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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, August 07, 2003 10:42 PM Subject: PUBYAC digest 1176 PUBYAC Digest 1176 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Teen Contests by "Jessica Cammer" <jcammer@rpl.regina.sk.ca> 2) thanks to survey respondents by "Pat Stainbrook" <stainbrookpat@hotmail.com> 3) Stumper - Ship in Bottle by "Fredda Williams" <fwilliams@knoxlib.org> 4) Privacy issues and self checkout by "Judy Nelson" <jnelson@pcl.lib.wa.us> 5) Re: Summer Reading Books vs. Hours by Sharon Dudeck <sldudeck@yahoo.com> 6) Picture book Paintings by spardi@nplhub.org (Sarah Pardi) 7) Non-fiction Video Filing Results by Hardginski@menashalibrary.org 8) Greetings PUBYAC-ers by Kayleen <Kpbam@TeenInk.com> 9) thanks stumper kids left behind by "Middendorf-Kredell Branch Children's" <mkchild@mail.win.org> 10) Fairy Programs by "Carol Chatfield" <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu> 11) Program Fees - Thank you by Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com> 12) Goodbye by Terry Lambert <lamberte@oplin.lib.oh.us> 13) Re: Interview Questions for Children's Librarian by "Michelle Ornat" <mornat@CHESAPEAKE.LIB.VA.US> 14) Re: leaky kids by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com> 15) STUMPER: Little girl and loup garoux by "Chris Accardo" <Caccardo@GPTX.org> 16) "Marketing" the library to teachers by "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com> 17) Re: graphic novels by "Michelle Ornat" <mornat@CHESAPEAKE.LIB.VA.US> 18) RE: Leaky kids by "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us> 19) Stumper by "YPS Reference" <yps@barringtonarealibrary.org> 20) Re: Christmas card craft by "Janet Petersen" <jpeterse@fvrl.org> 21) Stumper by "Claire Isaac" <cisaac@rpl.regina.sk.ca> 22) christmas card craft by susanna.holstein@kanawha.lib.wv.us ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Jessica Cammer" <jcammer@rpl.regina.sk.ca> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Teen Contests Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:39:12 CDT Hi, Does anyone have an interesting teen contest that they do over the winter break? I am looking for something that doesn't take a lot of staff time, and is fairly easy for the teens to do. Thanks, Jessica Cammer Young Adult Services Specialist Sunrise Branch Regina Public Library Telephone: (306) 777-6095 Facsimile: (306) 949-7271 ------------------------------ From: "Pat Stainbrook" <stainbrookpat@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: thanks to survey respondents Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; format=flowed Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:39:22 CDT A huge thank you to all who replied to my survey asking about the ambiance and comfort level of your library. Your answers were detailed and thoughtful, and helped tremendously. Sounds like some of you work in library heaven! Pat Stainbrook Medical Lake, WA _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: smart spam protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ------------------------------ From: "Fredda Williams" <fwilliams@knoxlib.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Stumper - Ship in Bottle MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=iso-8859-1 Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:39:31 CDT Hi all, Our ILL librarian passed this on to one of my staff and I have few details. The request is for a children's book, probably more than 25 years old, possibly titled "I Love My Grandpa." The grandfather builds a ship in a bottle and the grandson wonders how he gets a ship into the bottle. The cover has a bald man and a little boy on it. I have checked our database and "A to Zoo", and I don't know what sources the ILL folks have checked. If anyone has an idea of the title and author, please respond to me at fwilliams@knoxlib.org Thanks! Fredda -- Fredda Williams Children's Services Manager Knox County Public Library System 500 West Church Ave. Knoxville, TN 37902 (865) 215-8761 fwilliams@knoxlib.org ------------------------------ From: "Judy Nelson" <jnelson@pcl.lib.wa.us> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Privacy issues and self checkout content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:39:40 CDT As Coordinator of Youth Services I have been asked to find out what = other systems are doing with regard to the privacy of holds when systems = add self checkout services.