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Today's Topics:
Issue 43
   1. Burnout responses (Carol Albin)
   2. Help with therapy dog training (Margaret Keefe)
   3. Fill Rates (Tina Sizemore)
   4. preparing compilation-spring/easter (Victoria Jaksic)
   5. Printz, Newbery, BBYA, CBC (sanderso)
   6. fishing (Barbara Flynn)
   7. Notes from meeting with Robert Martin at PLA (Mary K Chelton)
   8. Drastic Circ Stats--Advice Needed, long (Helen Zaluckyj)
   9. Book/Series Reccomendations (Erika Burge)
  10. statistics about YAs  (Susan Dunn)
  11. booklist: strong characters (rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us)
  12. bubble books (Christy Jones)

Issue 44
1. Books to Help Children Deal with their Depression (Sue)

Issue 45
   1. Re: librarian barbie (Estella Duran)
   2. Re: Book/Series Reccomendations (Peggy Cwiakala)
   3. Collection Development Resources (Angie Woodson)
   4. PARP (Margaret Costello)
   5. Library Cats (Sheilah O'Connor)
   6. drastic juvenile circ statistics (Mary K Chelton)
   7. labeling as a means of id (Patricia Campbell)
   8. RE: Drastic Circ Stats--Advice Needed, long (Debbie Brightwell)
   9. Storytime theme about the library (SHIRLEY CREAGER)
  10. fishing rods (Judy Looby)
  11. Genre labels  (Mitzi Thomas)
  12. Children's Rooms and Art Museums (James Horan)
  13. Re: Ph.D. programs for Youth Services Librarians (Jennifer Fay)
  14. Duck for President program (Christy Schink)
  15. re:adolescent depression and suicide (Jamie Holtsclaw)

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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 14:36:11 -0600
From: "Carol Albin" <calbin@norwalklibrary.org>
Subject: [PY] Burnout responses
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Thanks everyone!
Some of your suggestions I considered, like having a stiff drink before coming to work, and some I would have liked to do, like take an immediate vacation, but couldn't (no substantial vacation time available until mid-April) and some suggestions I'm planning to use.
I've already started to plan out the rest of this year and next. My director wasn't crazy about changing my programming schedule, and she didn't like my asking another staff member for help. I said, "well, unless we can get another person..." Then she said NO! No money in the budget for added staff. So she agreed when I said I needed to do something on my own. I'm going to rearrange my schedule starting in May. I've been doing long term programming. My evening storytime lasts 9 months, and my toddler time is perpetual. Revamping everything into 5-6 week blocks of programs with downtime between them will be a refreshing change.  Also I'm planning out my vacation time during those free weeks. I'm getting married in Sept, and instead of trying to get everything done around my work schedule that week, I plan on taking two FULL weeks for the wedding and honeymoon! That will be the first time in 6 years!!!!
 I think part of my problem has been boredom. I've been doing the same thing so long that it's mind-numbing. I have been going to workshops whenever possible. In fact, there's several coming up I've registered for. So between starting new programs and getting new ideas from other people, I'm hoping this spring will be good.
Thanks again everyone. It was wonderful to see so many others who have weathered through this problem and still found their way.
I love this library. I helped move into this building, and I built the youth programs from the ground up. They had part-timers and volunteers doing all the programming before I came here. So I really want to try to make this work before moving on.
Carol Albin
Norwalk Easter Public Library
Norwalk, IA
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:17:35 -0500
From: "Margaret Keefe" <mkeefe@midhudson.org>
Subject: [PY] Help with therapy dog training
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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At the recent PLA Conference in Seattle, I attended a wonderful program
presented by folks from the Salt Lake City Library re therapy dogs. They
shared this great web site at http://www.therapyanimals.org/read/orders.php
which may help you with the training problem.

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Margaret M. Keefe
Coordinator of Youth Services
Mid-Hudson Library System
103 Market Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Phone: 845-471-6060 X35
FAX: 845-454-5940
E-mail: mkeefe@midhudson.org
URL: midhudson.org
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:20:53 -0800 (PST)
From: Tina Sizemore <tina5652@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] Fill Rates
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Do any of you do fill rates at your library?  If so, do you have any guidelines to follow?  For instance, we have a small controversy over whether a reference is "Completely Met" or just "Partially Met" in some instances.  I'd welcome any and all suggestions for making this easier on the staff.
 
Thanks!
 
Tina Sizemore
Children's Librarian
Willard Library
Evansville, Indiana
tsizemore@willard.lib.in.us

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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 12:27:15 -0600
From: "Victoria Jaksic" <vjaksic@kenosha.lib.wi.us>
Subject: [PY] preparing compilation-spring/easter
To: <pubyac@prairienet.org>
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Dear Genius Minds,
   I am looking for ideas, group activities, games, songs, specific albums,
specific book titles, specific fingerplays, etc. that one may use in hosting
a "Family Program" for the topic of spring/easter.  I think I have the craft
thing covered.  I would be happy to post my results once I compile them, as
I am sure many of you are probably putting together the same kind of
program. I apologize if someone already requested this.  If they did, and a
compilation was already posted, could someone send it directly to me at
vjaksic@kenosha.lib.wi.us?  Thanks for all your help!!  Please send any
responses also, to the email address listed above.
 
