[OPLINLIST] OPLINLIST Digest, Vol 100, Issue 43

Wed Feb 19 17:52:59 EST 2014

Perhaps the Coordinator of the program should look into her charges getting state issued non-driver ID's.  If they are over 18 they should have these anyway.  Many doctor's offices ask for ID at appointments and various other agencies require them as well.  Another option that we use is to issue a limited library card until proper ID is produced.  It allows only 2 items to be out at a time.  This would keep people from getting into too much trouble until the concepts of "borrowing" and "over-dues" are understood.

Anne Juhasz, MLS, CPL
Outreach Services Manager
Massillon Public Library
208 Lincoln Way E
Massillon, OH 44646
330-832-9831 ext 313
juhaszan at massillonlibrary.org

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Today's Topics:

   1. policy and procedures question (Linda Swartzel)
   2. STEM for All Seasons (SWON Info)

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Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:17:18 -0500
From: Linda Swartzel <swartzli at oplin.org>
To: OPLINList <OPLINLIST at lists.oplin.org>
Subject: [OPLINLIST] policy and procedures question
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We have a 'Transitional Living Classroom' here in our community.This is 
a group of handicapped students who have met the requirements for high 
school graduation, but who may, in the words of the County Board of 
Education "benefit from additional support to learn independent living 
skills."These students are 18 years of age and up.Technically they are 
adults, but their parents still have legal custody.The students come 
from all around the county.

The Coordinator of the program wants all of the students to have library 
cards with borrowing privileges for all of the materials the library 
holds -- books, books on CD, video games, Kindle checkout, DVDs.They may 
come to the library as a group, but they may also come individually with 
a 'job coach'.Although they live all around the county, some of them are 
local and may come to the library at other times as well.

As a class activity the group worked to fill out the information on the 
application and had their parent or guardian sign it.They visited the 
library today as a group and the Coordinator turned the cards into the 
desk.We asked but we were told that the students did not have any type 
of photo ID.

For our adult patrons we require a photo ID and proof of a current 
address when people come in to get a library card.For our youth under 
the age of 18, parents must come into the library and present valid ID 
and verification of address when the child's application is turned in.As 
you can see from above, neither the adult application process nor the 
juvenile application process was followed in full.

We want to set the students up for success in using the library.That 
being said, we also feel that if we make a special set of rules for 
them, we are not really helping them out.Because of the varying times 
the students may visit, they may incur fines but may not understand the 
concept of overdues.As with many young people, the DVDs, Kindles and 
video games seemed to hold the most allure and get the most attention 
today, but they are also the materials that are most expensive to 
replace if they do not come back.

I know different libraries around the state have varying policies as to 
how to go about getting a library card, and there are many philosophies 
on overdues and materials that are not returned.I am also sure that we 
are not the only library that has special needs students coming to 
visit.Please share either on or off list the things that have worked and 
not worked for your library.

Thanks for any info and insight you might have!

Linda Swartzel

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Linda Swartzel
Mary L. Cook Public Library
381 Old Stage Road
Waynesville, OH 45068
513-897-4826

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Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:33:26 -0500
From: SWON Info <info at swonlibraries.org>
To: oplinlist at lists.oplin.org, events at lists.swonlibraries.org
Subject: [OPLINLIST] STEM for All Seasons
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Our focus in the upcoming March (and last October) Summer Reading 
Program workshop is on STEM. No one I?ve talked to has too many STEM 
programs ready to go. So although Summer Reading is in the title, it?s 
just one place you might use the programming ideas discussed that day.

*Here are a few ideas from last October?s STEM SRP workshop you could 
put to work.*

I led a session on brushbots 
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JnjOb4Qu0k>?simple machines that mount 
a small vibrating motor on top of a toothbrush head. Everyone in the 
session built their own brushbot with kits from MakerShed.com 
<http://www.makershed.com/BrushBot_Party_Pack_p/msbbrp.htm>, and then we 
created a couple experiments/games that used the brushbots.

Since then, I?ve found the ScienceBuddies.org 
<http://ScienceBuddies.org> blog. Search for ?robotics? 
<http://www.sciencebuddies.org/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=1&tag=robotics&limit=20> 
there and you?ll find guides that extend the basic brushbot in 
challenging new directions, including brushbots that follow the light 
<http://www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/2013/12/family-robotics-toothbrush-bots-that-follow-the-light.php>!

Also featured at the workshop was the AIMS Education Foundation 
<http://aimsedu.org>, which has lots of resources for sale. Their 
?activity books? are a great source for educational projects. Their blog 
<http://blog.aimsedu.org> has some great (and sometimes free) resources, 
too.

Melanie put together a Powerpoint presentation of 20 websites where kids 
can do online, STEM-related activities. Her presentation was 20 minutes 
long, but you can review her list at a leisurely pace by downloading it 
from SWON?s website 
<http://www.swonlibraries.org/content/stem-websites-passive-programming-kids>.

    For An All New List? March 4, STEM SRP Workshop

Join us for a day of engaging programming ideas, wherever you want to 
put them to use, March 4th at the Washington-Centerville Public Library. 
Reserve your place today: http://tiny.cc/srp-stem

  * Nathan Swartzendruber

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    Brushbot Drop-In

Want to put on a brushbot program at your library, but you?re not quite 
ready to lead it? Invite Nathan! Order the brushbot kits yourself, and 
Nathan will bring the tools to assemble them and the materials to build 
two small game boards. He?ll be there to lead your patrons through 
building and testing them. The cost is just $50 for a SWON Supporting 
Member or $100 for a Geographic Member. He?s scheduling times in June 
and July, 2014, but if you?re interested in a different time, just send 
him an email: nathan at swonlibraries.org <mailto:nathan at swonlibraries.org>

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    Meet-the-Veep: Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services

Pattie Johnston, Vice President/President-elect of ABOS is stopping in 
Cincinnati while on vacation, and she?d like to chat with you. ABOS is 
considering offering regional meetings and continuing education 
opportunities, and they?d like your feedback. They?ll meet at the Boone 
County Public Library on Friday, March 7, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Please 
let them know you plan to attend by registering at SWON?s event calendar 
<http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=895>.

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Connect to SWON online: Website <http://www.swonlibraries.org/> : 
Calendar <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/eventcalendar.aspx> : Facebook 
<https://www.facebook.com/SWONLibraries?sk=wall> : Twitter 
<http://twitter.com/swonlibraries>
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Calendar excerpts from the next two weeks. (Please register for online 
classes at least two days before they take place.)

  * *Social Media, Library Partnerships, and Collaboration: More Than a
    Tweet
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=854>* -
    (2/20/2014) - Online
  * *SWON Executive Board Meeting
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=614>* -
    (2/21/2014) - SWON Meeting Room
  * *Summer Reading Program Webinar: Adults
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=782>* -
    (2/25/2014) - Online
  * *Creating a Culture of Employee Innovation
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=859>* -
    (2/25/2014) - Online
  * *Writing a Social Media Policy for Your Library
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=855>* -
    (2/27/2014) - Online
  * */Summer Reading Program Workshop: STEM
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=819>/* -
    (3/4/2014) - Washington-Centerville PL
  * *Beyond the Bookstore Model: Making Your Library User-Friendly
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=882>* -
    (3/4/2014) - Online
  * *PLAPPN Adult Program Planners (SIG) Meeting
    <http://swon.evanced.info/signup/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=889>* -
    (3/5/2014) - PLCH, Anderson Branch

SWON Libraries - http://www.swonlibraries.org
10250 Alliance Road, Suite 225
Blue Ash, OH 45242
phone (513) 751-4422 - fax (513) 751-0463
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