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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and
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To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children"
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Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:01 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1347
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Stumper- Strange But True by <laanders@bellsouth.net> 2) youth fiction series by "Linda Rogers" <lrogers@sdln.net> 3) Re: Librarian for a day contest by "Anne Simon" <ASIMON@mail.nysed.gov> 4) librarian for a day by Nancy Schleh <nschleh@yahoo.com> 5) Be a Librarian for a Day by Deborah_Dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us (Deborah Dubois) 6) Re: Be a librarian for a day by Clare329 <clare329@earthlink.net> 7) Re: "Librarian for a day" contest in Women's Day by Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org> 8) Despereaux by "Cynthia Bishop" <cybishop@ocpl.lib.ny.us> 9) on being a librarian for a day by Terrill <trumpeter2@shaw.ca> 10) Volunteer Readers by "Cathy Chesher" <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us> 11) Mouse Deer reader's theater by Aaron Shepard <AS@aaronshep.com> 12) Launch of redesigned kids website by Andrea Gordon <gordona@bpl.on.ca> 13) RE: Be a librarian for a day by "Stacey Irish-Keffer" <Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com> 14) Open Positions by Diane.Tuccillo@cityofmesa.org 15) Re: Be a librarian for a day by Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com> 16) Old Granny Gooseberry Stumper by "Ann Hardginski" <hardginski@menashalibrary.org> 17) Win an Original Illustration by Will Hillenbrand by Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com> 18) Arabic storytime by "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> 19) RE: Volunteer Readers by "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: <laanders@bellsouth.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper- Strange But True MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:22:47 CST Hi everyone! I have a patron who read this in school in the 1980's. The title was something like "Strange But True," and it was about coincidences in history. One of the stories had to do with Lincoln's assassination and John Wilkes Booth. This request was given to me by our reference department, who asked that I post it for any thoughts you might have. Linda Anderson Hermitage Library 3700 James Kay Lane Hermitage, TN 37076 laanders@bellsouth.net ------------------------------ From: "Linda Rogers" <lrogers@sdln.net> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: youth fiction series MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:23:07 CST Our youth fiction multi-author series were traditionally cataloged and shelved by series title thereby keeping all the parts of the series together on the shelf. More recently, they are being catalogued and shelved by author so that books from a series may be in five different locations within youth fiction. Good arguments can be made for both methods. We are trying to discover which of these two practices seem most widely used and patron friendly while encouraging information literacy, using the catalog, independent library use, etc. Please let me know how your library shelves youth fiction series and your thoughts on this topic. Thanks for your information and comments, Linda Rogers Rapid City Public Library ------------------------------ From: "Anne Simon" <ASIMON@mail.nysed.gov> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Re: Librarian for a day contest Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:23:16 CST I think the idea for this contest is delightful, but I was disappointed = (to say the least) about the statement in the contest rules regarding the = value of the prize: "Each Grand Prize winner will receive a Woman's Day t-shirt and arrangement= s will be made for winner to be librarian for a day at their local = participating library (approximate retail value: $25)." =20 Presumably they didn't mean that librarians are only worth $25 (a day? = overall?), but the implication is still insulting, in my mind... Anne Simon New York State Library ------------------------------ From: Nancy Schleh <nschleh@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC LIST <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: librarian for a day MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:23:27 CST Thanks to Jeannette Whitworth for a bit of measured common sense. At least someone out there feels that being a librarian is worthy of consideration as a "prize." Don't you think school principals and mayors have to have some level of competence and education (well, maybe), and yet these two professions routinely appear as "for a day" prizes. Relax. This is an opportunity to share our profession with the wider world. Nancy Schleh Prince William Public Library System *my opinions, not my employer's (or anyone's, for that matter)* ------------------------------ From: Deborah_Dubois@freenet.richland.oh.us (Deborah Dubois) To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Be a Librarian for a Day Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:23:36 CST I wondered if they would have very many entries. It struck me as a strange contest with a t-shirt as the only "keepsake" of the day. I also wondered if they thought about asking local libraries if they wanted to participate. Deborah Dubois ------------------------------ From: Clare329 <clare329@earthlink.net> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Be a librarian for a day Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:23:48 CST Calm down, everybody. Maybe we're looking at this in the wrong way. As one of my coworkers pointed out, contests have to list a value. Perhaps the $25.00 value only refers to the t-shirt. Perhaps ALA and Woman's Day understands that the work we do is really priceless! Granted, it would be nice if this was clarified to the general public, but maybe that was just an oversight. Another coworker came up with this for good public service message: "The value of that new bestseller: $29.95...Just released megahit on DVD: $24.95...Getting all your questions answered: priceless." You often hear about this kind of thing. Kids getting to be mayor or principal for a day. Of course, the principal and mayor were probably consulted first. As another posted already, what bothered me more was the promise of a Day as a Librarian at their local public library. What lucky library is going to be put on the spot when the winner is announced? Clare Meehan Children's Services Carol Stream Public Library Carol Stream, IL ------------------------------ From: Susan Wizinsky <swizinsk@gfn.org> To: Mary Jo Smith <msmith@gateslibrary.org> Subject: Re: "Librarian for a day" contest in Women's Day MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:23:58 CST Hi, Ha, ha. A patron the other day thought that the library didn't pay anyone to work there. I guess I should have let her think that we are so devoted! Susan On Mon, 23 Feb 2004, Mary Jo Smith wrote: > If you read the official rules, you'll find that the value they place on = > the grand prize of being "librarian for a day" is--get this--25 dollars. = > 25 dollars!?! Granted, they don't pay me a ton here, but I'll = > guarantee you it's a whole lot more than 25 dollars a day. Doesn't this = > absurdly low amount given as a prize value underscore the already = > popular misconception that our work is worthless? What was ALA = > thinking? Mary Jo > -- Susan E. Wizinsky, M.S.L.S. Children's Librarian Genesee District Library Grand Blanc-McFarlen Branch 515 Perry Road Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439 810-694-5310 ------------------------------ From: "Cynthia Bishop" <cybishop@ocpl.lib.ny.us> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Despereaux MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:24:09 CST Hi, All. I read your comments with interest because I had just begun to read Despereaux aloud to a group of homeschooled children (ages 9-15) the week that the award was announced. Now that we're done, I want to report that the children thought it excellent, and that I liked it very much indeed. I think it deserved the Newbery. (Which is not to say that other titles did not.) More than anything I found it to be an eloquent meditation on courage, delivered in a fresh way, and full of humor and pathos. It's also a treat to read aloud! Peace. Cynthia Bishop Children's Librarian Soule Branch Onondaga County Public Library Syracuse, NY 13214 ------------------------------ From: Terrill <trumpeter2@shaw.ca> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: on being a librarian for a day Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:24:22 CST Dare I step into the fray???? Oh, sure, its what I do!! Regarding this promotion, and I am looking at the brief description on = the ALA site. It didn't seem too condescending to me, mind you I'm = Canadian and we have a whole different threshold for condescending .... = LOL! Seriously folks, may I suggest that this is no different that 'Be a = Firefighter for a Day', 'Be a Secretary for a Day' or 'Be a Baker for a = Day' . People only know part of what librarians do and it strikes me as = a good start to familiarizing the public with the wider aspects of the = job. I don't know about the good ol' U. S. of A. however, but the = librarians in Canda are largely administrative, and that may totally = freak the public if they had to spend a day doing what my librarian = does. I think it would be far more productive for the public to see what = a library worker does ... someone in circ or info or childrens ... now = thats where the real interesting things happen! Patrons who argue over = 25 cent fines, people that smell so bad you wonder if you'll be able to = speak clearly for lack of breath ... but of course, the finding the book = that is just what someone wanted to understand their life, or hearing a = child laugh when you quote "I know and Old Laddie" .... Please don't = think me unadmiring of Librarians, I have great respect and admiration = for their job. And may I say, to let the public into what we do could = ease some of the things that make us seem a little snobby at times, = without meaning to, of course. We know it takes specialized skills and = education to do the job of librarian, as with many occupations, but lets = share that instead of cloistering it away. Just my two Canadian bits .... Terrill Scott Fraser Valley Regional Library British Columbia Canada http://www.fvrl.bc.ca/ "Let us read and let us dance, two amusements that will never do any = harm to the world." - Voltaire= ------------------------------ From: "Cathy Chesher" <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us> To: "Pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Volunteer Readers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:24:36 CST Hello everyone. I've recently had a number of people call me and express an interest in reading at storytime. I've always politely said thanks, but no thanks and explained that I generally do all of the reading myself. I like doing it. It's my job. The kids are used to me. I try to find other ways to maybe utilize this person's enthusiasm