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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: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:01 AM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1190
PUBYAC Digest 1190
Topics covered in this issue include:
1) Re: Children's Book Week Comp.
by karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
2) Regional vs. Centralized Library System
by Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us
3) Re: postcards
by "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
4) cell phones!
by nadine <wpl_nadine@yahoo.com>
5) OT, I think RE: Disney + some ranting
by "Chris Accardo" <Caccardo@GPTX.org>
6) PUBYAC intermittent this weekend
by "PUBYAC Moderator" <pyowner@pallasinc.com>
7) Board Books for infants
by "Brenda Evans" <evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us>
8) Re: College info for teens
by Kenny <bignotti@tln.lib.mi.us>
9) Staffing survey
by "Steven Engelfried" <sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us>
10) kid-sized headphones?
by Marin <marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
11) Need cleaning advice
by "Pat James" <patquilterjames@hotmail.com>
12) RE: heather has two mommies -- reviews needed!
by "Lane, David" <dlane@clearwater-fl.com>
13) RE: Disney
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
14) stumper -robot named nobody
by "NSYOUTH" <nsyouth@scld.org>
15) STUMPER - Princess, Prince & Dog Named Bruno
by "Ann Amman" <ssearch@sonic.net>
16) name that book
by "Dee Zvolanek" <dzvolanek@sjpl.lib.mo.us>
17) Stumper
by "Pat James" <patquilterjames@hotmail.com>
18) Stumper solved--runaway train
by "Megan Vanderhart" <VanDerME@ri.lincon.org>
19) PUBYAC quiz/survey results (long)
by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com>
20) LearningTimes Opens Nominations for 2003 Library Awards
by Hope Kandel <hope@learningtimes.net>
21) Call for proposals
by TEACHINGTALES@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
From: karen maletz [mailto:kmlib@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:17 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Children's Book Week Comp.
What Seuss movie is coming out at Thanksgiving?
--- Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
>
> I didn't receive many, but Thanks to Jennifer
> Zachman, Beverly K. and
> Natasha
>
> Forrester for replying. I'm thinking of doing
> something Seuss to tie in
> with the
>
> new movie coming out at Thanksgiving.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us
[mailto:Paola.Ferate-Soto@ci.austin.tx.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:17 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Regional vs. Centralized Library System
Dear collective brain,
I wonder if any of you might be able to help me with this question. I'd like
to find out what libraries are out there that work within a Regional or Hub
system, that is, where one branch "takes care" of several branches
rather
than a central branch. If you do, could you please respond directly to my
address at: paola.ferate-soto@ci.austin.tx.us?
The questions we are after are:
Number of branches in the system
Number of regional branches or hubs for system
If you care to reply please reply directly to me at
paola.ferate-soto@ci.austin.tx.us
Thank you so very much for your help!
Paola Ferate-Soto
Youth Services Librarian
Austin Public Library
(512) 926-8669
-----Original Message-----
From: Linda Peterson [mailto:lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:17 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: postcards
When we did Reading Road Trip USA we asked the patrons to send postcard when
they traveled and also to ask friends and relatives to send them. The
families really enjoyed being involved in the process. We had a couple of
truckers who would check periodically to see what we needed. We had one Dad
that made a several mile detour to drive into an ajoining state to collect a
card. We have the cards in a photo album so and even thought the program was
2 years ago the children still like to look up their postcards.
Linda Peterson
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
125 South Franklin
Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
Phone: (812)384-4125
Fax: (812)384-0820
email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
-----Original Message-----
From: nadine [mailto:wpl_nadine@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:17 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: cell phones!
Hi,
Cell phones are getting to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We don't have an official policy
against them, because in the Adult area it has never been an issue. In
Children's, since we don't have an anti-noise rule (!!!), people make
themselves at home, forget about their kids and...make all their calls. I
just listened to a woman seated about 15 ft away, sprawled all over the
sofa, talking to her friends, including one she was helping to set up a
memorial service for a mother who hadn't yet passed away!!!
Does anyone have a cutesy, whimsical sign up about the usage of cell phones
that they are willing to share. I don't see a change to the official policy
occuring soon, so I thought perhaps a sign might help...in my dreams,
probably, but...I am willing to try ANYTHING at this point!!!
