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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 11:01 PM Subject: PUBYAC digest 1181 PUBYAC Digest 1181 |Topics covered in this issue include: 1) interfiling audios by "jeanne" <jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us> 2) Re: Noticeboard safety by Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com> 3) Children's photo release form by "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org> 4) Disney by Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org> 5) Collection Development Profiles anyone? by Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us 6) Fw: list serve for public school libarians by "Laura Matheny" <lauramatheny@comcast.net> 7) RE: Stinky Cheese Man by "Barron, Stacie" <sbarron@jefferson.lib.la.us> 8) Question about shelving books and paperbacks together by "Stacey Irish-Keffer" <Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com> 9) 2 Stumpers - Jim Bear & the Kangaroo and Seven Couches by "Mary Voors" <Mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us> 10) Reviewing reference and readers advisory services to children by Ingrid Henderson <ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz> 11) movies at your library by "Meghan Kennedy" <MeghanK@moval.org> 12) AD: The Largest Private Library Of NASA Imagery In The World by "Scott Polk" <rspolk@swbell.net> 13) RE: Teen Contests - other suggestions by Sandy_Steiner/staff/cccl%LIBRARY@contra-costa.lib.ca.us 14) RE: Noticeboard safety by "Alissa Ulrich" <aulrich@pekin.net> 15) Flat Stanley thanks (comp) and another by "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "jeanne" <jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: interfiling audios Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:06:26 CDT Hello all: My library is in the process of moving Juvenile and Young Adult videos, CDs, and cassettes to the children=92s department. I read with interest all the responses to interfiling NF videos and was wondering what your thoughts were in interfiling the J and YA fiction audios with the J and YA fiction books. TIA, Jeanne Pierce Children's Librarian The Library of Hattiesburg, Petal, and Forrest County Hattiesburg, MS Jeanne@hpfc.lib.ms.us ------------------------------ From: Margaret Siebert <psiebert12508@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Noticeboard safety Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:06:35 CDT Pam, Our policy is that we do not provide advertising for anyone or anything except not-for-profit agencies. We consider that a babysitter is providing her service for her own benefit and profit and, therefore, does not qualify. Besides, what happens if the library provides advertising for a sitter who turns out to be an abuser. Even if you can't be held responsible legally, any victims' parents will never again feel the same about their library. Peg Siebert Blodgett Library Fishkill, NY ------------------------------ From: "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Children's photo release form MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:06:43 CDT We have a fairly generic photo release form that allows parents to grant permission for use of children's photos for various library pr, including web sites. It's on our web site at http://midhudson.org/newsbricturereleaseform.htm Margaret M. Keefe Coordinator of Youth Services Mid-Hudson Library System 103 Market Street Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 Phone: 845-471-6060 X35 FAX: 845-454-5940 E-mail: mkeefe@midhudson.org URL: midhudson.org ------------------------------ From: Nancy Bonne <bonne@noblenet.org> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Disney Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:06:51 CDT Speaking of Disney, and their aggressive tactics if they think their copyright is being infringed, there was a review in the Boston Globe last week of the latest film version of "Freaky Friday". Wonderful review, Jamie Lee Curtis great comedienne, etc. etc. and no mention ANYWHERE of Mary Rodgers. I could see it if the title were changed, but it's not...talk about Irony! Nancy Bonne, bonne@noblenet.org Nancy Bonne Children's Librarian Beverly Public Library bonne@noblenet.org ------------------------------ From: Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Collection Development Profiles anyone? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:06:58 CDT Do any of you have experience developing/ working with collection development profiles for several branches? Our library is transitioning into this way of selecting materials and I would like to hear about your experiences and what sort of information you may have worked with when developing the profiles. With this document one or a small team of librarians will be responsible for selecting youth library materials for the whole system. Please respond to me directy at: paola.ferate-soto@ci.austin.tx.us Thank you for your help, Paola Ferate-Soto Youth Services Librarian Austin Public Library ------------------------------ From: "Laura Matheny" <lauramatheny@comcast.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Fw: list serve for public school libarians Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:07:07 CDT For the other librarians who requested this information, such as you, = Jo, here is one of the many responses I receive about subscribing to a = list serve for elementary school librarians. Thank you to all who = responded. I appreciate it. Laura C. Matheny Children and Youth Services Librarian Durham Public Library Durham, NH 03824 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: NPM1@aol.com=20 To: lauramatheny@comcast.net=20 Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:12 PM Subject: Re: list serve for public school libarians LM_NET has given me a lot of ideas. It is an international listserv for = school librarians, not necessarily public. HOW TO SHARE LM_NET WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES Have them subscribe! To subscribe to LM_NET, just do this: 1. Send an e-mail message to: LISTSERV@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU 2. In the first line of the message, type: SUBSCRIBE LM_NET Firstname Lastname (Of course, you would substitute your actual name in the line, such = as "SUBSCRIBE LM_NET Libby Rarian" No quotes necessary The LM_NET listserv computer will respond with an informative = message, which will ask for a confirmation. You will then be added if you properly follow the directions. Nancy Mastroianni School Library Media Specialist npm1@aol.com 716-745-7295 ------------------------------ From: "Barron, Stacie" <sbarron@jefferson.lib.la.