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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: Saturday, February 28, 2004 4:33 PM
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1350
Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Migration to new PUBYAC by "Pyowner" <pyowner@pallasinc.com> 2) Reading Series by "William Fong" <wfong@mookandblanchard.com> 3) Safety Concerns with chairs by "Kathy Folger" <folger@boerne.lib.tx.us> 4) RE: Volunteer - Teens by Patrick Jones <ya_core@yahoo.com> 5) Stumper: gray wolf by "Becky Smith" <BSMITH@loganutah.org> 6) Wagon train book stumper by "Erin Isabell" <eisabell@swls.org> 7) stumper by Mitzi Thomas <mthomas@co.st-johns.fl.us> 8) RE: Kid's Catalog by CCullum621@aol.com 9) Advice wanted: Comedy Hour for kids by "M. R. Babbie" <mrbabbie@yahoo.com> 10) Summer Reading by "Barbara Flynn" <4flynns@comcast.net> 11) question: harry potter party by rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us 12) Librarian I Children's Services Position by Paula Childers <pfcfcl@yahoo.com> 13) RE: truant kids and notifying police by "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org> 14) Re: truant kids & notifying police by "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library" <murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us> 15) Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! by Betsy Stroomer <BetsyS@cityoflafayette.com> 16) Re: Volunteer Readers by Rebecca Rankin <rlrankin@sharon.lib.wi.us> 17) Old CD's and CDroms by "Tina Cavanough" <TinaC@brimbank.vic.gov.au> 18) Why Have Summer Reading Programs? by Ed Goldberg <longislandlibrarian@yahoo.com> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message-ID: <02ff01c3fe22$2c0bf470$5574a9cd@jeffcolib.org> From: "Pyowner" <pyowner@pallasinc.com> To: "pubyac" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Migration to new PUBYAC Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:42:01 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello all ! I wanted to give you all a heads up that the migration to the new PUBYAC is going to occur sometime next week, probably sooner than later. When this happens I will migrate everyone over to the new software and I will lock the 'old' subscriber list so that no one can add themselves to it. Everyone will receive a new Welcome message with instructions on how to use the new system. DO NOT DELETE THIS FILE ! It will have a password in it that you'll need to get into the webform to make any changes to your subscription. The main PUBYAC website at www.pallasinc.com/pubyac will be updated before I start the migration, so the instructions won't match the actual commands for a few hours. I will try to configure everyone who gets the digest now will be set to Plain Digests. Attachments work in this system ! However, I am putting a limit on the size, so be sensitive to that. This system does not enable me to delete extraneous text that you send. I customarily do that with posts that duplicate the message with HTML formatting OR when people reply to a Digest and include the entire digest in their post OR when people reply with pages and pages of previous discussion in their posting. Consequently, I will have to get a bit more draconian in forcing subscribers to edit their postings. In a few months, I plan to change my e-mail account. I've had this address for over seven years and the spam is way out of hand. But I'll wait with that until the fallout from the migration settles down. Shannon VanHemert PUBYAC Moderator pyowner@pallasinc.com ------------------------------ From: "William Fong" <wfong@mookandblanchard.com> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Reading Series Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:30:01 CST Hello! Anyone know how I can find a publisher's series of books on a particular = subject? For example if I wanted to get a series of books on popular = music artists? Right now I'm looking through various publisher's Web = sites, but it is very time consuming and a hit or miss. Thanks! -william ------------------------------ From: "Kathy Folger" <folger@boerne.lib.tx.us> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Safety Concerns with chairs Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:30:15 CST Hi all, Does anyone have any experience using the "EZ Reader Lounger", a J-shaped floor chair? We are considering utilizing these, but I'm wondering if there have been any incidents, such as the chair tipping back too far, etc. Thanks, Kathy Kathy Folger Library Assistant Boerne Public Library 210 North Main Street Boerne, TX 78006 830-249-3053 Fax 830-249-8410 ------------------------------ From: Patrick Jones <ya_core@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Volunteer - Teens MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:30:27 CST --- Stacey Irish-Keffer <Stacey.Irish-Keffer@cityofdenton.com> wrote: > >it's important to give teens meaningful work when they voluinteer.