==>HIT-school/public library cooperation

[Rochelle Follender <rfollend@CAP.GWU.EDU>]

Several people asked for a summary of responses.  Thank you all for your
input, which I'm sure will help us have a successful project.

Rochelle Follender
Montgomery County, MD
rfollend@cap.gwu.edu

From: "Matthew Gilmore (DC Pub. Lib)" <mgilmore@capcon.net>

Do you know about Los Angeles Public Library's program(s) with the Public
Schools?  The Main Library is even going to _be_ a high school!
I ran into a librarian from there at SLA.  I can give you his email address.


From: "GRACEANNE DECANDIDO" <GRACEANN@wlb.hwwilson.co

The September 1993 Wilson Library Bulletin carried several articles
about school and public library cooperation that might be useful to
you. There is at least one book on the subject, but the citation is
long gone from my mind.


From: CROCKMAN@ferg.lib.ct.us

I am supervisor of children's services in the public library in Stamford,
Ct.  We have had a number of cooperative programs with schools in Stamford
over the years.
l. Art exhibits - 3-4 of the public schools set up art in the public library
during the course of a school year.
2. Storytelling - Many different programs over the years.  Currently there
is a summer school program for kids entering 6th grade, a middle school
orientation for kids identified as possibly "at risk."  They are coming to
the library once a week for a storytelling program; back at the school they
are writing folk tales as a literary excercise.  We have also done workshops
during the school year for a folk telling contest they have in the schools.
3. Once a year, usually soon after ALA Midwinter, I invite the school media
specialists to the public library for a meeting to discuss the ALA Notables
list and view any of the books they may not have yet.
4. Mainly, I keep in touch with the head of school libraries and individual
media specialists I have gotten to know over the years.  We also visit each
school in the spring to publicize public library programs for summer and
do booktalks for summer reading.


From: Clarence_Walters@oclc.org

Contact Pat Owens, Head of Library Development at the Connecticut
State Library. In mid 80's State Library did extensive work with the
State Department of Education and distributed a number of grants for
school/public library cooperative activities. A newsletter was
published for awhile and I am sure there are reports on most of the
projects. The address and telephone number are readily available
through standard sources.


From: ronald_smallwood@SFU.CA (Ron Smallwood)

We have had execllent co-operation between our college library and our regional
(= to your county) library.  I don't know if our model will be of use to you
because because of our size: 5,000 people covering 20,000 square miles with
most living in town (3,500).

In our case, the head librarian and college library clerk meet for coffee
once a month.  They share book orders back and forth to avoid duplication.
When the college's head librarian comes up from Dawson Creek (300 miles
south of here), she stops by to talk to the public librarian as well.  On
the policy level, I am on the public library board and the campus library
committee.  We are looking for a new library clerk and may wind up hiring
one of the assistant librarians from the public library.  (Both positions
are part time).

If you would like more information, feel free to ask me.  If don't know the
answer, I'll ask Nola (public librarian) and/or Debbie (college library
clerk).


From: John Makulowich <verbwork@access.digex.net>

i offered an internet and kids session at germantown library recently. I
train people how to use the Internet. Call lillian snyder for details.
regards.


From: "Richard L. Godfrey" <richgod@uncecs.edu>

You might want to contact the Wake County Public Schools in Raleigh, North
Carolina 919 850-1600.  They have a goo Community Schools program, and
some of them (or all?) have joint school/public librarys in the high school.

The Wake County Public Library number: 919-250-1200.


From: Kathy Heil <heil@cbl.umd.edu>

 When I worked in Somerset Co. Maryland (over a dozen years
ago) there was a school/public library agreement.  I think that it
originally worked quite well but desintegrated as the county saw it as a
way out of supporting either entity to the level that was necessary for
reasonable service.


From: JaneLight@aol.com

About six months ago we (Redwood City Public Library, CA)  signed a contract
with the elementary school district to provide professional consulting
services & acquisition services to a 12 school district which has no
professional librarians and only a few aides (mostly parent volunteers). The
district has very little money, so our services to them are likewise limited.
Our children's librarians serve as consultants to any teacher or staff, as
well as paid * volunteer aides, we provide up to 2 inservice trainings per
year, intensively evaluate 2 campuses collections per year, and are providing
core lists of recommended titles to each school. We also order & receive all
their materials (which they get pre-processed ) & invoice each school,
passing on our discount. Contact me at (415) 780-7060 or via this e-mail
address if you want a copy of our scope of work or other info
.