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Stinky Cheese Man content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:07:15 CDT Thank you. We are renting the costume. It's going to be great. We = were looking for other things to go along with the costume besides just = reading the book. Stacie -----Original Message----- From: Barb Scott [mailto:barbarascott1956@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 9:54 AM To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Stinky Cheese Man Stacie, I believe that Costume Specialists out of Columbus, Ohio, has a Stinky Cheese Man costume available to rent. Here is their contact info: 211 North Fifth Street Columbus, Ohio = 43215 ph.(614) 464-2115 f.(614) 464-2114 Barb Scott Children's Librarian Bucyrus Public Library "Barron, Stacie" <sbarron@jefferson.lib.la.us> wrote: I remember that someone posted about doing a program with the Stinky = Cheese Man. I thought I had saved it but looks like I didn't. To be honest, = it's the end of the summer and I'm not even sure if I remember this = correctly. If anyone has done a program with this book could you please e-mail me. I = am brain dead right now and can't think of anything to do. Stacie Barron Children's Librarian East Bank Regional Library 4747 W. Napoleon Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 849-8812 ------------------------------ From: "Stacey Irish-Keffer" <Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Question about shelving books and paperbacks together Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:07:24 CDT We have just moved into a new building and are finding our shelving could use some changes. In our old library, we shelved our juvenile level hardback books (3-6 grade) in one area and our juvenile paperbacks nearby but on separate shelving. Now are new shelves are all together in one area and it is a little confusing why the paperbacks are separate from the hardbacks. Does anyone interfile their paperbacks with the hardbacks together? Do you have strong feelings about doing this one way or the other? Thanks, Stacey Irish-Keffer Denton Public Library 502 Oakland Denton, Texas 76201 940.349.7738 Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com ------------------------------ From: "Mary Voors" <Mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us> To: <<pubyac@prairienet.org>> Subject: 2 Stumpers - Jim Bear & the Kangaroo and Seven Couches Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:07:33 CDT Hello. We are searching for two books: The first involves a character named Jim Bear who sets out with a kangaroo = looking for "something better to do." They find peppermints on a gooseberry= tree. =20 The second title was probably published in the 1950's or earlier. It is = about seven couches, one for each day of the week. Both of these books are probably picture books or younger level chapter = books.=20 We have searched all the normal sources such as our card catalog, = WorldCat, and A to Zoo, but have come up with nothing. Any help would be = appreciated. Please respond off-list to mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us Mary R. Voors mvoors@acpl.lib.in.us Children's Services manager Allen County Public Library 200 East Berry Fort Wayne, IN 46802 Check out the Children's Services homepage at: http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/Ch= ildrens_Services/=20 Check out the Great Web Sites homepage at: http://www.ala.org/greatsites ------------------------------ From: Ingrid Henderson <ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz> To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Reviewing reference and readers advisory services to children MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:07:41 CDT Hi, I am part of a team which is in the process of reviewing our reference and readers advisory services to children. I'm interested in hearing from people in respect of: * how you measure how successful you are at answering reference and readers advice queries i.e. specific measures * what strategies you have for improving your service in these areas * whether you maintain information files - for what reasons, in what format, how and why your use of such files has changed over time? * what specific reference and readers advice tools you have identified and implemented recently, or are considering developing and why, to help you provide excellent service (could be electronic resources) * any other fabulous ideas, suggestions, resources? Many thanks in advance. Please reply directly to me. I will post a summary to the list if requested. Ingrid Ingrid Henderson Assistant Children's and Young Persons' Librarian Nelson Public Libraries Phone: (03) 546-0419 Email: ingrid.henderson@ncc.govt.nz You are prohibited from distributing this E-mail without the permission of the sender. If you have received this E-mail communication by mistake or are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and erase the message immediately. This E-mail message and accompanying data is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that you are prohibited to use, disclose, copy, distribute this communication, act in reliance on or commercialise the information. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender is authorised to specifically state them to be the views of a member of the Nelson City Council. The Nelson City Council does not represent, warrant or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus or interference. This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal. ------------------------------ From: "Meghan Kennedy" <MeghanK@moval.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: movies at your library content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:07:49 CDT We are starting a movie program at our library. If you have such a = program, could you please let us know: 1) What ratings do you show? 2) How did you decide which ratings you would show? 3) If you are showing a PG or higher movie: a) How do you handle youth attendance?=20 b) Do you require permission slips? c) How do you determine which higher rated movies are appropriate? 4) What type of equipment do you use? 5) What type of seating? 6) Do you allow/serve/sell refreshments? (We are considering having = snacks as a fundraiser for the Friends of the Library.) Please respond off list to me at meghank@moval.org. Thank you--Meghan=20 Meghan Kennedy Librarian City of Moreno Valley 25480 Alessandro Boulevard Moreno Valley, CA 92553 t. 909-413-3880 f. 909-247-8346 e.meghank@moval.org w.www.ci.moreno-valley.ca.us ------------------------------ From: "Scott Polk" <rspolk@swbell.net> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: AD: The Largest Private Library Of NASA Imagery In The World MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:07:57 CDT Hello PUBYAC Members, This email is to inform you of our new website, Spaceuniverse.com. It's the largest library of NASA imagery in the world, with over 50,000 files covering the entire history of NASA from 1922 to present. This includes images in multiple sizes and formats, video, documents, kid-friendly forums, real-time space news and more. It's the only site where you can find it all in one place. We are running a very special offer for libraries and schools in August that allows purchase of a one year subscription for $30. This allows full access to the website for all your library patrons. As an added bonus, you can also download an incredible astronomy program that you can give to all. If you have any questions, you may contact me directly at scott@spaceuniverse.com or I am happy to answer posted questions too. To view the library offer, click here: http://www.spaceuniverse.com/library To see the website, click here: http://www.spaceuniverse.com Thank You! Scott Polk President scott@spaceuniverse.com http://www.spaceuniverse.com/ ------------------------------ From: Sandy_Steiner/staff/cccl%LIBRARY@contra-costa.lib.ca.us To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Teen Contests - other suggestions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: textbrlain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:08:06 CDT That might be fun...a candy bar for a review we can post. And cheap too. "Ziman, Holly" <HZiman@ci.burban To: k.ca.us> "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" Sent by: <pubyac@prairienet.org> owner-pubyac@prai cc: rienet.org Subject: RE: Teen Contests - other suggestions 08/12/2003 11:47 AM Please respond to pubyac Try a candy bar for book review program...It seems to work for us - asking teens to review their favorite book on a form - why they'd recommend it to a friend, etc. Either a Kit Kat or Hershey's bar for Halloween, and running for the entire month of Oct. We've had excellent results - but you are right -- food is a big draw. We've also had luck with a poetry contest, and a Tolkien trivia contest with movie tickets and DVD of the First Lord of the Rings as prizes. Holly Ziman, Burbank PL ------------------------------ From: "Alissa Ulrich" <aulrich@pekin.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Noticeboard safety MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: textbrlain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:08:14 CDT Our public posting policy prevents patrons from posting business advertisments, personal notices (such as lost and found), and services such as babysitting where fees are charged. However, an idea I had would be to keep a list at your children's desk of babysitters and that way the information wouldn't be on display, but would still be available to the parents. Alissa Ulrich Public Relations Coordinator Pekin Public Library 301 South Fourth St. Pekin, IL 61554 309-347-7111 ext. 226 aulrich@pekin.net -----Original Message----- From: owner-pubyac@prairienet.org [mailto:owner-pubyac@prairienet.org]On Behalf Of Pam Gravenor Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 1:49 PM To: Pubyac (E-mail) Subject: Noticeboard safety We have a noticeboard for items of particular interest to parents or children. This works just fine, except for babysitters. Obviously parents would find it useful to have babysitters advertise on it. But we are uneasy about young people putting their names and phone numbers on public display. So far we have refused to take such notices, but we would like to if we can find a safe way to do so. What do other libraries do? Do you think getting parental permission for those under 18 would be ok? (Although I'm not sure how workable that would be) TIA Pam Gravenor Children's and Young Adults' Librarian Nelson Public Libraries Private Bag 41 Nelson New Zealand You are prohibited from distributing this E-mail without the permission of the sender. If you have received this E-mail communication by mistake or are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender and erase the message immediately. This E-mail message and accompanying data is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that you are prohibited to use, disclose, copy, distribute this communication, act in reliance on or commercialise the information. Any views expressed in this communication are those of the individual sender, except where the sender is authorised to specifically state them to be the views of a member of the Nelson City Council. The Nelson City Council does not represent, warrant or guarantee that the integrity of this communication has been maintained nor that the communication is free of errors, virus or interference. This e-mail has been scanned and cleared by MailMarshal. ------------------------------ From: "Bryce, Richard" <bryce@palsplus.