=20 1. Where are you placing hold items? (on the floor or behind the desk) 2. If you place them on the floor, where are they located? (Near the = self checkout stations or off in a corner) 3. How are you labelling items to preserve your patrons privacy? (or = are you) 4. Are you making any changes to your privacy policies because of the = addition of self checkout stations? I'll be happy to share any information I get. Thanks Judy Nelson Judy T Nelson Coordinator of Youth Services Pierce County Library System 3005 112th St E Tacoma, WA 984426 253 536-6500 ext 158 ------------------------------ From: Sharon Dudeck <sldudeck@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Summer Reading Books vs. Hours MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:39:50 CDT Hi Katrina, We have 6 symbols on the reading logs for each reading goal. Each time a child reads for an hour, a parent signs or initials one of the symbols (they're just something that matches our theme and has enough white space to write over--generally some sort of black and white clipart). We use 6 hours per prize level, with three prize levels--so a total of 18 hours. Sharon Dudeck Frankfort Public Library Frankfort Illinois --- Katrina Neville <KatrinaN@moval.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > We are thinking of switching from tracking the > number of books read to the number of hours read for > next year's SRP (I know, I'm not even finished with > this year's!!) and was wondering how other folks do > this? Is it just an honor system? Also, do any of > you give your readers a choice of counting books or > hours? > > We have always counted books, and this year I > adjusted the reading goals to make it easier, but > for middle readers it is still a pretty tough goal > (2 books a week to reach goal). I'd like to make it > more fair for all participants next year. > > Please reply to me privately at kneville@moval.org > > Thanks in advance for any and all advice! > > Katrina > > Katrina Neville > Children's Librarian > City of Moreno Valley > 25480 Alessandro Blvd. > Moreno Valley, CA 92553 > t: 909-413-3880 > f: 909-247-8346 > e: katrinan@moval.org > w: www.moreno-valley.ca.us > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: spardi@nplhub.org (Sarah Pardi) To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Picture book Paintings Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:39:59 CDT Hi All- I have a question concerning near completed renovations in our Children's Room. The designers want to paint storybook characters on the walls (an i= dea which I personally do not like) and if I do not supply suggestions, they will use their own, which I'm afraid to discover. I do not want Disney, Sesame Street, Nickelodeon or other similar characters-which I heard one = of the designers mention. Since these paintings are intended to be there for awhile, I want to make sure we pick images that are relevant and come fro= m quality books. Has anyone made a similar decision or just have suggestion= s? Thank you!=0D =0D Sarah Pardi=0D Children's Librarian =0D Belleville Public Library =0D Belleville, NJ, 07109 ------------------------------ From: Hardginski@menashalibrary.org To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Non-fiction Video Filing Results MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:40:07 CDT Thank you to all who so kindly responded to my question about interfiling non-fiction videos with non-fiction books in the children's department. The vast majority was in favor. I have compiled the responses below for those of you who are interested. We have our non-fiction videos interfiled. It started because we were running out of room for tapes and this was a way of relieving the crowding. Both kids and adults really like being able to find all that we have on a subject in one place. The only problem we've had with the system is that they keep bringing the tapes to me, reporting that they found a tape in among the books where it didn't belong. I have to keep explaining that it does belong there, despite being a tape. We consider the idea a success. We opened our renovated library almost a year ago. At that time we inter filed non-fiction videos with non-fiction books. I work in adult services and have noticed that patrons really like the visibility this gives them to what is available. Like one stop shopping. Good luck! we did this about a year ago because we were running out of room in our video area. it's been great. we now have a lot more space to display fiction films and also our nonfiction film stats have jumped quite a bit. Our library interfiles non-fiction videos with non-fiction books. Most of them circulate very well -- especially Magic School Bus, Eyewitness, Bill Nye, Reading Rainbow, and anything having to do with firemen, policemen or construction trucks. The only problem is shelf space, but since you are moving into a new building that should not be a problem. The real secret is that non-fiction videos are free and check out for a two week period with a fine of 10 cents a day, if returned late. Our "entertainment" videos cost $1.00 and check out for only three days, with a fine of $1.00 a day , if