Tuesday,
January 24, 2017
Location:
Huntington Public Library
Report from: Mattituck-Laurel Library
Karen Letteriello, Youth and Parenting Services
Smart
Table:
With funds from a grant the Library purchased a 42” Smart
Table model 422i from Tequipment Incorporated.
The Smart Table is located directly inside the Youth and Parenting
Department. It gets significant daily use. We update the Smart Table each month
with seasonal themed activities. The Smart Table is enjoyed by every age group.
Adults often stop in to play with their children or grandchildren.
We must keep an eye on the table use as only
fingertips are permitted. Often we are
asking parents to keep their children from using anything other than fingertips. While a parent was standing at the table
their child scratched a toy across and left a large scratch. Although the table is useable, I have called
for a cost to have the top resurfaced.
Programs:
Kathy Roeder has active Baby Games, Toddler Games and
Preschool Games programs. Programs are
similar. We had Kathy come on November 9th
for the Baby and Toddler Games. Our sign
up was low for the baby program. When a
staff member went down to check on the program, both Kathy and the two moms
were in tears. It seems they were
discussing the election results. My
staff member alerted me. After the baby
program I explained to Kathy that she is here for a program and nothing
political. As a public library we must
serve all. Kathy apologized and did not discuss
the election results during the toddler program. I enjoy Kathy’s programs however will be more
conscience of having any programmer after an election.
New to our collection:
We have redesigned our parenting collection. Along the top shelf we have parenting picture
books. The spine labels of these books
sport a green P and directly below PF followed by a Dewey number and then three
letters of the author’s name. This system
helps not only the staff but the patron locate book within certain topics.
Emily
Grace and the What Ifs by Lisa B. Gehring. This picture book is a story about Nighttime
Fears. At the back of this book is a two
page spread of notes to parents. ISBN:
9781433821066
Princess
Penelopea Hates Peas by Susan D. Sweet. This picture book is a story about a picky
eater. At the back of the book is a two
page spread of notes to parents. ISBN:
9781433820465
Breaking
the Trance by George T. Lynn. This is a guide for parents on how to break
the screen dependent child. ISBN:
9781942094265
The
Parent’s Guide to Down Syndrome
by
Jen Jacobs and Mardra Sikora
ISBN:
9781440592904
