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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, September 11, 2003 1:31 PM Subject: PUBYAC digest 1211 PUBYAC Digest 1211 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Help, Creative Writing Contest by "Wanda Jones" <wjones98@hotmail.com> 2) RE: Hawafena/Singing ad by "Pamela Koehler" <pamkoehler@hotmail.com> 3) Hooked on Phonics by Cynthia Wray <CWWray@ci.fargo.nd.us> 4) monitoring children by "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org> 5) YA Computer Software by "ysstaff" <ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us> 6) Re: Yu-Gi-Oh! by "Pat Rainey" <pat.rainey@medina.lib.oh.us> 7) Re: YA Teen Read Week Program by Jessica Cammer <jcammer@rpl.regina.sk.ca> 8) RE: Hats Off to Reading by "Carole Fiore" <cfiore@earthlink.net> 9) Re: YA Teen Read Week Program by Kathy Nelson <knelson@kckpl.lib.ks.us> 10) Hawafena/Singing Ad Update by "Gruninger, Laura" <lgruning@MCL.org> 11) RE: Hawafena/Singing ad by "Elizabeth Burns" <eburns@scils.rutgers.edu> 12) RE: Computer hours by "Mary Ann Gilpatrick" <MGilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us> 13) RE: Managing Student Assistants by "Ellen Little" <elittle@pts.edu> 14) Children with disabilities - storytimes by "Nicole Morgan" <listmessages@sbcglobal.net> 15) RE: Computer hours by Sue Ridnour <sue.ridnour@flower-mound.com> 16) RE: computer timing software by "Ellen Little" <elittle@pts.edu> 17) Re: touchy question by "Jess and John Dafoe" <jdafoe@telus.net> 18) Children's gardening by Carol Smith <csmith@cromaine.org> 19) RE: Galleys/Advance copies by Susan Lempke <slempke@nileslibrary.org> 20) Re: Hats Off to Reading by "gwendolyn zachary" <gwen_zachary@hotmail.com> 21) Re: Hats Off to Reading by TEACHINGTALES@aol.com ------------------------------------------ Hi,From: Wanda Jones [SMTP:wjones98@hotmail.com] I am trying to pull together a creative writing contest for youth ages 7-18. I was wondering if anyone has done this and if they would be willing to offer advice. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Wanda Jones Children's Librarian Georgetown Neighborhood Library Washington, DC 20007 wjones98@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------ I totally agree. I could not believe that in a teen magazine they had aFrom: Pamela Koehler [SMTP:pamkoehler@hotmail.com] perfume named FCUK. Our circulation desk person asked if maybe the f was silent. I thought maybe I was just too old to appreciate stuff like this, but everone I asked agreed with me. To me it was over the top.. Pam, who couldn't find the musical ad anyway. ------------------------------------------ Hi Everyone,From: Cynthia Wray [SMTP:CWWray@ci.fargo.nd.us] I rarely get a chance to read this listserve, so excuse me if I've missed this discussion before. We have had many requests for Hooked on Phonics. I'm trying to decide if it would work to circulate it. I would appreciate any advice from the collective brain, pro or con. I've never seen the sets, is it possible to break them down into smaller units to circulate so you're not circulating a $299 set? How about the workbook component, do you have trouble with kids writing in it? If the sets are worth purchasing, which ones are the best? Has anyone had negative comments from local teachers? As you can tell, I have no clue and need your help. Thanks in advance, Cindy Cynthia L. Wray Head of Children's Services Fargo Public Library Fargo ND 701-241-1495 cwwray@ci.fargo.nd.us ------------------------------------------ Due to several incidents that have happened at our library lately, weFrom: Roberta Meyer [SMTP:roberta@effinghamlibrary.org] are going to look into instituting a written policy regarding the monitoring of young children. If you have a written policy that you would like to share regarding the supervision of children in the library (and I know this issue has been discussed quite a bit recently), please e-mail me a copy at roberta@effinghamlibrary.org. Thanks so much! Roberta ****************************************** Roberta L. Meyer, Youth Services Librarian Helen Matthes Library 100 East Market Avenue Effingham, IL 62401 Phone: 217-342-2464 ext. 6 Fax: 217-342-2413 www.effinghamlibrary.org roberta@effinghamlibrary.org ************************************************** "The Library is the Answer. What's the Question?" ------------------------------------------ I would like to start a collection of YA software and am wondering ifFrom: ysstaff [SMTP:ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us] any other libraries do this. We have educational software and games for children, but nothing in YA. I am curious if you just carry educational items, or games as well (ACT prep vs. SIMS). I'd also like info on checkout limits and budget spent per year on this collection. Thank you - and please repond to me directly at katig@eauclaire.lib.wi.us. Kati Tvaruzka Youth Services Librarian ***************************************** Youth Services L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library Eau Claire, WI 54701 (715)839-5007 - voice (715)833-5310 - fax www.eauclaire.lib.wi.us ysstaff@eauclaire.lib.wi.us ***************************************** ------------------------------------------ I just finished my second Yu-Gi-Oh! program, and we had 49 people in ourFrom: Pat Rainey [SMTP:pat.rainey@medina.lib.oh.us] meeting room dueling all over the place. This was a program for ages 7-10, because our YA program was for ages ll-18, and we were swamped with requests. Two improvements I made since the first program were: I used stick-on labels and had the kids wear a name tag with their first name, so they could call each other by name when they dueled, and I could also see their names. I designated a certain area of the room for those people who were "looking for partners" so they would know when kids were finished playing. Many parents thanked me profusely for offering this. A neighborhood library is lots less threatening for the kids and parents than a large toy story where you don't know who else will be there. My 15 year-old was the resident expert. I think I'll need to learn the game if I'm going to do it again, which I've been asked to do. Other than setting up the room, it's not much work--I had VERY few problems (and only minor ones) with the kids playing the game. We'll probably do one a season as long as the ------------------------------------------ Hi,From: Jessica Cammer [SMTP:jcammer@rpl.regina.sk.ca] At my library, we are having a bad poetry contest where the entrants must use the word "orange" in the poem. We are also having a poetry open mic event at a local coffee shop to attract the more serious poets in the city. Hope this helps! Jessica On Wed, 10 Sep 2003, Erin Lund wrote: > Hi! > > Anyone have any YA programs they are planning for Teen Read Week that the= > y would like to share? I am considering holding a Teen Poetry Slam and w= > ould love to hear any comments from anyone who has hosted a teen poetry s= > lam at their library or any other related events--pros, cons, "heads up" = > type issues and the like. Thank you, in advance, for your help! > > Erin Smith > Children's Librarian--Fargo Public Library > esmith@ci.fargo.nd.us > erinleann77@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------ Take a look at the Florida Library Youth Program 2003 web site. OurFrom: Carole Fiore [SMTP:cfiore@earthlink.net] theme for the summer was Hats off to Reading. You will find lots of books and program ideas as well as on line games and activities. Please feel free to link to this site. http://dlis.dos.state.fl.us/bld/flyp2003/flyp/index1_new.html Carole Fiore ------------------------------------------ Hi Erin,From: Kathy Nelson [SMTP:knelson@kckpl.lib.ks.us] At our library we are planning to put together a program to kickoff Teen Read Week based on an idea we came across in VOYA. We haven't worked out all of the details yet, but for more information please visit: http:/brdfs.voya.com/MVbrro/MVProgram.pdf Kathy Nelson Youth Services Associate KCKPL West Wyandotte Branch 1737 N 82 St Kansas City, KS 66112 913-596-5800 Erin Lund wrote: > Hi! > > Anyone have any YA programs they are planning for Teen Read Week that the= > y would like to share? I am considering holding a Teen Poetry Slam and w= > ould love to hear any comments from anyone who has hosted a teen poetry s= > lam at their library or any other related events--pros, cons, "heads up" = > type issues and the like. Thank you, in advance, for your help! > > Erin Smith > Children's Librarian--Fargo Public Library > esmith@ci.fargo.nd.us > erinleann77@hotmail.com ------------------------------------------ Sorry to those of you who went looking for the singing Clairol HerbalFrom: Gruninger, Laura [SMTP:lgruning@MCL.org] Essence shampoo ad and didn't find it. It was in our October issue of Teen People magazine. Many of you said it didn't run in your issues. Some people did find it though. It is a thick pull-out style ad and when you open it up, it sings "Howafena" very dramatically. (that's an ingredient in the shampoo) I tried to do a bit more sleuthing about this and searched our Lexis/Nexis Database at length. I didn't find anything on this ad or on musical ads in magazines generally. I found lots on: musical internet pop-up ads, the controversial TV ads for shampoo with the orgasmic sounding woman in the shower, other TV ads Clairol uses, and plenty about Britney Spears and Americn Idol partnerships with Clairol. I thought sure the word Hawafena would be unique enough to turn up anything published. It only came up as the ingredient. -L Laura Gruninger, Children's Librarian Mercer County Library System, Lawrence HQ Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 ------------------------------------------ I jumped out of my chair when I heard the music -- didn't realizeFrom: Elizabeth Burns [SMTP:eburns@scils.rutgers.edu] that it was coming from the magazine! I took out the ad but held onto it and used it during library classes for the upper grades (6,7,8). After the initial "its cool" we talked about the ad in detail -- why the company was targeting teens, the cost of the ad, was it effective, what word was it singing, etc. I'll be putting it in the vertical file under "marketing". Liz Burns eburns@scils.rutgers.edu ------------------------------------------ An excitable boy, they all said ...From: Mary Ann Gilpatrick [SMTP:MGilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us] Mary Ann Gilpatrick Walla Walla Public Library mgilpatrick@ci.walla-walla.wa.us I once had a storyhour child reach in and grab our library guinea pig. I heard the terrified squealing and told him that this