late. When we moved into our new building, my boss decided to interfile the adult videos, but I kept the kids' nonfiction opposite the movies. I felt that the kids' ones were used more for browsing (Disney sing-alongs, Eyewitness). They are still in Dewey order, so can be found. Interfiling the adult ones has worked out very well (especially for travel videos!), but it turns out there are adult browsers of non-fiction, who are disappointed that we changed our system. I don't know if this has helped you any. I think it's definitely worth it to try interfiling, especially if you get lots of classroom requests. We interfiled our nonfiction videos with the books a couple of years ago, and it has been very successful. The patrons find them when they are browsing and many have commented that they would never have thought about a video in their subject of interest. It also makes it easier for us to direct patrons studying a particular subject, as we have one less direction in which to send them. Our library used to have some children's non-fiction videos in the regular video section or in a special section. Not long after I started working here, we decided to move them to the non-fiction section. They were used fairly well where they were, but it was difficult to find when someone wanted a non-fiction video. The Magic School Bus and Eyewitness videos were most likely to be separated from the book collection. We decided to integrate those and other non-fiction videos to help patrons find videos when they were in the subject area. The switch also changed the circulation period from three days to three weeks (our normal book circulation time). We had a few patron complaints, but over all, I like the arrangement. We had already had some videos in non-fiction and this made it easier overall to find them. Our library system used to intershelve the nonfiction videos with the nonfiction books, and as a patron and then - teacher looking specifically for videos to use with my classes, I hated it. Personally, I like to browse the videos all together in one section. It is pretty difficult to browse and to find what videos are available in a subject area when they are interfiled. I much prefer our current system of having all the non-fiction videos shelved together next to the feature films. Just my two bits. Good luck! Our non-fiction videos are now shelved with the books and it seems to be working out quite well. The main disadvantage is that series type videos, such as the Magic School Bus, are separated by subject instead of being together. Patrons who are browsing by subject are often pleased to find a video in addition to the books. The videos circulate exactly the same as books (3 weeks, 2 week renewals if not on hold) to avoid confusion. Originally they had a shorter circulation period than the books and this caused some problems. Also, we changed the fine to match the books. Our video fine is $1.00 a day as opposed to 10 cents a day for books. (We charge for entertainment videos but not for educational videos. All non-fiction videos are considered educational.) The library decided to treat the videos the same as the books because we had numerous patron complaints when the check-out and fines were different. This seemed to confuse patrons. As of right now, our library interfiles the YA non-fiction videos with non-fiction books (and CDs), but has the Children's and adult NF videos in with the rest of the video collections. It seems to work well, especially for the audience (teens) - (a) we don't have space for a separate video collection in the YA area, and (b) it is by subject, so they find them with the other materials they're looking for. Our library has recently begun to interfile some older Adult NF videos with Adult NF books, mainly to open up some room on our video shelves for newer videos and a new DVD collection. It seems to work for us pretty well. The only two problems that I've seen in the 2 - 3 months we've been doing this is 1) when you check in videos, you really have to pay attention to the computer screen to tell if the video goes in the DVD/Video section or the NF section and 2) people who like to browse the videos seem disconcerted at the sudden "space" in the video section and don't like the now limited selection. But, if you plan on interfiling all of the JNF videos in your JNF section, I don't see you having the shelving issues that we do (not that they are major issues or anything). The only drawback that I can see is when formats change, as they are doing right now with a trend toward DVD. Videos are big enough to shelve with the books wide enough for to make the call number visible but DVD boxes don't stand up as well and have narrow spines making shelved call numbers harder to read. The library in my old town had shelves hanging on the end of the ranges so that the videos