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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, February 22, 2004 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1344
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Kids you love to hate by <calbin@norwalklibrary.org> 2) Re: Flyer question for Librarians by "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library" <murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: <calbin@norwalklibrary.org> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Kids you love to hate MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:13:28 CST Hi everyone, Sorry about the length of this post. It's a complicated situation, but I'll try to condense and abbreviate where I can. I've been a children's librarian for nearly 10 years, and I've had kids heckle me during programs and be disruptive in the library. I've always tried to deal with the problems professionally and not lose my temper. Usually the parents, once they've been made aware of the problems, cooperate with library policies or my suggestions. But I have a unique situation here. We have 5 year old boy who is rude, disruptive, demanding, and grabby. I have an Family Night Storytime with crafts , and he and his older sister have been coming nearly every week for the last 6 months. And every week there's a problem with his behavior. Last night he nearly took a glass pannel off the display case. If he had dropped it, it would have shattered on the brick floor and all over him. 3 weeks ago I had a discussion with his father because he had misbehaved and his parents weren't present in the library. I had to ask his sister to call home, and by the time the Dad showed up the boy had decided to cooperate. I think when he realized that his parents were coming he decided to behave. I explained that the son really needed adult supervision and he couldn't attend the program without a parent too. So far, they've done that. The only problem is that the mother is an enabler. Anything that the boy does is cute. She was standing only a few feet away from him when he messed with the display case. And believe me, it made a lot of noise so I'm sure she heard, I know we staff did. And anything he wants she either lets him have or gives to him. Usually without asking me first. We're a small library with a small budget so doing crafts at all means that I have to recycle unused materials as much as possible. I'm not really comfortable losing extra construction paper and whatever because he more. Especially if he hasn't followed directions or has been rude throughout the evening. LAst night's incident was enough to make me ask my director about the possibility of banning him from the program. She suggested finding out what other libraries do with disruptive kids whose parents don't supervise them. I really do enjoy working with kids of all ages, but this one pushes all my buttons. I'm starting to dread Tuesday nights because he'll be there. So if anyone has any suggestions, I'd be glad to listen. Thanks in advance, Carol Albin Norwalk Easter Public Library Norwalk, IA ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library" <murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Flyer question for Librarians MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:34:16 CST Junk Mail!!! I prefer reviews or word of mouth. I am sorry to disappoint eager new authors and illustrators. -jendy TABADOO@aol.com wrote: > Hi! > > When you receive a nicely done flyer/brochure/postcard (from an author or > publisher) announcing a new children's book, do you find this to be > unsolicited > junk mail? Do you ever find the mailings helpful or interesting? Do you ever > purchase a book through this type of advertising? Lastly, which, if any, do > you prefer to receive or find most effective: flyer, brochure or postcard? > > Thank you in advance for your response. Your information will be helpful > with my marketing research. > > Best always, > Tabatha Jean D'Agata > http://www.thesavvyclick.com/TJean.htm > Meet a Monster!!! www.marvinmonster.com ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1344 *************************
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