From: nwa@melhcsd.corp.harris.com (Nina Aguilar)

You might check out what Denver Public Library is doing with the public schools
in certain areas.  My son went to Swansea Elem. last year (before we moved to
Florida), and I seem to remember a newsletter describing on-going training
of school personnel to use OPACs, and the plan to broaden it to student access
soon.  Come to think of it, Cherry Creek School District, in Arapahoe County,
Colorado, already had on-line media centers in the elem. schools, and of course
Denver has the wonderful CARL and UNCOVER freely available.  I showed my kids
how to get to Melvyl, via CARL, right from home.


From: Bill McGee <bmcgee@tenet.edu>

The ASCII file got corrupted, but if you send me a mailing address, I'll
send you a copy of our last annual report.  The Hidalgo County Library System
is a multi-type library system composed of 10 public, 7 high school and 1
community college libraries, with close connection to a university library
operating in South Texas for 22 years.


Sender: Palo Alto City Library <pacl@CLASS.ORG>

In Palo Alto, we have had some very successful cooperative ventures with
our public schools.  When we went on-line, we worked with the school
librarians to get them dial-up access to our catalog. This year, we began
an I.L.L. system with one of our middle schools - our patrons can borrow
from their collection, and their students from ours.  It helps that we
have a Dynix system and so do they.  Last Fall we worked together to
produce a "Libraries of the Future" event, with speakers, vendors, etc.
It was very successful.  One great outcome for us was that a vendor
donated 30 kids' CD-Rom products to us, and we were able to begin our
circulating CD-Rom collection, with some additional help from our Friends
of the Library group.

Several years ago the Peninsula and South Bay Library Systems Children's
Committees presented a school/library cooperation day-long event with
excellent speakers, discussion groups, etc.  We were very happy with the
outcome and attendance.

Now, Children's Library is working in cooperation with a neighboring
private school in implementing a grant to provide public internet
access.  We've just begun - there's a lot to learn and to do.  I'll have
to let you all know later how it goes.

Maya Spector, Palo Alto Children's Library
pacl@class.org or libpchi1@cerf.net


Reply-To: Joyce Latham 301-884-0436 <jlatham@EPFL1.EPFLBALTO.ORG>

Southern Maryland REgional Library has a school in Charles County on line,
contributing records to the same database and functioning fully within the
public system.  This pilot has been successful enough to initiate talks
beginning in September to pursue a system large enough to bring all public high
schools in Charles on line with the regional system.  If this is the type of
cooperation you are interested in you can contact me at cap.gwu.edu.  Good luck.
I hope you will post your findings.


From: Los Angeles Public Library <laplintl@CLASS.ORG>

Anyone interested in hearing about the Electronic Information Magnet
School which will be opening in the fall of 1994 at the Los Angeles
Public Library's Central Library, please contact Sylva N. Manoogian
<laplintl@class.org>




From: hatfield@jcl.lib.ks.us

At the Johnson County Library (suburb of Kansas City) we interact with
2 large school systems and 3 small school systems as well as another
school district served by a neighboring library and many private and
parochial schools.
With the Shawnee Mission School District, we operate a cooperative summer
reading program.  The district pays for 12-16 schools to be open and
children can visit once a week to borrow materials.  We provide the summer
reading materials and kids can complete the summer program without visiting
a public library.  One of our small, rural districts also keeps their
elementary school library open one day a week for kids to visit and participate
in the summer program.  Our library donates money to them which is used to
pay the librarian and we provide programs for kids to attend.  This
town is at least 10 miles from the nearest branch.
We have entered into a cooperative agreement with the Blue Valley School
District which allows their schools to access our PAC directly through the
DRANET line.  We can e-mail the librarians in this district and they meet
with us (their systems administrator does) with our local users group.
We have also cooperated with the area schools in providing support for
science fair projects as well as other major classroom assignments.

We used to be the InterLibrary Loan agent for the schools, but we now
request that the schools follow a few more rules and forms than they
used too.  The two major school districts provide courier service from
their district offices to one of our buildings usually twice a week
during the school year.