Vicky
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:19:10 -0500
From: "sanderso" <sanderso@lib.de.us>
Subject: [PY] Printz, Newbery, BBYA, CBC
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Message-ID: <4060a9ce.3a8.eea.57@lib.de.us>

Hello:

I am trying to get in touch with people who have:

1.  Served on both the Printz Committee and the Newbery Committee

2.  Served on both the Newbery Committee and BBYA

3.  Served on the Children's Book Council Committee AND either Printz or BBYA.

If you qualify, please drop me a line.  Thanks!

Bye,
Sheila
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Sheila B. Anderson
Library Director
Dover Public Library
45 South State Street
Dover, DE 19901
sanderso@lib.de.us
www.doverpubliclibrary.org
(302) 736-7032
(302) 736-5087 (fax)
ALA Councilor at Large
YALSA Board of Directors


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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:35:36 -0500
From: "Barbara Flynn" <college4me@comcast.net>
Subject: [PY] fishing
To: "PublicYAlistserv" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
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Do any of you loan out fishing rods and if so, do you have any issues with
them? What if something comes back damaged or if the tackle box stinks, that
sort of thing. Do you require a down payment/deposit, is there a time frame,
or amt. of rods one person can take?

Any thought appreciated!

Barb



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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 16:36:48 -0500
From: Mary K Chelton <mchelton@optonline.net>
Subject: [PY] Notes from meeting with Robert Martin at PLA
To: Open Lib/Info Sci Education Forum <JESSE@LISTSERV.UTK.EDU>,
Yalsa-l@ala.org, alsc-l@ala.org, pubyac@prairienet.org,
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For your information, here are the notes from the discussion with
Robert Martin, Director of IMLS, at PLA about problems/issues of
getting replacement PhDs to teach youth services for the next
generation of public library children's and YA librarians.
Unfortunately, he won't be in Orlando, but Christine Jenkins and I
spoke afterwards about the need to have some sort of meeting with
people contemplating PhDs so that their expectations might be brought
more in line with reality, and to convey the information that your
PhD to teach in a library/information school, need not come from LIS.
I apologize for their lateness, but was hospitalized after returning
from PLA.

Mary K. Chelton

These notes were taken by Stephanie Clark, Program Officer, Institute
of Museum and Library Services


Under Title IIB, there were funds available specifically for
YA/children's services. Would it be possible for the same under the
IMLS funding? Is funding available to develop a Ph.D. program?

[IMLS response: Under the Librarians for the 21st Century grant
program, Priority 5 - Programs to Build Institutional Capacity, IMLS
can provide funds for faculty and curriculum development in areas of
critical need.]

Two Ph.D. students present at the discussion had many questions about
what to do if the LIS program isn't a good fit for their interests.
The idea that it's okay to have a Ph.D. from outside of LIS
(education, communications, literacy, etc.) was new to them, and they
felt that should be more widely conveyed to the field. But, then it's
a perceived problem for IMLS to fund those students/programs.

[IMLS response: It could be done by a library association or other
eligible library entity. A graduate school of LIS could perhaps also
make the case that by educating Ph.D. students in other programs they
will be educating future LIS faculty or future library leaders,
though this has not been tested with review panels.]

A better mentoring process was also desirable since it can be
difficult for practitioners to transition to academia. The courses
offered in the area of YA/children's services were also found
insufficient - more focus on child development, literacy, learning
styles would be as useful as (some felt more useful than) cataloging.
Many programs already partner with other schools/colleges on campus
to fill those gaps.

Dr. Louise Robbins noted that she doesn't think it's any harder to
get a Ph.D. today but that people expect more to be delivered to
their door. Distance education was briefly discussed but most felt
that wasn't the best option for a Ph.D. program. Many thought the
socialization process of a Ph.D. program was very important.
"Executive Ph.D." programs were also discussed - maybe a more
practical program for practitioners could incorporate distance
education with more success.

It was also noted that partnerships with other schools/colleges on
campus were happening to fill in "gaps" for child development classes
or literacy classes, but that those partnerships are more difficult
to sustain when distance education is added to the mix. A dean of an
LIS program will have little to no say as to whether or not an
education course is available online or at a distance much less when
it's available. So, that's an added problem with distance education.

Dr. Robbins will ask to discuss these issues at the January ALISE meeting.

