From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Sep 2 09:08:44 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 09:08:44 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Internet Safety PSA- now on YouTube! Message-ID: This went out on the OYAN listserv, but I thought you may be interested too. It may be appropriate for some of the older children you work with. Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -----Original Message----- From: oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:oyan-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Starnes, Kristin Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 11:45 AM To: oyan at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [OYAN] FW: Internet Safety PSA- now on YouTube! This might be of interest... This was forwarded to us from a librarian at Phoenix Public Library. The Mesquite Branch Library's (of the Phoenix Public Library) Teen Advisory Board made this video with the help from a filmmaker. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWq7SXaXj8g Kristin Starnes OYAN Chair-elect Youth Services Librarian Corvallis-Benton County Public Library 645 NW Monroe Ave Corvallis, OR 97330 541.766.6784 kristin.starnes at ci.corvallis.or.us _______________________________________________ OYAN mailing list OYAN at listsmart.osl.state.or.us http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oyan Hosted by the Oregon State Library (503) 378-4246 From BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net Tue Sep 2 10:12:32 2008 From: BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net (BJ quinlan) Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:12:32 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] 2008 Performer's Showcase Message-ID: 2008 Performer's Showcase September 27, 9:30 am - 5 pm Salem Public Library The Performer's Showcase occurs once every two years, so don't miss your chance to see these talented children's performers. Please don't forget to pass this information on to other folks in your community - teachers, PTA leaders, Parks and Recreation staff, and others - who might be interested in learning about children's performers. Performers from all over the Northwest will preview 5 minutes of their work. Each audience member receives a manual that includes one page of information about each performer and provides all the information needed to schedule an event. Please note the extended hours, which are necessary due to the tremendous response we've have from performers this year. The lunch will be brown bag, as the lunch break is only one-half hour, so don't forget to bring your lunch with you. Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. The cost to attend is $10, payable by check or credit card through the CSD page on the OLA website or link directly at https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=ola&formId=48996. Please register no later than Saturday, September 20 in order to allow time for the printing of a sufficient number of manuals. Contact BJ Quinlan at 503.588.6039 or email if you have questions From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Sep 3 15:48:04 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:48:04 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] "We the People" Bookshelf grant opportunity Message-ID: <20080903224804.facf8a9e@OSLMAC.OSL.STATE.OR.US> Contact: Angela Thullen Program Officer, Communications, PPO (312) 280-5286 athullen at ala.org NEWS For Immediate Release September 2, 2008 NEH, ALA announce 6th annual ?We the People? Bookshelf grant opportunity Apply through Jan. 30, 2009 for a collection of 17 titles on the theme ?Picturing America? CHICAGO ? The American Library Association?s (ALA) Public Programs Office is pleased to partner with the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for the sixth We the People Bookshelf project. Part of the NEH?s We the People program, the Bookshelf encourages young people to read and understand great literature while exploring themes in American history. This year?s theme, ?Picturing America,? explores the premise that a nation?s literature, as well as its visual art, can be a window on its character, ideals and aspirations. The We the People Bookshelf on ?Picturing America? will be a literary complement to the NEH?sPicturing AmericaSM program ? a free education resource that provides reproductions of 40 pieces of great American art to schools and public libraries to help educators teach American history and culture through our nation?s art (www.PicturingAmerica.neh.gov). Public and school (K-12) libraries are invited to apply online from Sept. 2, 2008 through Jan. 30, 2009 at http://publicprograms.ala.org/bookshelf. In spring 2009, NEH and ALA will select 4,000 libraries to receive the 17 books for young readers, plus three works in Spanish translation, as well as bonus materials for readers of all ages. Selected libraries will be required to use the Bookshelf selections in programs for young readers in their communities. The Bookshelf grants are part of the NEH?s We the People program, which aims to encourage and strengthen the teaching, study and understanding of American history and culture through libraries, schools, colleges, universities and cultural institutions. NEH plans to offer a We the People Bookshelf each year on themes related to ideas and ideals unique to America. Since 2003, NEH and ALA have distributed 9,000 We the People Bookshelves to public and school libraries. The ?Picturing America? Bookshelf will feature the following books, selected by the NEH in consultation with members of ALA and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ALA: * Kindergarten to Grade 3: ?Walt Whitman: Words for America? by Barbara Kerley; ?Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez? by Kathleen Krull; ?Cosechando esperenza: La historia de C?sar Ch?vaz? by Kathleen Krull (translated by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy);?The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere? by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow; ?Sweet Music in Harlem? by Debbie Taylor * Grades 4 to 6: ?The Birchbark House? by Louise Erdrich; ?American Tall Tales? by Mary Pope Osborne; ?On the Wings of Heroes? by Richard Peck; ?Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule? by Harriette Gillem Robinet; ?The Captain?s Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe? by Roland Smith * Grades 7 to 8: ?The Life and Death of Crazy Horse? by Russell Freedman; ?The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? by Washington Irving; ?La leyanda de Sleepy Hollow? by Washington Irving (translated by Manual Broncano); ?Across America on an Emigrant Train? by Jim Murphy; ?The Adventures of Tom Sawyer? by Mark Twain * Grades 9 to 12: ?Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation? by Joseph J. Ellis; ?Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange? by Elizabeth Partridge; ?Travels with Charley in Search of America? by John Steinbeck; ?Viajes Con Charley ? En Busca de Am?rica? by John Steinbeck (translated by Jos? Manuel Alvarez Fl?rez); ?Democracy in America? by Alexis de Tocqueville * Bonus: ?Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out? by The National Children?s Book and Literary Alliance; ?1776: The Illustrated Edition? by David McCullough Established in 1992, the ALA Public Programs Office has an exemplary track record of developing library programming initiatives, including the acclaimed reading and discussion series "Let's Talk About It," film discussion programs on humanities themes, traveling exhibitions, LIVE! @ your library? and other programs. Recently, it has established the Cultural Communities Fund, an endowment created to help all types of libraries across the country bring communities together through cultural programming (www.ala.org/ccf). For more information about the ALA Public Programs Office, visit www.ala.org/publicprograms. Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National Endowment for the Humanities supports learning in history, literature, philosophy and other areas of the humanities. NEH grants enrich classroom learning, create and preserve knowledge and bring ideas to life through public television, radio, new technologies, exhibitions and programs in libraries, museums and other community places. Additional information about the National Endowment for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at www.neh.gov. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Sep 5 14:53:33 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:53:33 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] 2008 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates: still available, FREE! Message-ID: 2008 Oregon Summer Reading Certificates are available until October 1! (They are FREE!) To order hard copies, contact Pat Bruebaker, pat.bruebaker at state.or.us, 503-947-5677 Include your full name, shipping address, and quantity needed in English and Spanish If you have any questions, contact Katie Anderson, katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-278-2528 or Julie Anderson, Julie.Anderson at state.or.us, 503-947-5613 Catch the Reading Bug These certificates are for children and young adults (0-18) who read or listen to 10 books between May 15th and September 15th. Students may receive a certificate when they submit a list of the 10 books they listened to or read to their teacher, librarian, or reading specialist. Lists must be signed by the parent/guardian/childcare provider. School librarians, teachers, and reading specialists may order certificates for their students from Pat Bruebaker, pat.bruebaker at state.or.us, 503-947-5677. Children and teens may also receive certificates by mailing their list of completed books signed by a parent, guardian, or teacher and including a return address to Pat Bruebaker (pat.bruebaker at state.or.us ), Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR 97310. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: This is the second year the Oregon Department of Education, Oregon State Library, and Oregon Library Association have coordinated their efforts to provide a joint Oregon Summer Reading Certificate with funding from the Oregon Education Association. This effort signifies the commitment of schools and libraries to the education of Oregon's youth. In the past, the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) awarded Summer Reading Certificates for students who read ten books over the summer. The certificates were distributed via education service districts, school librarians, and public libraries. Nothing has changed about this program, except for the certificate. The certificate now has the national Collaborative Summer Library Program artwork on it and is signed by the State Librarian, Jim Scheppke, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Susan Castillo. Public libraries will award Oregon Summer Reading Certificates to youth who complete their library summer reading program or who provide a list of the ten books they read over the summer. Libraries are not required to keep records of the names of participating children nor the lists of books they read. Educators may request the Oregon Department of Education to send certificates for their classroom or school. Students may also receive certificates by mailing their list of completed books signed by a parent, guardian, or teacher and including a return address to Pat Bruebaker (pat.bruebaker at state.or.us ), Oregon Department of Education, 255 Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR 97310. 