It would be interesting to know what other county systems do who are
working with more than one district and more than one school administration.


From: "Sheila W. Bankhead" <BANKHES@mail.firn.edu>

The original poster of this topic may not be aware, if she is not in a
school, academic, or public library, of a wonderful resource here in
Florida called FIRN. Florida Information Resource Network. It's available
in schools, to teachers and students, and through it, students can connect
to part of the Internet. Many parts of Florida also now have or are setting
up Freenets, oten through the multi-type library consortia. Sender might
check out her local multi-type consortium. There is also a pilot program
being run through the State Library to provide internet access through the
public library. Our library is not 'wired' to the schools, but our OPAC is
available through dial-up to anyone, including schools.
When I think of public library/school cooperation, I think about getting
copies of reading lists, advance notice of mass assignments, tours of the
library designed in such a way as to be really helpful, teachers checking
out in advance our resources, etc. We have tried over and over again,
offering to come to pre-opening teacher sessions, etc. The response was not
encouraging.
And, also, since we in rFlorida are embarked on a role-setting exercise,
there's that age=old question....is homework support one of our major
roles? Given that we must settle on two or three roles only?
I apologize for the typos-wonderful as is FIRN, it has a delete problem ;-)


From: CNOAH@SITE.CWMARS.MASS.EDU

The Worcester, MA public library works with the Worcester Public School
System to mount intensive library help and resources during the city-wide
projects fair (no longer a science fair).  The library trains student
volunteers from the city high school's science department to be available
for 1 to 1 help for kids trying to clarify their projects.  The library
sets aside special materials and a service area for that period of time.
The schools have contributed some funding for science materials.
   I'm not sure that Terry Popek is on e-mail yet, but if she is, her address
would be TPOPEK@cwmars.mass.edu.  Her snail-mail address is:
Teresa Popek, Worcester PUblic Library, 3 Salem Square, Worcester, MA
01608-2074.  Phone:  508 799-1671.
   Carolyn Noah, Children's Services Consultant, Central MA Regional
    Library System, Worcester


From: Patricia Boze <boze@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu>

We have a successful combined school/public library operating in a
village of 2,000 people in east central Illinois.  There was no public
library service and the school district provided the site for a shared
facility. You can contact me at (217)352-0047 for more information.  We
have written a narrative report about the project that is available if
you're interested.


From: LitLucy@aol.com

Our community college runs the Dynex computer system for ALL the public
libraries in our district (18) as part of our regional library system.
Currently all libraries are computerized with card catalogs relegated to the
basement.  The public has taken to this very readily!

This makes us an integral part of the library system in our community and
helps facilitate communication.

More recently the regional library received a state grant to facilitate
access to bilingual materials and technology in our libraries.  The community
college was the fiscal agent and managed the grant, including personnel to
set up the equipment and provide support to the librarians.  This was also
very successful.


From: Pat Ryckman <pryckman@uncecs.edu>

I'm writing an article on public library/school library cooperative
projects which use technology for sharing catalogs, resources, etc.  These
are the folks I've talked with that have interesting & successful projects:

John Blegen, Glenview Public Library, Glenview, IL
blegen@CLSN3046.glenview.lib.il.us  -- uses CATV to connect with schools

Marie Liang, Paducah Public Library
502-443-2664 -- cooperation growing into a community-wide network

I've also heard about a successful program in Bedford, Mass.  Sharing
catalogs and CD ROM resources -- contact Sharon McDonald -
smcdonald@mln.lib.ma.us or voice 617-275-9440 -- she's with the Bedford
Public Library.

Burbank (CA) Public Library has alledgedly hired a full-time librarian to
work with area high schools.  Her name is Holly Zimen and her phone is
818-953-9739 but I've never been able to reach her - must be busy at the
schools.

I hope this information will be of help to you.  Look for my article in
the November issue of Multimedia Schools.


From: "Alan Nichter (HMS)" <nichter@chuma.cas.usf.edu>

I have a program called Buccaneer Treasure/Books: The Bear Necessity.
The title comes from two publications that I produce in conjunction with
two cooperating junior high schools in the area.