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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 20:15:30 -0500
From: "Helen Zaluckyj" <newbiebrarian@hotmail.com>
Subject: [PY] Drastic Circ Stats--Advice Needed, long
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Hello,

Background:

I'm a recent library school graduate and I've held my position for a little
less than six months.  The first year is the hardest in any new position,
but circ at my branch has dropped 30% from last years figures--with most of
the decrease being in the children's room.  Frankly, I'm soo stressed out
over this it's not funny as I've only recently started to feel like I've
developing a relationship with the children or getting a clue about reading
preferences here.

Before I came aboard, my position was vacant for roughly 8 months, with
several different non-professional temps working the position over this time
period.  Basically, their job was to do reference and maintain the current
level of storytime programming/craft activities.   The paperback series were
practically nonexistent or beat-up-looking.  The board books were filthy and
I threw practcally all of them out and reordered.  Popular titles like the
Amelia Bedelias and the Ramonas were assumed lost.  These were some of the
most obvious gaps, but I have to go over the lost/missing list more
thoroughly and spend more time looking at the collection.

My boss asked me for my opinion as to the circ.  I said that I thought the
collection had slowly degraded over time and the lack of attention was now
becoming apparent.  She said that wasn't logical because the circ was higher
with the temps. * Ouch...Cringe*  But, she did not disagree with me when I
said I thought I was working hard.

Help:

I've rearranged the shelving in our juvenile fiction area to showcare 40
more books in face-out position.  I've read that this bookstore placement
helps circ.  I was concerned that this would be too overwhelming to the eye.
  The adults and kids polled either said they liked it or it wasn't too
crowded.  I can live with it if it helps circ.  I'm placing a big paperback
order for popular titles and ordering more graphic novels.  Other than that
I feel I should concentrate my remaining budjet (sp?)on picture books and
popular books for school assignments.

I'm a good book suggester, but not a good book pusher.  I've gotten several
individual patrons to take out extra items today.  I have several preschools
that come to my library, but only a few of them take out items every time. 
I've suggested, but...  I'm going to try suggesting library cards again and
I've gotten one group to ask me for books.  I work in an inner city
environment and many of the adult patrons only check out videos (it's
probably like that everywhere).  I'm not sure my kids are getting alot of
reading support at home.  Although I had an impromptu storytime where five
kids actually gathered around and listened, most kids just want to hang out
and play on the computer.  Whenever I've gotten a new stack of popular
titles or paperbacks, I holler out "I've just got .....in."  That's worked
some.  I haven't gotten to the schools yet.  I have scheduled a book talk in
May with one Media Specialist.  I'll bring some of my new series books, just
to show them what I have too.  Generally, the craft programs I've had were
just that.  I was thinking of showcasing 3-5 books before each craft session
or linking the craft with books.  I'll try to schedule more programming
(other than craft) after the Winter Reading Club is over. Some kids are
reading and some kids obviously only want the prizes.  We are often short
staffed and I spend some of my time doing work that is technically not mine.
  The previous full-time person, I'm told, did not do an extensive amount of
outreach.  I'm definitely trying, but circ is still terrible.

Any encouraging words or advice would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

A Fictional Librarian, in my library system, located in the state of Stress.



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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 19:59:05 -0600
From: Erika Burge <eburge@esls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: [PY] Book/Series Reccomendations
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Hi Guys--

I have a happy dilemma facing me, and I'm looking for some help.  A local
group just donated a sizable chunk of money (more than my regular budget
for the whole year) for me to use to buy materials to help support the
curriculum of the local schools.  So, while I have a list of topics to
cover, I'm still searching for particular titles and series.  If anyone has
suggestions for any of these topics I'd love to hear them!
The subject areas to be addressed are:
Cultures of the World
Medieval World/Middle Ages
Colonial Period -- in particular information about different colonies
Canadian Provinces -- I'm hoping to find a series, but am also interested
in stand-alone books
Biomes
Biographies
Ancient Egypt
Science Fair Projects

Thanks so much for your help!

Erika
Erika Burge
Children's Librarian
Cedarburg Public Library
W63 N583 Hanover Avenue
Cedarburg, WI 53012



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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:12:39 -0700
From: Susan Dunn <sdunn@jefferson.lib.co.us>
Subject: [PY] statistics about YAs
To: "PUBYAC new (E-mail)" <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>, "YALSA-BK
(E-mail)" <yalsa-bk@ala.org>
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Greetings.  A colleague and I are doing a presentation on library services
for young adults.  As part of this, went want to present some statistics
about YAs and library use.  I'm hoping that someone out there has done a
similar presentation recently and might already have this info.

I'm looking for numbers for the following questions:

* % of library users who are young adults
* how this compares to the number of libraries who have dedicated teen
spaces
* # of teens who own computers

Can anyone out there help?  TIA!



