxes ~ a bargain!
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Even though here in New Orleans we are a very economically disadvantaged
city, we do not charge any fees for services, programs, etc... Maybe it's
due to the lack of wealth that we don't. How can you charge someone who
just can't afford it? You can't, so you have one less patron and possibly
one less child reading. Public libraries are supported by taxes, or in our
case, a dedicated millage, and they should remain so. If knowledge isn't
free, what's next....
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We don't here but the last library I worked in had what they called a
Rental Collection. It was a collection of Bestsellers from McNaughton that
had been started by a gift from our Friends group but was now self
supporting (? I think it was quite a while ago). The way it worked was you
paid 25 cents a day to rent a book these were first come first served with
no holds allowed. I remember that we had a number of patrons who would
stop by on Friday morning and check out a book from this collection and
return it over the weekend in the bookdrop thus getting the book for free
because the charge was calcuated at return and the branch was closed over
the weekend so the bookdrop check in date would be set back to Friday when
we checked in on Monday mornings.
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We have no fees - all of our services and items are available for free
(including DVD and videos, internet access, and even computer printing.)
Lakewood Public Library
Lakewood, OH
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we charge $1 for DVD and VHS rentals for 3 nights.
We have charged a minimal fee for book talks, but itwas to buffer the costs
($5 for 3 paperbacks, pizza, drinks, etc) now we have corporate sponsors
then they are free too.
We do *not* charge a non-resident fee.
Copies are $0.10 and printouts are $0.25 per page (including our color
laser printer)
Other than that, everything's free.
York, PA 17401
Wright public library, CA
Here at our library we don't charge fees but our Friends have a fund
raising project. The Friends buy newly published books and put it in a
rental collection. The books go out for one week and it is a dollar a
week, if a patron wants it for two weeks, $2.00. No holds are permitted on
these books, so the titles stay available. They are cataloged, and
after
the titles are no longer "hot", they are added to out regular
collection.
The Friends also have a video collection. They pay for the videos and we
rent them out for $1.00 a week. Half the collection are juvenile
titles. Parents love this collection. Last week we took in $209.00
just
for videos. The money goes back to the Friends group, which gives it back
to us to purchase books. These are also cataloged so we can just scan the
barcodes to check them out.
We have started a DVD collection, same as videos $1.00 a week. /Y
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For the first time we charged for a program. Last week we did a "Magic for
Muggles" program and charged $2/child for the supplies. The man who was
doing the program was paid $200 by the library and got the $2/child in
addition and he supplied everything. The kids got a magic wand and several
magic trick props for their $2. We did not advertise but did give about 10
children free passes & the $20 was paid by a parent who offered extra money
for children who couldn't scrape up the $2. It was fairly well attended and
the children & parents left very happy. I thought we probably could have
done it ourselves for much less cost but it was a very convenient "packaged
program". He even brought bags for the kids to put their goodies in.
In the past the library has charged a VERY small fee (like 50 cents or a
dollar) for craft programs especially for adult or family programs and this
has always worked just fine. We have never charged for a performer but
rather for things that people will take home with them.
I think our patrons understand that everyone is trying to do things with
little cash right now and are happy to help pay. I also firmly believe that
people find the money for things they want to do but I always like to
consider the kids who have no access to cash and are completely dependent
upon adults for spending money. (at one time we even considered letting
kids work off their library fines!) I've really gone off on a tangent from
your original question! I'll be interested to hear other responses to this
one!
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Hi! The only thing we charge for (other than overdues, lost cards, etc.) is
videos. We charge $1.00 per video (and dvd) and they go out for 7 days.
Some of us on the staff believe we shouldn't be charging for them, at least
not for the kid videos, but that is the policy at this time.
Chippewa River District Library
Mt. Pleasant, MI
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Our programs and services are free, as are educational and instructional
videos which include short cartoon videos and videos shown on TV. However,
we charge $1 for a 2-day checkout of theatrical release videos and DVDs.
Ontario, CA 91761-2603
No. Everyone in the system feels very strongly about not charging for
anything other than the items you listed.
We do do an occasional $20 refundable deposit if someone wants to take a
reference book home with them, but they get their money back when they
return the book. And we only do this on a very rare occasion. It's not
something we advertise.
We would never dare charge for programs. But we have a very supportive
Friends group and a Foundation too.
Stuart, FL
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We have a $1.00 fee for holds and ILL's if they are not picked-up.
THanks,
Peoria, AZ 85345
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Our library charges 10Cents a page for printing from our public access
computers -- 1st 2 pages are free. Also, in some cases, the patrons paid
part of the fee for an adult program (e.g. flower arranging, the Friends of
the Library paid $15/per person and participants paid $10/per person.
Swampscott (MA) Public Library
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There is a library in Oakland, CA that has gone on Amazon.com and created a
Wish List. Apparently, it has been a great success and they have received
hundreds of books already.
Creative minds!
Garfield Park Library
Young Adult Branch
Santa Cruz, CA
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We charge a $l.00 service fee on Feature Videos...not on children's.
We charge $ .10 a page for printing and the various overdue, damaged, and
lost fees.
