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Today's Topics:
1. Theme kit justification (Judy Looby)
2. RE: help with orientation for therapy dog handlers? (Diane
Foote)
3. Graphic novel reviews? (Allison Boyer)
4. Re: Bilingual Books (Becky Smith)
5. RE: Burnout (Morrison Family)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:09:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Judy Looby <jrlooby@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] Theme kit justification
To: Pubyac pubyac <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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We have 40 large theme kits on various topics. The kits are cataloged as a
whole with the various parts listed in the contents. Once you catalog one,
the others fall into place very easily. There is one barcode on a binder
that holds a list of the contents along with any other paper items. We
show the patrons the contents list when they check out the kit, so they can
check it themselves before they bring it back, and then we check the contents
before checking it in. I'd be happy to answer any other questions about
kits.
Judy Looby
Charleston Public Library
Charleston, IL
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:40:34 -0600
From: "Diane Foote" <dfoote@ala.org>
Subject: RE: [PY] help with orientation for therapy dog handlers?
To: <jwingler@dpl.lib.in.us>,<pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>,
<ksankaran@springfieldpubliclibrary.com>
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Book Links magazine has an article in its March 2004 issue, "Dogs as
Heroes, Helpers, and Healers" by Cindy Lombardo that includes
bibliographies of books for children on assistance dogs, sled dogs,
police dogs, etc. These books contain some of the information it seems
like you're interested in, and provide great reads for anyone interested
in dogs.
--Diane Foote
>>> "Jodi Wingler" <jwingler@dpl.lib.in.us>
03/18/04 2:27 PM >>>
I'm doing the same thing this summer at the request of the school system
as a program to keep at-risk kids reading over the summer. I could also
use any advice! Thanks in advance!
Jodi J. Wingler, MLS
Danville-Center Township Public Library
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:50:51 -0500
From: "Allison Boyer" <gdhab@llcoop.org>
Subject: [PY] Graphic novel reviews?
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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There is a graphic novel list serve called GNLIB-L@topica.com
The website is http://www.angelfire.com/comics/gnlib/
Subscription info is there.
I just tend to lurk on that list serve and have found it very usefull.
--Allison Boyer--
Youth Services Librarian
Loutit District Library
Grand Haven, MI
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 16:13:51 -0700
From: "Becky Smith" <BSMITH@loganutah.org>
Subject: Re: [PY] Bilingual Books
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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For a grant proposal, I just finished compiling a list of 200+ bilingual
(English/Spanish) children's books I want to purchase.
My list has publication info, prices and ISBNs. If anyone would like a
copy please email me offlist and I'll send it to you. (It's long, about
12 pages, 63K in Word).
The most useful resource I found, other than the ones already mentioned
on PUBYAC, was the book, "Bilingual Children's Books in English and
Spanish: An Annotated Bibliography, 1942 Through 2001" by Doris Cruger
Dale. It is the only reference book I could find on the subject - but
it's a good one.
Becky Ann Smith
Youth Services Librarian
Logan Library
Logan, UT
bsmith@loganutah.org
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 21:57:02 -0700
From: Morrison Family <morrison38@shaw.ca>
Subject: RE: [PY] Burnout
To: calbin@norwalklibrary.org, pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
Message-ID: <000501c40e37$cbf110e0$0c01a8c0@SEANIXKatherine>
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I am a first year library tech student. I want to share an experience I
recently had while completing a reference assignment. I had to go to a local
public library to get some information. The staff had absolutely NO INTEREST
in assisting me in any way - I have to assume that at one point these people
were enthusiastic and helpful (they did not seem busy)- I am guessing they
are so tired and worn out that they can NO LONGER FUNCTION effectively.
Carol, you have training that is specialized and you have an interest in
children - you are valuable to your system. A volunteer may be able to
assist you but, not be able to run programs in your absence - believe me I
had 12 years volunteer experience in school libraries and I thought I knew a
lot, but clearly my first year(in school)has proven that the average person
does not have the specialized training needed to work in a library. It is
the little things, the detail things, the things you do without even
thinking about it that a volunteer would miss.
You will need enough consecutive days off to calm down from the stress of
your job and then some time to really relax, two weeks would be the absolute
minimum.
Show this to your supervisor/manager whatever and get some time off!
I am sorry that I can not share any other strategies with you. I'll leave
that to the experts...the others on this listserv.
Good luck, Katherine
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