Susan Dunn
Children's Information Librarian
Columbine Library, Jefferson County Public Library
7760 W. Bowles Ave.
Littleton, CO  80123
phone: 303-932-2690  x3
fax: 303-932-3041
sdunn@jefferson.lib.co.us
Find us on the Web: http://www.jefferson.lib.co.us




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Message: 11
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 10:42:42 -0600
From: rkordatz@burlington.lib.wi.us
Subject: [PY] booklist: strong characters
To: pubyac listserv <pubyac@LISTS.prairienet.org>
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Characters Struggling with Adversity and Surviving
featuring male protagonists (though there are some female ones)
for middle school or high school students

Authors
Chris Crutcher
Walter Dean Myers
Chris Lynch

Individual Titles
On My Honor (Bauer)
A Taste of Blackberries (Smith)
Bridge to Terabithia (Paterson)
Where the Red Fern Grows (Rawls)
Touching Spirit Bear (Mikelson)
Surviving the Applewhites (Tolan)
Bud, Not Buddy (Curtis)
John Brown's Body and Sole (Pearce)
Tangerine (Bloor)
Maniac Magee (Spinelli)
Miracle's Boys (Woodson)
Hatchet (Paulsen)
Up Country (Carter)
Homecoming (Voigt)
Walk Two Moons (Creech)
Stand Tall (Bauer)
The Midwife's Apprentice (Cushman)
The Cay (Taylor)

Series
Blue Avenger (Howe)
Artemis Fowl (Colfer)
Harry Potter (Rowling)
Joey Pigza (Gantos)

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



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Message: 12
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:28:56 -0800 (PST)
From: Christy Jones <xyjones3@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] bubble books
To: pubyac <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
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Hi All,

Thanks for all the great bubble book suggestions.  I
found a few, unfortunately it appears that my library
needs to do some serious collection development in the
bubble book department. In addition to all the books I
also given the web address for Allen County Public
Library's online bubble bibliography.  Thanks again.
so much, for everybody help.  Y'all are wonderful!

Christy

POP! A Book About Bubbles" by Kimberly Brubaker
Bradley
A Day in the Life Of Bubble Gum
Bubble Bath Pirates by Jarrett Krosoczka
Bubble gum by H.J. Peeples
"Bubbles, Bubbles" by Kathi Appelt
"Bubble Trouble and other poems and stories" by
Margaret Mahey
Squeaky Clean
Bunting, Eve - Whales Passing
DePaola, Tomie - Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
Dolby, Karen - Chocolate Island
Hissey, Jane - Jolly Snow
Hoban, Tana - Is it Rough? Is it Smooth? Is it Shiny?
Hulme, Joy N. - Bubble Trouble
Inkpen, Mick - Thing
Mayer, Mercer - Bubble Bubble
Packard, Mary - Bubble Trouble
Schubert, Ingrid - The Magic Bubble Trip
Walsh, Melanie - My Beak, Your Beak
Woodruff, Elvira - Tubtime
Bubble Trouble by Stephen Krensky
Bubble Trouble by Joy Hulme
Squeaky Clean by Simon Puttock
Mr. Bubble Gum by William H. Hooks
Bubble-gum Radar by Rosemary Wells
Bubble Bubble" by Mercer Mayer
Bubblemania : the chewy history of bubble gum by Lee
Wardlaw
Show and Tell (Woodruff, Elvira)
Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere (Kuhn, Dwight
Broccoli-Flavored Bubble Gum (McGivern, Justin)
Bubble  Gum,Bubble Gum by Lisa Wheeler

We have a booklist on bubbles at:
  http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/children/bubbles.html


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Today's Topics:

   1. Books to Help Children Deal with their Depression (Sue)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:07:38 -0600
From: Sue <sabraham@mail.owls.lib.wi.us>
Subject: [PY] Books to Help Children Deal with their Depression
To: pubyac@lists.prairienet.org
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Thank you to those who offered assistance to my patron looking for books
to help her 8 year old daughter understand her depression.  I think you
will agree that this is a subject that is lacking in children's
literature.  There are titles that deal with depression in parents, but
not many in children. Here is the list of suggested titles, and some
that I've found too.  Hope it helps.

This has been the most helpful book found so far:
Kid Power: Tactics for Dealing with Depression by Nicholas & Susan Dubuque

The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
Depression: What it is, How to Beat it by Linda Wasmer Smith, Enslow, 2000
Emotonal Disorders by Goldman, Marshall Cavenish, 1994
My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
Yesterday I had the Blues by Frame
Spinky Sulks by William Steig
Everything You Need to Know About Depression by Eleanor Ayer

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________________________

                 Sue A. Abrahamson, Director of Youth Services
Waupaca Area Public Library
   107 South Main Street
  Waupaca, Wisconsin 54981
      Phone: 715.258.4417 Fax: 715.258.4418
        mailto:sabraham@mail.owls.lib.wi.us
          http://www.waupacalibrary.org
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