We do not charge for lost card replacement, non-resident fees, or
programs.mm
Plaza Branch, Kansas City Public Library
301 E. 51st Street
Kansas City Mo 64112
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We charge $.50 per video, with the exception of those videos that are
shelved in our adult nonfiction collection. The videos loan for 1 week, but
the overdue is $1 per day per tape. When our library (located south of Fort
Wayne, Indiana) first bought videos, some Library Board members did not
think that taxpayers' money should be spent on entertainment videos and so
we instituted the policy. There is money budgeted for "educational"
videos,
but the entertainment ones are purchased from the fees collected.
(Actually, I think we collect more money than we use for this purpose. I'm
not exactly sure how this works since I've never done the budget, but...)
Staff pay $.25 per video and have to pay overdues on videos only. (We had a
few who kept them much too long!) Teachers do not have to pay a rental fee.
This was all quite complicated until we got our new automation system, which
knows which tapes and which patrons to charge. Actually, we used to charge
$.50 per video or 3 for $1. This had to be changed for the computer to be
able to automatically charge the fee. I was hoping the Library Board would
just say forget the fee, but they couldn't be persuaded.
We also charge $1 for each inter-library loan. The automation system
applies the fee to the patron's card when they check the book out.
If you have questions, feel free to get back to me,
Ossian Branch Library
Ossian, IN
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We don't charge any fees. Sometimes our presenters, (crafts, etc.) charge
for supplies.
/ Peabody Public Library, Whitley County, IN
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We charge $1.00 per videotape/DVD checkout. Money is used to buy new
videos/DVDs, since our operating budget doesn't cover them. Everything else
is free.
Children's Room
Garden City Public Library / Garden City, New York
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Wecharge fines; fees for lost or damaged property, and a fine for removing
the barcode from something, even if the item is returned.
Onelibrary within our systemrents copies of new books to people willing to
pay to avoid the waiting list, but they also loan other copies of the same
titles.
Another library charges .50 for storytime, but it is to cover the cost of
the snack served at each session.
One library board decided the children's programming was to be used as a
fund raising department. The children's person was told in no uncertain
terms that her programs were to raise $500 per year to go toward the
general fund. She had to charge for each event, making sure to turn a
profit. The rest of us were strongly opposed to this, and said so. She
spoke to the board, but I don't know if they changes their minds or not.
She took a job elsewhere in our system ASAP.
That's all I know about from our system (72 libraries.)
Blodgett Library
Fishkill, NY /Y
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We charge an "insurance fee" for videos and dvds of .50 This is
because
there is no gradual wearing out like there is with books, and if Snow White
breaks on the 178th circulation, that unlucky patron shouldn't have to pay
replacement cost.
Otherwise, it's pretty standard: .15 per copy for printer use, and 2.50 for
Inter-Library Loans. There is a 2.00 replacement fee for lost library
cards, and of course, there are overdue fines.
We do not charge for programs, checking out any library materials (except
for videos and dvds), or using the computers.
Youth Services Librarian
Lakeside Branch Library
Lakeside, CA
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We charge .50 per reserve or hold. Our director would really like to see
that fee go away but the county sees it as an additional avenue of revenue.
Placer County, CA
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Our Board of Trustees has set fees for videos, DVDs, audiobooks, holds,
replacement cards, computer usage, printing and copying. Our city has only
had a municpal library since 1994 and it was determined that fees could
augment materials and services that our budget could not otherwise fund.
Since we have always done this we do not receive many negative comments and
our usage is very high. We are offering 2 for 1 video and DVD rental on
Thursdays and Fridays this summer and it appears to be increasing business
on those days.
If you would like more specifics please let me know.
Senior Librarian
Rancho Cucamonga Public Library
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Rancho Cucamonga Public Library / CA /Y
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Here at Fort Vancouver Regional Library District in Vancouver, Wa, we charge
for very little, since we feel the publlic has already paid for the service
through their taxes. We don't charge for programming or services, no overdo
charges, no charges for lost cards, free mailing for holds, and the only non
resident fees are for people who live in an area that has no tax base to
support any library services at all. We do charge for lost or damaged
books. It sure makes it easy for people who work here! /Y
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Other fees:
Audio or video dropped in book drop $1.00
Rewind fee $1.00
Replacement or lost card $ .50
hope this helps.
Director
Allan Shivers Library
and Museum / Woodville, TX /Y
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The Liberty Municipal Library charges 10 cents per day per book or audio,
$1.00 per day per video. Fines may not exceed the cost of the individual
book/video/cassette. Lost card replacement is $5.00 each. We charge $2.00
per hour for typewriter use, and $20 per day for the meeting room. Copies
are 15 cents each, both Xerox and computer. We sell floppy disks for $1.00
each.
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From: "Don Wood" <dwood@ala.org>
To: <yalsa-l@ala.org>
Subject: Banned Books Week 2003
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Banned Books Week 2003 is September 20-27.
