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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"
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Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1311
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Mock Caldecott results by NEames <neames@toledolibrary.org> 2) RE: Bob Books by "Tina Shelton" <Tina.Shelton@cityofcarrollton.com> 3) Re: story time survey by "Joanne Lize" <jlize@scgov.net> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: NEames <neames@toledolibrary.org> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Mock Caldecott results MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:10:56 CST The 31st annual Caldecott Read-In sponsored by the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (Ohio) and The Reading Railroad Children's Bookstore was = held this morning. About 30 people attended and examined more than 200 = picture books before voting for our favorite titles. Winner:=20 "The Dot" written and illustrated by Peter Reynolds (jE)=20 Honor Books:=20 "Z Goes Home" written and illustrated by Jon Agee (jE)=20 "Plum" poems by Tony Mitton and illustrated by Mary GrandPr=E9. = (fj821.914)=20 "The Queen's Progress: an Elizabethan Alphabet" written by = Celeste Mannis and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (fj942.0509) As always, it is fun to try to predict the winner. Stay tuned to see = how we did! Nancy Eames=20 Children's Library Manager Toledo-Lucas County Public Library =20 ------------------------------ From: "Tina Shelton" <Tina.Shelton@cityofcarrollton.com> To: <Pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Bob Books content-class: urn:content-classes:message Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:11:16 CST Betsy,=20 Yes, we circulate the Bob Books in our Easy Reader collection. This collection is for Kindergarten and First Grade Readers. We put each collection of booklets in a video case to circulate and believe me, they do circulate heavily. Tina Tina Shelton Youth Services Librarian Carrollton Public Library @ Frankford Village 3030 N Josey Ln #130 Carrollton, Tx 75007 (972)466-4824 tina.shelton@cityofcarrollton.com =20 "Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings." Heinrich Heine from his Play Almansor (1821) -----Original Message----- From: Ford-Betsy@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov [mailto:Ford-Betsy@MonroeCounty-FL.Gov]=20 Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 2:03 PM To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Bob Books Does anyone circulate Bob Books? I'm a new children's librarian and in my settling in have found several boxes of Bob Books---Level=20 A Set 1, Level A Set 2, etc. in one of my closets. =20 I had them on my desk and a couple of parents have expressed interest in them but with all the little books, I'm wondering is it better to reserve them for use in the library or just to let them circ like any other book? Any ideas or thoughts would be appreciated. TIA. Betsy Ford Monroe County Public Library Key West, FL ------------------------------ From: "Joanne Lize" <jlize@scgov.net> To: "Catherine Kyle" <ckyle@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us>, Subject: Re: story time survey Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 16:11:30 CST Hi Everyone, Especially Catherine, I am the Head of Youth Services for the Venice Public Library in = Florida--yes, I truly work in Paradise--I even walk the beach before work = each day! I'm also known as 'Mother Goose' for the past 10 years as kids = don't always remember my name. Our youth department sees 800-1200 = children and parents each month with a variety of different aged programs. = You asked for experienced librarians and my five years in the Chicago = suburb of Lombard and my five years here in Venice, I guess, qualifies me = as experienced. I also work with a staff that has a real team spirit and = a county that has some really sharp and user-friendly youth and YA = librarians. Here are my answers: =20 1. We have two storytimes: Tuesdays, 10-10:30, Preschool Storytime for independent ages 3-5 = years. Many parents bring older and younger siblings to this and we = welcome them. We are in a vacation community and we found that it is = better to include all who come in than exclude them due to age or wanting = a parent or grandparent accompanying them. This has been great PR--to = include. We have a large storyroom so we try to accommodate all--sometimes= in high-season, we've had up to 90 people attending. We do a lot of = storytelling and audience participation rather than sitting and reading a = story. Our Preschool Storytime always has 2 stories, some songs and = fingerplays or creative movement and a craft. Thursdays, 10-10:30, Tot Time for birth through age 3 and a=20 caregiver. Some of our 'babies' have grown into=20 great listeners and we encourage the parents of=20 some as young as 2 =BD to bring them into our = above=20 Preschool Storytime. We have older siblings come to = Tot Time and sometimes the parents bring both to both storytimes (we do = the same theme but it always comes off different when we do the storytime = adaptations for the various age groups--more puppets and fingerplays for = the babies). We always have 1 or 2 stories--told or big book and = fingerplays and creative movement. We've been adding some bending and = stretching creative movement to both storytimes to encourage good exercise = habits. =20 When someone is new and not used to a big group for storytime, it's better = to limit the storytime and have a second storytime back to back for two = smaller groups or offer another storytime on another day. I've had staff = who are uncomfortable with large groups and we have worked around it this = way. We have also had libraries in our system have different age groups = on different days such as twos or 3-4s. =20 2. Our Preschool Storytime is 30 minutes--20 of stories and 10 for a = craft. Usually all is premade with the children needing only to color or = glue. We found that too many little ones cannot cut. Our Tot Time is 15-20 minutes of stories and 10 minutes for a = craft. Most of our families hang around our blankets when we put out our = baby toys at the end of the 20 minutes. So many of our families live in = areas where they don't know where other families live so it is a real = social service that we provide too. =20 3. So far, we never take breaks but we are going to try to have a = video instead of storytimes for June and July on Tuesdays and a Kids Kraft = on Thursdays for little ones. Some of our libraries in our Sarasota = County system take natural breaks during the holidays or in August. =20 4. We usually have more than one adult staff or volunteer with us. = Usually the extra person sits with the child or we speak to the parent = after the session to encourage them to be a better listener or keep their = hands to themselves. We try to put our disciplining in a positive = statement. =20 5. Our unattended policy asks all parents to stay within the library = during storytime. This allows for a child who does not feel well or a = discipline problem. =20 6. I addressed the crafts above. We have some volunteers who help us get = the crafts prepared, otherwise we're all at home cutting out things in = front of tv nights before. =20 I've attached a copy of our storytime registration. [Attachments don't make it through PUBYAC.--Moderator] We've now included = our parental permission for any photo taking for the newspaper, etc. =20 Have fun in your storytelling adventures! JO Lize 'Mother Goose' >>> "Catherine Kyle" <ckyle@mcls.rochester.lib.ny.us> 1/9/2004 1:01:37 AM = >>> I'm finally getting into story time at my library and I'm having some =3D problems. So I thought that I would ask more experienced librarians how = =3D they do it. If you have time to answer these questions, it would be =3D vastly appreciated. Any hints that work for you would also be helpful. 1. What are the oldest ages of children in story time? 2. What is the length of story time? 3. How many weeks are your sessions? How long are your breaks between? 4. How far do you go in disciplining children? When do you ask them to =3D leave? Have you ever told a child that they cannot come back? 5. What is your unattended child policy? Do you allow parents to leave =3D the library while children are in story time? 6. Do you use crafts in your story time? How intensive are the crafts? Thank you for any help you can spare! Catherine Kyle Youth Services Librarian Parma Public Library 7 West Ave=3D20 Hilton, NY 14468 585-392-8350 ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1311 *************************
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