Thanks greatly, Nadine
*************************************************************
Nadine Lipman
Head of Children's Services
Waterford Public Library
49 Rope Ferry Rd.
Waterford, CT 06385
e-mail: WPL_nadine@yahoo.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Accardo [mailto:Caccardo@GPTX.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:17 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: OT, I think RE: Disney + some ranting
I could be wrong, but the notion that making a new film extends the
copyright on characters does not seem to make sense, according to my
interpretation of the laws. Under that reasoning, if Disney wanted
copyright protection on Mickey Mouse, then all they would have to do is
make a new movie with Mickey in it, once every ninety-five years. The
original movie is not going to continue being protected just because a
sequel is made. Any characters in the movie that were protected under
the original copyright would be in the public domain. Therefore, for
Disney to have airtight extensions on their copyrights, they simply went
to their friendly neighborhood politician (Sonny Bono) and got a law
passed to take care of them. Keeping politicians in your pockets
(especially such deep pockets) is easier than making sequels anyhow.
I understand that you don't necessarily agree with the article you
reference. As you may have noticed, Mr. Miles has a couple of major
flaws in his argument. One is that Disney will start losing money when
inferior copies of their works are made. That doesn't make sense.
First, in this digital age, it is not likely that any knock-offs would
necessarily be of any poorer quality than the original. Second, even if
the copies were inferior, who would buy the inferior products? The same
people who make videocassette copies of Disney movies already? Disney's
core market, those who "truly love these characters and the films from
which they came," will be buying the Disney editions, and the platinum
editions, and the super-duper-platinum enhanced editions with the
behind-the-scenes look at the daily life of a sub-assistant keyboard
cleaner and paint-water changer at Disney studios, and Disney won't be
losing a cent. Okay, guess this is officially a rant now...
Here's another problematic point: the comparison of Ernest Hemingway and
Disney the company. First of all, Disney the company is essentially
Walt Disney's estate, and the heir of his intellectual property.
Therefore Ernest Hemingway's estate has exactly the same right to
benefit from his intellectual property. If Hemingway had formed The
Hemingway Company, Inc., how would Jim Miles' argument hold up? I think
that part of the reason copyright came to be based on the life of the
author is that authors' life spans are assuredly limited, especially in
the case of tortured artists like Hemingway. According copyright to a
corporation is sure to contradict the stated Constitutional purpose of
the copyright law in promoting "the Progress of Science and useful Arts,
by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive
Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries," because one of the
articles in many corporate charters states that the corporation will be
"of perpetual duration." In other words, THEY LIVE FOREVER.
I don't
disagree with the notion that creators deserve compensation for their
works, and I don't believe in limiting the right of Disney to squeeze
every cent they can get out of an adoring and at times somnambulant
public. But there has to be a limit, and I don't think we should stand
for corporations being treated better than individuals.
Geez, all this, and what I am really ticked about is Jungle Book 2...but
that's a far, far different rant...
Chris
Mr. Chris Accardo
Librarian
Grand Prairie Memorial Library
901 Conover
Grand Prairie, TX 75051
972.237.5715
caccardo@gptx.org
Of course the opinions stated in this email don't reflect the views of
my city, and I should warn you that there was no way I could either
afford or pay attention long enough to go to law achool, ao don't even
think of considering anything in here as actually official and/or
legal...
-----Original Message-----
From: PUBYAC Moderator [mailto:pyowner@pallasinc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:28 AM
To: pubyac
Subject: PUBYAC intermittent this weekend
Hello folks,
I wanted to let you know that over this holiday weekend, starting Thursday,
PUBYAC will be somewhat intermittent until Tuesday, Sept. 2, so don't panic
if you don't see your posting immediately. I am celebrating my 20th
anniversary of being married to a prince among men. We will be on Cape
Cod,
holed up in a romantic bed and breakfast in Sandwich, MA. It's unclear if
the local public library has Internet access, but I've always managed to
find an Internet Cafe or something to keep PUBYAC going. It just might not
be quite as timely as it usually is.
Have a good Labor Day !
Shannon VanHemert
PUBYAC Moderator
pyowner@pallasinc.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Brenda Evans [mailto:evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:33 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Board Books for infants
Hi, I have a limited budget, and we are trying to purchase multiple copies
of board books to include in hospital gifts for newborn babies. Where
could
I purchase these economically?
Brenda Evans, Children's Librarian
Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
420 West Main Street
Madison, IN 47250
(812) 265-2744
evans@madison-jeffco.lib.in.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Kenny [mailto:bignotti@tln.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:33 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: College info for teens
One more!
