Swap-o-rama

While orders are still coming in from Janway and items are checked against the packing slips, it's possible that you have a surplus or even a deficit. If the later is the case, please feel free to call Janway. Or you may place your request to swap with others. *-) I'll begin by offering what we have to give in case you would prefer more of any ordered item:

In the SEMLS warehouse, (closet actually) we have:
350 Posters
40 pks. Bookmarks
28 pks. Blank Reading Logs
19 pks. Timed Reading Logs
60 pks. Lined Reading Logs
8 pks. Certificates
7 pks. YA Cards

You are more than welcome to ask for what you need.

Summer Reading Orders Are Being Prepared for Shipment

Woo hoo! Janway is preparing our SRP shipment and are hoping to mail out a few hundred orders sometime next week. In it will be both the paper goods AND incentives that you have ordered. While the paper orders have been paid for by your regions, please keep in mind that you will, as usual pay for your branch's incentives along with its shipping costs. I have no clue who will receive what when but all orders should arrive by April 14th.

My, this certainly is Un-x-pected!

Read for a Cause

In case you missed the information-filled workshop lead by our charitable summer reading program veterans, N. Denman, D. Grimett and J. Southworth, you are now able to listen to the audio. Welcome to SEMLS' debut of our Continuing Education Podcast Workshop series! Here you will be able to take advantage of select program offerings of timely topics and discussions. Our How To Catch A Beluga Whale This Summer workshop offering advice and tips on running a growingly popular philanthropic-themed program premieres today.


Listen & Be Inspired!



P.S. To subscribe to future SEMLS CE podcasts, click here.

Slight Delay in Arrival of SRP Materials

Hello to all Un-X-pectedly Wild Youth Services Librarians!

I'm sorry to inform you that our Summer Reading Orders will arrive just a few weeks behind schedule. Your materials will be shipped during the week of April 7^th rather than next week. My apologies for the late notice but we just received an official word of the new date this week. If you should have any questions, please contact me. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Accu-cut, Paper, Scissors!

Hmmm...I'm seeing the early birds coming in to use the Accu-cut Machine in preparation for their Summer Reading activities. Kudos to you! You my dear have a head start over many of your colleagues before the mad rush begins. *stroking of barbershop mustache* For those of you who are wondering what we have in stock, you can always visit our List of Dies found under the RESOURCE SHELF-Collections link of SEMLS' page. If you would like the Accu-cut Machine & Dies sent to you via delivery, go to the FORM CENTER at the top right side of our SEMLS page to make the online request.

Or just click here.

Downloading Instructions for online Summer Reading 2008 Manual & Clipart

(Internet Explorer Users only)

Instructions for Downloading the Clipart CD file/jpeg images:

1. Go to the http://www.janway.com/ReadPrograms/2008/MRLS-Wildreads/mass08-clipart.asp

Or http://www.janway.com/ReadPrograms/2008/MRLS-Wildreads/mass08-manual.clipart.asp

2. Select "Download Clipart”

3. Don’t be alarmed when a WinZip dialog box opens. Please wait for the Select “Use Evaluation Version” button to appear then click on USE EVALUATION VERSION. (Note: Your wait could be seconds or minutes. It all depends on how long it’s been since your Winzip software was updated. In either circumstance just wait until if finishes.

4. This will open a box that lists all of the “Wild Reads” clip art/jpeg images.

5. SAVE your folder unto your drive and then click OPEN.

6. When you select the first clip art file/jpeg image, you will be prompted for the confidential password.

7. When you enter “OK” the clipart that you selected will open and you are ready to view the remaining images.

********** ********** ********** ********** *********

(Mozilla Users Only)

1. Click on Download the JPEG clip art.

2. You’ll then be asked the password. Enter it and then look at the left side of your screen for the EXTRACT ALL FILES section. (This is located under the Folder Tasks section of Windows 2000 & higher).

3. Once you click on this EXTRACT ALL FILES, another window will be displayed prompting you to click NEXT.

4. Click NEXT for another screen (Here I would highly recommend that you create a file folder where you can easily find the clip art).

5. Select BROWSE.

6. Then select MAKE A NEW FOLDER and give it a name.

7. Click OK. (You may have to enter the password one more time for the extracting to begin.

I just finished looking over the book "The Puzzle of the Platypus and Other Explorations of Science in Action" by Jack Myers and I think it is a very good book for children. It explains some fun facts about animals clearly and simply without being wordy. There are lots of color pictures that support the ideas and explanations of how the scientists proved the facts to be true. I liked this book for late elementary school to early middle school age children.

I also looked over "Black Stars in a White Night Sky" by Jon Arno Lawson and I found it interesting. It is filled with thought provoking poems. Some of the poems are cute or funny and some just make you stop and think for a moment. The pictures accent the poems without ruining the meaning of them. When you start to read this book it's hard not to read just one more page. It seems appropriate for middle school children or young adults.