The Banned Books Week Kit information is now online:
http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Our_Association/Offices/Intellectu
al_Freedom3/Banned_Books_Week/BBW_Kit/BBW_Kit.htm
or
http://tinyurl.com/ggor
For more information, contact Jen Hammond at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4220,
or jhammond@ala.org.
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From: "Miss Karen" <kidslib@plattsburghlib.org>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Subject: Do you own ? Could you send me a copy of a fingerplay?
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:30:16 CDT
Hello All!
Does anyone out there own a copy of 101 Fingerplays, Stories, and Songs =
to Use With Finger Puppets published by American Library Association in =
1999?
If so would you be willing to e-mail me the words to 5 Scary Monsters? =
kidslib@plattsburghlib.org
I would like to use it tomorrow morning with my monster program. Sorry =
about the short notice but I thought the book was coming to me from =
another source and just found out it is not coming!
Thanks! You all are great and always come through!
Karen R.
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From: "Kim Flores" <kimf@mail.sgcl.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Two stumpers
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:30:24 CDT
Hi, I've got two stumpers for all of you to consider.
#1 Patron is looking for the story of the "Brahmin" (sic) and
the
Hindu (sic). They meet on the road while taking their donkey and
cow to the market. They were not allowed to speak to each other
but talked through God. I've looked in all our indian folktales,
the storytellers sourcebook, our catalog and the internet with no
luck. The patron remembers reading the book when she was in
second grade and again in fourth grade (she didn't say how old she
is now!). Anybody know this one?
#2 Same patron is looking for a story about how St. Nicholas
built his government buildings (I think she is actually thinking
of Czar Nicholas I of Russia), there's a little girl in the story
who dances and saves the fathers in a cold wintertime illness and
how toys were made and put on their porches. Again, I've checked
all the St. Nicholas stories I can find, internet searches re Czar
Nicholas, no luck. Help!
Kim
kimf@mail.sgcl.org
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From: "Wilson, Amy (Library)" <amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper: David and Carol
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:30:32 CDT
Dear PUBYACers,
I have another stumper, this time for a patron.
She says she remembers reading a juvenile fiction chapter book when she was
young (perhaps 40 years ago). The main characters are a brother and sister
named David and Carol. David and Carol had family members who were in the
military. She said it was a series of books.
And that's all. Now come on -- PUBYACers have solved other stumpers with
less information than this. Please send your replies to
amy.wilson@nashville.gov <mailto:amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
and I will post
the answer when it comes in.
Thank you in advance,
Amy Wilson
Children's Department
Hermitage Branch Library
3700 James Kay Lane
Hermitage, TN 37076
Public Library of Nashville/Davidson County
amy.wilson@nashville.gov <mailto:amy.wilson@nashville.gov>
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From: lcole <lcole@du.edu>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:30:40 CDT
I'm hoping someone will recognize this book.
A patron is looking for a book that is at least 20 years old. The story is
about an old widow who sits in an attic and watches the kids in the
neighborhood through binoculars. She doesn't like the children. At
one
point
in the story, she falls out of the window and hangs herself on her binocular
strap.
The patron remembers the book cover very well. The book cover shows a
picture
of the old woman looking through her binoculars. The lenses of the
binoculars
are red. Black widow spiders are pictured around the edge of the book.
The patron thinks the title of the book might have the word spider in it.
If you have any ideas about what this book might be, please email me at
lcole@ald.lib.co.us or lcole@du.edu.
Thank you!
Lisa Cole
Arapahoe Library District
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From: "Sharon Lawrence" <sharonl@downersgrovelibrary.org>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper set in Egypt and S. Africa
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:30:49 CDT
Hi. I was asked to email you this stumper question. A 30-something
male read it in 7th grade, so about 15 years ago, he was sure it was
entitled "Red Badge of Courage". But wait, it isn't that easy,
here is
the plot:
A story about a boy in WW II who lives with his mother in Egypt and is
orphaned when his mother is killed in a bomb attack. He treks across
Africa to Johannesburg where his aunt lives. Along the way he meets a
nomad and a big game hunter.
Please send an ideas you have directly to me.
Thanks,
Sharon Lawrence
Children's Reference Coordinator
Downers Grove Public Library
1050 Curtiss Street
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
Downers Grove Library <http://www.downersgrovelibrary.org/>
... The
Place to Go, When You Need to Know!
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From: DIANA MARTIN <dmartin@kcpl.lib.in.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: best books
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:30:56 CDT
Dear Collective,
May I draw on your vast experience and knowledge to ask a
question that many have been put forth before?
We are needing a list of "best books" for 0-7 and 7-12.
Having some luck with Book Links and Book List. Are there
any others that you have found or used.
Thanks millions!
Diana Martin: dmartinAkcpl.lib.in.us
Know County Pulic Library
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From: Vicky <vickys4444@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Fairytale stumper
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Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:31:04 CDT
We are trying to identify a fairytale for a patron
that she remembers reading in an anthology when she
was young. Someone was floating down a river and there
were silver leaves and golden pears. She said the mood
of the fairytale was very dark. Of course, it sounds
vaguely familiar to us but we can't place it.
Thank you!
Vicky Schoenrock
Warren-Newport Public Library
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