I've had the very knowledgeable Sheryl Krasnow from College and Career
Counseling Associates, Inc. here for many a program and she's great! She
does library programming throughout the southeast Michigan area and can
be contacted through her web site at:
http://www.collegecounselingonline.com/index.html
Ken Bignotti
Teen Services Librarian
Livonia Alfred Noble Library
Livonia, MI
On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
wrote:
> Here are the sites I have on my library (teen section) web page:
> http://www.collegenet.com - An
award-winning site that allows you to
> research colleges and scholarships, take virtual tours of campuses, and
> apply online.
>
> http://www.braintrack.com - Over
5500 links to Higher Educational
> Institutions in 161 countries... Search by name, country, or continent!
>
> http://www.finaid.org - One of the most
comprehensive financial aid sites
on
> the web.
>
> You also might want to add:
>
> www.fafsa.ed.gov - US Dept. of Ed.
FAFSA for financial aid
>
> Nancy Koebel
> Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County
> nkoebel@birchard.lib.oh.us
>
-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Engelfried [mailto:sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:34 AM
To: Pubyac (E-mail)
Subject: Staffing survey
We're going through the "Staffing for Results" process at our library
and would like to gather some basic information from similar sized
libraries as part of it. If you work at a public library with a service
population of 75,000 - 125,000 and have time to answer 5 quick
questions, I would appreciate it: 1. How many FTE staff
do you have
in Youth Services, and at what levels (ie Librarian, Library
Assistant...)? 2. How much time do Youth Services staff
typically
spend on a public service desk per week? 3. How
many programs does
a typical Youth Services Librarian present per week (or month or year,
whichever's easiest)? 4. How many hours per week (if any) are
two or
more staff people scheduled on a Youth Services public service desk?
5. How many reference questions are asked at Youth Services public
service desk(s) per week (or month or year...)? Also your name and
library name. Thanks to all who respond. I'll compile results and
e-mail to responders if interested...
- Steven Engelfried, Head of Youth Services
Beaverton City Library
12375 SW 5th Street
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2599
sengelfried@ci.beaverton.or.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Marin [mailto:marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:34 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: kid-sized headphones?
I am looking for sturdy child-sized headphones. We had regular ones
before, and several parents and kids complained because while they were
adjustable, they did not go small enough for a 3 or 4 year old. Also, the
regular ones were not as sturdy as we would want. Can anyone recommend
some?
Also, what brand of regular headphones do you find stands up to the wear
and tear?
Thanks in advance.
Jen Marin
South Country Library
Bellport, NY
marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat James [mailto:patquilterjames@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:34 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Need cleaning advice
We are beginning to circulate concept kits for parents to use with babies
(0-24months). These kits include books, CDs, puppets, rattles, instuments,
and felt set nursery rhymes. If you have experience circulating kits
similiar to this, please tell us your procedure for cleaning them upon
return to the library.
Thanks,
Pat James
Frederick County Public Libraries
pjames@fredco-md.net
301-631-3780
-----Original Message-----
From: Lane, David [mailto:dlane@clearwater-fl.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:34 AM
To: 'pubyac@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: heather has two mommies -- reviews needed!
I also might suggest taking a look at Amazon.com. If anything the readers
reviews there will convey a plethora of varying opinions. And that is what
libraries are about! Good Luck
David
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Johnson [mailto:ajohnson@cooklib.org]
Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 11:48 AM
To: Sophie Brookover
Subject: RE: heather has two mommies -- reviews needed!
Hi Sophie,
You should call Beverley Becker at the ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom.
The number is 800-545-2433. This is what she does! Please call her;
she
can help!
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Baker [mailto:jbaker93711@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:34 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: RE: Disney
hmmm...interesting. they did the same thing with "gone
with the wind" when its copyright was about to expire.
they were supposedly concerned that once the rights
expired there would be a deluge of "sequels" from
thousands of people wanting to cash in. so in order to
protect the sanctity of the original, they
commissioned alexandra ripley to do an authorized
sequel and extended their hold on the rights (& the
money) another 50 years. good excuse i suppose but
didn't make "scarlett" any less crappy. bleh!
~j.
--- Andrea Johnson <ajohnson@cooklib.org>
wrote:
>
> My understanding is that all of those "sequels" were
> intended to extend the copyright on the characters.
> E.g., Peter Pan's been around for awhile, so it
> won't be too long before the copyright expires.