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The increase this year may be a result of the efforts of the OIFC and the Intellectual Freedom Committees of both OLA and OASL to educate library staff about reporting challenges. I encourage you to incorporate this information and/or the titles of the challenged materials in your Banned Books Week displays and activities. Many people may not realize that book banning is not a thing from the past or that attempts to ban books are made every year right here in Oregon. This is a valuable educational opportunity to discuss the nature of the First Amendment-just as we have a right to access these materials in our libraries, we have a right to question whether they are appropriate to include in public collections. Why might someone find these materials inappropriate? Why should they remain in the collection? Is labeling a book an effective way to inform people about content that may not be appropriate for everyone or is it a form of censorship? Several of the challenges included in the 2008 Annual Report have not been decided yet. What do you think the final decision will be, and why? What would you do if someone came up to you in your library and said they want you to remove a book from the collection? Why is a collection development policy the most important line of defense when library materials are challenged? Does your library have a policy or established procedure for people to challenge material? You can find resources that may help you answer these questions at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/intellectual.shtml#Resources About the OIFC Annual Report Every year the Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse (OIFC) publishes a report on challenges to all types of library materials in Oregon. This report provides a landscape of censorship activity in Oregon, and is submitted to ALA's Office of Intellectual Freedom to be included in their report on censorship activity in the United States. The Annual Report is also used by librarians and teachers to help them develop activities for Banned Books Week. The Annual Report is based on challenge reports OIFC receives from all types of Oregon libraries (school, academic, and public). All local libraries are encouraged to report challenges to materials on a voluntary basis. OIFC does not publish names of people, organizations, libraries, and towns identified in challenge reports confidential. I will be compiling the 2009 Annual Report in August 2009. Please submit a separate challenge report for each formal challenge to library materials that occur at your library between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. Reports may be submitted as the are resolved or altogether in July 2009. This information is complied to assist Oregon libraries currently facing a challenge as well as providing information that will help you plan Banned Books Week activities. The Annual Report will tell you what books were challenged in Oregon libraries the previous year. The more libraries reporting challenges to OIFC the better OIFC can help you! Please take time to report challenges to OIFC. The accuracy of OIFC's Annual Report and Title Index to Challenges is directly related to the number of Oregon libraries reporting challenges. To report challenges to materials at your library: Download and print the form at http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/intellectual.shtml#Report_Challenges Fill out a challenge report form for each item that went through your library's formal process for dealing with challenges to library material. Mail your completed form(s) to: Oregon State Library c/o Oregon Intellectual Freedom Clearinghouse 250 Winter St. NE Salem, OR 97301 For more information about OIFC visit our website (http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/intellectual.shtml) or contact the coordinator of OIFC, Katie Anderson, 503-378-2528. PS: Attention School Librarians! Submit reports to OIFC on challenges after they have gone through your school's formal challenge to materials process and a decision to retain, relocate, or remove the title has been officially made. Submit reports on informal challenges to OASL's Intellectual Freedom Committee Chair, currently Emily Crawford (emily71073 at hotmail.com). Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From molly at tigard-or.gov Tue Sep 9 12:27:02 2008 From: molly at tigard-or.gov (Molly Carlisle) Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:27:02 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] stumper: arctic poem Message-ID: <2F54990EA51E3E4889D8910C463DEFF515F4994CF3@tigmail.ci.tigard.or.us> Hi all, I have a patron looking for a poem he heard in fifth grade. I forgot to ask him about the year, but I'm guessing it was about 30 years ago (late 70s-early 80s): "I was trying to remember a poem read to me in the 5th grade. It involves persons in a cold environment, like the arctic. One of the party hates the cold and ultimately dies from it. His chums put him in an oven to dispose of the body, and when they check on his status, he complains for them to close the door because they're letting in the cold." Does this sound familiar to anyone? If so, please reply directly to me at molly at tigard-or.gov . Thanks! Molly L. Carlisle Tigard Public Library molly at tigard-or.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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One of the party hates the cold and ultimately dies from it. His chums put him in an oven to dispose of the body, and when they check on his status, he complains for them to close the door because they're letting in the cold." Does this sound familiar to anyone? If so, please reply directly to me at molly at tigard-or.gov . Thanks! Molly L. Carlisle Tigard Public Library molly at tigard-or.gov -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Wed Sep 10 14:47:06 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:47:06 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Recorded Books: Apples to Oregon Message-ID: Recorded Books is the distributor for Apples to Oregon in CD and/or Cassette format. They make copies upon demand. If RB notices a surge in requests for a specific title, they will do several copies at one time. Currently they have 4 CD's in their inventory. Libraries may order copies of the book at the same time, $15.75. www.recordedbooks.com Apples to Oregon Written By: Deborah Hopkinson Narrated By: Jessica Almasy Being the (Slightly) True Narrative of How a Brave Pioneer Father Brought Apples, Peaches, Pears, Plums, Grapes, & Cherries (and Children) Across the ... Unabridged CD ( C3656 - 1 CDs ) $15.75 Unabridged Cassette ( 98319 - 1 Cassettes ) $15.75 From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Thu Sep 11 08:47:26 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:47:26 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Follow