for those Dewey numbers would be hanging face out at the end of the rows, this was in the adult department though I'm not sure how well it would work in children's where the shelves are lower and the smaller patrons likely to run into them or pull things off. I am assuming that your video call numbers for nonfiction are regular Dewey numbers, if not and they have to change them your Tech Services people will not be happy. We don't interfile (space issues), but about 18 months ago we bought shelves for the end of each JNF stack, shelving the corresponding numbers as close to the books as possible while still being separate. It has done wonders for NF video circ! Can't give you exact figures, but it certainly has picked up! We started interfiling our nonfiction videos with the books about a year ago and it's been great. We have made lists of popular titles, like the Magic School Bus series, so users can easily find their call numbers. Adults are especially happy to have the option of a movie in addition to print when they are looking for certain subjects. We have interfiled in the children's area for a couple of years. This has increased the circulation of the non-fiction videos considerably and made it easier for kids doing projects or parents looking for help with toilet training to find the information in a variety of formats all in one place. Right now our library is undergoing an expansion and renovation. The adult department is considering interfiling once renovations are complete and there is more room in the non-fiction area for additional shelving. I can't think of any problems that we have had. Go for it! Thanks again for all your responses! Ann Ann Hardginski 440 First Street Children's Librarian Menasha, WI 54952 Menasha Public Library 920-967-5166 hardginski@menashalibrary.org ------------------------------ From: Kayleen <Kpbam@TeenInk.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Greetings PUBYAC-ers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:40:17 CDT Dear PUBYAC Folks, I need your help. I am part of the nonprofit Young Authors Foundation, an organization devoted to encouraging reading and writing among teenagers. Jennifer told me I'm one of the first people from publishing to answer her survey. So if you ever want to pick my brain, just email me! We publish Teen Ink - the largest magazine of teen writing in the country. It began in 1989 and is now distributed in libraries and schools nationwide with a readership of more than 3.5 million per year. You can learn more at http://TeenInk.com . (If you'd like to receive a free sample issue of the magazine, I'd be happy to send you one - just email me your name and mailing address. We also publish the successful Teen Ink book series. Each of the five books are a collections of stories written by teens, initially based on the "best of the best" from the magazine. The stories are well written, compelling and real - and are NOT written by adults just looking back on the teen years. We're starting a partnership program with libraries to help inspire young adults to read, write and to be published. I hope you can take a minute - at your convenience - to answer the following questions ... it will be a great help for our efforts to provide teenagers with a valuable resource (and inspiration): 1. Have you already seen the Teen Ink magazine, the Teen Ink books and or the website? 2. Everything in Teen Ink, articles, art, poetry, fiction and reviews, are created by teenagers. Does your library have any similar magazines or do you carry only the traditional YM, Seventeen, Teen People, etc.? 3. Do you purchase individual magazines yourself directly from your branch, or is there central ordering from your district? 4. Would you like a free sample issue of Teen Ink magazine? If yes, just email us your name and mailing address. 5. The 5 Teen Ink books are collections of stories all written by teens. Are you aware of any similar books for teens? 6. Do you purchase books directly for your branch, or is there central ordering from your district? 7. Would you like a free sample of one of the Teen Ink books to review? If yes, just email me your name and mailing address - note that you'd like a book. 8. How do you decide which teen (YA) books and magazines to order for your library? 9. Does your library have any programs to encourage young adults to read and/or to write? 