> But, if you make a *new* movie featuring Peter Pan,
> Captain Hook, Wendy, and all the other characters,
> then they're covered under the copyright of the new
> film. Therefore, anyone wanting to use the
> characters will have to wait until the new copyright
> expires before those characters fall into the public
> domain.
>
> This particular article is solidly pro-Disney, but
> it does explain the idea:
> http://laughingplace.com/News-ID180170.asp
>
-----Original Message-----
From: NSYOUTH [mailto:nsyouth@scld.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:00 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: stumper -robot named nobody
Patron is looking for a picture book she read about 20 years ago. Girl =
is given a robot as a present which she names Nobody. From then on, she =
blames everything on Nobody (Who ate the last piece of pie? Nobody)
=
please reply to me at nsyouth@scld.org.
I've checked A-Z=20
thanks
christie
-----Original Message-----
From: Ann Amman [mailto:ssearch@sonic.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:01 AM
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Subject: STUMPER - Princess, Prince & Dog Named Bruno
We have a patron who remembers a book from her childhood (she is now in her
70s). It is a story about a princess, a prince, a dog named Bruno and a
garden; she believes the title is something like a Beautiful Garden (not the
Secret Garden). She remembers a verse that goes something like this:
In
your garden scatter seeds of loving thoughts and kindly deeds.
Thanks!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Dee Zvolanek [mailto:dzvolanek@sjpl.lib.mo.us]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:01 AM
To: Pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: name that book
Here's a real stumper of a book for you. I have been trying to track =
this down for years. I even wrote to the grammer school I attended years =
ago to see if someone could clue me in. No help. Here goes:
I went to school in England and the teacher read this story to us when =
I was about 9 years old so this would be about 1962. It was about some =
children who were roaming the outback of Australia and they were helped =
by the spirits of the mountains. I thought is was called ``Children of =
the Dark People.'' but that title never leads anywhere. The teacher =
never finished the book but I was absolutely enthralled in it. Does this =
jog any memories anywhere? Thank you, Dee Zvolanek =20
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat James [mailto:patquilterjames@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:01 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper
A patron is looking for a book with the following description:
Picture book he read in the late 1970's
Two brothers living in a kingdom escalate a battle between themselves during
the story. Brothers use two dinosaur-like creatures to assist them in
battle (creatures have armor). Creatures end up liking each other and
becoming friends. At the end of the story, the people of the kingdom are
fed up with the brother and catapult them out of the kingdom.
Is this familiar to anyone?? Email directly to me at pjames@fredco-md.net
Thanks,
Pat James
Frederick County Public Libraries
pjames@fredco-md.net
301-631-3780
-----Original Message-----
From: Megan Vanderhart [mailto:VanDerME@ri.lincon.org]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:01 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper solved--runaway train
Thank you so much to Becky Smith and Liz Fuller who suggested _Choo Choo_ by
Virginia Lee Burton. Celeste Fong also suggested _The Caboose who got
Loose_, but when I shared _Choo Choo_ with my friend, he was indeed
delighted.
Original stumper:
"I remember that the train ran away and at the end, it comes to a
drawbridge
and the bridge is on its way up when the train goes over it. I was very
small the last time I saw the book." (so it would have probably been
published before 1975.)
Thanks!
Best,
Megan
Megan E. VanderHart
Children's Room/Homeschool Resource Center
Rock Island Public Library
401 19th St.
Rock Island, IL 61201
(309)732-7304
VanderME@ri.lincon.org
www.rbls.lib.il.us/rip/crhome.html
"It is not the reading of many books that is necessary to make one wise,
but the well-reading of a few, could they be sure to have the best."
(Richard Baxter)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Baker [mailto:jbaker93711@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:01 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: PUBYAC quiz/survey results (long)
Hello All!
Well, as promised here are the results of our survey.
I still don't think 100% of you responded but I think
it's at least a very good sample. I really enjoyed
getting to know some of you better and touching base
with a few people I haven't talked to in a while.
Thanks to everybody and ENJOY!
I received 429 responses from over 350 different
library systems! Not everyone answered all the
questions for one reason or another but this is what I
learned:
1. Do you work in a public library, school library or
something else (please designate)? 426 responded:
407--public
4-school
4--state library
3--academic
2--public/school combination
2--MLS students
1--book publisher
1--children's hospital
1--law library
1--literacy center
Although the PUB part does stand for Public, I was a
little surprised to find that over 95% of us work in
public libraries. It always seems like we get a lot of
posts from school people. It may be that these are
former school people or it's possible that my timing
was bad and they were all on summer vacation. I may
repost the survey in a couple months to see if that's
true.
