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PUBYAC Digest, Vol 10, Issue 9
Today's Topics:
1. Theme kits (Suzanne Hall)
2. Position Posting: Children's Team Leader, Centerville, OH
(Rene Magary)
3. Fractured Fairy Tales and Placement (Molly Meyers)
4. Eensy Weensy Monkey (Greives, Jean)
5. Best books and magazines for teens (KERRI ANN CANEPA)
6. Stumper Fantasy World Inside Tree (Candice Morris)
7. stumper: grandmother delivering food (Christy Schink)
8. Stumper - Dirty Little Penny? (Julie Miller)
9. Stumper-dumped paint can turns into rainbow (MaryKay Dahlgreen)
10. Toddler storytime kits (Susan Fisher)
11. PUBYAC Migration Woes (Pyowner)
12. Stumper Solved-Skeleton Illustrations (Nancy Thelen)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:37:56 -0500
From: "Suzanne Hall" <suzanne@putnam.lib.in.us>
Subject: [PY] Theme kits
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@lists.prairienet.org>
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To follow up on the post last week about theme kits in the library: For
those of you who have these kits how do you circulate them? Are they in
hanging bags, backpacks, boxes?When they are returned do your circ people count
all the parts? If a part is missing how do you calculate the replacement
cost? Do you purchase these kits or put them together yourselves?
Seems like a very time consuming task.
Anything else to consider before getting into the theme kit business?
Many thanks,
Suzanne Hall
Children's Librarian
Putnam County Public Library
Greencastle, IN 46135
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 15:49:40 -0500
From: "Rene Magary" <rmagary@wcpl.lib.oh.us>
Subject: [PY] Position Posting: Children's Team Leader, Centerville,
OH
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Washington-Centerville Public Library, Centerville, Ohio
Job Posting: Children's Team Leader
Be a part of the Washington-Centerville Public Library's Youth Services team.
Make a difference in children's' lives, help them learn and relate, and use your
creativity to touch their minds.
Responsibilities of the Position:
Specialist's knowledge of Children's literature
Collection development and maintenance
Patron assistance, including advanced research, for children, teens, parents,
teachers, and others
Staff leadership & development: employee development, oversight, task
assignment, feedback, and performance evaluations
Program administration and alignment with library mission: planning,
procurement, execution, and evaluation
Annual planning to meet WCPL goals and assure quality children's programming;
monthly progress and service reports
Collaborative work with other Youth Services Team Leaders
Representation of Children's work to other Departments and Management
Clear communication of departmental objectives and plans, horizontally and
vertically
Marketing, project management, and fiscal management duties
Must provide personal transportation required for external service obligations
and requirements between library facilities.
Other tasks/projects as assigned
Qualifications of the Ideal Candidate:
MLS from an ALA accredited institution or related Master's Degree plus work
experience
Minimum of 4 years experience working with children, teens, or comparable
coursework
Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience with directly reporting staff
Strong knowledge and experience in collection development for all Children's
media
Ability to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment
Excellent written and verbal communications skills
Ability to meet schedule requirements, including some nights and weekends
Collaborative style: able to achieve consensus and maintain a sense of humor
Reporting, Pay Range and Benefits:
The position reports to the Operations Manager and coordinates laterally with
the Children's and Teen Team Leaders at the sister site. The pay range for
the position is $18.00 - $ 25.00 per hour plus a 22.05% net pay increase through
an employer-paid contribution to the Public Employees Retirement System.
An excellent benefit package is also provided.
The Library:
Four times ranked the best library in the nation for its size and twice rated
2nd in the nation among all 9000 libraries in the American Public Library Rating
Index. A fast-paced, rapidly growing organization where business has
doubled and staff size has increased by 60% in the past 10 years. An
organization known for the following: outstanding service and high standards of
productivity; vision-directed, with a focus on strategic planning;
marketing-based, progressive business environment; customer and staff-oriented
with beautiful facilities; warm, altruistic, professional employees with high
education levels; dedicated to offering excellent library services that extend
beyond the traditional, using new technologies and responsive services.
The Community:
An outstanding suburban community with nearby urban amenities, excellent
schools, parks, medical services and retail establishments. Citizens are
strong library supporters!
To Apply:
Send cover letter, resume & references to: Human Resources,
CTL3104PUB, Washington-Centerville Public Library, 6060 Far Hills Avenue,
Centerville Ohio, 45459 or email to HumanResources@wcpl.lib.oh.us.
Please include the following in the subject line: CTL3104PUB.
