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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: Sunday, January 25, 2004 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1325

    PUBYAC Digest 1325

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) American Girls Party
by Kelly Verheyden <kverheyd@scls.lib.wi.us>
  2) Re: cookery programs: tips? success stories? advice?
by "teresa lamorte" <imtess0@lycos.com>
  3) Mission Statements for Youth Departments
by M Nykifor <nykifor1963@yahoo.com>
  4) stumper
by "Jaclyn Malach" <jmalach@ci.rowlett.tx.us>
  5) Stumper:  Old Man and Woman Eating Spaghetti
by Tracie Partridge <t_l_partridge@yahoo.com>
  6) faculty meetings
by "Thoeny, Cheresse" <CThoeny@TORRNET.COM>
  7) Re: Barnes and Noble as Public Library
by "teresa lamorte" <imtess0@lycos.com>
  8) Labeling items for temporary displays
by "Kozloff, Rae" <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
  9) Three Stumpers
by "Mary Palmer" <Mary.Palmer@spl.org>
 10) RE: Barnes and Noble as Public Library
by "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
 11) Suggestion needed: sister moving away
by <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz>

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From: Kelly Verheyden <kverheyd@scls.lib.wi.us>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: American Girls Party
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:04:25 CST


Hello Everyone,

I am planning on having an American Girls party and would like suggestions
from anyone who had a successful event.  Please email me directly with
suggestions.

Thanks in advance,
Kelly Verheyden
Youth Services Librarian
Madison Public Library
kverheyd@scls.lib.wi.us

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From: "teresa lamorte" <imtess0@lycos.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org, "Kapila Sankaran"
Subject: Re: cookery programs: tips? success stories? advice?
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:04:42 CST

Kapila,
Instant pudding is easy, ice-cream (in babyfood jars, butter (in babyfood
jars), peanut butter (ask about allergies first!).  That's it I'm outa
ideas!

Teresa LaMorte
YS, HHH Community Library
Dix Hills, NY
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From: M Nykifor <nykifor1963@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Mission Statements for Youth Departments
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:04:56 CST

Hi Everyone,

The youth department at Selby Public Library in Sarasota, FL, is interested
in writing a mission statement.  The purpose is to help guide the employees
and create a focus.

Has anybody ever written a mission statement before for their youth Dept.?
If so, would you being willing to share it with me and maybe some tips on
how you went about writing it?

Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you...

Marilyn Nykiforuk
Senior Librarian/Youth Services.

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From: "Jaclyn Malach" <jmalach@ci.rowlett.tx.us>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: stumper
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I kn ow this is very lttle information to go on but maybe somebody =
knows...

I have a patron wanting a juvenile fiction book that she remembers from =
when she was about 12 years old that was about a family from another =
planet. It was probably written in t he 60's.  Any suggestions =
appreciated.

Jaclyn Malach
Youth Services Librarian
Rowlett Public Library
Rowlett,Texas
jmalach@ci.rowlett.tx.us
(972)412-6162=20

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From: Tracie Partridge <t_l_partridge@yahoo.com>
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Stumper:  Old Man and Woman Eating Spaghetti
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:05:21 CST


Hi, everyone.  I am looking for a book for a customer.  She remembered
reading it in the early 80's.  She thinks it is about an old woman and man
who aren't very nice to one another.  The story has spaghetti in it and
there is an eyeball in the spaghetti or someone says there is.  It is a
picture book.  I have checked my library's automated card catalog, A to Zoo,
and Novelist with no luck.  If you have an idea about this book, I would
appreciate it if you would contact me at t_l_partridge@yahoo.com.  Thanks
for your assistance.
Sincerely,
Tracie Partridge


Tracie Partridge
Children's Center Section Manager
Central Library
Wichita, KS
v: (316) 261-8500
e-mail: t_l_partridge@yahoo.com

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From: "Thoeny, Cheresse" <CThoeny@TORRNET.COM>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: faculty meetings
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Hi,

I am a new youth services librarian, and I have been invited to my first
faculty meeting at a local Middle School.  I have 20 minutes to talk about
the library and answer teacher questions. Basically - I have been given free
reign to talk about whatever I wish.  Since I am a new hire, I will be
introducing myself to the teachers as well as talking about what the library
can both teachers and students.

That said, I was hoping I could benefit from your experiences.  Would you
mind sharing with me what specific topics or programs you have talked about,
what the teachers seemed to be most interested in, and any other general
advice you would be willing to share.

Please respond to me personally at cthoeny@torrnet.com.  If there is
interest, I would be happy to post a compilation of responses to Pubyac.

Thanks,
Cheresse

Cheresse Thoeny
Youth Services Librarian
Henderson Library
4805 Emerald * Torrance, CA 90503
(310) 371-2075

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From: "teresa lamorte" <imtess0@lycos.com>
To: "PUBYAC" <pubyac@prairienet.org>, marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: Barnes and Noble as Public Library
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Does it bother anyone that the bookstores also offer storytimes to their
customers?  I never brought my children because inevitibly they would want
me to buy them a book.  Not that there is anything wrong with that every now
and then, but every week would be a bit expensive!  Just wondering....