up on the BIG Idea Companion Guide to "Catch the Reading Bug" Message-ID: <83F1DEE5-3D15-433A-BB46-7537DD9E65CA@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> If you used the What's the BIG Idea? companion guide to Catch the Reading Bug this summer, please fill out the survey below--there are only 3 questions so it won't take much time. Return completed surveys to debbi at mothergooseprograms.org or fax it to 802-875-2790. Thank you, Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us What's the BIG Idea? Companion Guide Survey We hope you had a terrific summer! We would love to know how useful the companion guide we developed for Catch the Reading Bug! was to you and your summer programming. Please press "forward", fill in the questions below and email to debbi at mothergooseprograms.org. If you prefer, you can complete and send the survey by fax to us at: 802-875-2790. Thank you! I used the What's the BIG Idea?T companion guide to Catch the Reading Bug!: ____ Occasionally ____ Often ____ Never If you used the companion guide, how did the science content and activities help your programming? Check all that apply: ____ My programming attracted new audiences. ____ It helped me develop new program ideas. ____ It helped me select books and materials for my collection. ____ It helped me incorporate science content, skills and vocabulary to my programming. ____ Other: ____________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Would you like a companion guide developed for the 2009 summer program? ____ Yes ____ No Thank you! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ellenf at multcolib.org Fri Sep 12 16:39:00 2008 From: ellenf at multcolib.org (FADER Ellen) Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:39:00 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Multnomah recruiting for youth librarians Message-ID: This is to inform you that we are accepting applications through Sept 26 for Youth Librarian and will be creating an eligible to hire list for this classification. Anyone interested in regular or on-call youth librarian positions in the future should apply at this time, including those with skills in languages other than English. Although there are no current vacancies, this list is being created in anticipation of the need to fill future vacancies. http://agency.governmentjobs.com/multnomah/default.cfm?start=26&action=j obs&sortBy=CLASSIFICATION&sortByASC=ASC&bHideSearchBox=1&PROMOTIONALJOBS =0&TRANSFER=0&SEARCHAPPLIED=0 Ellen Fader Youth Services Director Multnomah County Library Administration Building 205 NE Russell Portland, OR 97212 503.988.5408 (desk) 503.309.7483 (BlackBerry) 503.988.5441 (fax) ellenf at multcolib.org www.multcolib.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From molly at tigard-or.gov Tue Sep 16 16:16:26 2008 From: molly at tigard-or.gov (Molly Carlisle) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:16:26 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Proposals for Amo Leer Project Manager - DUE 9/17! Message-ID: <2F54990EA51E3E4889D8910C463DEFF515FB25C6E3@tigmail.ci.tigard.or.us> Request for Proposal Project Manager for Amo Leer Grant (Please see attached document for a full description of the grant project.) Due Wednesday, September 17, 2008 The Oregon Library Association is accepting proposals for a Project Manager for the Amo Leer project of the Children's Services Division (CSD) of OLA. The Project Manager will manage all aspects of the Amo Leer project under the direction of the Amo Leer Task Force of the CSD. The Project Manager will be under contract with the Oregon Library Association. The Project Manager of the Amo Leer project will: * Attend all meetings of the Amo Leer Task Force (up to 5 during this time period) * Provide weekly e-mail updates to the Task Force on project activities * Develop the application for libraries to apply for materials * Distribute the application to all qualified libraries * Receive and review all applications and provide them to the Amo Leer Task Force * Contact all applicants and notify them if they have been selected or not for the Amo Leer project * Put out a bid to vendors to provide 20 sets ($9,000/700+ books each) of core Spanish/English and Spanish children's books aimed at 3rd grade reading level and lower * Review the bids and make a vendor recommendation to the Task Force * Work with the Task Force to finalize the selection of materials * Manage the contract, obtaining the appropriate CSD and OLA signatures and appropriate filings with OLA for billing and payments * Contact the participating libraries and assist them in selecting their materials * Order the materials and arrange for their delivery to the participating libraries * Consult with the participating libraries in adding these materials to their collections (cataloging data and jackets and other processing will be done by the vendor, etc). The participating libraries will do any local processing and add the records to their catalog. * Develop, with input from the Amo Leer Task Force, promotional and training materials for the participating libraries to assist them in utilizing the collections in the best manner possible. This will include a sticker to place on all materials noting the AMO LEER project. * Develop and print or upload web-based materials for promotion or training * Schedule and arrange for training sessions conducted by the Amo Leer Task Force members for the participating libraries * Develop the statistical report for participating libraries to begin their statistic gathering at time of the grant award and at the end of the grant cycle The Project Manager will work on this project from September/October, 2008 until April/May, 2009 (seven months) with time spent to be approximately 200 hours. (Please see attached document for a full description of the grant project.) The proposal should include: * Experience and background managing projects * Library experience and background * Experience working with Spanish speaking communities * Work plan and cost Please submit the proposal to: Molly Carlisle, molly at tigard-or.gov, Amo Leer Task Force chair, by Wednesday, September 17, 2008. For questions: molly at