10. If we could provide you with a "Library Set" of 30 copies of Teen Ink magazine each month (300 copies per year) at a minimal cost ($97 per year, including shipping), would you offer Teen Ink for young adults or parents to take home every month? Or would you subscribe for one single copy a month for just $25? If interested in subscribing now, just click here: 11. Would you like to join our Library Advisory Board? There would be no physical meetings, just contact by email to get your feedback on issues relating to Young Adults. If interested, please email me: Kpbam@TeenInk.com Thanks so much for your help and I look forward to your answers! Please remember to respond directly to me (Kpbam@TeenInk.com), don't just hit that handy "reply" button and send it to the whole list! Kayleen Kpbam@TeenInk.com -- Teen Ink Box 30, Newton, MA 02461 617-964-6800 www.TeenInk.com ------------------------------ From: "Middendorf-Kredell Branch Children's" <mkchild@mail.win.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: thanks stumper kids left behind MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXTbrLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:40:27 CDT Thank you to everyone who responsded to my query about the kids left behind after a plague. The correct answer was The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson. I really appreciate it and so does my co-worker! Thanks again, Theresa Miller **************************************************************************** ** St. Charles City-County Library District Voice(636) 978-7926/272-4999 Middendorf-Kredell Branch - Children's Desk Fax: (636) 978-7998 2750 Highway K Email: mkchild@mail.win.org O'Fallon, MO 63366 **************************************************************************** ** ------------------------------ From: "Carol Chatfield" <cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Fairy Programs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:40:35 CDT Many thanks to all who responded with ideas for programs on the fairy theme. I received all sorts of suggestions that will certainly help us in planning to do an after-school activity for the young girls who are requesting it. Thank you especially to Erin Helmrich, Beverly Bixler, and Chris Mallo, who offered storytimebrrogram plans complete with songs and fingerplays, and to Margaret Keefe, who graciously shared ideas from the midhudson programming book. The most promising book sources for ideas appear to be: Tracy Kane - The Fairy House and others, and her movie Kristen's Fairy House Finding Fairies: Secrets for Attracting Little People From Around the World - Michelle McCann Faery Magick : Spells, Potions, and Lore From the Earth Spirits - Sirona Knight The book of Wizard Craft and The Book of Wizard Parties - Janice Kilby Web Sites Fairy Fonts to Download: http://www.faery-magic.com/faeyfonts.html Tracy Kane - www.fairyhouses.com Gothic Gardening - http://www.gothic.net/~malice/ (herbs and plants that attract fairies) Midhudson Program Ideas - http://midhudson.org/resources/ezprogram.htm I would be happy to share the compiled list of ideas with books and fingerplays if anyone is interested. I can confidently schedule my program, as you folks were so willing to share! Thank you again. Carol Chatfield Ilsley Public Library 75 Main Street Middlebury, Vt 05753 cchatfield@myriad.middlebury.edu ------------------------------ From: Kerry Reed <kreed@wpld.alibrary.com> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Program Fees - Thank you MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:40:45 CDT I'd like to thank those who responded to my inquiry about charging fees for programs. Your suggestions, thoughts, and experiences will be very helpful as my staff begins to debate the issues. I would like to especially thank Inge, Julie Ann and Marin for your detailed answers to my questions. It will be awhile before we settle on a solution, so I am open to further thoughts from Pubyac members. Thank You. As always, you are a great resource. > I know this has been discussed before, but of course, I didn't think > my staff and I would be facing this decision. We are now considering > charging a nominal fee (between $2-5) for programs that involve craft > supplies and/or where a performer has been hired for a limited > audience. The reason we are considering taking this action is due to > a long pattern of patrons who register for a program and then fail to > show, without calling to cancel. We do as a course of procedure take > waiting lists for these "limited space" programs and make reminder > calls to those patrons who registered. > > So here are our questions to those of you who do charge a fee: > 1. What programs do you charge for? Do you determine these > "chargeable" programs by crafts, age level, and/or food? For that > matter, do your Adult Services also charge for similar programs > (making it a library wide policy)? And, do your Branches follow the > same fee based practice? > 2. How much do you charge? > Is it a flat fee or determined by the activities involved? > 3. Who collects the fee? > If it is not the youth services staff, how do you notify those > collecting that fee how much is owed? > 4. Is the fee refundable if the patron cancels? > 5. If, and when do people on the waiting list