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Today's Topics:
1. playing games on adult/children's computers (Kapila Sankaran)
2. Philadelphia libraries (Cathy McCoy)
3. Re: Looking for informaiton on Teen Program. (Kathie LaBombard)
4. RE: Re: UK and US Titles (e.g. Rennison Book) (ccarey@trlib.org)
5. Current Issues in Librarianship (Holly Buchanan)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 09:42:50 -0500
From: "Kapila Sankaran" <ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com>
Subject: [PY] playing games on adult/children's computers
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dear pubyac,
there's been an ongoing discussion in my library about kids/teens playing
games on the computers (both in the adult and YS sections) -- and i'd like
to know from you what your experiences have been regarding allowing
children/teens to play games, whether in the children's or the adult
departments.
a little background about the situation in my library: there are 5 internet
computers in youth services, and any child/teen in school (up to high
school) is free to use the computers here, to do mostly whatever they like
(which is usually playing games, sometimes research/homework, sometimes
chatting). there are several computers in the adult department, which any
child/teen may use for any purpose OTHER THAN playing games. the adult
department does have to "monitor" the game situation there, since some
young
folk like to use the adult computers for various reasons (faster computers,
waiting list for computers in youth services, etc).
i'm glad that i'm not put in the position of having to do such intrusive
work.... and i'm glad that the kids are using the computers to play
games--if it were banned in the ys section, i don't think they would be used
very much at all. (of course, i would prefer that they sometimes, just
sometimes, did other things than play online games -- but that's a whole
other discussion ;-)
it is sticky because in trying to find solutions to the creative children
who do find ways to play games and avoid the librarians who monitor them,
one proposed solution has been to use technology to determine who is doing
what on any given computer (via the SAM Manager printer/login/filter/time
management program), and send discreet messages via computers to the person
who's playing games, and possibly boot them off if they are. something like:
"you are playing games at this computer. game playing is not permitted in
the adult department. your session will now end"
the problem really seems to arise from not allowing the children to play
games in the adult department, but there are reasonable questions from both
sides: there's a fear that if this were to happen, the library would be
turned into an arcade, and that it would mean having to "corral" the
lively
ones more than the librarians there want to - so, is the library an arcade?
how far are library staff to go to serve the needs of patrons? on the other
hand -- some kids rightly feel that the adult computers aren't being used
all that much, and that they have as much right as any to use them to play
games - they're not doing anything illegal, by far, by far.
so i guess my questions to you folk are:
-what's the policy in your library? (mind, we do not have computers devoted
to teens - unfortunately)
-do you allow kids to play games in the YS dept? adult?
-if you do allow kids to play games in the adult department - is there a
time limit imposed? is there a limit on how many times a day they can play
games there?
-how else do you keep computer use as equitable for all concerned as
possible?
your thoughts on this would be really appreciated -- please write to me
off-list...
thanks for reading, as always.
kapila
Kapila Sankaran, Youth Services Librarian
Springfield Free Public Library
66 Mountain Ave. Springfield NJ 07081
tel: 973.376.4930 x.232 fax: 973.376.1334
email: ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 10:42:39 -0600
From: Cathy McCoy <cmccoy@bham.lib.al.us>
Subject: [PY] Philadelphia libraries
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Is there anyone out there from the Free Library of Philadelphia? I am
moving there in May and of course, I will need a job. The web site has
been showing some openings for children's librarians for months now and
I can't believe they haven't filled them. Does anyone know whether
these job openings are for real?
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 12:41:54 -0500
From: Kathie LaBombard <labombar@cefls.org>
Subject: Re: [PY] Looking for informaiton on Teen Program.
To: Hegquist <dhegquis@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
Cc: yalsa-l@ala1.ala.org, pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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I read a "Whose Line Is It Anyway" program on the 2004 Ohio
Reading
Program site http://winslo.state.oh.us/services/LPD/04programs.heml#iy
Kathie LaBombard, Clinton-Essex-Franklin Library System, Plattsburgh, NY
Hegquist wrote:
> I'd be very interested in it as well! Maybe you can post to the
>list? Thanks!!
>
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 10:38:14 -0800
From: <ccarey@trlib.org>
Subject: RE: [PY] Re: UK and US Titles (e.g. Rennison Book)
To: <Stancym@aol.com>, <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Stancy,
My daughter and I were looking at the Rennison books at B & N last night
after I mentioned this listserv discussion. Shannon (my daughter) LOVES
Lousie Rennison and was thrilled to hear that a new one is in the works.
Anyway, She said that she remembered something Rennison had said in the third
book in the series about the title change of #2, so we looked it up.
Rennison said her American publishers did not think Americans would know that
"knickers" is the Brit equivalent of panties. We (my daughter
and I) prefer the British titles over the American ones, but we are also happy
that the publishers did not try to Americanize the vocabulary inside, opting
instead for a glossary of British terms.
Cindi Carey
Lacey, Washington
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 14:15:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Holly Buchanan <holly_m_buchanan@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] Current Issues in Librarianship
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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I am trying to pinpoint the current issues that librarians (particularly youth
related) are facing right now. If you could send me a quick note
referencing any issues or controversies that you are facing currently, I would
appreciate it.
Thanks in advance
Holly (future librarian!)
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