and willingness to help. As of yet, no one has been offended by my "thanks but no thanks" response. I was wondering, though, how some of you handle requests by people who want to read books at storytime? Do you let them? If not, how do you explain your reasonings for not letting them? I've on occasion had a guest reader-a firefighter, a bilingual reader, but that's it. For me basically it's a quality control issue. Not everyone is good at reading aloud to a group of kids. I, and my patrons, expect a certain high (I hope) standard from storytime. And besides, I LIKE doing storytime. I'm selfish. I don't want to let someone else read MY books to MY kids. But I do wonder if I should lighten up and let the occasional person read a book at storytime. Your thoughts? Cathy Chesher Youth Services Librarian Adrian Public Library 143 E. Maumee St. Adrian, MI 49221 517-265-2265 cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us ------------------------------ From: Aaron Shepard <AS@aaronshep.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Mouse Deer reader's theater Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:24:48 CST A new Reader's Theater Edition has been added to my Web site at: http://www.aaronshep.com RTE #35 ~ The Adventures of Mouse Deer: Tales of Indonesia and Malaysia By Aaron Shepard Mouse Deer is small, and many animals want to eat him -- but first they have to catch him! GENRE: Folktales, trickster tales CULTURE: Indonesian, Malaysian THEME: Wits vs. power READERS: 9 or more READER AGES: 7-10 LENGTH: 20 minutes (3 + 7 + 4 + 6 + 1) From my home page, click on Aaron's RT Page, then on Reader's Theater Editions. A Chamber version for four readers is also available. As always, the script can be freely copied and performed for any educational, noncommercial purpose. Supplementary materials include an instrumental audio clip of Mouse Deer's song, and four gorgeous printable posters with pictures by Australian illustrator Kim Gamble, which originally appeared with my stories in that country's School Magazine. Here is a full list of scripts now in the series. All stories are my own, unless noted. 1. "The Legend of Lightning Larry" 2. "The Legend of Slappy Hooper: An American Tall Tale" 3. "Savitri: A Tale of Ancient India" 4. "Resthaven," by Nancy Farmer, from The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 5. "The War Prayer," by Mark Twain 6. "The Enchanted Storks: A Tale of Bagdad" 7. "The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan" 8. "Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer" 9. "The Baker's Dozen: A Saint Nicholas Tale" 10. "The Battle of Song: A Hero Tale of Finland," from The Maiden of Northland 11. "The Calabash Kids: A Tale of Tanzania" 12. "The Hidden One: A Native American Legend" 13. "Master Maid: A Tale of Norway" 14. "The Sea King's Daughter: A Russian Legend" 15. "The Millionaire Miser: A Buddhist Fable" 16. "How Violence Is Ended: A Buddhist Legend" 17. "Count Alaric's Lady," by Barbara Leonie Picard 18. "The Crystal Heart: A Vietnamese Legend" 19. "How Frog Went to Heaven: A Tale of Angola" 20. "The Magic of Mushkil Gusha: A Tale of Iran" 21. "Help! Hilary! Help!" 22. "Which Shoes Do You Choose?" 23. "Casey at the Bat," by Ernest Lawrence Thayer 24. "Forty Fortunes: A Tale of Iran" 25. "When the Twins Went to War: A Fable of Far East Russia" 26. "The Magic Brocade: A Tale of China" 27. "Master Man: A Tall Tale of Nigeria" 28. "Mop Top: A Tale of Norway" 29. "The Borrower and the Boy," by Mary Norton, from The Borrowers 30. "The Boy Who Wanted the Willies" 31. "The Princess Mouse: A Tale of Finland" 32. "Three Sideways Stories From Wayside School," by Louis Sachar 33. "More Than a Match" 34. "The Christmas Truce" 35. "The Adventures of Mouse Deer: Tales of Indonesia and Malaysia" Aaron Shepard http://www.aaronshep.com ------------------------------ From: Andrea Gordon <gordona@bpl.on.ca> To: PUBYAC <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Launch of redesigned kids website Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:24:58 CST Press Release Burlington Public Library 17 February 2004 For Immediate Use Library Contact: Sandi Burgess, Coordinator Web & Electronic Resources 905.639.3611 ext 165 burgesss@bpl.on.ca Burlington Public Library Lauches New Children's Website, BPL Kids Burlington Public Library recently unveiled our new look, new stuff website for tots to tweens. "Our children's website redesign reflects our belief that the library has a very important role to play in the development of life-long learners," says Andrea Gordon, Manager of Children's & Youth Services. "We know that school-age children have much different learning needs than preschoolers, so we wanted to develop a place for learning and discovery for a range of ages." The new site includes special features that sets BPL Kids apart from other Canadian public library children's sites as a learning resource-for example, the BPL Tots ePicture Book series, and the expanded and improved BPL Kids Book Reviews and Homework Help sections BPL Tots is a special online place for parents and preschoolers. Together with their grownups, pre- and early readers can explore our special series of ePicture Books. Just like the library's print books, each ePicture book provides an opportunity for little ones to learn about the world around them and to be introduced to technology as well as the written word. The first two editions, We Can Read About Colours and We Can Read About Shapes, are similar to the colourful board books that are popular with young children. "We borrowed the board book concept and adapted it for use on the web," says Sandi Burgess, Coordinator of Web & Electronic Resources. "Our ePicture books are vibrant and fun, with simple content that is geared to early learners." Parents and caregivers will find lots of links to websites with songs, games, and learning activities for young children. And, for parents looking for a quick activity for their child to do, we offer a special section with activity and colouring pages that can be downloaded. For school age kids, our website has everything students and parents have come to expect from the children's site-plus more! Our extensive Homework Help section continues to provide great links for school projects, including new sections to reflect the new Ontario curriculum. Over 1000 online book reviews have been written and rated by library staff-all of them are linked directly into the library's catalogue so that library cardholders can immediately see whether the book is available or reserve a copy. We've created booklists and lists of books in series to help kids find their next great read and we've selected plenty of links to kid-friendly fun sites on the Internet. "Our goal is to provide a safe, fun, and appropriate online education and learning tool for kids, their parents, and their teachers-as well as a quality resource for librarians," says Sandi Burgess. Visit www.bpl.on.ca and click on kids. ### Andrea Gordon Manager, Children's & Youth Services Burlington Public Library 2331 New Street Burlington, Ontario L7R 1J4 gordona@bpl.on.ca 905-639-3611, ext. 135 ------------------------------ From: "Stacey Irish-Keffer" <Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: Be a librarian for a day Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 18:25:09 CST I agree with Jeannette. This sounds like a good way to expose misperceptions and demonstrate what librarianship is all about. Think of how surprised the winner will be when he/she sees what we really do for a living. Most people assume all we do is read on the job and check out books to people. Dealing with unruly children during StoryTime, unhappy parent's doing their children's homework, and other things we face almost every day may make the average Woman's Day reader more appreciative of their local librarians. Let's give the winner a day they will never forget! Stacey Irish-Keffer Denton Public Library 502 Oakland Denton, Texas 76201 940.349.7738 Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com >>> "Jeannette Whitworth" <JWhitworth@sno-isle.org> 02/23/04 08:01PM >>> The way that I read this is as a shadowing opportunity. The winner "shadows" a librarian for a day, participating in some tasks, etc. There has been considerable talk in various journals about the lack of good library school candidates and the lack of interest in the profession in general recently. Why not look at this as a way to let many people see what librarians actually do do. And why shouldn't Ala reach out to the public through widely seen sources. Jeannette Whitworth Children's LIbrarian Snohomish Library Sno-Isle Libraries, Wa. ------------------------------ From: Diane.Tuccillo@cityofmesa.org To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Open Positions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:52:47 CST We have two administrative/management positions open at our library, for Library Director and Youth Services Supervisory Librarian. If you are interested in these positions, or know someone who might be, please share this information: http://www.cityofmesa.org/jobs/pdf/ja5803.pdf http://www.cityofmesa.org/jobs/pdf/ja4444c.pdf Thanks! Diane Tuccillo Librarian III/Young Adult Coordinator City of Mesa Library, AZ ------------------------------ From: Jennifer Baker <jbaker93711@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Re: Be a librarian for a day MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:53:00 CST why not make it a *real* prize like a trip to tour the library of congress. i'd even be interested in that and they could use it as both a pr and a real educational opportunity to show people what we really do. ~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 ------------------------------ From: "Ann Hardginski" <hardginski@menashalibrary.org> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Old Granny Gooseberry Stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:53:13 CST Hello, A patron is looking for the words to an old nursery rhyme called "Old Granny Gooseberry." The 62 year old found the reference to the rhyme in his grandmother's diary and the family is on a quest to find the words. I tried a Google search and had no luck. If any of you are familiar with this rhyme and could send me the words or direct me to a resource, the patron and I would be ever so grateful! Thanks for letting me tap into this fountain of knowledge when my well is dry! Ann Hardginski Menasha's Public Library Menasha, WI hardginski@menashalibrary.org ------------------------------ From: Jeanette Larson <larsonlibrary@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Win an Original Illustration by Will Hillenbrand MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:53:29 CST I sent this before we knew there was a Pubyac problem. The Texas Library Association is again raffling a piece of original children's book art. To see the art and print out a raffle ticket that you can send to TLA to arrive by March 12, go to http://www.txla.org/html/wells/gallery.html. For those attending the TLA Conference, tickets will be sold on-site. Good luck! An original illustration by Will Hillenbrand for Tom Birdseye's Look Out, Jack! The Giant Is Back! (Holiday House) is the 2004 conference raffle prize. Mr. Hillenbrand donated the piece to benefit the Texas Library Disaster