tigard-or.gov Molly L. Carlisle Youth Services Supervisor Tigard Public Library molly at tigard-or.gov 503-718-2519 Schedule: Sunday-Thursday, 9:30-6 (except Tuesday, 12-8:30) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net Tue Sep 16 16:59:05 2008 From: BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net (BJ quinlan) Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:59:05 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Half-time Teen Librarian position available Message-ID: <48CFE5DF.0138.00B0.0@cityofsalem.net> 5 FTE Career Teen Librarian position A Teen Services Librarian is needed at Salem Public Library. Join our energetic, creative Youth Services team as you focus on helping to create a new Teen Center for the library. This librarian will be responsible for YA collection development, programs, outreach and reference/reader's advisory services for middle and high school students. Please see the complete job posting at: http://www.cityofsalem.net/system/galleries/download/CurrentJobOpenings/Librarian_YA_9-08.pdf If you have questions about this position, please contact BJ Quinlan at 503-588-6039 or bjquinlan at cityofsalem.net From BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net Fri Sep 19 12:28:07 2008 From: BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net (BJ quinlan) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:28:07 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] 2008 Performer's Showcase Message-ID: <48D39AD9.0138.00B0.0@cityofsalem.net> 2008 Performer's Showcase September 27, 9:30 am - 5 pm Salem Public Library Just a reminder that the Performer's Showcase, which occurs once every two years, will be held next Saturday, Sept. 27 from 9:30 to 5:00 at Salem Public Library. If you plan to come and haven't yet registered, please do so before Monday. I will be taking the manual to the printers on Monday and will base the number of copies to print on the number of folks registered to come. I would hate to run out of manuals on the Showcase day. Also, please don't forget to pass this information on to other folks in your community - teachers, PTA leaders, Parks and Recreation staff, and others - who might be interested in learning about children's performers. Performers from all over the Northwest will preview 5 minutes of their work. Each audience member receives a manual that includes one page of information about each performer and provides all the information needed to schedule an event. Please note the extended hours, which are necessary due to the tremendous response we've have from performers this year. The lunch will be brown bag, as the lunch break is only one-half hour, so don't forget to bring your lunch with you. Doors will open at 9:00 a.m. The cost to attend is $10, payable by check or credit card to "OLA CSD" https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=ola&formId=48996. Please register no later than Saturday, September 20 in order to allow time for the printing of a sufficient number of manuals. Contact BJ Quinlan at 503.588.6039 or email if you have questions. From BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net Fri Sep 19 12:37:24 2008 From: BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net (BJ quinlan) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:37:24 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] 2008 Summer Reading Evaluations Message-ID: <48D39D06.0138.00B0.0@cityofsalem.net> Thank you to all of the wonderful libraries that submitted their summer reading evaluations already. If you have not submitted your evaluation, please do so by Tuesday, September 30. With the legislative session beginning in January, the State Library staff needs our statistics! The evaluation form is available on the OLA CSD website: https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=ola&formId=48488 Please fill out the form online and submit it directly from there in order to expedite the creation of a spreadsheet with all the library statistics included. You may want to print a copy of the form to use as a working copy as you develop your answers, then fill out the online form all at once. This would be tremendously appreciated. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact BJ Quinlan at 503-588-6039 or by email at bjquinlan at cityofsalem.net . From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Fri Sep 19 12:42:11 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:42:11 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Puppetry Group in Albany Message-ID: <19227963-98D6-42F2-8A9A-DDD2242414DB@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Forwarded to you on behalf fo Doris Hicks: Please join us in our first meeting to organize a new puppetry group in this area for puppeteers and puppetry enthusiasts of all types: performers, directors, writers, collectors, storytellers, people who build or design puppets, teachers and librarians who use puppets, people involved in puppet ministry, and anyone interested in the art of puppets. We need you to make this the best puppetry group it can be. The organizational meeting will be held in the Community Room at Ray's Food Place at 621 Hickory NW in Albany, Oregon, just off Highway 20 and North Albany Road, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 25. Refreshments will be provided. There will be a display of marionettes and hand puppets to see and to manipulate. Please feel free to bring puppets or masks to share with the group if you like. The new members will plan the future of this group: what types of programs and events to sponsor, when and where to meet, whether to pursue nonprofit organization status, and whether to affiliate with Puppeteers of America as a guild in the Pacific Northwest Region. For more information about this new puppetry group, please contact me at 541-812-0410 (home) or 541-791-0015 (work) or e-mail dlhlibrary at aol.com. Hope to see you at the first meeting! Doris Hicks 541-812-0410 (home) 541-791-0015 (work) dlhlibrary at aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Lab Safety Supply of Janesville, which purchased Highsmith in July, has informed the Department of Workforce Development that