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 15:44:44 -0500
From: Molly Meyers <mmeyers@worthingtonlibraries.org>
Subject: [PY] Fractured Fairy Tales and Placement
To: "'pubyac@lists.prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Hi,
I need advice from the great brain. We are trying to formulate a plan to
organize our folk and fairy tale collection and we are stuck on a major
point. What are people doing with fractured tales? How do you define
a
fractured tale? And how do each of you choose whether you would put it in
with folktales or keep it in you picture book collections? Any advice you
would have would be greatly appreciated.
Molly Meyers
Children's Librarian
Worthington Libraries
Mmeyers@worthingtonlibraries.org
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 14:19:47 -0700
From: "Greives, Jean" <jean_greives@tempe.gov>
Subject: [PY] Eensy Weensy Monkey
To: "'pubyac@lists.prairienet.org'"
<pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <CA3B88B51EC4644A97973FC90A8667380673E6@hermes.tempe.gov>
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Skipped content of type multipart/alternative
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 16:05:41 -0600
From: KERRI ANN CANEPA <kacanepa@wisc.edu>
Subject: [PY] Best books and magazines for teens
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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I'm sending this out to the collective brain because I'm blanking out on where
to start. Here's the question:
Say you were just starting up a new young adult collection. What would be your
top 15 picks from the last three years that would be "must haves" in a
new collection? I can find retrospective suggestions but new items are beyond
me. Also what 5 magazines would be the best for teens (all current, of course)?
Please include what's so wonderful about these picks because that will help me
look on my own. Send them directly to me and I'll compile a list to share with
others.
Thanks so much!
Kerri Canepa
Final semester library school student who is looking at a job where developing a
new young adult collection is poised to happen
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 11:42:08 -0700
From: "Candice Morris" <cmorris@mtlib.org>
Subject: [PY] Stumper Fantasy World Inside Tree
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Stumper - Fantasy World Inside Tree
Children's book read in 1975 -76? 2 kids find a world of little people
inside a tree, maybe different worlds at differnet levels....
Checked Novelist, patron does not think it's the Littles / Peterson or
Door In The Tree / Corlett.
Thanks,
Candice Morris
120 S. Last Chance Gulch Helena, MT 59601
Phone: 406 447-1690 X115 Fax: 406 447-1687
Email: cmorris@mtlib.org Web.
www.lewisandclarklibrary.org
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 13:21:19 -0600
From: Christy Schink <cds002@mail.connect.more.net>
Subject: [PY] stumper: grandmother delivering food
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20040303132119.00dc3ff8@pop.connect.more.net>
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A patron came in today looking for a book about a grandmother who is taking
food to her sick granddaughter. The granddaughter lives in an apartment
building. On the way up to her granddaughter's floor, the grandmother
trades food with people of different ethnic groups on each floor, ex. black
beans and rice on one floor. The patron had no idea how old the book may
be. Thanks for your help!
Christy Schink
Scenic Regional Library
308 Hawthorne Drive
Union, MO 63084
Phone: 636-583-3224
FAX: 636-583-6519
e-mail: cds002@mail.connect.more.net
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 11:44:59 -0800
From: "Julie Miller" <jumiller@kcls.org>
Subject: [PY] Stumper - Dirty Little Penny?
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <2B3C2F3EDA2D314DAB66420CB227D48A37FB86@cougar.kcls.org>
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Hello Everyone,
A patron vaguely remembers a story she heard in the late
50s/early 60s.
A little girl puts pennies all over her body to protect her from a variety of
menaces. In the end, she realizes that she can conquer her fears on her own
without the aid of the dirty little pennies. It's not much to go on, but I'm
sure
someone out there will remember it!
Please reply directly to me at jumiller@kcls.org
Thanks for your help,
-julie
Julie Miller
Children's Librarian
King County Library System
Federal Way Regional Library
Federal Way, WA 98003
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 16:07:11 -0800
From: MaryKay Dahlgreen <dahlgreen_marykay@oslmac.osl.state.or.us>
Subject: [PY] Stumper-dumped paint can turns into rainbow
To: PUBYAC <PUBYAC@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <BC6BB32F.67EA%dahlgreen_marykay@oslmac.osl.state.or.us>
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Hello all-
I have had a request for a picture book read in the 50's about a boy who has
a paint can that turns over, as a result all the colors of the world are
gone. The boy sits on a hill, crying, and as he holds a tear up to the sun
all the colors return as a rainbow. Any ideas?
Thanks very much.
