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Today's Topics: (Issue 56)
1. PUBYAC moderator old e-mail address gone (PYModerate)
Today's Topics: (Issue 57)
1. Stumper answers (Jacqueline Lollar)
2. Blogging for yas? (Linda Peterson)
3. Patron with Alzheimer's -- thanks (Robin Watters)
4. Sisterhood of the traveling pants program (Sparta Library)
5. Collective name for Young adults (Golly Odendaal)
6. reference question - environmental justice (Karen Brown)
7. LeapPad results I would like to thank everyone who responded
to the survey. Your responses certainly
helped me with my board
presentation, and it looks like we are going to
start circulating
Leappads too. Seventeen
libraries responded to the survey and
here are the results for everyone who wanted them
(Glenice Molter)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:39:35 -0700
From: "PYModerate" <pymoderate@pallasinc.com>
Subject: [PY] PUBYAC moderator old e-mail address gone
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
This is to let everyone know that the old Pyowner account we've been using
for years has disappeared into the great Ethernet in the sky.
The new address to use for all communication with me is:
pymoderate@pallasinc.com.
Thanks.
Shannon VanHemert
PUBYAC Moderator
PUBYAC website: www.pallasinc.com/pubyac
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End of PUBYAC Digest, Vol 10, Issue 56
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Today's Topics:
1. Stumper answers (Jacqueline Lollar)
2. Blogging for yas? (Linda Peterson)
3. Patron with Alzheimer's -- thanks (Robin Watters)
4. Sisterhood of the traveling pants program (Sparta Library)
5. Collective name for Young adults (Golly Odendaal)
6. reference question - environmental justice (Karen Brown)
7. LeapPad results I would like to thank everyone who responded
to the survey. Your responses certainly
helped me with my board
presentation, and it looks like we are going to
start circulating
Leappads too. Seventeen
libraries responded to the survey and
here are the results for everyone who wanted them
(Glenice Molter)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:44:58 -0500
From: "Jacqueline Lollar" <jlollar@nngov.com>
Subject: [PY] Stumper answers
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <001c01c41761$088cac80$6531050a@NNPLS.ORG>
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Thanks for all the great ideas, reguarding my request for animal marching
band titles! I have attached a list of the great titles everyone sent.
I
didn't realize how many were out there. Thanks Again!
Jacki
Message: 7
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:03:10 -0500
From: "Jacqueline Lollar" <jlollar@nngov.com>
Subject: [PY] stumper: animal marching band
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <000201c4128b$0dfe4be0$6531050a@NNPLS.ORG>
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Does anyone know of a picture book that has animals playing instruments in a
marching band or parade?
Jacki Lollar
Youth Services
Newport News Public Library System
Main Street Library
757-591-4858
jlollar@nngov.com
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 16:24:33 -0500
From: "Linda Peterson" <lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
Subject: [PY] Blogging for yas?
To: "PUBYAC" <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <004701c41766$8ffad520$17148aa5@bloomfield.lib.in.us>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
Ok, I saw this heading and thought maybe I had taken too much of my cough
medicine? I figured out what yas stands for, of course, but what exactly is a
blog. (I'm a little out of the teen loop, my kids are all grown up).
Linda Peterson
Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library
125 South Franklin
Bloomfield, Indiana 47424
Phone: (812)384-4125
Fax: (812)384-0820
email: lpeterson@bloomfield.lib.in.us
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 13:57:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Robin Watters <robinw53@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PY] Patron with Alzheimer's -- thanks
To: PUBYAC@prairienet.org
Message-ID: <20040331215743.8693.qmail@web10412.mail.yahoo.com>
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Thanks to all of you who responded to my posting. The
overwhelming majority of you agreed that the first
step is to talk to the daughter. I'll start there.
Thanks to those of you who shared personal, sometimes
painful, memories of their own. I can see the wisdom
of proceeding as tactfully as possible.
Pubyac is such a great resource for librarians who
work in small rural libraries without peers to consult
about matters like this on site.
Robin Watters
Fort Bragg Public Library
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 17:54:15 -0600
From: "Sparta Library" <spartalibrary@wrlsweb.org>
Subject: [PY] Sisterhood of the traveling pants program
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <NIBBJHJBGMAKHCDACKLLAEIECAAA.spartalibrary@wrlsweb.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hello! Any ideas out there for a Sisterhood of the traveling pants
program.
I know I saw some information on a listserv but I don't remember which one.
I am planning on serving Greek food and would like to decorate a pair of
jeans donated from the thrift store but need some ideas on how to decorate
them and other things to do after we discuss the book. Any thoughts would
be appreciated! Also, I am planning a Boogie Down night at the library,
complete with learning the hustle and a best 80's outfit contest but feel
like I need one more activity. Hope you can help!!