it will close the Fort Atkinson facility. As you can imagine, we are very concerned about our customers perception of this message and want to do everything possible to reassure them we are open for business. I have attached an information sheet that I would like distributed to the CSLP members so they can distribute it to their libraries if they feel that would be appropriate. I apologize for the continued hassle and headache this acquisition has caused, and I promise we'll be ready to take and receive orders. Matt Mulder Director, Highsmith Publications Highsmith Inc -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The details: Saturday, January 17, 2009 1-5:00 p.m. US Bank Room @ Central Library, Multnomah County Library 801 SW 10th Ave. Portland, OR 97205 503.988.5123 To register: send an email to susansm at multcolib.org with name, address, phone, & email of all participants. Registration Deadline: October 31, 2008 To learn more about the Michael L. Printz Award: http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.cfm. Hope to see you in January! Susan Susan J. Smallsreed, Youth Librarian & Co-Chair Elect of OYAN Northwest Library, Multnomah County Library 2300 NW Thurman St. Portland, OR 97210 503.988.5560 susansm at multcolib.org www.multcolib.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Sep 22 07:58:00 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:58:00 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Early literacy video in Korean now available for preview at Washington Learning Systems website Message-ID: <0E6816D3-1C0E-41BE-8DA0-003CDAF9E3D0@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> We are writing to inform organizations supporting parent involvement and early literacy development that we have posted our Language is the Key Video Talking and Books in KOREAN at the Washington Learning Systems website. The video can be viewed in its entirety. Videos in English, Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Spanish are also posted for preview. The complete videos can be viewed online Early Literacy and Language Development Videos LANGUAGE IS THE KEY "Talking and Books" and "Talking and Play" Language is the Key is an evidence-based program that helps staff show parents how to encourage young children (birth to five) to talk and build the foundation for literacy. Sets in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, Mandarin, and Filipino To preview the different language versions of the video program "Talking and Books" online, please go to www.walearning.com. Each Language is the Key set includes two 20-minute videos and a manual for conducting staff and parent workshops. Materials are effective with diverse groups of children, including children with language delays. Parents are encouraged to support the child's first language at home. Each set costs $179 (plus $8 shipping/handling per set). Each set includes Talking and Books (20min VHS or DVD), Talking and Play (20min VHS or DVD) and one manual for trainers. We want these materials out there and used so We encourage unlimited copying of the video programs. (Copies cannot be sold.) More information is available on our website: www.walearning.com. For questions please contact: Mary Maddox Washington Learning Systems 2212 Queen Anne Ave. No. Ste. 726 Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 310-7401 FAX (206) 283-9243 mmaddox at walearning.com If you received this message in error, or would prefer not to receive further messages from Washington Learning Systems, could you please reply to this message with a blank subject line and we will remove you from the contact list. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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OBOB Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZIGPz1NrQQ OBOB Website http://www.oema.net/OBOB/Booklists.html Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Mon Sep 22 13:26:27 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:26:27 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] ALSC Professional Awards, Grants & Scholarships Message-ID: <7FFDB349-B71E-4502-8E87-63FDC6058B5E@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Hello! I'm forwarding the following email about grant opportunities from ALA's Association for Library Services to Children. Here are three of the eight grants and awards you can apply for, please read the email below for details and to learn about the other five opportunities. 1) Bookapalooza! Each year the ALSC office receives almost 3,000 newly published books, videos, audiobooks and recordings from children's trade publishers for award and notables consideration. At the end of the year, after the awards have been given out, ALSC selects three libraries to receive a Bookapalooza collection of these materials (estimated to be worth $10,000 each) to be used in a way that creatively enhances their library service to children and families. 2) The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award was established with funding from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, in honor of Maureen Hayes, to bring together children and nationally recognized authors/illustrators. This award provides $4,000 to fund an author/illustrator visit to a library. 3) The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form of $6,000 scholarships to two students who intend to pursue an MLS degree and who plan to work in children's librarianship in any type of library. Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us From: Jenny Najduch [mailto:jnajduch at ala.org] Sent: Friday, September 12, 2008 1:15 PM To: ANDERSON Katie Subject: ALSC Professional Awards, Grants & Scholarships Dear Katie, This year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is giving away $82,000 in professional awards, grants and scholarships. From creative summer reading programs to author/illustrator visits, we want to help organizations and individuals create a better future for children through libraries. Applications for awards and grants are now available online on the ALSC Web site at www.ala.org/alsc; applications for scholarships will be posted on the ALSC Web site in the near future. All applications are due December 1, 2008, except for The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship and the Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship, which are due March 1, 2009. Below is a complete listing of ALSC's professional awards, grants and scholarships. Please share this information with colleagues, and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to let me know. Respond to this e-mail if you would like award information sent to you as a .pdf. Thank you! Sincerely, Jenny Najduch ALSC Marketing Specialist (312) 280-4026 Awards include: * Bookapalooza! Each year the ALSC office receives almost 3,000 newly published books, videos, audiobooks and recordings from children's trade publishers for award and notables consideration. At the end of the year, after the awards have been given out, ALSC selects three libraries to receive a Bookapalooza collection of these materials (estimated to be worth $10,000 each) to be used in a way that creatively enhances their library service to children and families. * The Frederic G. Melcher Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form of $6,000 scholarships to two students who intend to pursue an MLS degree and who plan to work in children's librarianship in any type of library. * The Bound to Stay Bound Books Scholarship provides financial assistance in the form of four $6,500 awards to students who intend to pursue an MLS or advanced degree and plan to work in the area of library service to children in any type of library. The scholarship is made possible through the generous contributions of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Incorporated. * Louise Seamen Bechtel Fellowship provides a $4,000 stipend to allow a qualified children's librarian to spend a month or more reading at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature, which contains a special collection of 85,000 volumes of children's literature published mostly before 1950. * ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant provides $3,000 in financial assistance to a public library for developing outstanding summer reading programs for children. * ALSC Distinguished Service Award honors an individual member who has made significant contributions to and an impact on, library services to children and ALSC. The recipient receives $1,000 and an engraved pin at the ALSC Membership Meeting during the ALA Annual Conference. * The Penguin Young Readers Group Award provides a $600 stipend, provided by Penguin Young Reader's Group, for winners to attend their first ALA Annual Conference. Applicants must have less than 10 years of experience as a children's librarian and work directly with children. * The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award was established with funding from Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, in honor of Maureen Hayes, to bring together children and nationally recognized authors/illustrators. This award provides $4,000 to fund an author/illustrator visit to a library. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net Tue Sep 23 13:31:03 2008 From: BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net (BJ quinlan) Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:31:03 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Pictures needed! Message-ID: <48D8EF93.0138.00B0.0@cityofsalem.net> Hello to all Youth Services folks! I would really appreciate receiving any photos that you can email to me that could be used in a display for OLA at the Oregon League of Cities conference in two weeks. If you have summer reading club pictures or photos of anything that your library has been able to accomplish using Ready to Read funding, please attach them to an email and send them to me. I will print them here and use some to make the display. If you have any questions, please let me know. With thanks, BJ Quinlan OLA CSD Chair bjquinlan at cityofsalem.net 503-588-6039 From BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net Thu Sep 25 13:53:42 2008 From: BJQUINLAN at cityofsalem.net (BJ quinlan) Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:53:42 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] 2008 Performer's Showcase details Message-ID: <48DB97E7.0138.00B0.0@cityofsalem.net> Just a few details if you're planning to attend the Performer's Showcase... Here is a link to a map to Salem Public Library, which is located at 585 Liberty St SE, Salem, 97301: http://www.cityofsalem.net/export/departments/library/map_main.html. Please remember to bring quarters if you plan to park in the library's parking deck. The cost is $.50 per hour in quarters only. The meters within the parking deck will take up to ten hours of quarters. On occasion, a meter may not work properly, so please watch as you deposit your first coin to be sure that your time is registering. Our parking patrol is fairly conscientious and will ticket cars that appear to be parked at expired meters. Since the library is not in charge of patrolling the parking lot, we are powerless to help you if you receive a ticket, even if you did pay the meter and it just didn't register your coins. The manual has been 3-hole punched, so if you have an empty 3-ring binder, you may find it helpful to bring it along to provide a harder writing surface. Loucks Lecture Hall is located immediately to the right of the library's main front doors. You don't need to enter the library first. Doors will open at 9:00 and the Showcase will begin promptly at 9:30 am. Please remember to bring a brown bag lunch, as the lunch break is only one-half hour. Many performers will be in the downstairs Anderson Auditorium during that half-hour, hoping to meet you and talk with you individually during lunch, so I hope you'll plan to head downstairs to meet and greet them. We are going to be vigilant about keeping performers to their five-minute time slot. Please help us by not encouraging any of them to finish their "schtick" after their time has elapsed - we don't have any wiggle room in the day's schedule! I hope you're looking forward to the day as much as I! See you Saturday. 