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Today's Topics:
1. Accelerated Reader vs. Collection Development
(Brockman, Elizabeth Mary (UMC-Student))
2. Looking for magazine selection criteria (April Mazza)
3. adults using computers in j room (karen maletz)
4. RE: Teen Advisory Council -- First Meeting (Margaret Brown)
5. Winter REading (Margaret Brown)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 17:33:16 -0600
From: "Brockman, Elizabeth Mary \(UMC-Student\)" <emb43b@mizzou.edu>
Subject: [PY] Accelerated Reader vs. Collection Development
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Hello librarians!
I am currently taking classes towards my MLS and am working on an issue paper in
which I am researching the Accelerated Reader program and how it affects the
process of collection development. I also work part-time as the
librarian/media para at a small alternative school and have found that this is
quite an issue, as our small library of about 3,000 volumes are all AR books for
which we have tests. So, as I have been given my one chance within the
past year to make new selections for our library, I am faced with the task of
choosing between replacing lost AR books that we already have tests for or
purchasing new books (which we will probably never have AR tests for) and risk
having the students ignore them because they cannot acquire AR points after
reading these wonderful new books.
For my issue paper, then, I am wondering if any of you have faced this issue
and, if so, how you dealt with it. I would also welcome any pertinent
information that might be of help!
Thanks so much!
Elizabeth Brockman
Kansas City, KS
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:53:20 -0500
From: "April Mazza" <AMazza@minlib.net>
Subject: [PY] Looking for magazine selection criteria
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"PUBYAC"
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Hello all,
Does anyone out there have magazine selection criteria they would like to
share with me?
I am re-evaluating our magazine collection and I am a
little overwhelmed by the choices and underwhelmed by our budget! I want
to get the most bang for our buck (sound familiar?) and cover all our
bases...boys, girls, news, animals, young ones, older ones....
Currently we subscribe to Cobblestone, American Girl, Sports Ill. for
Kids, National Geographic Kids, Your Big Backyard, Cricket, Ranger Rick,
Ladybug, Click, Spider, Kids Discover, New Moon, & Cicada.
Any help is appreciated and I also welcome any faves or least faves!
Thank you, April
April Mazza
Youth Services
Wayland Public Library
(508) 358-2308
AMazza@minlib.net
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:54:27 -0800 (PST)
From: karen maletz <kmlib@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] adults using computers in j room
To: marinj@suffolk.lib.ny.us, pubyac@prairienet.org
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We have 2 internet computers in the children's room. 1
of them is next to the regular children's computer
bank where they kids can play games or use word
processing software. Adults can only use that internet
one if their child is using one of the other
computers. Adults may use the separate internet
station even if they aren't w/a child. However, if a
child wants to use the internet, he/she has preference
even if an adult is already "on".
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:36:12 -0500
From: "Margaret Brown" <chbya@biblio.org>
Subject: [PY] RE: Teen Advisory Council -- First Meeting
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Hi Jennifer,
I have never had a problem getting my kids to talk! In fact, they are
very good at listening to each other and getting things done when we are
planning programs or evaluating materials. For icebreakers, we do
simple things like going around in a circle and saying your name and
something you like. The second person repeats the first person's
information and adds his/her own; the third person repeats the first two
and adds his/her own; etc. Another one is to break into partners (with
someone you don't know well) and find out some things about each other;
then the group re-forms and we go around and each person introduces
his/her partner to the rest of the group.
Some of the regular things we do each month are book reviews of new or
"best" books (YALSA lists); plan programs; work on the YA website
(occasionally); do projects like Halloween decorations for the YA area;
etc.
We don't have a Teen Zone room per se, but I really value my kids' input
into materials evaluation and things that affect them in the library,
such as computer use policies. They take this very seriously and I'm
sure your kids will have lots of good ideas. I don't do anything major
without consulting the YA users!
Good luck!
Margaret
Margaret Brown
Young Adult Librarian
C.H. Booth Library
25 Main Street
Newtown, CT 06470
(203)426-4533
chbya@biblio.org
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:36:12 -0500
From: "Margaret Brown" <chbya@biblio.org>
Subject: [PY] Winter REading
To: <longislandlibrarian@yahoo.com>,
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Hi Ed,
We do two kinds of things. We have a regular book discussion group for
grades 5-8 that meets monthly. The 3 or 4 "regulars" are 5th
graders;
others come depending on the book. We read the same book and discuss
it. Either I pick the book or I ask the kids for suggestions and they
give me good ideas. We use a lot of the Nutmeg Nominees - an annual
contest in CT to pick the "best" or favorite, voted on by kids.
In my Young Adult Council, which is mostly 6-8th graders, each month I
bring a pile of books and they take them home, then review them at the
next meeting. They write a short review on a file card and I keep them
all in a box at my desk for patrons to use when they're looking for a
recommendation. We review either new books or those on YALSA
"Best"
lists, etc. They like this quite a bit - it's all voluntary.
Hope this is helpful.
Margaret
Margaret Brown
Young Adult Librarian
C.H. Booth Library
25 Main Street
Newtown, CT 06470
(203)426-4533
chbya@biblio.org
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