Teresa LaMorte, YS
HHH community Library
Dix Hills, NY

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--------- Original Message ---------

DATE: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 23:24:39
From: Christina Johnson <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>
To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Cc:

>As part of the circulation vs programming conversation:
>
>I am still amazed everytime I drive by any number of bookstores and see
>their parking lots filled to the brim!  We are beginning to model our
>library after the bookstores in an attempt to attract more customers.  (how
>and where we place the books, etc.)
>
>**Part of Stephanie Robinson Borgman's post:
>
>One of the most troubling interactions I have ever had with a
>child took
>place several years ago during an outreach visit to a private
>school whose
>students came from all over the county.  I asked the children to
>tell me the
>name or location of "their library."  I will never forget the
>bright and
>adorable little boy who informed me that his library was Barnes
>& Noble.
>Needless to say, I spent the next few minutes explaining the
>differences
>between retail booksellers and public libraries.  As
>professionals we are
>obligated to inform the community we serve of the many things we
>have to
>offer.  We must never assume that the public knows about us and
>we need only
>react to their requests when they initiate contact.  For me,
>programming and
>outreach have been the most effective vehicle to deliver this
>information to
>children.
>
>

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From: "Kozloff, Rae" <raek@cityofanacortes.org>
To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Labeling items for temporary displays
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:06:08 CST


We promote our collection by putting items on display temporarily throughout
the year.  Some displays go up every year (Mother's Day, Back-to-School,
Winter); others may go up once but with the potential to be displayed again
(Native American month; Oprah picks).  The ones that go on display every
year have stickers inside the front cover put on by Tech Services when
processed; the others get stickers on the front of the book, put on by
Children's library staff or whoever is doing the display.  Our computer
system, Dynix, allows us to put these items into "groups" and then their
location in the computer can be easily changed to show patrons they are in
the "Children's Library Display" or "Adult Library Display", rather than
having to change each item individually.

The problem is that we have too many stickers, and the ones on the outside
of the covers don't get taken off when the display comes down, and thus get
scruffy-looking over time.  If we don't have stickers, then the shelvers
don't know that an item belongs in a display and would reshelve the item
back in its normal location.

How do your libraries deal with displays like this?  not do them at all?  or
let them check out and not worry about putting them back on the display when
returned?  or ?

Thanks for any advice!
Rae Kozloff
Anacortes Public Library, WA
raek@cityofanacortes.org

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From: "Mary Palmer" <Mary.Palmer@spl.org>
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Subject: Three Stumpers
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:06:22 CST

A patron has asked for the answer to three stumpers-

1.   Chapter book about a large family that rescues a peach (or maybe
orange) tree farm and makes it successful. 4-5th grade reading level.
She didn't think it was All of a Kind Family story.
2.   A group of children move into an old farmhouse and find messages
from other children in the walls.
4-5th grade reading level. We tried Helen Fuller Orton titles but didn't
fine out to fit this summary.
3.   A title of a book, "The Outsiders of Oskoken (sp?) Castle"-possibly
YA or older J title

If any of these ring a bell let me know. Thanks for your help. You can
e-mail me directly at mary.palmer@spl.org.

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From: "Minkel, Walter (RBI-US)" <WMinkel@reedbusiness.com>
To: 'Christina Johnson ' <marionthelibrarian@yahoo.com>, 'PUBYAC '
Subject: RE: Barnes and Noble as Public Library
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:06:35 CST

The main problem with the appeal of B&N vs. libraries, though, is that
Barnes & Noble has lots and lots of brand new, very appealing stuff in shiny
new displays, while the truly appealing stuff at the public libraries is
almost all checked out with a long reserve list. Seeing a big pile of the
new Harry Potter or Lemony Snicket books that you can browse through at your
leisure makes the bookstore far more appealing, I think. When a book gets
the tiniest bit worn or torn at B&N, out it goes. Plus so many libraries
don't have the budgets or the sales expertise to market themselves well.

We need to market our strengths--programming & professional expertise. B&N
doesn't have staff with the expertise to model choosing good books & good
things to do with books, like how to read them aloud entertainingly,
glorying in the language & illustrations. And yes, outreach. All librarians
should be getting out of their libraries & going where the kids, parents,
caregivers, & teachers are. --W

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Walter Minkel, Technology Editor, School Library Journal
www.slj.com * wminkel@reedbusiness.com * 646-746-6721 * fax 646-746-6689

-----Original Message-----
From: Christina Johnson
To: PUBYAC
Sent: 1/24/2004 12:24 AM
Subject: Re: Barnes and Noble as Public Library

As part of the circulation vs programming conversation:

I am still amazed everytime I drive by any number of bookstores and see
their parking lots filled to the brim!  We are beginning to model our
library after the bookstores in an attempt to attract more customers.
(how
and where we place the books, etc.)

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From: <pam.gravenor@ncc.govt.nz>
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Subject: Suggestion needed: sister moving away
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 18:19:38 CST


Hi everyone
I have a customer looking for a book for a 3 year old, whose adult older
sister is moving overseas.  Can anyone think of any books covering this
or a similar situation?  It needn't be an overseas shift I guess, just
so far away the person isn't going to be seen for a long time.
TIA
Pam Gravenor
Children's and Young Adults' Librarian
Nelson Public Libraries
Private Bag 41
Nelson
New Zealand
ph 03 546 0404
fx 03 546 0402


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