Darla
Sparta Free
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:38:04 +0200
From: "Golly Odendaal" <legaleagle@cybertrade.co.za>
Subject: [PY] Collective name for Young adults
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Cc: yalsa-l@ala1.ala.org
Message-ID: <007b01c41703$deb12ab0$3613ef9b@Gollysheart>
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Hi
I'm doing reasearch for my MIS and am looking at pre-teens and young adults and
reading habits - the ages 11 - 19. What I'm looking for is a
"collective" title for the age group that I can use. Any
suggestions will be welcome, as well as refs to any literature that might give
me some ideas.
Thank you
Golly Odendaal
Scottburgh Memorial library
KZN, SA
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:06:23 -0800
From: "Karen Brown" <brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us>
Subject: [PY] reference question - environmental justice
To: <pubyac@lists.prairienet.org>
Message-ID: <s06b5d07.083@mailman.monterey>
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A teacher would like to get her middle school class angry about
environmental injustice. She would like to read to them or have them
read books where a group of people has their environment destroyed by
another group. Two books that we recommended which seem to fit the bill
are Song of Trees and The Bomb. Perhaps, Seedfolks, House of the
Scorpion and The Last Book in the Universe. She liked the movie of
Milagro Beanfield War, but I couldn't recommend that for most middle
schoolers. However, we can't seem to come up with more. It is not
enough for it to be a book about the environment. Good books will
probably be multicultural and about poor people as well. Any ideas?
We
appreciate your help.
Karen Brown
brownk@ci.monterey.ca.us
Youth Services Manager
Monterey Public Library
625 Pacific Street
Monterey, CA 93940
831-646-3744
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 09:38:12 -0500
From: "Glenice Molter" <molterg@stls.org>
Subject: [PY] LeapPad results I would like to thank everyone who
responded to the survey. Your responses certainly helped me with my
board presentation, and it looks like we are going to start
circulating Leappads too. Seventeen libraries responded
to the
survey and here are the results for everyone who wanted them
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Message-ID: <200404010938120360.001FFDDA@smtp-server.stny.rr.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I would like to thank everyone who responded to the survey. Your
responses certainly helped me with my board presentation, and it looks like we
are going to start circulating Leappads too. Seventeen
libraries responded to the survey and here are the results for everyone who
wanted them
1. When you circulate the LeapPads, do you provide that batteries that
power them? 3 libraries do not provide batteries (one library responded that
generous patrons sometimes leave batteries in them), 6 libraries provide
batteries (one library used rechargable batteries and plug the batteries in for
recharging when Pad is returned), 8 libraries circulate the power cord that came
with the Pad.
2. Do you go through a lot of batteries? The 6 libraries
that provide batteries said that battery usage isn't overwhelming. One
library said they have to change batteries one or twice a year, and the library
that uses rechargable batteries, just recharges them when the game is returned.
3. Do you buy the books from a vendor with a discount, or do you just go
to your local Wal-mart or Target and buy them? 8 libraries buy from retail (Walmart,
Target and Staples), 9 buy from the Leap Pad Company. Website is
leapfrogschoolhouse.com. Their stock is more academic that retail stores
according to the survey.
4. How long do you circulate them for? 4 libraries circ them for 1 week, 6
libraries for 2 weeks, 5 libraries for 3, 1 for 4 weeks, and 1 for 4 months (i
think they meant 4 weeks but I put it in just as they sent it to me in
case I was wrong).
5. How well do the books and modules hold up? Everyone agreed that the
materials held up pretty well seeing as they were always circulating.
The biggest complaint was the spiral bindings on the books. One library
did say that they told the folks at leappad company and they seemed genuinely
concerned and offered to replace them at a discount. 3 libraries also
added that they purchased the backpacks with the Leappads and recommended this
purchase.
6. What fine do you charge for overdue items? Most libraries also just
charged the normal fines for their materials.
7. Where do you shelve them? 9 libraries shelve th em in hanging
bags either clear or Janway and hang them with other media in children's rooms,
1 shelved them in a closet and patrons had to ask for them, 5 kept them
behind the circ desk, reference desk, or children's reference desk, 2 no
response.
8. Have you had any problem with theft? All libraries said there was no
problem with theft.
9. Do you find that many of your patrons already own a LeapPad and just
take the books? Response was about half and half on this one. All
libraries said that circulation of the books went very very well. Half of
the responses said that after Christmas and Hanukkah, circulation on the Leap
Pads went down because children received one as a gift, but all libraries agree
that LeapPads should be purchased to circulate.
10. How many Leap Pads would you recommend that I purchase starting out?
Libraries that answered the survey said that it depended on how big your library
system was, but 3 was the average number.
If you send your responses to me directly, I will post the results. Thank
you so much for your help...this is something I would really like to try
and your responses will help with my board presentation.
Glenice Molter
Head of Youth Services
Horseheads Free Library
405 S. Main St.
Horseheads, NY 14845
molterg@stls.org
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