From: Los Angeles Public Library <laplintl@CLASS.ORG>:

For those of you who inquired individually: ... and
others who might be interested, the following article appeared in the
LIBRARY FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES Newsletter, Summer 1994:

HIGH-TECH MAGNET SCHOOL IN DEVELOPMENT AT CENTRAL

This Fall, the Central Library will become a state-of-the art high-tech
classroom thanks to a magnet school program that will be established in
the Los Angeles Public Library's downtown facility. The Board of Library
commissioners has approved the Library's participation in the innovative
endeavor, which would start with 60 ninth-grade and 60 tentth-grade
students.  In subsequents years the 11th and 12tgh grade levels will be
added.

Contributing resources to the program are LAPL, the Los Angeles Unified
School District (LAUSD), the Graduate School of Education and Information
Studies at UCLA, and businesses in the downtown area.

Magnet schools, which bring together young people interested in special
areas of study, already are established in 108 locations throughout the
city and a recent vote by the Los Angeles Board of Education added 24
more.  This, however, will be the first in the city, and perhaps in the
nation, to focus on knowledge of the technology, management and uses of
electronic information.

The experience also is designed to prepare students for jobs in
electronic information-intensive fields such as law, entertainment,
advertising, finance, and scientific and technical researchand
development.  Opportunities for internship and individualized instruction
will also be available for interested students.

Central Library staff working with this program will assist students in
learning how to use the Library's electronic information resources.
GSLIS students will also assist by training students to use bibliographic
resources in a variety of formats.

Participating downtown businesses will assist by providing tours of their
facilities so that students can learn how electronic information is used
in the companies' operations.  Students may have the opportunity to serve
as interns for a quarter term as part of the program.  ARCO, the Biltmore
Hotel, First Interstate Bank, and Arthur Anderson & Co. have expressed
interest in participating.

LAUSD funding will support the staff and teachers, transportation,
textbooks, software, some equipment and other educational expenses.
Grant money will be sought for equipment and Library staff to assist in
planning and coordinating the program.

For further information, contact Suzanne Johnson, Library Educational
Programs Coordinator, Los Angeles Public Library, 630 West Fifth Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90071; or communicate with Sylva N. Manoogian
<laplintl@class.org>


From: Sue Sherif <FSSS@aurora.alaska.edu>

        Since the early 80's our public library and high schools have shared
a joint CLSI/GEAC PAC and circ system. This year we're adding the junior highs.
We also have delivery stations and community library nights at two remote
elementary schools.  At the end of August we'll be having a joint CD-ROM
demo with the library/media services center of the Schoold District.  We
jointly sponsor local Battle of the Books competitions and author visits.
Most recently, the public library, the school district, the university library
and the local public broadcasting station have secured a grant to organize
and found FairNet, a local electronic community information network.


From: charlotte@lmn.lib.al.us (C. Moncrief/Library Management Network/Huntsville
 /AL)

I just returned from vacation and saw your message.  LMN is a cooperative
network of 9 public, 3 high schools, and 4 academic libraries with one
shared database.  This is done for financial reasons as well as resource
sharing reasons.  The network has been in existence for 11 years and continues
to grow.  Library Management Network, Inc. (LMN) uses Data Research software.
Advantages are that all sites can Email between each other immediately; share
materials as policy designates via ILL; and view a "regional catalog" of items
in the geographical area without actually traveling.  Problems are maintaining
the catalog (not everyone employs MLS for catalogers); working with 30 bosses
(every site has 2 repr.).  LMN has dial access to extend its geographical area.


From: "Connie J. Bennett" <cbennett@csn.org>

Here at Mesa County Public Library District (Colorado) we have two joint
school-public branch libraries.  One, at De Beque, CO has been in
operation successfully for over 1 1/2 years.  The other, in the Orchard
Mesa region of Grand Junction, CO, will open this September.

The contracts are with two different school districts.  The Orchard Mesa
branch is partially funded with LSCA grant.


From: dclaussm@ednet1.osl.or.gov (Diane K. ClausSmith)

Our state wide school library media association (Oregon Educational Media
Assoc.) and the Oregon Library Assoc. has been cooperating with collaborative
projects.  You might contact Ellen Fader at the Oregon State Library
Salem Oregon 503-378-4277 x 224
From: Michele Edwards <uwnet5@u.washington.edu>

I participated in a grant with a local public library system and a
community college a few years back.  We acquired fax machines and shared
periodical lists and have been sharing articles ever since.  We are now
talking of other ideas.