<< Just a reminder; if anyone would like a copy of the list "100 things for teen volunteers to do other than stamp date due cards", just email me. The list, as well as lots of info about setting up teen volunteer programs, will be included in the forthcoming 3rd edition of Connecting Young Adults and Libraries. ===== Patrick Jones Things Change: (Walker @ Company, 2004) http://www.connectingya.com/thingschange.html ------------------------------ From: "Becky Smith" <BSMITH@loganutah.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Stumper: gray wolf Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:30:37 CST I have a patron looking for a book she read about ten years ago about a wolf cub that loses its parents and grows up alone, avoiding dangers from trappers and other animals. She thinks the book is titled "Gray Wolf," but can't remember an author. She's not certain if it was fiction or non-fiction - if it was non-fiction, it read like a novel. It's not "White Fang." Any ideas? Becky Ann Smith Youth Services Librarian Logan Library Logan, UT bsmith@loganutah.org ------------------------------ From: "Erin Isabell" <eisabell@swls.org> To: <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: Wagon train book stumper Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:30:47 CST Hello All! I have a patron who is looking for a book (upper elementary/early middle level). She read it about 5 years ago. She remembers that there is a picture of a girl on the cover. She thinks it has a one word title (an old-fashioned girls name). It is the story of a girl who goes with her father on a wagon train. Since she is a tomboy she goes along, even = though she is the younger sister. Her mother and her older sister are left = behind with plans to join them later. =20 If you have any idea, please let me know. I have found quite a few = wagon train stories with girls, but this patron has rejected them all. Thank you! Erin Isabell Platteville Public Library ------------------------------ From: Mitzi Thomas <mthomas@co.st-johns.fl.us> To: "'pubyac@prairienet.org'" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: stumper MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:30:57 CST Dear list members, I have a question regarding a series of books that a patron remembers reading as a child in late 1950s early 1960s. The books featured a character named Eddie who collected junk that he called his antiques. He was sort of a Tom Sawyerish type. Some titles might be: Eddy and the fire engine, Eddie and the homework machine, Eddy and the glockenspiel. Eddie could be spelled either way. The patron was living in New York state during this time. Any help would be appreciated, please respond off list. Thanks in advance Mitzi Thomas mitzi@neflin.org St. Johns County Public Library Ponte Vedra Beach, FL ------------------------------ From: CCullum621@aol.com To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: RE: Kid's Catalog MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:31:07 CST Hi everyone! I haven't posted in a long time but have been benefiting from=20 reading many of your queries. Now I need some help. Question: Does anybody use "KC Web" (Kid's Catalog Web version) put out=20 by the=20 Carl Corporation? If so: =E2=80=A2 How useful have you found it? =E2=80=A2 Any problems? =E2=80=A2 What type of computer catalog system do you use? C= ARL =20 or some other system? I was wondering if it only connects to a CARL system. =E2=80=A2 What did the system cost you? (Alone or with a cons= ortium?) Thanks in advance for any help. Carolyn NJ ------------------------------ From: "M. R. Babbie" <mrbabbie@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Advice wanted: Comedy Hour for kids MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:31:17 CST Howdy all! I work at a small rural public library in Upstate New York. We are attempting to generate "business" by offering high-interest programs for the local k-12 students. One of our ideas was to host a "Comedy Hour" for middle school-aged children (grades 3 to 5 or 4 to 6). The basic premise: kids standing in front of their peers telling funny (but clean) jokes, stories, etc. with an assortment of booktalks, games, prizes and other silly sorts of fun. This would be the first time our library has offered this type of non-storyhour program. Have any of your libraries done something similar? Any advice to keep us from falling on our face? Any comments would be appreciated! Many thanks! Michelle Roche-Babbie mrbabbie@yahoo.com Didymus Thomas Public Library Remsen, NY ------------------------------ From: "Barbara Flynn" <4flynns@comcast.net> To: "PublicYAlistserv" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Summer Reading MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:31:29 CST Hi! I'm greatly enjoying the list and want to thank college buddy LISETTE for sharing it with me. :) My questions/.dilemmas: 1. We are building a new library and this summer will be spent packing and moving but I STILL need to do Summer Reading! I plan to stop at each playground once, as we have rec programs there, but what can I do? They are mostly 8-12, mostly boys...we had thought about a read-aloud CLUE game, maybe MadLibs...I have 2 boys, and they think MadLibs...any ideas? A scavenger hunt won't work, as these are public places and I'd be afraid the clues would be picked up before I got there! 