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Ah! Now there's a truly fun idea. I actually approached a staff person at our local licquer store. He's quite knowledgeable and speaks well. I had hoped he offer a wine tasting programme at the library but so far, he hasn't taken me up on the offer. Catherine Arcand, Jean-Claude (LEG) wrote: > Wonderful indeed! I would support funding from any red wine company. > It is good for the heart and will keep customers happy all the time. No more > whining but a lot of wining... > > Jean-Claude Arcand > Bibliothécaire/Librarian > Bibliothèque législative > Legislative Library > 506-453-2338 > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: Catherine Sword [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: November 7, 2002 3:41 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Funding opportunity > > Hi All! > > The discussion is wonderful! I'm getting a lot from this. Thanks. More and > more I think public libraries should probably invest at least a part-time > person > to seek out funds. I know the Huntsville Public Library (central Ontario) > has a > great Friends group who bring in a lot of money from the sale of Nevada > tickets > (gambling. Arrgghh. Tear me up.) > > Don't worry, Janet. I have not taken anything you said too personally. > Humour > is tough to convey online and I don't have a knack for smileys. :-~? > > Perhaps I should find some time to sit with the "Directory of Foundations", > or > the website, www.charityvillage.com I'm sure there's money out there > somewhere that I can live with. > > To change the subject to something fun, I was recently reminded of an > online, > world-wide, "read and release to the wild" book club. Maybe I need some > escapism and if any would like, check out > www.bookcrossing.com > > Catherine > > Deborah Duke wrote: > > > Personally, I would like to thank all of you for raising the issue of the > > "Share the Stories Funding". I wasn't aware that this type of funding > > existed and since learning of it on the APLA-List, I have applied for > > funding for our school library. Sincerely, Deborah Duke. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Heather MacKenzie <[log in to unmask]> > > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > > Date: Monday, November 04, 2002 11:34 AM > > Subject: Re: Funding opportunity > > > > >I am reading with interest all of the conversation around the issue of > the > > "Share the Stories" funding that Coca-Cola is providing to libraries. I > > responded to Catherine the first time, but did not post to the list, so am > > putting my two cents in again. > > >The Halifax Regional Library has received two lots of funding under the > > "Share the Stories" program - one to support storytime programming and one > > for youth French materials to support a French reading club at one of our > > branches. Last year we hosted the regional launch of the "Share the > > Stories" program. > > >I would like to correct some of the statements that are being made about > > "slapping Coke stickers in books" etc. The Coke logo does not appear on > any > > of the materials that come with the "Share the Stories" program. If you go > > on the ABC Canada Web site, you can see the "Share the Stories" logo, > which > > is very attractive and does not mention Coke anywhere. The Coke people I > > worked with made it very clear that they do not put their logo on > anything > > that they promote to young children. > > >The books that they donated for our storytimes were all very good quality > > picture books and even the refreshments they donated were fruit juice > paks, > > not Pop! > > >Certainly their corporate prescence was a very "behind the scenes" one. > > >I agree that we need to be careful about which corporate sponsors we work > > with, but the right ones can make a lot of good things happen for kids in > > libraries. The Imperial Oil Charitable Foundation has given our library > > $10,000 per year for the past three years to support our summer reading > > program and we have been able to really enhance our program as a result. > > They are also a very "hands off" sponsor, and we have had no problems with > > putting their logo along with ours on the program materials - that's all > > they ask. > > >Naturally we would not seek out sponsorship from tobacco/alcohol > companies, > > but lets not trash the companies that are really doing a lot to support > > literacy and who are NOT using this as an opportunity to obviously promote > > themselves. > > > > > >On Mon, 4 Nov 2002 Fraser Janet wrote: > > >> Dear Catherine and all, > > >> > > >> Catherine, just a short note to say that your reading into my letter an > > acceptance > > >of corruption, mindless collection development, and the status quo is > > inappropriate. > > >If you knew my longstanding record of social activism and my career as a > > poet and > > >literary reviewer, I think you would feel silly responding to my letter > in > > this > > >manner. Sure, corporations who provide sponsorship need to be kept in > line. > > But > > >Darlene's example of the wonderful festival sponsored by a major > cigarette > > company > > >is a good example-- we need to advocate much better for our public > > libraries but > > >we don't want to kill good things with our political correctness, either. > > In St. > > >John's I have been involved in lobbying