2. Which of the following age groups do you fall into?
429 responded:
115--30-40
116--41-50
110--over 50
88--under 30
3. If you work in a public library, how many branches
does your system have? 396 responded:
170--only one central location
81-one to five locations/branches
37-six to ten locations/branches
50-11 to 20 locations/branches
58-over 20 locations/branches
4. What's the size of your service population? 398
responded:
78-less than 20k
97-20 to50k
73-50 to 100k
86-100 to 500k
64-over 500k
These numbers may not be particularly accurate since
from the way I phrased the question some people took
it to mean their overall system and others just the
population their branch/location served.
5. Are you (or do you consider yourself) a children's
librarian, young adult librarian, youth librarian,
support staff or some other specialty? 420 responded:
179-children's librarians
115-youth librarians
24-library assistants/clerical/support staff
23-managers or some sort of administrative level
21-Young Adult librarians
12-generalists / "everything" librarians
8-contractors
6-YA/Adult Reference Librarians
4-program specialists
4-students
4-"Teen" librarians
5-outreach librarians
3-literacy specialists
2-tech services
2-librarian trainees
2-teachers
2-school media specialists
1-cataloger
1-publisher
1-web administrator
1-selection
6. Are you a man or woman?
417-women
12-men
Actually not everyone responded on this one (what?
like it's a secret?). But I was able to figure out the
shy ones by your names. Fortunately there weren't any
Chris' or Pats that held out on this one.
7. How long have you been in your current field of
work? 411 responded:
150-less than 5 years
98-six to ten years
104-11 to 20 years
59-more than 20 years
8. How do you use pubyac? 411 responded:
49-I'm a lurker--just looking for ideas
275-I occasionally respond directly to stumpers or
other requests
79-I will jump in on something that I think is really
important
8-You can't shut me up--I live for a good debate
I was a little surprised that there weren't more
people that would own up to the last choice but I
guess that's a good thing or we'd never make it
through all the posts!
9. What part of the country is your library in? 424
responded:
106-New England/Mid-Atlantic/Northeast
34-Southeast &/or Deep South
42-Southwest
134-Midwest
5-Mountain/West **
65-Pacific/Northwest
Outside of the US (please designate):
15-Canada
7-Australia
4-New Zealand
1-Scotland
1-South Africa
** [I only added this one in the last couple surveys
after someone pointed out the omission so there may be
a few more people that would have fit here better than
one of the other choices.]
10. Are you the only person in your library (system)
that uses PUBYAC? 423 responded:
150-yes
268-no
5-unsure
11. How long have you been using PUBYAC? 420
responded:
This is the question on which I received the widest
number of responses from "3 days" to "forever". I
compressed the numeric responses to make them a little
easier to evaluate. Also since it's been a couple
months since a started this, some of the smaller
numbers are a bit off.
20-3 months or less
72-4 months to 1 year
125-one to three years
114-three to five years
44-five to seven years
19-seven to nine years
16-ten years (includes the "forever" response)
1-"don't know"
2-"few years"
5-"several years"
2-"long time"
Thanks again to everyone who responded.this was a lot
of fun. While working on the survey PUBYAC passed its
10th anniversary. This is a fantastic resource, a
great place to share ideas and opinions, occasionally
vent and make friends. You've all helped me out
numerous times and I always look forward to the times
when I can return the favor. Keep up the great work!
~j.
=====
~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
-----Original Message-----
From: Hope Kandel [mailto:hope@learningtimes.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:01 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: LearningTimes Opens Nominations for 2003 Library Awards
[Apologies in advance for any duplication -- this is being sent to a
few different lists]
Innovative Information Professionals to be recognized during unique
online conference, October 20-24, 2003
The LearningTimes Library Online Conference is now taking nominations
for the "2003 Innovations in Information Services Awards." The
awards
identify and celebrate outstanding examples of creative problem
solving, groundbreaking achievements, and overall contributions to the
Information Services community. Winners will be recognized as part of
the LearningTimes Library Online Conference, to be held completely
online, October 20-24, 2003.