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Flat Stanley thanks (comp) and another Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 10:08:23 CDT Hello! Thank you to all who sent their Flat Stanley experiences. I've copied them below for anyone who would like it. Also, I see many libraries offering used books as incentives for the SRC. One of our young patrons just asked if we could do this and there's some concern over the time, storage, and fair distribution involved. Our club is for kids, teens, and adults (slightly different incentives for the adults) and each participant can get up to 8 prizes, so we needed to obtain about 8000 total incentives. To those libraries that do it, I would like to ask: 1) Do you accept donations of used books for all ages? 2) How do you decide which ones to keep and where do you store them? 3) How early in the year (month) do you start saving these books as prizes? 4) Do you break them down somehow by age level? 5) What's the approximate total staff time involved? I'm sure there are 1,001 more questions but these are the first that come to mind. Any other suggestions or words of wisdom/warning? Thanks so much. Enjoy the rest of the week and the Flat Stanley below: Flat Stanley compilation: We have done Flat Stanley twice in recent memory. The better of the two was the time we actually traced the kids and had them use markers to color a life sized paper doll of themselves. The down side of it was that it took quite a while and some kids got bored before they finished. We supplied a manila envelope for mailing and gave them a letter with instructions to send with the doll. The second time we used our Accu-cut and made 12"dolls, which were easier to mail. We used actual fabric and cut out shorts, shirts, hats, and shoes and let the kids put on yarn hair or color with markers. It was much easier, but the resulting dolls were less striking. The first year the dolls came back with huge photo albums (suggest mailing to grandma and grandpa, who are usually very willing to participate). Because the dolls were life size, they drove boats, sat in beach chairs, rang doorbells, etc. and it made a neat photo display. the dolls of the second year were smaller, and the photos were mostly of someone holding it in front of a tourist spot. (We got lots of NYC policemen the second time). Both times we had a "control" Flat Stanley sent to someone we were sure would return it quickly so it could go up on display and encourage others to be theirs in when they were returned. I invited parents to participate with their children, as they then have a vested interest in sending it and getting it back. Good luck! It's well worth doing periodically. We did a Flat Stanley program with huge success. The way that worked the best was to have the kids take their Stanley home and mail it to someone they know. I had arranged for a few different librarians to take some of them and hand them out to their after-school group, and that was fun, but it seemed that the kids got a better response if they sent it to someone who knew them and was willing to go the extra mile. I started the program reading "Flat Stanley." I just read the part up to when he comes home from California, and then skipped to the end where he gets back to normal. I talked briefly of his adventure in the museum. Everyone made a Stanley and they had the choice of calling it Flat Stanley or naming it after themselves, such as Flat Kyle. I had wallpaper and colored paper for them to make clothes, yarn for hair, googly eyes, and different trims for shoe laces, etc. Some of them ended up pretty elaborate, but some of the kids just colored theirs with markers and they turned out really cute, too. (I have attached the file for the Stanley form and the letter we sent with him. You might want to enlarge the form to fit on an 11x17 sheet of light cardstock.) When they were finished, they put their Stanley, the letter, and a folded, self-addressed, 12x15 ½'' envelope inside of another 12x15 ½" envelope. You won't need that size if you do smaller Stanleys. When they received them back from wherever they were sent, they brought them back to that library and a display was made. That was really fun and very well received. I hope this helps! http://mrsrabbitt.blogspot.com/2003_07_06_mrsrabbitt_archive.html <http://mrsrabbitt.blogspot.com/2003_07_06_mrsrabbitt_archive.html> Out here in Virginia our second graders decorate a Flat Stanley and mail him to a relative or friend who then takes him to sites in their neighborhood and takes pictures of him there. I have personally met Flat Stanleys at the Mary Surratt House in Clinton, Maryland (5th grade project) and at Point Lookout Museum. At a given time the Stanleys and stories, souvenirs, pictures are returned to school by mail and a map of the world or USA is flagged to indicate places visited. Often the teacher will video the students and the returned Stanley. Lots of excitement... Richard Bryce West Milford Township Library 973-728-2823 bryce@palsplus.org "All it takes is one good deed to change the world for good."- Rabbi Menachem Schneerson "So many things have made living and learning easier. But the real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and to be cheerful and have courage when things go wrong."- Laura Ingalls Wilder ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1181 ************************* |
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