pay the fee? -- Kerry Reed Youth Services Librarian Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District KReed@wpld.alibrary.com 847/446-7220 ------------------------------ From: Terry Lambert <lamberte@oplin.lib.oh.us> To: OPLINLIST@epicurus.oplin.lib.oh.us, pubyac@prairienet.org, YSLIST@listserv.norweld.lib.oh.us Subject: Goodbye MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:40:55 CDT Hi Everyone, Or I guess I could say good-bye everyone! This Friday, August 8th will be my last day as Youth Services Coordinator at the Bluffton Public Library, in Bluffton Ohio. I will be going to the elementary school library in Bluffton. It was a tremendously difficult decision, but I decided to give the school library a try. I hate, hate, hate to leave this library. It was my first venture into the library world, which I will never leave. My co-workers are friends. I'm leaving a soon to be finished beautiful expansion, Am I CRAZY!! Probably a little, but that is the direction I have chosen. I will be replaced by Becky Amstutz, I think she will be great. Hopefully not as good as me (just joking!). All of you that I have met through my work here at the library, at conferences, workshops and through listserves are absolutely awesome. I learned so much from so many people, what a great group of professionals to be involved with. I feel blessed to have found this niche in my life when I did. I guess the only thing left to say is my favorite goodbye song from my preschool days (as the teacher!), goes like this; Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, Goodbye my friends to you. God bless you everywhere you go, In all you say and do. Terry Lambert Youth Services Coordinator Bluffton Public Library ------------------------------ From: "Michelle Ornat" <mornat@CHESAPEAKE.LIB.VA.US> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Interview Questions for Children's Librarian Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:41:04 CDT I was asked to describe how I would conduct a story time session for 2 year olds. I was also asked about my preferred methods of finding information on the web and also how I came to use the sites I use - i.e. did I read journals, surf, etc. Because I work in a public library, I was asked how I would deal with teens looking at "objectionable" material on the net. Best of luck to you! Michelle V. M. Ornat Children's Librarian Indian River Library Chesapeake Public Library System 757-227-5861 >>> Susan Engelmann <suengelm@yahoo.com> 08/05/03 11:52AM >>> I was asked: what were my favorite and least favorite books (children's and adult) and why how did I handle stress would I rather work alone or in a team environment what management style did I prefer to work under Hope these help. Susan Engelmann North Kansas City Public Library --- Computer Aide <fultoncompaide@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I will be graduating from library school this summer > and will soon be going > through the interview process. I've heard that many > libraries in my area > interview by panel and I am a little nervous. Could > you please help me by > giving me an idea of some questions you would ask so > I can prepare a little? > Some interview stumper questions, if you've > experienced them? I called my > school to see if they had a list to help graduates, > but they didn't seem to > have anything. > > Thank you, > > Library School Student > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months > FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: leaky kids MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:41:12 CDT we had the exact same experience at my old library right in front of the reference desk. i'll never forget the look on the ref. supervisor's face when the obvious sound of water hitting carpet started! last time i visited there was still a rather large dark circle on the carpet there. ~j. --- Beth McFarland <BMCFARLAND@cml.lib.oh.us> wrote: > I had an occurrence a couple of years ago where a > little girl was > pleading with her mom to take her potty. Mom on the > other hand has just > settled down with a magazine and told the daughter > "go play honey, you > just went before we came in". Well after several > more tries and rebuffs > the little girl went to one of the waste baskets > pulled down her shorts > and 'did her thing' right in the middle of the > department. Mom was > beside herself. Another mom applauded the daughter > for her ingenuity > and told the mom that next time she ought to listen > to her child! > > Beth McFarland > Youth Services > Westland Area Library > Columbus Ohio ===== ~jenniferbaker fresno co. public library "I may not be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure seeker or a gun fighter Mr. O' Connell, but I am proud of what I am." "And what is that?" "I am a librarian!" ~ Evelyn, The Mummy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: "Chris Accardo" <Caccardo@GPTX.