2. How to handle books? I can't give them books that need to be checked out and we are packing up Children's during this time. Anyone ever travel with bunches of paperbacks and is there an easy way to tote them? Anyone ever run SR out of the box (or library? LOL) Thanks :) Barb ------------------------------ From: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us To: pubyac listserv <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: question: harry potter party MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:31:54 CST Hi everyone-- Ever since my last Harry Potter party (visiting Diagon Alley), I've had several students asking when the next one will be, what will we be doing, and can I put their name on a sign-up sheet? Well, I've decided to "visit the Weasleys" this time, and I'm wondering if anyone has done this. So far I've had vague thoughts of doing a gnome toss, playing some Quidditch and having some sort of meal... If you've any brilliant ideas or have tied part of a HP party to the Weasleys, let me know! When I have everything planned, I'll share it with the list. TIA! :) ruhama Ruhama Kordatzky Youth Services Librarian Burlington Public Library rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us >From the Latin word, Liber -- with a long I -- meaning, "to peel," which would refer to the inner bark of a tree. Early manuscripts were writen on these bark, and from this bark we get the modern word "Library." --from www.westegg.com/etymology ------------------------------ From: Paula Childers <pfcfcl@yahoo.com> To: pubyac@prairienet.org Subject: Librarian I Children's Services Position MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:32:07 CST The Florence County Library has an immediate opening for Librarian I position in Children's Services in Florence, SC. We are located an hour and ½ from Myrtle Beach, SC and two hours from Historic Charleston, SC. We are currently building a new 82,000 sq. ft. library (two floors) to be open by Summer of 2004. The children's library will be located on the first floor including a program room with puppet stage and state-of-the-art technology, nursing room, 16 computers for children, staff workroom, lots and lots of shelving for new materials. The children's library will be 12,500 sq. ft. Duties include readers advisory, programming, supervising staff, assisting in material selection. A variety of duties are required in this position. This is a great opportunity to make a difference in a growing community. For more information , contact George Hobeika, Library Director at 843-662-8424, email hobe630@yahoo.com or visit the library website at www.florencelibrary.org. Thanks, Paula Childers Manager of Children's Library Florence County Library 319 South Irby St. Florence, SC 29501 843-662-8424 wk 843-661-7544 fax ------------------------------ From: "Roberta Meyer" <roberta@effinghamlibrary.org> To: "PUBYAC Listserv" <pubyac@prairienet.org> Subject: RE: truant kids and notifying police Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:32:17 CST This is a truly tough issue. As librarians, we try to be as helpful as we can. Last summer, I had a lady from the Dept. of Children & Family Services come in to see if certain children were being brought to the library by someone other than their designated care provider. Since I did not know the children personally, but do know the caregiver, I was able to honestly say that I had not observed the children coming in with anyone other than her. Of course, I wouldn't have known if they had or not! Still, the point is, should I have said anything without DCFS getting a court order? Belatedly, I thought not. The same is true for young people who come in on their own, whether the issue is truancy or something else. Do we call parents if we observe youth in the library who shouldn't be here? What if we accidentally called a parent who is non-custodial? We could inadvertently start a real sticky situation if we begin notifying people. I feel like a person's right to be in the library is as much a privacy issue as their right to check out whatever they want. The police? It seems to me that if they can walk through once, they can come back and walk through again. We did call them once when an instance of vandalism had occurred at the library and they suspected certain young patrons. They asked us to call them when the youths came back, which we did. That's a bit different from suspected truancy, however. I'd be interested in hearing what others think about this issue. 