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Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us From: statereps-cslp-bounces at lists.cslpreads.org [mailto:statereps-cslp-bounces at lists.cslpreads.org] On Behalf Of Laura Lee Wilson Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 11:59 AM To: Ann Wisner;CSLP Exec Board;CSLP STATE REPS;Elizabeth Rafferty;Enid Costley;Holly Henley;Kay Taylor;Linda Bridges;Lisa Donovan;Patricia Froehlich;Patty Langley;Rhonda Puntney;Terra Hudson Subject: [statereps-cslp] CSLP website updated The CSLP website has been updated to include the 2009 themes: Be Creative @ Your Library, and Express Yourself @ Your Library. The 2008 program has been archived. Additional updates are forthcoming, including PSAs for both themes. 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Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Brown [mailto:jbrown at alaska.net] Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:57 PM To: ANDERSON Katie Subject: Oregon Joke book for Kids Interested in a way to help connect kids with the state in which they live in a way that makes them laugh at the same time? The American Riddles series of books might be just the way! Hello from Alaska! My name is Jeff Brown and I've spent the past few months compiling and creating a series of 50 joke books, one for each state. Along with the jokes are facts and bits of information that help connect the joke with the state, so it makes each book educational as well as entertaining. As many people are trying to do, I'm trying to connect with children's librarians across the country and am looking for a bit of help. Can I send you a PDF version of one of the books - pick a state, any state. If you like it, as many folks in the library world have already, it'd be great if you could help spread the word. If not, well, I'm pretty sure you'll at least get a few chuckles out of it. The website is www.AmericanRiddles.com. It has a sample riddle from each state, plus information on how to order the books. Thanks so much for your time! Jeff Brown Alaska's Professor of Play From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Sep 30 09:59:13 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:59:13 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] Oregon Reads 2009: your blind patrons can participate! Message-ID: <2670A086-C93D-4060-AFA5-27B1094BBCDF@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> On February 14, 2009 Oregon will celebrate it's sesquicentennial; that's right, Oregon is turning 150 years young in 2009. Of all the birthday celebrations going on in 2009, Talking Book and Braille Services (TBABS) is most excited about a statewide event called Oregon Reads! During the period of January to April 2009, all Oregonians are encouraged to read one of three books: Stubborn Twig by Lauren Kessler, Bat 6 by Virginia Euwer Wolff, or Apples to Oregon by Deborah Hopkins. To make sure that Talking Book patrons have an opportunity to enjoy these three Oregon inspired titles, TBABS has made sure to have all three books available in one of our many formats. The deadline to order your books is October 17, 2008. Check out our Oregon Reads page at http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/oregon_reads.shtml for more information on how to be a part of the party! TBABS is a federally funded program that provides a free service to all blind and/or print-disabled Oregonians. To find out how to register your blind and/or print-disabled patrons visit our website at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/TBABS/registration.shtml. ----------------- Elke H. Bruton TBABS Librarian Talking Book and Braille Services Oregon State Library 250 Winter Street NE Salem, OR 97301-3950 503-378-5455 elke.bruton at state.or.us http://www.tbabs.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us Tue Sep 30 15:20:28 2008 From: anderson_katie at oslmac.osl.state.or.us (Katie Anderson) Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:20:28 -0700 Subject: [kids-lib] (no subject) Message-ID: <1EF33846-9F60-4C85-A4EA-C0FDAD6FB938@oslmac.osl.state.or.us> Attached (and below) you'll find a handout from Head Start on creating reading corners at home that anyone can do regardless of their income level, and these are really simple ideas that don't take a lot of time for busy parents to implement. This handout might be nice to distribute during parent/childcare provider trainings or at storytimes. Remember, pre-reading is also a parent's opportunity to decide if the book is or is not appropriate for their child. A Reading Corner at Home Show how much you value reading. Make a little reading corner in the living room. Children can read alone. And you can read to them. Read with them each day. Here are some ideas to get started. Ideas for A Cozy Place: ? one or two pillows, ? a carpet sample square, ? a small soft mat, ? the old crib mattress with a cover, ? a corner of the couch, ? bean bag chair Kinds of Books: 3-4 story books, a ?coffee table book? about animals, sports or a neat place, 1-2 ABC books, a poetry or rhyming book, a store flyer or other print from the neighborhood, a book you and your child make. Book Storage: a box (you and your child can decorate it!), a milk crate turned on its side, a short bookshelf in the living room, two boards and four coffee cans. Where to get books: Library?Library?Library! Public library, school library, classroom library (Libraries are great because: 1. They are free, 2. You want to change the books often to keep up interest, 3. They have all kinds of books.) Bookstore, Yard Sale, School Give-A-Ways. Children?s Rules for the Reading Corner: 1. Take care of the books. 2. Put them away. 3. Read every day!!!!!!! Grown-Ups Rules for the Reading Corner: 1. Pre-read the books so you can read them easily. 2. Read every day!!!!!!!! 3. Make sure it?s a FUN time. Written by Rita Hoppert, Cincinnati Public Schools Early Childhood Education Katie Anderson Youth Services Consultant Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator Library Development Oregon State Library 503-378-2528 katie.anderson at state.or.us -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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