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: STUMPER: Little girl and loup garoux content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:41:21 CDT I have a patron who is looking for a book that she checked out three or four years ago. The story is of a little girl in a Louisiana swampland whose brothers tease her about the creature Loup Garoux (a werewolf). She is fairly certain that Loup Garoux or some variant of that spelling appears in the name and is something like "[Little Girl] Meets the Loup Garoux." Thanks! Chris Mr. Chris Accardo Librarian Grand Prairie Memorial Library 901 Conover Grand Prairie, TX 75051 972.237.5715 caccardo@gptx.org -----Original Message----- From: Stephanie Stokes [mailto:stephanie@ssdesign.com]=20 Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 10:51 AM To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Fairies At 11:05 AM 8/4/03 -0500, you wrote: >To: Carol Chatfield <cchatfield@harpo.middlebury.edu> >Subject: Re: Fairies Loads of fairy fonts available for download at http://www.faery-magic.com/faeryfonts.html use them for your promotional flyers, bookmarks and etc... Any great Fairies Program titles or slogans that folks can share? Stephanie Stokes "Library Media & PR" http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr stephanie@ssdesign.com ------------------------------ From: "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: "Marketing" the library to teachers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; format=flowed Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:41:28 CDT Greetings everyone, Now that our the summer is almost over, we're looking ahead. I'd like to know if anyone has any ideas to share on "marketing" the library to area schools and day care centers. In the past (and present) we have not been big on providing outreach services to schools in our community. Last year I delivered letters explaining how helpful the library could be to students and educators--outreach, classvisits, teachers cards, etc. Out of the 200 I delivered, letters we got results from only 2 teachers. It seems like a good idea to nab the teachers when they come back and remind them that the library is here and ready to serve. Any suggestions? Thanks again Wanda Jones Children's Librarian Georgetown Neighborhood Library Washington, DC 20007 wjones98@hotmail.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus ------------------------------ From: "Michelle Ornat" <mornat@CHESAPEAKE.LIB.VA.US> To: <BeachPruetts@cs.com>,<jfpolak@earthlink.net>, Subject: Re: graphic novels Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:41:37 CDT Also try http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/units/lml/comicsbrages/ >>> Judy Polak <jfpolak@earthlink.net> 07/31/03 05:19PM >>> http://my.voyager.net/~sraiteri/comicslinks.htm http://www.angelfire.com/comics/gnlib/ http://www.noflyingnotights.com Cathy Pruett asked about help for choosing graphic novels to add to the YA collection. These three sites, run by fellow librarians, have advice for adding them to your collection. The second site, GNLIB, includes links to the Graphic Novels in Libraries List Serv. Although not as busy (volume wise) is PUBYAC, GNLIB is equally dedicated, polite, helpful. Judy Polak Children's Services Kanawha County Public Library Charleston, WV ------------------------------ From: "Tobin, Renee" <Rtobin@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Leaky kids MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:41:46 CDT I agree with Ellie. I've only had one puker in 25 years but it can really be difficult. In my case it was a class visit and the teacher took care of the sick boy, I was with the 30 other kids, the branch manager was gone and NO ONE on the staff would help me. I finally directed one of the pages to get the mop and bucket and clean up part of the entry floor to the men's room that could be slippery and dangerous. The page, who was a mother and not new to this sort of thing, objected so much and the manager later supported her that I transferred from that position to another where people worked as a team. Now we keep "Oops" at every public desk and in our storyroom. I learned about that wonderful product from my cousin who worked the souvenir stand closest to the rockets at Disneyland in the 1970s. Mix pink punch sold next to the rockets with a ride that spins and what do you think you'll get? They came to her register to ask where the bathroom was but too many of them never made it that far. Renee Tobin Rancho Cucamonga Public Library -----Original Message----- From: Ellie Teaford [mailto:eteaford@kendallvillelibrary.org] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 8:52 AM To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Leaky