Two Innovations Awards -- one for Individual contributions and one for
Organizational contributions -- will be presented in each of four
categories:
University, College or Research Libraries
Public or K-12 School Libraries
Information Services - Non-Profit
(other libraries, projects, museums, archives, historical societies or
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-----Original Message-----
From: TEACHINGTALES@aol.com
[mailto:TEACHINGTALES@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 10:01 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Call for proposals
Hello all,
Listed below is information regarding a Call for Proposals for the 2004
Sharing the Fire Conference at MIT Boston, sponsored by LANES. <A
HREF="http://www.lanes.org/">League
for the
Advancement of New England Storytelling</A>
While it is a storytelling conference we are also looking for workshops
which
deal with puppetry, music, working with children, performer's skills, etc.
We
have a diverse audience which attends every year and we love to offer
workshops which will appeal to a variety of interests and skill levels.
We would love to have you join. The information is listed below. Please
consider joining us for this incredible conference which offers a wonderful
sense
of community.
SHARING THE FIRE
Call for WORKSHOPS, OLIOS and SWAPS
23rd Annual LANES Storytelling Conference
Tang Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA
March 19 - 21, 2004
Keynote Speakers:
Norma Livo from Lakewood, CO and
Alice McGill from Columbia, MD
Sponsored by LANES, the League for the Advancement of New England
Storytelling.
For more information, visit the LANES Website: www.lanes.org
WORKSHOPS The Sharing the Fire committee is always looking for new leaders
and new workshops. Workshop leaders are invited to submit up to 3 workshop
proposals. Most workshops last 90 minutes. The final workshops on Sunday are
less
intensive and last 75 minutes. The committee will consider longer workshops
if
the need is well-documented. See format item #4 below. Single workshop
presenters pay no fee on the day of their workshop and get the second day at
a
reduced rate. Co-presenters receive a combined discount equivalent to that
for a
single presenter.
To be accepted for review, proposals must be in the correct format and
postmarked by AUGUST 31, 2003. Acceptance notices will be mailed in October.
Any
questions may be directed to Carrie van der Laan, co-chair of STF 2004, at
STF@lanes.org (email) or (617) 965-2407.
All proposals receive careful consideration. Some popular topics include:
Beginning to Tell Stories, Story as Art, Using Stories in Education, Writing
Stories, Specific Story Genres, Stories and Healing, Fine-Tuning Your
Techniques,
The Business of Storytelling, Storytelling Venues, Coaching Storytellers,
Using Puppets, Music and Dance in Storytelling, and Social Issues.
Please send a maximum of 3 proposals, in the following format only:
1. Your name, address, phone number, email, and workshop title AT THE TOP OF
EACH PAGE.
2. A workshop description of NO MORE THAN 50 WORDS, for the STF program.
Include workshop title, activity summary, goals and any items participants
need to
bring. Attendees want specific descriptions that fit the workshop.
3. A biography of NO MORE THAN 30 WORDS.
4. An in-depth outline of the workshop containing preferred length (90 or 75
minutes. If your workshop needs more than 90 minutes, please explain in
detail, and indicate whether there is the option of doing it in 90 minutes.)
Indicate who it is for (beginner, experienced, educators, etc.), the format
(informational, discussion, participatory), and your workshop goals. State
if the
workshop can be held in a room with fixed desks. Please keep your in-depth
outlines
to two pages or less.
5. We encourage supporting materials.
6. A Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) for return notification is
REQUIRED for proposals to be accepted. Also please indicate any materials
you wish
to be returned, and include an additional appropriately-sized and stamped
SASE
for them.
7. Send nine ( 9 ) copies of each proposal, properly collated, and
postmarked
by August 31, 2003 to:
Meg Gilman, 272 Newcastle Ave, Portsmouth, NH 03801
8. Also, E-MAIL A COPY of items # 2 and 3 above (description and biography)
to Carrie van der Laan at: STF@lanes.org.
Contact Carrie by phone, (617)
965-2407, if this is a problem.
9. Triple check this list carefully, especially #6 and #8, before sending us
your proposals.
10. Optional: To confirm that we received your materials, include a
self-addressed stamped postcard.
Sample 50-word workshop description:
I'M GONNA TELL (YOU A STORY): FOR BEGINNING STORYTELLERS - JOHN PORCINO
Through participatory exercises, John will lead participants through the
process of finding, learning, creating, polishing The emphasis will be on
finding
and telling stories. ways to bring out and inspire the creative storyteller
in
each of us. After the workshop, participants will have at least one new
story
to tell.
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