Youth Services News Nmythserv Digest, Vol 96, Issue 8

[Beth Speed]

Does anyone have a “guess-ta-mated” price on the Everbrite wall? I just watched a video and that is amazing. The site allows you to put in dimensions for a quote, but I don’t want to go that far if it is going to be out of our price range.


Beth Speed
Woolworth Community Library
100 E. Utah Ave.
PO Box 1249
Jal, NM  88252
bspeed at elinlib.org<mailto:bspeed at elinlib.org>
Phone: 575-395-3268
Fax: 575-395-2138



From: nmythserv-bounces at lists.zianet.com [mailto:nmythserv-bounces at lists.zianet.com] On Behalf Of Felicity Fonseca
Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 10:17 AM
To: Beth Nieman <banieman at cityofcarlsbadnm.com>
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Subject: Re: Youth Services News Nmythserv Digest, Vol 96, Issue 8

Could the Everbrite be something that circulates around the state?  Looks interesting, fun, and expensive.

Felicity Fonseca


Executive Director
Embudo Valley Library and Community Center
PO Box 310
Dixon, NM 87527
505-579-9181
www.embudovalleylibrary.org<http://www.embudovalleylibrary.org>


On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 4:01 PM Beth Nieman <banieman at cityofcarlsbadnm.com<mailto:banieman at cityofcarlsbadnm.com>> wrote:
Regarding the wall unit plaything:

I have, not a wall unit, but a floor unit. However, I think I know the kind of thing you are talking about.

Pro:  It is something to play with that I don't have to clean up or trip over. It just stays together, so even if I move it from one spot to another, all the parts stay attached and in one place.
Pro/Con: The elements of the play unit can be noisy and distracting to me sometimes as the children swat it to make the gears move or clackety-clack with the beads.However, the noisiness alerts me to the presence of children in the department I might not otherwise have seen come in.
Con:  Some parts of the unit no longer function because children broke them. Specifically, they tore off a magnet used to move magnetic balls around, and they figured out how to work loose some parts of a maze, so they are gone. Of the original seven play activities, only five still function.

As for wall-mounted units, I considered some, but have not taken the plunge. I have not much free wall space, and I hesitated to buy something wall-mounted for that reason. I would consider something that could be mounted on the end of a bookcase, though.

Beth Nieman

Youth Services Librarian
Carlsbad Public Library
101 S. Halagueno Street
Carlsbad, NM  88220
575-885-6776


Good morning Youth Services staff!
One of your fellow libraries has a question, I said I would post it and forward all responses:

I am currently looking into a wall unit, an  activity wall for the  smaller kids to play on. Do you know what libraries have them and what they think about it?  Good investment or no? THANKS!

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