government for funding for public > > libraries, > > >and an extra infusion of one million dollars for books that government > > provided > > >resulted in an abundance of the highest quality Newfoundland, Canadian, > and > > international > > >poetry books, short story collections, novels, and plays flooding > > Newfoundland! > > > > > >> ! > > >> libraries. Again, I do have to apologize and say that I don't work in > the > > public > > >library system and I do have to plead ignorance about some of the > > challenges you > > >and other public librarians are facing. But in my twenty-two years of > > librarianship > > >I have seen too many librarians with a territorial approach to "their" > > libraries > > >and collections, too many librarians with a rigid, perfectionist attitude > > to their > > >well-rounded and unused collections, too many librarians with a snobby "I > > know what's > > >right for you" attitude to their patrons. I think that high circulation > > rates can > > >be a good thing in themselves-- after all public libraries serve the > > public. Successfully > > >serving the public does not necessarily have to be a sell-out to the > > corporate agenda. > > > > > >> > > >> Janet Fraser > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > >> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 1:11 PM > > >> To: Fraser, Janet > > >> Cc: [log in to unmask] > > >> Subject: Re: Funding opportunity > > >> > > >> > > >> I'm back and am enjoying reading the response to my question about the > > ABC Literacy > > >Funds although Janet's referring to my "snobbish" attitude of "green tea" > > really > > >threw me. I hadn't said anything about green tea so I went back to the > > original > > >message. My apologies to the group. I thought I had edited out all the > > personal > > >parts from the message that had been sent to me. Sorry for the confusion. > > >> > > >> I must admit I'm saddened but not surprised by our attitude of "we need > > money where-ever > > >we can find it". I wonder about the selling out of the public library, > and > > here > > >I will get a bit personal. The public library I work at *does* have > > advertising > > >(although they don't call it that) in our building. It's called > > "sponsorship", but > > >funds donated for the "Tim Horton Parent Lounge", the "Schickendanz > > Fireside Lounge", > > >and the "Stouffville Vet" shelves, really amount to advertising. Nobody > > asked any > > >questions about how long these signs should remain promoting those > > businesses. Billboards > > >have their time limit. > > >> > > >> There is a fine line between acknowledging an individual person, whose > > only benefit > > >is the continuation of all those warm and fuzzys that Janet Fraser > > mentions. There > > >was an interesting Adbusters issue a year or so ago which discussed the > > issue of > > >how corporations have gained the rights of individuals. Quite some scary > > reading. > > > > > >> > > >> But my real concern is that we don't question; we excuse our behaviour > or > > justify > > >it because it's a bad situation. I can hear my mother whenever I tried to > > get my > > >way by saying "So-and-so does it". Her reply was always something to the > > effect > > >of "Yeah, well that doesn't mean they're right". > > >> > > >> How about an example? Do those in the Atlantic Provinces select from > the > > ALA list > > >of roles for their own libraries? It's agreed that we cannot be all > things > > to all > > >people so we must choose our roles carefully, only two or three at most. > So > > years > > >ago we discussed at our library what our roles should be and it was > > determined that > > >we need only two- Children's Doorway to Learning, and Popular Materials. > I, > > and > > >another librarian spoke pretty strongly on the necessity of a third role, > > something > > >to include research or personal development. That was dismissed as not > > being necessary > > >because that's not what this community wants. > > >> > > >> Public Librarians need to keep focused on a bigger picture. We are not > a > > business > > >responding to the popular demands in the hopes for the big profit of high > > circulation. > > >This is important but we should also not avoid our responsibility to our > > citizens > > >to provide what they may need someday, but just don't know it yet. How > the > > adoption > > >of only these two roles have affected our collection and as a result, the > > service > > >we give to the taxpaying citizen, is that the core collection never gets > > caught > > >up. I am expected to buy enough multiple copies of bestsellers, such as > > Grisham, > > >Roberts, etc. so that no patron (oh wait, we're supposed to call them > > customers, > > >now), has to wait more than a regular three week loan period. I'm sure > you > > can imagine > > >the dollars that eats up. Meanwhile, our medical section is an > > embarressment and > > >our local high school students visit a library in a nearby municipality. > > >> Way to grab those teens! > > >> > > >> So the underlying questions I'm struggling with are even more personal > > than expressing > > >my preference for vanilla hazelnut coffee. I'm wondering how much I need > to > > comprise > > >my own principles to continue working as a public librarian? Can I live > > with the > > >consequences? Can society? > > >> > > >> Probably too much food for thought