I do not have time now for details, but if you are interested I will
expand at a future date.


From: lsinger@pen.k12.va.us (Linda A. Singer)

Call Linda Hunt at fairfax Countyn  Public School 703-503-7507

Sheused to be on the Fairfax County Library Board until the
rith\\\\\\ right wing get the seat removed.

We dio alot.

sorry I can't edit on this. it is a new systenm\ for me


From: Susan Veccia <veccia@well.sf.ca.us>

  Pat Ryckman of the Charlotte Public Library has written
an article for us that will be published in the November issue
of Multimedia Schools.  It is called Electronic Communities--
Public Libraries and Schools.  In the article she summarizes a
variety of different kinds of cooperative activities that are possible
because of technology.  I don't think we can release the text of
the article before publication, however.


From: rg_library@woco0.woco.ohio.gov (RIDGEMONT GOLDEN GOPHERS)

    I am the Information/Technology Specialist at a samll, rural school.  I
also work part-time at the county library.  We have been happy with the
"Assignment Alert" program.   Simple forms are distributed to each
school where the librarian places the forms in the staff mailboxes (with
administrator permission).  The school library staff members have teachers
use the form to notify the library staff of upcoming special and research
assignments.  If it is a MAJOR assignment, then the school library staff
members mail us a xerox copy of the form and the original/teacher assignment.
This helps both the school and the public library personnel assist students
with their special/research assignments.
    Not all teachers participate, but the percentage grows each year.  We
used to use "Sorry, materials not available" notes for children coming to the
library and everything was checked out.  The notes encouraged the teacher to
notify the libraries.  We discontinuted those notes, because the parents
(rightfully so) put heat on the teachers to notify the libraries.  Now we
at the public library do not hesitate to call a teacher when the assignment is
unclear.  This is more positive and some teachers are notifying the public
library well in advance of MAJOR assignments.
     The library staff also keeps a list of annual/repeated assignments in
anticipation of needs.


From: CALLISON@ucs.indiana.edu

Shirley Fitzgibbons and I have the makings of a directory of over
100 successful programs, analysis of such, reasons for lack of
cooperation, and video tapes on cooperative efforts among
school librarians, public librarians, and classroom teachers.
Would be willing to present at conference if travel, lodging, and
stipend can be worked out.


From: ppeterson@TIGGER.STCLOUD.MSUS.EDU

Please send me any information you receive about cooperative activities between
schools and public libraries or post a HIT on LM_NET.

I am the director of the Central Minnesota Libraries Exchange.  Our 12-county
region has 55 public school districts.  We have created a CD-ROM catalog
showing the holdings of libraries in our region including two regional public
library systems, several universities and approximately 50 schools.  The public
libraries accept and fill interlibrary loan requests directly from other
regional libraries including the schools and vice versa.


From: cronn@llwcny.ll.pbs.org (Katherine Cronn)

        Here in Oneida, NY  (central NY) the schools and the public library
have cooperated for years.  I have had the public librarian speak to the
students who will most likely not be continuing their education regarding
public library services.  The elementary librarians take classes on field
trips to the public library and the public people come into the schools at
the end of the year to promote the summer reading program.
        At the high school I subscribe to the online union catalog of the
regional public libraries and can electronically request titles to be sent
to the high school for our staff and students.
        Just last winter the school purchased computers for the public
library (they provided the money; we got the bargains and provided
installation and support).  The public library has the same type of
computers that our students use in the classrooms from grades 4-12.  This
fall this lan will be connected (WAN) throughout the district so that after
school hours kids can call up their work and continue on it at the public
library.  Of course, the computers are available to everyone and parents are
starting to take advantage of them at the public library as well.
        This summer we put some of the Electronic Bookshelf(not certain if
this is the correct title---it randomly generates a series of questions
about specific titles and keeps a record of the score) on at the public
library.  Students who wish to participate in a summer reading challenge can
select a book for the list handed out by our English dept., read it and then
take the test at the public library over the summer at their convenience.
If a student participates successfully, notation is made in their permanent
record.


From: Nupper@aol.com

The Paducah/McCracken County Information Network (better
known as "McNet" consists of any library interested in joining.
We have 8 schools, public and private, 2 hospitals, a state drug
information unit, the community college, and the public library.
We think it's absolutely wonderful.  We do cooperative collection
development, resource holdings.  Serve each other's patrons, etc.

