Youth Services News Nmythserv Digest, Vol 96, Issue 8

Tue Feb 5 14:42:33 MST 2019

Any photos to show what Eileen created?

Peggy Loyd
Director of Library Services
Bloomfield Public Library
333 S 1st  Street
Bloomfield, NM 87413
505-632-8315
FAX 505-632-0876

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We like interactive walls during the summer.  The summer before last, we turned the bottom portion of a bulletin board into a LEGO wall very easily and inexpensively.  Last summer, Eileen, an awesome children’s librarian, turned the same bulletin board into a popular find it wall, which basically took a few sticks of hot glue, heavy duty foam core, and an assortment of odds and ends.  Kids loved looking for things!  We’ve also temporary created moveable wall tracks with toilet paper rolls, magnets, and big pomp poms.  If anyone has questions, I’m happy to put them in touch with Eileen—families love what she creates.

Deirdre Caparoso
Youth Services Manager
Rio Rancho Public Libraries
505-891-5063
dcaparoso at rrnm.gov<mailto:dcaparoso at rrnm.gov>
(she/her/hers)

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We have neither, owing to lack of space, but we do have some metal shelves that Tracey purchased a magnetic gear set for. They interchange so if some are missing I don’t know about it. They are essentially stuck low on an endcap at the end of the Youth DVDs and they get a lot of use. They are noisy, but given the general noise level in this end of the building…

Thank you
Julia Kelso
Director, Vista Grande Public Library
14 Avenida Torreon (next to El Dorado Community School)
7 Avenida Vista Grande, B-7 #192
Santa Fe, NM 87508

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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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