MaryKay
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MaryKay Dahlgreen
Youth Services Consultant
Oregon State Library
250 Winter St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
503-378-2112 ext. 239
marykay.dahlgreen@state.or.us
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2004 21:28:44 -0600
From: "Susan Fisher" <cotsshepherd@bellsouth.net>
Subject: [PY] Toddler storytime kits
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Hi. My director is interested in putting together some kits for patrons to
check out that provide parents with the books, songs, fingerplays, and other
activities that we do during our Toddler Time programs. I wondered if
anyone out there is currently providing these resources for circulation, and if
you can give me any tips. Thanks,
Susan Fisher
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 01:26:51 -0700
From: "Pyowner" <pyowner@pallasinc.com>
Subject: [PY] PUBYAC Migration Woes
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Cc: PUBYAC <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <011901c401c2$72cf7be0$9e88c3ac@aoldsl.net>
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Hi all. I'm again writing you all from the "old" PUBYAC to
ensure that
all of you will get this message. To be safe I'm also sending it to the
"new"
PUBYAC, so some of you will get it twice. I know a little bit more
today.
1) If you are not getting your PUBYAC postings from the new PUBYAC, it is
because they are BOUNCING. You can confirm this by clicking on the
personalized link in your Welcome message (it looks something like:
https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/options/pubyac/your.userid%40domain.name
)
and inputting your password. When you do this, you'll get a screen that
will say something at the top like "Your bounce score is 3.0 out of
10.0."
This means that your messages have bounced three days in a row. If it
reaches 10, MailMan unsubscribes you. I've adjusted the maximum number up
to give us time to solve the problem.
2) The bounces are not consistent in a domain name. For example, at
Jefferson County Colorado, about half of the subscribers are bouncing while
the other half is getting their messages as normal, either individual or
digest. The same thing goes for AOL. I do not know why yet.
3) The bounces are not confined to a section of the subscriber list. Thank
you to all who
responded to my request yesterday.
WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR NOW:
1) If your system has spam filters, add the following addresses to the
"known" or "accepted" list:
pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
pubyac@prairienet.org
pubyac-request@lists.prairienet.org
pubyac-bounces@lists.prairienet.org
pyowner@pallasinc.com
pymoderate@pallasinc.com
pyowner@aol.com
For example, in AOL you would add these to your Address list. In Hotmail,
you add these to your Safe List. In some library systems, you will have to
get your IT people to add them.
2) If you have your Mail settings set to block addresses that contain URLs,
you will block PUBYAC messages, because we put lots of URLs in our posts.
Turn that off.
More tomorrow, I hope. Please continue posting to the new PUBYAC at
pubyac@lists.prairienet.org.
On the lighter side, I had a weird dream last night. PUBYAC turned into a
nice little pink pig. Not like Piglet, but a nice lean little healthy
energetic pig, about 8 weeks old. My dad used to raise hogs, so I know
what
a healthy piglet looks like. It was running around and I kept calling it
with an odd emphasis on the first syllable, sort of like
'PUByac, PUByac.' I usually pronounce it 'pubYAC.' Then it started
wearing
a clear bread loaf bag. Its little legs were poking through the plastic on
the bottom, and the opening was neatly
gathered under a collar so that the edges formed this little plastic ruffle
all around. The bag had words on it, but I don't remember what it said--I
don't think it was Wonder Bread. And for some reason, everyone was
speaking
in Tagalog. I was so happy that I remembered so much Tagalog (official
language of the Philippines) because when you don't use it you start to lose
it, but I couldn't figure out why so many people knew Tagalog, since it's
really not all that common of a language.
I'm not sure what this all means, but it's clear that PUBYAC is weighing
heavily on my mind.
Shannon VanHemert
PUBYAC Moderator
pyowner@pallasinc.com
Website: www.pallasinc.com/pubyac
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 09:15:45 -0500
From: Nancy Thelen <nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us>
Subject: [PY] Stumper Solved-Skeleton Illustrations
To: "pubyac@lists.prairienet.org"
<pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <40473A11.7050801@monroe.lib.mi.us>
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I had quite a few people suggest the Funnybone books by Allan Ahlberg, but those
weren't the ones the patron wanted. The books she wanted were by Jerry Pallotta,
illustrated by Ralph Masiello. They are:
The Skull Alphabet Book
The Dinosaur Alphabet Book
The Icky Bug Alphabet Book
and others.
Thanks so much for the help!
Nancy
stumper: (solved)
I had a patron in today who wanted to find the author of a book that had
illustrations of skeletons. The author/illustrator visited a school in
SW Michigan in the last several years. The book was about skeletons and
the pictures were all illustrations and not photographs. It was part of
a series of books that had similar titles, all about different
skeletons. One book has reptile skeletons. The patron thinks the first
name was Roger or Robert.
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Nancy Thelen
920 W. Michigan Ave
Three Rivers Public Library
Three Rivers, MI 49093
nthelan@monroe.lib.mi.us
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End of PUBYAC Digest, Vol 10, Issue 9
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