Relief Fund, created to assist Texas libraries that are impacted by disasters such as fires, floods, and storms. For the price of a raffle ticket - only $5 - you might take home Hillenbrand's whimsical masterpiece. The original painting is 9.5 X 20 inches. Print out the raffle ticket form and send it with a check to the TLA Office by March 12 to be included in the drawing at General Session II in San Antonio on March 19. ===== Jeanette Larson Youth Services Manager Austin Public Library P.O. Box 2287 Austin, TX 78768-2287 512-974-7405 larsonlibrary@yahoo.com ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Arabic storytime Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:53:39 CST Dear All: I previously posted a query stating that I was going to offer a bilingual storytime program for Arab-Americans. I asked for sources of bilingual Arabic-English materials and any advice. The grant I am working under is specifically for bilingual materials, so I did not explore any avenues for purchasing Arabic only children's books. I did not think this would be a topic of such general interest, but I have gotten requests to post to the list, so here is what I found out: Publishers of bilingual Arabic-English books: Multi-Cultural Books & Videos www.multiculturalbooksandvideos.com Culture For Kids www.cultureforkids.com I was disappointed by the lack of bilingual Arabic-English books that featured Arabic or Arab-American children. I could find only two titles. Perhaps, someone knows of more? General Advice in Selecting Books: Don't use books with dogs as characters or where human characters have a pet dog!!! This was told to me repeatedly and emphatically. Dogs are apparently seen as unclean (at least by Muslim Arabs). No Spot, etc. Don't use books with pigs as characters for reasons similiar to the above. Avoid books with nudity. Be aware of different attitudes regarding gender roles. I haven't worked directly with any of the families yet. The above are warnings that were passed on to me--they don't reflect my direct experience. I hope this helps someone. --Jennifer ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer Salt" <jennifersalt@hotmail.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Volunteer Readers Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 22:53:48 CST I have a query related to Cathy's. With few exceptions (ie. someone to read in a language I don't know), I don't have volunteers read in storytime. I have just found that this doesn't work out well--most people (well, I've worked mostly with YA's) simply can't run a storytime that holds the children's attention. (Of course, this could be my approach.) We are starting teen programming, and one item that has come up is teen volunteers. Does anyone have suggestions for using teen volunteers (grades 7-12)? I have used teens for routine work in the past, such as cutting out nametags and stamping date cards, but have found that most of the teens, especially the younger ones, really hope and want to work directly with the children. I have found two types of programming that worked really well. One was what we called a Book Fair in my old library system. We would have several activities offered: a reading (or listening to a book) activity, a guessing game related to books, etc. (And, always a bean bag toss which didn't really relate to books but was a lot of fun for the kids.) Families would drop in and "do" the fair. I found the kids could handle this type of program and man all the stations quite successfully. (Of course, the librarian has to be present at all times.) The other type of program involved partnering with a teen who was an immigrant or the child of an immigrant and spoke a different language at home. We worked together to create a program to share the teen's other (than English and American) language and culture with the kids. I did this more than once, with different teens, and it was a smashing success. So, I have something to go on. I'm just interested in more suggestions. --Jennifer >From: "Cathy Chesher" <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us> >Reply-To: "Cathy Chesher" <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us> >To: "Pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org> >Subject: Volunteer Readers >Date: 24 Feb 2004 16:58:18 -0800 > >Hello everyone. >I've recently had a number of people call me and express an interest in >reading at storytime. I've always politely said thanks, but no thanks and >explained that I generally do all of the reading myself. I like doing it. >It's my job. The kids are used to me. I try to find other ways to maybe >utilize this person's enthusiasm and willingness to help. As of yet, no >one >has been offended by my "thanks but no thanks" response. > >I was wondering, though, how some of you handle requests by people who >want >to read books at storytime? Do you let them? If not, how do you explain >your reasonings for not letting them? I've on occasion had a guest >reader-a >firefighter, a bilingual reader, but that's it. For me basically it's a >quality control issue. Not everyone is good at reading aloud to a group of >kids. I, and my patrons, expect a certain high (I hope) standard from >storytime. And besides, I LIKE doing storytime. I'm selfish. I don't want >to >let someone else read MY books to MY kids. But I do wonder if I should >lighten up and let the occasional person read a book at storytime. Your >thoughts? > >Cathy Chesher >Youth Services Librarian >Adrian Public Library >143 E. Maumee St. >Adrian, MI 49221 >517-265-2265 >cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1347 *************************
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