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?" ------------------------------ From: "Jennifer Murphy, Head of the Children's Library" <murphyj@uhls.lib.ny.us> To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org Subject: Re: truant kids & notifying police MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:32:32 CST We try to call the schools, but we do have an (unwritten) policy that kids must be accompanied directly by a responsible adult if they want to be in the library when their school is in session. If they are alone, we ask then to leave. Often the kids will say their school is closed for the day, so we call to verify. (Usually the kids are fibbing!) In one case the school specifically asked that we not say anything to the kids because they wanted to come get them, and they did. -Jendy Jennifer Baker wrote: > today two police officers came into the library > looking for two kids that come here frequently. they > gave very detailed descriptions and asked us to > contact them if they came in. sure enough about 45 > minutes later they came in so i called the police > department to notify them and they came to get them. > i'm pretty sure this was a truancy issue and the > parents' had reported them missing. > > it didn't occur to me until *afterward* that maybe i > should not have "cooperated" so easily. did i violate > the kids' rights to confidentiality by notifying the > police that they were here? i wouldn't have called the > police unless they had come in looking for them even > though i know we get truant kids in here all the time. > do any of you have a policy in which you are *not* > supposed to call in a case like this and would the > rules change if the kids in question had been abducted > or otherwise endangered? > > ~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: Betsy Stroomer <BetsyS@cityoflafayette.com> To: "'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:32:44 CST Dear PUBYAC friends, Each year, we celebrate Dr. Seuss in a big way, and this year, his Seussentennial, will be the biggest bash of all. On Sunday, we've planned a big birthday party, including a reader's theater production of Horton Hears a Who with several of the roles read by local dignitaries. On Tuesday, we are sponsoring an all day read-in and we hope to have readers reading continuously from when we open at 10:00 a.m. until we close at 9:00 p.m. I've been a Seuss fan since I was quite small (the Horton stories were favorites in my family, a tradition that continued when my own son was a little boy). Every year, at this library, we write a short poem in Seussian style to incorporate into our celebration in some way. Here's how we will start off our party on Sunday. Please feel free to use it or pass it along if you wish. In honor of the One Hundredth Birthday Of Theodore Seuss Geisel March 2, 2004 On the second of March Way back in aught-four, (Not this one, but that one - A century before) In a family called Geisel A boy was born - Ted - A boy with amazing ideas in his head. And as that boy grew, Those ideas all got loose, And he put them in books And he called himself Seuss. He took us to places that truly were neat. Why - the things that he saw there on Mulberry Street! He imagined us running the circus and zoo. But he made us think hard 'Bout important things, too - Like wars and pollution and justice for all, ("A person's a person, no matter how small") Like being a grown-up, like following through, He touched us all, somehow, from me on to you. One hundred years after That Geisel boy's birth We still read his books And we still share his mirth. And we know that his legions of friends, far and near, Will make enough noise for the whole world to hear. (We'll blow "on bazookas and [blast] some great toots On clarinets, oom-pahs and boom-pahs, and flutes.") We'll blow out the candles, We'll sing - celebrate - A life so creative, amazing, and great. So tune up your singing voice Let your brain loose And help us remember Our friend, Dr. Seuss. (c)2004 E. S. Stroomer Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss! I hope all of you will be celebrating, too! Cheers, Betsy Betsy Stroomer betsys@cityoflafayette.com Head of Children's Services Lafayette Public Library 775 West Baseline Road Lafayette, CO 80026 www.cityoflafayette.com/library ------------------------------ From: Rebecca Rankin <rlrankin@sharon.lib.wi.us> To: Cathy Chesher <cchesher@monroe.lib.mi.us> Subject: Re: Volunteer Readers MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-language: en Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:32:55 