but I really enjoyed all the > feedback. > > It does > > >help me. > > >> > > >> Thanks, > > >> > > >> Catherine > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> Fraser, Janet wrote: > > >> > > >> > Hi All, > > >> > > > >> > > Although I do not work in the public library, I would like to > support > > Darlene's > > >> > position. Throughout my childhood and adulthood, I have spent > countless > > stimulating, > > >> > vibrant, soothing, and comfortable hours in the beautiful 'Carnegie' > > public libraries > > >> > one can find throughout North America. Can you imagine if people in > the > > midst of > > >> > the Depression worried about the Carnegie "blood money" being spent > on > > dozens and > > >> > dozens of gorgeous libraries constructed in some of the poorest areas > > of our big > > >> > cities? People who care about the survival of public libraries do not > > have the luxury > > >> > of rejecting corporate sponsorship. While I agree with Catherine that > > cola stickers > > >> > in each book is a bit much, I do not like Catherine's snobbishness > > about cider and > > >> > green tea (personally I would like to see milk and cookies served to > > inner city > > >> > children in the public libraries-- much better for them than green > > tea!). > > >> > > > >> > Sincerely, > > >> > Janet Fraser > > >> > College Librarian > > >> > College of the North Atlantic > > >> > St. John's, Newfoundland > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: Darlene Nickerson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > > >> > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 9:35 AM > > >> > To: [log in to unmask] > > >> > Subject: Re: Funding opportunity > > >> > > > >> > Catherine: > > >> > > > >> > I work for a Family Literacy Committee and it is hard to get money. > The > > >> > Learning Exchange her in NB applied for money through them and didn't > > get > > >> > any. As for the obesity problem, sure it is out there, but do I think > > my 10 > > >> > > year is going to become obese because he is reading a book > sponsored > > by coca > > >> > > cola, I find it hard to believe and if I have a choice between him > > reading a > > >> > > book and seeing a symbol once when he opens it or watching TV and > > seeing it > > >> > > 3 times in 15 minutes. I would choose the book hands down. Also, > many > > public > > >> > libraries are having their summer programs sponsored by Mc Donalds so > > it is > > >> > everywhere. If you library is fortunate enough to not have to seek > > donation > > >> > > from large "food/drink" corporations great, but many do not have > that > > luxury > > >> > > and I think patrons would rather have new books than to say no to > > coca-cola. > > >> > I use to manage a professional theatre company and we had duMaurier > as > > a > > >> > > sponsor. I don't smoke, hate it, but $15,000 for a production was > > great when > > >> > there the competition for the $ is so great. These were adult > > production > > >> > employing adults and for adults. It worked well. I can think of > > companies > > >> > that break environmental laws, drug companies, most companies have > down > > >> > falls, but we have to keep an open mind. > > >> > > > >> > Darlene > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: APLA-List List [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of > Catherine > > >> > Sword > > >> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:06 PM > > >> > To: [log in to unmask] > > >> > Subject: Funding opportunity > > >> > > > >> > Hi All, > > >> > > > >> > > My jobber here in Ontario recently sent me this information about > the > > ABC > > >> > > Literacy Foundation. Personally the concept of commerical > promotion > > >> > through > > >> > > > the public library offends me. It's blatant advertising and in > this > > case, > > >> > for > > >> > > an unhealthy product. Hasn't everyone heard about the obesity > > problem > > >> > with > > >> > > North Americans. > > >> > > > >> > > What do others feel? > > >> > > > >> > Catherine > > >> > > > >> > > > Are you two aware of the Coca-Cola money that the ABC Literacy > > >> > Foundation > > >> > > > is distributing? Here's a link: > > >> > > > > > >> > > > http://www.abc-canada.org/public_awareness/sts.asp > > >> > > > > > >> > > > I just spoke to a very small library (they serve a population of > > approx > > >> > > > 1400) that just received a grant of $1500 through this program to > > >> > purchase > > >> > > > children's books with and was told that the application process > was > > an > > >> > > easy > > >> > > > one, with approval and a cheque coming in a month's time. The > catch > > is > > >> > > > having to slap a Coke sticker inside each book. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Could one of you let me know if you'd been aware of this program? > > I'm > > >> > > > trying to get a feel for how many libraries know about it. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Myself, I drink cider and green tea. Just for the taste of it! > > >> > > > > > >> > > > cheers, > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > >Heather MacKenzie > > >Youth Services Manager > > >Alderney Gate Public Library > > > > > >902-490-5875 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] > > >"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will > > get you through times of no > > > libraries."