kids I would take leaky kids over puckers anyday. In my 11 years I've have several leaky kids, but just last week my vomit free years were undone by a 10 year old pizza eating boy. Luckily the trash can was near by and I got his head in the can before it was all over the place. After about 10-15 minutes of my cleaning the carpet next to him he felt totally better and was able to wheel chair race so fast in the hall he was asked to leave by another staff member! The joy of children! Ellie Teaford ------------------------------ From: "YPS Reference" <yps@barringtonarealibrary.org> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:41:53 CDT We could use some help with this one.... A patron is looking for a book she remembers getting at a book fair in the mid to late 60s. The book was similar to Dr. Seuss (Green Eggs and Ham type, not If I Ran the Zoo...) and P.D. Eastman in style, illustrations and size. (Although she's confident that the book is not by one of those authors.) The cover was blue. As far as plot, the book was about a little boy traveling and trying out houses around the world . She remembers him in an igloo, in a hammock in the rainforest, a hut in Africa, and remembers him visiting China...... Any ideas? (We've tried A to Zoo, and searching Alibris and Books in (and out) of Print -- but haven't been able to closely match the plot summary....) Thanks in advance! Amy Mackey Barrington Area Library Barrington, IL ------------------------------ From: "Janet Petersen" <jpeterse@fvrl.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Christmas card craft MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=iso-8859-1 Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:42:02 CDT I just made a simple craft by cutting out animals and shapes with a die-cut machine and let the kids make a collage on construction paper with a string hanger. I was worried they might not recognize the animals, but have no fear, and if they don't you can turn them over. Also, you don't have to discard the religious cards. ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Susan Fisher <sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org> To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 11:04:13 CDT Subject: Christmas card craft > I'm trying to be an early bird, and plan my preschool crafts all the > way to Christmas! Does anyone have any ideas for crafts made out of > old Christmas cards? Thanks! > > Susan > > -- > Susan Fisher > Bethesda Public Library > 4905 Bethesda Road > Thompson Station, TN 37179 > 615.790.1887 > fax: 615.790.8426 > sfisher@lib.williamson-tn.org ------- End of Original Message ------- ------------------------------ From: "Claire Isaac" <cisaac@rpl.regina.sk.ca> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:42:11 CDT Hi everyone I hope some of you have some suggestions for the following client question. We need picture books (for a five year old) about a parent abandoning the child, if possible the mother, but I guess a father would be useful too. Books on divorce are not what is needed, because the child may never see the parent again. I know of one where two sisters go to another part of town where their father is now living. They don't speak to their father but do see his new family through the fence. I can't remember title of author though. If you have any suggestions, please send them directly to me at cisaac@reginalibrary.ca Thanks very much. I will post any responses to the list. Claire Isaac Children's Collections Coordinator Regina Public Library P.O. Box 2311 - 12th Avenue Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3Z5 Phone (306) 777-6034 Fax (306) 949-7260 cisaac@reginalibrary.ca ------------------------------ From: susanna.holstein@kanawha.lib.wv.us To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: christmas card craft MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:42:20 CDT I saw this craft in a book here, I think, or perhaps a magazine. I haven't tried it yet myself, but it was so pretty. They used those clear glass "stones" people buy for fishtanks or vases, and then traced around them on cards to cut out specific things. Then just glued that piece of card to the glass stone, along with a piece of ribbon to hang it. I think I would let the kids pick out the pictures and stones, trace and glue. Then I would attach the ribbon with a hot glue gun to be sure it held. I found the larger clear glass stones at a local Dollar Tree, and there were about 20 in a bag for $1, so it's not expensive. I'm not sure about what glue to use, although I'd probably use the quick-drying tacky glue for this. Susanna Holstein Elk Valley Branch Library Charleston, Wv ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1176 ************************* |
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