CST I'm glad you posted this query, because I've been feeling not entirely kosher about what's going on in my own library. I am a new director, and the former director had volunteers conducting Story Time for children 3 and over and Toddler Time for children under 3 and an adult. The volunteer conducting toddler time decided she didn't want to do it any longer, and she let me know a week before it was supposed to begin. This led me to point out to my library board what I always believed, which is that it's not a good idea to have volunteers perform essential library functions. So, I took over Toddler Time, no problem. Well lately, the two story times have become pretty much combined, because the parents prefer it that way. We usually only have two or so kids under the age of 3 anyway. However, I always feel bad when they can't work on their craft like the other kids, so I still spend individual time with them. I let the parents of these children know that we can do more a ge appropriate activities, but they're not interested. But, that's a whole other story. The volunteer conducting story time is a member of our very small community. She frequently expresses to me that she has nothing else to do while her kids are in school, so she looks forward to story time. But, I don't think she does that great of a job. She chooses the books five minutes before the kids arrive, and she hasn't read them previously to know if they might work or not. Often times they don't. I've started suggesting books for her to use, and she does use some of them. She doesn't always hold the book so all the kids can see. But, I think one of the biggest gripes I have is the crafts she has them do. They're sometimes more appropriate for 2nd and 3rd graders, not toddlers. Usually, the parents and caregivers end up doing the craft for their children. God forbid the children learn from the process rather than complete the correct end product. Again, another problem altogether. I would love to do the story times by myself. I do take part as much as possible, but the kids and the adults think she's running the show. I think they're just used to how things were with the other director, and they're having a problem adjusting to the change. I love kids, and I love working with them in the library. Like Cathy said, I like doing it (story time), and it's part of my job. I never would have accepted a volunteer's offer to conduct story time, but the previous director approached the volunteer from what I understand. I feel awkward telling the volunteer that we don't need her anymore after the former director asked for her help. I also don't want to give the wrong impression about our acceptance of volunteers to our small community. I could see this as a potentially bad situation if I asked her to discontinue her service. I think many of the kids' parents and caregivers are loyal to this volunteer, because she's their friend and neighbo r. Comments? Advice? Sincerely, Rebecca Rankin, Director Brigham Memorial Library 131 Plain Street Sharon, WI 53585 262-736-4249 rlrankin@sharon.lib.wi.us ------------------------------ From: "Tina Cavanough" <TinaC@brimbank.vic.gov.au> To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>, Subject: Old CD's and CDroms Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:33:07 CST Hi everyone, Thanks so much for all your suggestions on how to use old cds. This is a compiled list of ideas..... =20 =20 =20 I have seen a craft where the actual cd is used as the body of a fish and fins and tail are attached. Vanessa Davidson Children's Services Coordinator City of Playford Library Service =20 =20 =20 =20 I saw a lovely mosaic made of CD pieces, to form the word TEENS in colour, surrounded by silver. You use the silver side for silver, and all different colours from the CD faces to create the word Teens. Michelle Mallette Youth Services Librarian Strawberry Hill Library =20 =20 =20 =20 I did a 'hanging"...I had a whole stash hanging from some silver painted dowel that was attached from the ceiling. I hung them with fishing line, back to back so the silver faced out. The natural and artificial light caught the 'colours' from the disc and created a cool effect in the library, also draw attention to the CD collection which was housed there and just looked funky. In the library I am working at now we have a huge amount and are going to mount them to a board as a piece of 'art' and hang on a large wall in the teen area. They also make great wheels and such for rockets.