You can contact me, I'm the current president (till September)

Nancy Reed
St. Mary High School/Middle School
1243 Elmdale Rd
Paducah, KY 42001
(502)442-1681
Nupper@aol.com (I won't read my mail until tomorrow night, so
you'd better use my bitnet address)
nreed01@ukcc.uky.edu

(this bitnet address by the way is a "freebee" service offered to
McNet members)


From: "Gail K. Dickinson" <ny001001@mail.nyser.net>

The Mass. school library organization did a great program which they
called "hand in hand" and it covered several successful examples of
cooperation.  I had a copy of their handouts, but gave them to our
organization president.    Judy King, who is in Maryland and whom you
probably know, can get the names of the Mass. AASL people, and make your
connection.


From: Susan Baker <sbaker@orca.esd114.wednet.edu>

School and public libraries in Northeast Washington State share CD-ROM
resources over phone lines.  Contact, Jodi Reng, Pend Oreille County
Library, 509/447-2711.

School, community college and public library systems in the north part of
Washington's Olympic Peninsula have some sort of cooperation going.
Check with Eve Datisman, Forks High School, 206R374-9564.

The Washington State Library has a resource-sharing study group going on
now.  They've hired a consultant, are doing a survey, etc. Results due
this fall.  Contact Mary Moore, Washington State Library, 206/753-2915.


From: "Judith A. Phalen 305 341-0460" <PHALENJ@mail.firn.edu>

You might want to contact Barbara Correll, Director of Learning Resources
for Broward County Schools, Florida.  The public library and the public
school system have been offering library services through the local
elementary schools during the summer, particularly in areas that arenot
near public library branches.
Barbara Correll's work number is 305 765-6453


From: Linda Sue York <lsyork@tenet.edu>

I work in Dallas, Texas for the public schools. We do some cooperation
with Dallas Public Library. Last fall the youth librarian at the local
branch came to our school and did 3 assembly programs about the new fall
books. He got an Ezra Jack Keats grant in the spring and did a dramatics
workshop with a selected group of students at the branch after school.
The public library sponsored a reading challenge fot the 5th gr, classes
to see which class could read the most. In May, the winning class was
honored by a recognition party at the branch library. The drama group
presented their skit. In Sept. the branch library invited the public
school librarians and their principals to a lunch in the program room.
The branch youth librarian talked about new kids books. He also attended
the area school librarians meeting to learn what was happening in the
schools. In the Fall the school takes an annual field trip to the main
library downtown at the grade level teacher's request. In Sept. the
school libraian conducts a drive to get all students 2-6 signed up for a
public library card. We fill out the forms at school and send them home
for parent's signatures. The kids bring them back to school and the
school librarian mails them to the public library in batch. The kids
recieve their public library card inthe mail within a few days.


From: PAUL VENANCIO <PAULVO@ids.net>

I think that you will find many of us on the net interested in
what you find about concerning public/school library cooperative projects.
In Rhode Island, we are planning for our first ever school/public library
conference--and I'm certain that the planning committee would be very
interested in learning what you find out. Kindly share. Cheers from the
Ocean State. Paul Venancio (President/RIEMA) (paulvo@ids.net)


From: Barbara Gorter <barbargo@nethost.multnomah.lib.or.us>

Midland Branch Library and three middle schools (2 districts) coooperate
in an Assignment ALert program. The Media Specialists in the schools  take
the assignment requests from the teachers, let them know what the school
has and forwards the request to us at the public library. This year I hope
to be able to respond to the teacher with lists/recommendations. Any
suggestions as to how this might be done would be appreciated!


From: Pamela H Clausen <pclausen@tenet.edu>

Hope this isn't too late...I have successfully worked with Westfall
Public Library for two years now. We have a library card promotion each year.
This past year, we identified 220 students out of a possible 500, as
holding their own library card! Our school is an inner-city school, with
a population of mostly lower socio-economic people. The librarians from
Westfall come to visit our school in May to inform the students about the
summer reading program. They also agreed to place a container in the
library where students from our school could sign up for a drawing. I
collected the container and will hold a drawing shortly to reward those
students who visited the public library this summer.