was not allowed. His mother said that in her house if I child asks politely and says please he is allowed to have his request "respected". He had asked me earlier and I told him no. Oh and she does not use the word no with her children. I rarely do but a squiming panicked pet is a serious manner. I explained that even though the pig was tame she could bite if cornered and she was also pregnant and should not be handled. There is also the matter that I am allergic and cannot bring her out. She called later to say her son was very upset and she still did not see why her son could not handle our pets since they are public animals since they are in a public library. She finally chose to not come to storytime. She is now a music teacher and would like to see how she deals with issues. ------------------------------------------ I have graduate students that I train to shelve & they aren't very good at it!!! One thing I do to double-check what they've done is have them leave the books they put on the shelf either stick out an inch or two, or turn them on their side. Then when they're done, I go with them to the shelves & we look at their mistakes together.From: Ellen Little [SMTP:elittle@pts.edu] Ellen Little Circulation Supervisor Barbour Library Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 412-441-3304 x2274 elittle@pts.edu ------------------------------------------ Hi all,From: Nicole Morgan [SMTP:listmessages@sbcglobal.net] Although we have had many children with disabilities attend our storytimes over the years, this year we are making our first attempt at an outreach program to a special education preschool. We hope to plan these storytimes to be particularly accommodating to children with disabilities, while still fun and interesting. We are fortunate to have several staff members with relevant special education experience (I am one of them) and have gathered ideas from several librarians around the country, for which we are very grateful. We also are fortunate to be working with a very enthusiastic and experienced teacher. However, I'm sure that there are many of you out there who can throw in more suggestions and recommendations! If you have planned any similar storytimes and have any ideas to share, please pass them along. We are most interested in specific books, songs, activities, etc that work especially well or any adaptations that are very meaningful. For example, one librarian in Syracuse shared that she loves to use real fruit with Carle's Hungry Caterpillar. We are working with children ages 3-5 in groups of 5-10 children. There is a large range of abilities and needs, including visual impairments, physical, emotional/behavioral, autism, etc, and not all children are in the special education program. Of course, we know that the biggest thing is to be flexible, but if anyone has any ideas to share, please pass them on! Nicole Morgan Lakewood Public Library Lakewood OH ------------------------------------------ We get requests like this all the time! People want you to change the rules,From: Sue Ridnour [SMTP:sue.ridnour@flower-mound.com] procedures or set-up to accommodate their particular needs, regardless of how it might impact others. Sometimes you can understand where the request is coming from, and you'd like to be able to help, but for whatever reason you can't, and they understand when you explain why. You hit the nail on the head for those other times, like this one -- the parent is trying to abdicate their parental role to you. Stand firm! Don't let her bully you with the "we won't be able to come to the library anymore" threat! You can offer her assistance in solving this problem, by telling her what other parents have done in the same situation, or any other suggestion you can think of, but ultimately it's her job, not yours. This is a pet peeve of mine at the moment because I am dealing with a mother who wants me to change the parameters of a program for school-age children so that her preschool son can participate, because he "doesn't understand" why his sister is enrolled and he isn't. Hello?! Is he going to do everything his sister does, all the way through their childhood? You can just look at the poor sister and see she needs a break from this kid who is tyrannizing the entire family because his mother can't tell him "no." Sorry to rant, hope some of it was supportive, Sue Sue Ridnour Children's Services Manager Flower Mound (TX) Public Library 972.874.6153 (phone) 972.874.6466 (fax) sue.ridnour@flower-mound.com ------------------------------------------ Have you tried what my public library does? They "check out" the computer to the user by checking out a cardboard card that must be displayed while you are using the computer. If the "due date" when the card is checked out is for one hour from the check out time & fines are charged for overdues, it might discourage some of your problem at very little expense.From: Ellen Little [SMTP:elittle@pts.edu] Ellen Little Circulation Supervisor Barbour Library Pittsburgh Theological Seminary 412-441-3304 x2274 elittle@pts.edu ------------------------------------------ I thought that I would put in my two cents worth.From: Jess and John Dafoe [SMTP:jdafoe@telus.net] I spent 10 years working with adults and children with all sorts of abilities or disabilities if you like. My biggest question is why are a "group" of developmentally disabled adults hanging out in the children's section in their wheel chairs doing nothing much in the first place? Regardless of the so called "mental age" that many would speak of, someone who has been on this earth over 21 years is an adult and it just isn't normal for a group of adults to hang out doing nothing in a children's area. How would you feel if it were you? These kinds of activities often say more about the caregiver's lack of understanding than the individual's desire to be there. I worked with many adults who enjoy being around children and I helped to find lots of volunteer placements for them so that they could do the work that they loved without being seen or treated as a child. This being said, as a librarian and not their worker it is pretty difficult to iron out. Maybe there could be creative solutions. Perhaps they could come individually or in smaller groups and could help out with their worker, tidying shelves, putting puzzles away, or even stamping discards at a table in that section. Often you find that the caregiver is simply looking for somewhere to go because we all know that being part of the community is everyone's right, but this is not integration, there are no community connections being made here. I guess that I would start by talking to the individuals (even if they can't talk back to you their worker will be listening). Ask them if there are books or other library resources that they are interested in, perhaps a tour of the library, do they have a library card, find out what they like to do. I can pretty much guarantee that just sitting in the children's room doing nothing is not going to be it. Good luck. Jess Dafoe Children's Services Terrace Public Library Canada ------------------------------------------ This year we started a children's gardening group and planted aFrom: Carol Smith [SMTP:csmith@cromaine.org] beanpole teepee that was used for a Teepee Tales Storytime in August for younger kids. That was a great hit with 20 attendees. We also planted pumpkins, corn, tomatoes, lettuce, cukes, and potatoes. There were enough beans for anyone who wanted them and now that they're ending the morning glories that were planted with them are blooming and it still looks great. Our maintenance man put in two raised beds for us which I divided into an area for each child to plant whatever s/he wanted. We started out slow with only 4 signed up but picked up kids all summer long. The trouble with a summer program is vacation. We met every week to start the garden and then every other week during the summer. At the most there were 6 kids showing up with others signed up but coming sporadically. Every time we met we weeded, watered, and did a nature craft. We planted the potatoes in a stack of four tires and we hope to have something to share in a couple of weeks. Now that fall is here I've changed the name of the program to Nature Crafters and am going to use the garden next year to grow the items we will use to craft with during the winter. Everyone who has seen the garden is excited and I believe that next year the program will be more popular. -- Carol J. Smith, MLIS Youth Librarian Cromaine District Library P.O. Box 308 3688 N. Hartland Rd. Hartland, MI 48353 810.632.5200 FAX 810.632.7351 ------------------------------------------ I feel strongly that galleys and reader's copies should not be added toFrom: Susan Lempke [SMTP:slempke@nileslibrary.org] library collections. Authors and editors sometimes make changes after these are printed, and it's not fair to them to put unfinished work in the library. It's always a dilemma to know quite what to do with them, since they look so shiny and new that you hate to just toss them. I usually just give them away to individual children. --Susan Dove Lempke ------------------------------------------ Hi Vickie,From: gwendolyn zachary [SMTP:gwen_zachary@hotmail.com] Here is an idea for the whole school to participate in. The students in our school system love to wear caps and hats, but it is against the District rules. As a special treat some of the principals will allow a "hat day" for the kids. Everyone has a cap or hat they like, and you should see some of the caps and hats the students wear to school! Why not have a crazy hat day during the book fair where kids can wear a hat or cap and maybe even dress their hat or cap up to represent their favorite book. At some time during the afternoon go on the PA system and have everyone take their hats off in silence for 15 seconds to celebrate the day. Gwen ------------------------------------------ In a message dated 9/10/2003 5:25:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,=20From: TEACHINGTALES@aol.com [SMTP:TEACHINGTALES@aol.com] vickis@yellowbananas.com writes: >=20 > HELP!!!!! Our elementary (K-4) school is having a book fair with the=20 > theme, "Hats Off to Reading". Hi Vicki, We just had a thread about hats on our storytelling listserv. Here is some=20 information I put together. Here is a fun song: My Hat, It Has Three Corners My hat has three corners (touch head) My hat, it has three corners (touch each elbow on corners) Three corners has my hat (touch each elbow on corners) And if it hadn=E2=80=99t had three corners It wouldn't be my hat. End of PUBYAC Digest 1211 |
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