=20 Cathy Shay Branch Librarian, Morisset Library =20 =20 =20 =20 CD's are great to use to make clocks. Have kids decorate the face of the CD - stickers, paper, cardboard, drawings etc and you can buy clock mechanism and the hands from cheap as chips etc (they are about $12 each) but its a great craft if you charge!!!! Jane =20 =20 =20 =20 Here is a link to the YAPP page on CD Art. I hope it helps you. =20 http://yapp.us/CDArt.html Beth Hoeffgen Gambier Community Library =20 =20 =20 =20 One of the more popular craft projects I've done with teens was making disco reflecting balls using recycled CD's. You start with styrofoam balls, and spray paint them silver. Then cut up the CDs into smallish pieces, and use a glue gun to attach them all over the styrofoam balls. Kids with a short attention span may find it a bit tedious, but on the other hand they don't have to concentrate and can socialize while cutting and gluing, and the results are quite effective. At the end, glue on some string or wire for hanging it.=20 We also made good-looking necklaces and earrings by cutting the CDs into wedges, drilling tiny holes on the narrow end, and stringing them on wire interspersed with beads, etc. Sally Leahey, YA Services McArthur Library =20 =20 =20 =20 In the March/Apr 2004 edition of "Natural Home" there's a simple=20 wind-spinner used to scare birds away from gardens. The CD was cut=20 into a spiral and then the centre had a string or wire attached and=20 the spinner hung from that. While the teens might not need to protect=20 their gardens, these spinners were neat enough looking that they would=20 be lovely in windows or hanging from a porch. Here's the magazine's on-line link to the directions:=20 http://www.naturalhomemagazine.com/current-issues/archive/2004/MarApr04/ Scarecrow.htm Anne Drolet, Asst. Librarian Waverly Public Library =20 =20 =20 =20 We are doing the same thing this summer. I have been cutting up CDs for months. We have a large 80"w x45"h spot to cover. We are going to use black foamcore for the backing and will have a lighthouse, ocean, clouds and a sun. (We are 4 blocks from the ocean). =20 =20 Last year, we made disco balls. We used Styrofoam balls with paperclips for hangers (straightened to form one bend and stuck into the balls). We used Tacky Glue because it sets up fast and dries clear. The cardboard jackets that you get from Starbucks to put around hot coffee cups make great stands for the balls while the YAs work on them. Sandi Imperio Branch Manager Garfield Park Library =20 =20 =20 =20 Mobiles. CD's are great if you make 5 - 7 holes around one side and one on the opposite side using a small drill and have them as the main body of a hanging mobile / dreamcatcher type of decoration. Using coloured raffia, hang beads, feathers, and shapes in "chrome board" (you know that shiny cardboard stuff) from the holes. Glue flat shiny jewels on the disk, or stick sticker leftovers or dots for added colours. They are easy to write on using textas as well, so can be decorated in coloured textas too. Lee Castledine Children's and Youth Services Adviser Bankstown City Library and Information Service =20 =20 =20 Thanks very much...... =20 Tina Cavanough Children's and Youth Services Librarian St Albans Library 71A Alfrieda Street ST ALBANS VIC 3021 Ph: (03) 9364 0144 Fax: (03) 9367 1280 Email: tinac@brimbank.vic.gov.au <mailto:tinac@brimbank.vic.gov.au>=20 =20 This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are in= tended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addre= ssed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible fo= r delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be advised that you ha= ve received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forward= ing, printing, or copying of this e-mail and any file attachments is stri= ctly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immed= iately notify Brimbank City Council on 03 9249 4000 or by reply e-mail to= =20the sender. You must destroy the original transmission and its conten= ts.=20 Note: Brimbank City Council has changed its domain name from brim.vic.gov= .au to brimbank.vic.gov.au. E-Mail will not reach the intended recipient = unless the "BRIMBANK" domain is used.=20 Example, info@brim.vic.gov.au has changed to info@brimbank.vic.gov.au. ------------------------------ From: Ed Goldberg <longislandlibrarian@yahoo.com> To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@prairienet.org> Subject: Why Have Summer Reading Programs? Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 17:33:19 CST A few weeks ago, I asked the question "Why do we have summer reading programs when there is no quantitative evidence that they do any good relative to reading scores?" I have attached the compiled responses. The word document attached are the actual responses and the excel document is my attempt to categorize the responses. [Moderator: If you want these documents, you'll have to contact Ed directly.] I hope this helps or is of interest. Ed Goldberg Ed Goldberg Syosset Public Library longislandlibrarian@yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of PUBYAC Digest 1350 *************************
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